Edinburgh
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 900K
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
Edinburgh's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Edinburgh-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Edinburgh
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Edinburgh-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Edinburgh - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Edinburgh
VC investment into Edinburgh-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Edinburgh's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Edinburgh.
Location comparison
How Edinburgh stacks up
Compare Edinburgh with peers from the same country (United Kingdom) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in United Kingdom ranked by combined EV. Edinburgh's row is highlighted (#6).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $714B | 6.3× | 161 | $20.1B | 12K |
| 2 | East of England | $207B | 3.8× | 17 | $3B | 1,197 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $184B | 3.9× | 15 | $2.7B | 633 |
| 4 | North of England | $66.5B | 3.6× | 19 | $636.2M | 2,174 |
| 5 | South East England | $66.3B | 3.0× | 17 | $1.6B | 1,755 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | $41.7B | 8.2× | 2 | $358.7M | 443 |
| 7 | North West England | $32.2B | 2.8× | 12 | $288.6M | 1,144 |
| 8 | Oxford | $30.6B | 3.1× | 9 | $811.4M | 451 |
| 9 | Midlands | $30B | 6.5× | 7 | $517.5M | 928 |
| 10 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.3B | 6.0× | 6 | $224.8M | 612 |
| 11 | East Midlands | $22.6B | 5.8× | 4 | $107.3M | 404 |
| 12 | Manchester | $20.2B | 2.3× | 8 | $147.3M | 622 |
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