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.
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.
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 (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $715B | 5.6× | 161 | $18.1B | 11.4K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.4× | 18 | $2.5B | 1,155 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $180B | 3.6× | 16 | $2.3B | 595 |
| 4 | South East England | $63.1B | 2.9× | 16 | $1.3B | 1,693 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | $41.6B | 8.3× | 2 | $302.9M | 423 |
| 6 | North West England | $34.1B | 2.5× | 13 | $193.8M | 1,103 |
| 7 | Midlands | $30.5B | 5.8× | 7 | $402.2M | 905 |
| 8 | Oxford | $29.3B | 2.9× | 8 | $630.7M | 429 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.1B | 6.1× | 6 | $175.4M | 585 |
| 10 | East Midlands | $23B | 5.8× | 4 | $82.2M | 389 |
| 11 | Manchester | $22B | 2.3× | 9 | $109.6M | 597 |
| 12 | South West England | $20.6B | 2.6× | 5 | $216.5M | 860 |
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