Oxford
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 700K
* 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 Oxford
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Oxford-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Oxford - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Oxford
VC investment into Oxford-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Oxford's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Oxford.
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Notable alumni-founded: QuantinuumVaccitechOxford NanoporeBenevolentAI
Location comparison
How Oxford stacks up
Compare Oxford 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. Oxford's row is highlighted (#8).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $718B | 5.6× | 160 | $20.1B | 11.8K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.5× | 17 | $3B | 1,188 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $181B | 3.6× | 15 | $2.5B | 622 |
| 4 | South East England | $67.4B | 2.6× | 17 | $1.6B | 1,738 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | $41.9B | 8.3× | 2 | $358.7M | 440 |
| 6 | North West England | $33.8B | 2.5× | 13 | $285.6M | 1,136 |
| 7 | Midlands | $30.1B | 6.5× | 7 | $517.6M | 919 |
| 8 | Oxford | $29.6B | 3.0× | 9 | $817.2M | 452 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.3B | 6.0× | 6 | $223.4M | 605 |
| 10 | East Midlands | $23B | 5.9× | 4 | $107.3M | 400 |
| 11 | Manchester | $21.7B | 2.2× | 9 | $147.7M | 616 |
| 12 | South West England | $19.4B | 2.5× | 5 | $422.3M | 876 |
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