Reading
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 300K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Reading
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Reading-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Reading - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Reading
VC investment into Reading-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How Reading stacks up
Compare Reading with peers from the same country (United Kingdom) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Reading's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $716B | 5.6× | 156 | $18.3B | 11.4K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.4× | 17 | $2.5B | 1,150 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $180B | 3.6× | 15 | $2.3B | 593 |
| 4 | South East England | $63.1B | 2.9× | 16 | $1.3B | 1,691 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | $41.6B | 8.3× | 2 | $302.9M | 421 |
| 6 | North West England | $34.1B | 2.5× | 13 | $194.4M | 1,100 |
| 7 | Midlands | $30.5B | 5.8× | 7 | $402.2M | 903 |
| 8 | Oxford | $29.3B | 2.9× | 8 | $630.7M | 428 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.1B | 6.1× | 6 | $175.4M | 579 |
| 10 | East Midlands | $23B | 5.8× | 4 | $82.2M | 389 |
| 11 | Manchester | $22B | 2.3× | 9 | $109.6M | 596 |
| 24 | Reading | $3B | 2.6× | 1 | $46.8M | 116 |
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