South Yorkshire
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 1.4M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in South Yorkshire
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into South Yorkshire-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in South Yorkshire - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into South Yorkshire
VC investment into South Yorkshire-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 South Yorkshire stacks up
Compare South Yorkshire 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. South Yorkshire'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 |
| 28 | South Yorkshire | $2.3B | 3.5× | 2 | $77.4M | 170 |
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