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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 16 October 2026.
Announcements
103
Total raised
£1.7B
disclosed amounts
The financing round was led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures to support the platform's separation from Bitpanda and its development as an independent exchange.
"given its potential, we also knew and planned that its success would naturally make it evolve to become its own business."
The seed round was led by Praetura Ventures with backing from Cornerstone VC and SFC Capital.
"Sticky offers a no-code low-code solution that helps businesses innovate at speed. We help our customers see their physical space as an asset and as a way to make more money. The future of physical spaces is well debated but at Sticky there is no debate about their future or value – they are where we all live and work."
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Sino Global Capital led the financing alongside participants such as Circle Ventures and Polygon Ventures.
"Thrilled to back the OpenTrade team as they build the necessary infrastructure to bring real-world financial assets onto the blockchain. In the next decade, we expect that a majority of assets will be brought onto public blockchains. OpenTrade is leading this paradigm shift and we look forward to being day one customers."
The investment round was led by Praetura Ventures to support continued network rollout and product development.
"The latest funding round shows the confidence of our investors, and we look forward to sharing some exciting developments in the coming year."
The additional financing was backed by Ericsson Ventures, Metrea Discovery, VU Venture Partners, Sanctor Capital, and Tirta Ventures.
"We are thrilled to have the support of such a diverse and experienced group of investors. This additional funding will enable us to continue the significant progress we have made off the back of our Series A and expedite the advancement of our cloud-based solutions for the metaverse. Our objective is to bridge physical and virtual worlds to improve decision-making, support the creator economy and, ultimately, enhance the quality of life in the real world. We believe that the metaverse’s true success and widespread adoption depend on the creators’ ability to build their own experiences at scale, using open and robust metaverse-as-a-service technologies."
