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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 16 October 2026.
Announcements
95
Total raised
£282M
disclosed amounts
The Manchester-based startup has secured backing from DSW Ventures to further develop its AI agent platform.
"Nexco.ai has a compelling combination of a strong founding team, a well-defined market and a product that is already generating commercial interest. This makes Nexco.ai a truly exciting opportunity, and we’re thrilled to be backing the team at this early stage."
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The seed round was led by Notion Capital with backing from a16z Speedrun and Concept Ventures 2100.
"Traditional recruitment is often unsuccessful and, so far, AI hasn’t helped much. We’re currently seeing an AI ‘arms race’ to the bottom, with companies being flooded by AI-generated applications, while individuals are often subjected to inhumane – and unethical – screening. Dex offers an alternative. We’re excited about this seed funding, which will drive our ambition of redefining how talent and opportunity connect."
The Manchester startup raised the capital from River Capital and a syndicate of investors to expand its recruitment platform.
"Urfuture is uniquely positioned to bridge this gap, providing a scalable and engaging solution that empowers young people to explore entry-level roles, apprenticeships, and longer-term career pathways"
IvyCap Ventures led the Series A round to support headcount growth and European expansion for the artificial intelligence platform.
"Recruiting has been stuck in search interfaces and fragmented tools for two decades. Agents change the interface entirely. Instead of navigating software, you simply tell an AI what role you want to hire for and the system executes the entire workflow. We are building systems that collaborate and make decisions, not just tools that display information."
The company raised the capital from experienced international executives to expand its direct-from-employer aggregation technology.
"Our view is simple: many jobs are never truly visible at scale because they remain scattered across employer-owned career pages. We are building infrastructure that helps surface those opportunities earlier, more broadly, and across multiple languages and regions."
