英国创新更新——2024年第三季度

Page/ 2UK leads for Femtechand FintechThe largest funding round for aUK startup in Q3 2024 was$200M raised by London-basedfemtech startup Flo, which sawit become Europeʼs firstfemtech unicorn.The $1B raised by UKhealthtech startups overall inQ3 catapulted the sector intosecond place in terms of totalfunding for the year. Fintechretained the top spot for 2024with $3.3B raised - $1B morethan any other sector.UK startups raised$2.9B in fresh fundingin Q3 2024Investment in UK startupsslowed over the summerperiod, in line with globalventure capital dynamics.But UK startups still raised$2.9B of fresh capital in Q3,with the largest share beingraised at breakout stage, ofSeries B and C rounds.2024 UK investment is stilltracking largely in line with2023 to date.Source:UK innovation - Q3 2024Dealroom.co UK-based VC investorson track to raiserecord levels of drypowderUK-based venture capitalinvestors are on track to raise$12.2B in new funds in 2024,beating the previous record of$11.5B raised in 2021.Major new funds were raised byestablished investors includingIndex Ventures, Atomico andBalderton Capital, as well asnewer entrants such as TaavetHinrikusʼs Plural, climateventure builder Climate13, andUK-Ukrainian diaspora seedfund 1991 ventures. UK remains #1 techhub in Europe byventure capital raisedUK startups have raised almostas much venture capital in 2024as France and Germanycombined.UK startups have raised $12.4Bin venture capital in the firstthree quarters of 2024. Thiscompares to $6.7B for Germanyand $6.5B for France in thesame period.London alone has raised morethan either country, with $8.7B. “Weʼre pleased to share our latest quarterly innovation report, inpartnership with Dealroom, which highlights encouraging signs forthe UKʼs innovation economy. Despite a typical seasonal slowdownin VC activity over the summer, Q3 still saw $2.9 billion raised by UKstartups, and continues to track in line with 2023.“However overall investment does not tell the full story. Looking beyond closed deals, the reportreveals that UK-based venture capital investors are on track to raise a record $12.2 billion of freshcapital by the end of the year - surpassing even the levels seen at the height of the pandemic boom.This deep pool of liquidity is a sign of confidence from long-term investors in the strength of thedomestic innovation ecosystem and suggests a buoyant outlook for 2025 and beyond.“In 2024, top global funds have been actively raising capital to be deployed in UK start-ups andscale-ups ready to achieve their next phase of growth. Encouragingly, the fact that Q3 funding washeavily weighted towards deals at the critical Series B and C ʻbreakoutʼ stages, suggests that theseglobal VCs will have no shortage of mature, high-growth businesses to invest in. The proportion ofinbound, international investment is at its highest since 2021, which underscores the strength of UKinnovation on the global stage.“Other highlights include a standout quarter for health and life science businesses. Companies inthese sectors attracted over $1 billion of funding in Q3, bringing the total to $2.3 billion for the yearand cementing it as one of the UKʼs fastest growing sectors.“Looking forward, the team at HSBC Innovation Banking UK and I remain extremely positive aboutthe future of the UKʼs innovation economy, and we are excited at the prospect of continuing topartner with clients and investors to foster further expansion of this key industry sector.” Simon BumfreyHead of Technology and Life Sciences Page/ 4UK startupsraised $2.9Bin Q3 2024Globally venture capital had aslow quarter in Q3 2024, itsslowest in over four years.Most of the slowdown camefrom a drop in megaroundswhilst early and breakoutstage was fairly stable. Dealroom.coUK Venture Capital by stage» view online▊$0–1m (pre-seed)▊$1–4m (seed)▊$4–15m (series A)▊$15–40m (series B)▊$40–100m (series C)▊$100–250m (mega rounds)▊$250m+ (mega+)Source: Page/ 5Dealroom.coMost UK venture capital in Q3 was raised at breakout stage - Series B and C - withover $1B raised.Early stage▊$ 4–15m (series A)▊$ 1–4m (seed)▊$ 0–1m (pre-seed)Late stage▊$ 250m+▊$ 100–250mBreakout stage▊$ 40–100m (series C)▊$ 15–40m (series B)Source: Page/ 6UK venturecapital iscurrentlytracking roughlyin line with 2023. “Weʼve seen a lot more momentum in the VC investmentmarket in 2024 with companies such as PolyAI ($50m),Riverlane ($75m) and ConstructiveBio ($58m) raising goodsized rounds to support their growth.“Companies with strong topline growth at high margins, or those developingproducts for large nascent markets, such as quantum computing, are attractinginterest from overseas investors. AI remains a significant investment focus areawith opportunities ranging from energy reduction solutions for datacentresthrough to model output explainability and productivity tools built on top ofLLMs.” Amelia ArmourPartner at Amadeus CapitalPartners Page/ 8The biggest UKventure capitalrounds in Q3 2024.The largest round in Q3