Looking at the largest London startup funding rounds from January 2025, leveraging data from CrunchBase, we’ve analyzed the most significant venture capital deals of the month. In this January roundup, we see substantial investments spanning several sectors including artificial intelligence, electric vehicle infrastructure, and fintech. Beyond the raw funding numbers, this month’s analysis includes detailed information about each company’s industry focus, founding team, business model, and total funding history to provide deeper context about these high-growth ventures.
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10. StormHarvester £8.4M
Round: Series A
Description: StormHarvester links civil infrastructure to a weather forecasting platform. Founded by Brian Moloney and Neil Macdonald in 2015, StormHarvester has now raised a total of £8.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Techstart Ventures, YFM Equity Partners, Emerald Technology Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, and HBAN.
Investors in the round: Emerald Technology Ventures, YFM Equity Partners
Industry: Civil Engineering, Construction, Software
Founders: Brian Moloney, Neil Macdonald
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $13.4M
9. Pixion Games $12.4M
Round: Venture
Description: Pixion Games is a studio focused on building competitive esports games for mobile device. Founded by Kam Punia in 2017, Pixion Games has now raised a total of $12.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Sky Mavis, Animoca Brands, GSR, Yield Guild Games, and Misfits Gaming Group.
Investors in the round: Animoca Brands, Arete Capital, Delphi Ventures, L1D, Sky Mavis, The Spartan Group, Yield Guild Games
Industry: Blockchain, Computer, Video Games
Founders: Kam Punia
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $19.9M
8. Gaia $14.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Gaia combines reproductive health data with financial technology to make IVF treatments more accessible, affordable, and personal. Founded by Nader AlSalim in 2019, Gaia has now raised a total of $14.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Seedcamp, Kindred Capital, Atomico, Clocktower Technology Ventures, and Valar Ventures.
Investors in the round: Valar Ventures
Industry: FinTech, Health Care, InsurTech
Founders: Nader AlSalim
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $37.0M
7. nsave $18.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Nsave is a fintech startup that provides a digital banking services platform that offers a secure way to save. Founded by Abdallah AbuHashem, Amer Baroudi, and Edward Yee in 2022, Nsave has now raised a total of $18.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Founderful, Pareto Holdings, and ACE Ventures.
Investors in the round: ACE Ventures, Proton, Sequoia Capital, TQ Ventures, Y Combinator
Industry: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Abdallah AbuHashem, Amer Baroudi, Edward Yee
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $22.0M
6. SPRK Capital £20.0M
Round: Venture
Description: SPRK Capital is an online lending platform that helps financial services. Founded by Tony Brennan in 2020, SPRK Capital has now raised a total of £20.0M in total equity funding and is backed by British Business Investments.
Investors in the round: British Business Investments
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
Founders: Tony Brennan
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: £23.5M
5. BeZero Carbon $32.0M
Round: Series C
Description: BeZero Carbon is the carbon ratings agency. Founded by Sebastien Cross and Tommy Ricketts in 2020, BeZero Carbon has now raised a total of $104.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Molten Ventures, Norrsken VC, Extantia Capital, Hitachi Ventures, and Contrarian Ventures.
Investors in the round: EDF Pulse Ventures, GenZero, Hitachi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, Intercontinental Exchange, Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, Molten Ventures, QIMA, Quantum Energy Partners, Translink Capital
Industry: Information Services, Information Technology
Founders: Sebastien Cross, Tommy Ricketts
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $104.3M
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4. Vertice $50.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Vertice provides a SaaS purchasing solution that helps businesses save on their annual software expenditure. Founded by Eldar Tuvey and Roy Tuvey in 2021, Vertice has now raised a total of $101.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Lakestar, 83North, Ronni Zehavi, and Perpetual Investors.
Investors in the round: 83North, Bessemer Venture Partners, CF Private Equity, Lakestar, Perpetual Investors
Industry: Financial Services, SaaS, Software
Founders: Eldar Tuvey, Roy Tuvey
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $101.0M
3. Fundment £45.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Fundment is a technology platform that integrates fund management with advanced digital investment technology to enhance adviser services. Founded by Ola Abdul in 2014, Fundment has now raised a total of £48.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Highland Europe, ETFS Capital, and NFT Ventures.
Investors in the round: ETFS Capital, Highland Europe
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing, Software
Founders: Ola Abdul
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: £48.4M
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2. Connected Kerb £65.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Connected Kerb provides electric vehicle charging solutions. Founded by Ayres Paul, Richard Clements, and Stephen Richardson in 2017, Connected Kerb has now raised a total of £175.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Aviva Investors and National Wealth Fund.
Investors in the round: Aviva Investors, National Wealth Fund
Industry: Charging Infrastructure, Commercial, Electric Vehicle, Residential, Sustainability
Founders: Ayres Paul, Richard Clements, Stephen Richardson
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: £175.0M
1. Synthesia $180.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Synthesia creates AI-generated videos from text using customizable avatars. Founded by Lourdes Agapito, Matthias Niessner, Steffen Tjerrild, and Victor Riparbelli in 2017, Synthesia has now raised a total of $336.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, New Enterprise Associates, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and LDV Capital.
Investors in the round: Accel, Atlassian Ventures, FirstMark, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, MMC Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, PSP Growth, WiL (World Innovation Lab)
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Content Creators, Generative AI, Software, Video, Video Editing
Founders: Lourdes Agapito, Matthias Niessner, Steffen Tjerrild, Victor Riparbelli
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $336.6M
1. Eleven Labs $180.0M
Round: Series C
Description: ElevenLabs develops AI audio models for speech and sound generation. Founded by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski in 2022, ElevenLabs has now raised a total of $281.0M in total equity funding and is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, and Salesforce Ventures.
Investors in the round: New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Salesforce Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, ICONIQ Growth, Valor Equity Partners, WiL (World Innovation Lab), Deutsche Telekom, Smash Capital, BroadLight Capital, Lunate, RingCentral Ventures, NFDG Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Content Creators, Developer APIs, Generative AI
Founders: Mati Staniszewski, Piotr Dabkowski
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $281.0M
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