The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for London startups for 18/3/2026 featuring funding details for Tracebit, Steward, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Tracebit – $20M Series A
CYBERSECURITY
Tracebit, a cloud-native cybersecurity platform that uses deception technology to detect cyber threats across modern cloud environments, has raised $20M in Series A funding led by FirstMark. Founded by Andy Smith and Sam Cox in 2023, Tracebit has now raised a total of $25M in reported equity funding.
Steward – $5M Seed
FINTECH
Steward, an AI-powered AML compliance platform for complex investor onboarding and ongoing monitoring, has raised $5M in Seed funding from investors including Motive Partners. Steward was founded by Arik Oslerne and Moshe Lieberman in 2025.
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Chalkie – $4M Seed
EDTECH
Chalkie, an AI-powered lesson planning platform that helps teachers create curriculum-aligned lessons and classroom resources in minutes, has raised $4M in Seed funding led by Triple Point Ventures. Chalkie was founded by Mark Hughes, Pete Sanderson, and Phillip Daneshyar in 2024.
Sequential – $3.5M Seed
BIOTECH
Sequential, a genomic testing and skin microbiome company that has built an AI discovery engine trained on over 50,000 real-world skin biology samples, has raised $3.5M in Seed funding led by Sparkfood and Corundum Systems Biology. Founded by Oliver Worsley and Albert Dashi in 2019, Sequential has now raised a total of $7.5M in reported equity funding.
First Concepts – $1M Pre-Seed
AI
First Concepts, an AI-powered workspace for early-stage creative work designed to help agencies and creative teams manage context and maintain consistency across pitches and projects, has raised $1M in Pre-Seed funding led by Arāya Ventures and Antler. First Concepts was founded by Conor Hoey, Polina Shal, and Marin Godechot in 2025.