Media and entertainment startups in the United Kingdom that raised money in the last 12 months

30 media and entertainment startups based in the United Kingdom announced or filed 36 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $185M of it stated. 6 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Panavision (Venture round · $130M) and BibliU (Venture round · $55M). 9 of these startups are hiring now, with 36 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
36
startups
30
stated
$185M
open roles at them
36

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Rival TechnologiesVenture roundregistry filing3 Oct 2026–
Centillion TechnologyVenture roundregistry filing18 Sep 2026–
elasticStageVenture roundregistry filing16 Sep 20267
Justified StudioVenture roundregistry filing9 Sep 20261
Trace FlowVenture roundregistry filing4 Sep 2026–
TrintVenture roundregistry filing1 Sep 2026–
AudooVenture roundregistry filing31 Jul 2026–
ClicknClearVenture roundregistry filing23 Jul 2026–
xigxagVenture roundregistry filing17 Jul 2026–
Uncommon MindsVenture roundregistry filing29 Jun 2026–
HC Media GroupVenture roundregistry filing24 Jun 2026–
BibliUVenture round · $55M2 Jun 202612
PanavisionVenture round · $130M29 May 2026–
Gains AppVenture roundregistry filing5 May 2026–
VEEDVenture roundregistry filing22 Apr 2026–
Little Dot StudiosVenture roundregistry filing20 Apr 20263
LemonetVenture roundregistry filing13 Apr 2026–
Everybody CountsVenture roundregistry filing13 Apr 2026–
EchoboxVenture roundregistry filing13 Apr 20265
TrintVenture roundregistry filing7 Apr 2026–
Body And Soul StudiosVenture roundregistry filing3 Apr 20262
Tor CapitalVenture roundregistry filing31 Mar 2026–
VulseVenture roundregistry filing26 Mar 2026–
THIS IS GAIN Ltd.Venture roundregistry filing10 Mar 20262
Trace FlowVenture roundregistry filing26 Feb 2026–
elasticStageVenture roundregistry filing26 Feb 20267
Foresight AIVenture roundregistry filing16 Feb 2026–
PerlegoVenture roundregistry filing10 Feb 20262
HumanCultureVenture roundregistry filing6 Feb 2026–
ArtGalleryVenture roundregistry filing31 Jan 2026–
GoalhangerVenture roundregistry filing14 Jan 20262
WizmediaVenture roundregistry filing19 Dec 2025–
Little Dot StudiosVenture roundregistry filing19 Dec 20253
Rival TechnologiesVenture roundregistry filing5 Dec 2025–
ClicknClearVenture roundregistry filing27 Nov 2025–
AcademiiVenture roundregistry filing24 Nov 2025–

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Questions

Which media and entertainment startups in the United Kingdom raised money recently?

30 media and entertainment startups based in the United Kingdom announced or filed 36 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $185M of it stated. 6 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Panavision (Venture round · $130M) and BibliU (Venture round · $55M). 9 of these startups are hiring now, with 36 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

9 of the 30 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 36 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,328 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0