UK Deep Tech Sector Achieves $5.9 Billion in 2025 Funding, Highlights Quantum Innovations
In 2025, the UK's deep tech sector secured $5.9 billion in funding, marking a significant achievement with privately held companies valued at $155 billion. Key players included Quantum Motion Technologies, which launched the first full-stack quantum computer, and Riverlane, which raised over $110 million for quantum error correction. Other notable firms like Phasecraft and Oxford Quantum Circuits also reported substantial funding and advancements in quantum technologies.

In 2025, the UK's deep tech sector raised $5.9 billion, marking the second-best funding year on record, with privately held companies valued at $155 billion and $406 billion including exits. Notable companies include Quantum Motion Technologies, which delivered the first full-stack quantum computer in September 2025 and raised over £42 million in February 2023, and Phasecraft, which raised $34 million to advance quantum computing applications.
Oxford Quantum Circuits secured around $100 million in 2024, while Nu Quantum closed a $60 million Series A round in December 2025. Riverlane, focused on quantum error correction, raised over $110 million, with Deltaflow 2 deployed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in September 2025. Other firms like Improbable, Synthesia, and Isomorphic Labs also reported significant funding and advancements in technology in recent years.




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