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Bradley: London VC Capital Is Proliferating From Seed To Series B

Matthew Bradley · 20 VC 097: Betting Big on Consumer Fintech with Matthew Bradley, Investor @ Forward Partners · Dec 16, 2015 · at 6:03

Matthew Bradley, investor at Forward Partners, describes the competitive funding environment in London during an interview with Harry Stebbings on 20VC.

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“There is a kind of proliferation of money at seed and Series A, particularly here in London at the moment as well as Series B and beyond actually.”

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The claim, plainly

As of December 2015, London is experiencing a proliferation of venture capital funding across seed, Series A, Series B, and later stages.

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Assessment

Data from PitchBook, London & Partners, KPMG, and CB Insights confirms a marked, continuous multi-year increase in venture capital funding in London leading into late 2015. Total VC funding in London tech companies rose from £260.98M in 2012, £344.72M in 2013, and £646.30M in 2014 to £963.73M ($2.28 billion) in 2015—a 69% year-over-year growth from 2014 and nearly a 270% increase from 2012. Activity spanned across Seed, Series A, Series B, and later-stage mega-rounds (such as Funding Circle, TransferWise, WorldRemit, and Deliveroo). This marked surge across early and late stages satisfies the resolution criteria for 'proliferation'.

London tech company funding reached £963.73M ($2.28B) in 2015, up 69% year-over-year from £646.30M in 2014 and £260.98M in 2012.
Major London seed funds (e.g., Passion Capital closing £45M) and active investors (Index, Accel, Balderton) deployed significant capital across Seed, Series A, and Series B stages in 2015.
Late-stage deals expanded heavily in 2015 with major rounds for London tech firms including Funding Circle ($150M Series E), Deliveroo ($100M Series D), WorldRemit ($100M Series B), and TransferWise ($58M Series C).

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[1] businesswire.com [2] accountancycloud.com [3] information-age.com [4] techcityuk.com [5] sifted.eu [6] gilion.com [7] kpmg.com [8] kpmg.com

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