IP Group highlights £1.56B UK spinout investment as scale-up funding gap widens

UK spinout investment hit £1.56bn in H1 2026, but early-stage funding plunged 68.3% as capital concentrates in later-stage, internationally-backed deals.

• Record half-year: UK university spinouts raised £1.56 billion in H1 2026, the second-strongest half-year of the past decade, with later-stage scale-up investment at £760 million, highest since 2021.
• Early-stage funding collapses: First-time equity investment fell 68.3% to £47.0 million (from £148 million in H1 2025); first-time deals dropped to 44 vs. a 2021 peak of 73.

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