So far in 2018, UK tech companies have raised almost £3bn on London Stock Exchange markets. London is home to the highest number of successful start - up companies with a valuation of at least $ 1bn in Europe , according to data from Dealroom . The capital currently hosts 36 of the so - called " unicorn start - ups " , worth $ 132bn in total , while the UK as a whole has created more than 60 since 2000 . Berlin has the second - highest number of unicorn ##s , with investments totalling $ 32bn . Other UK cities like Oxford and Cambridge are also seeing rapid growth . The two cities combined house more unicorns than either Paris or Berlin .
London is home to the highest number of successful start - up companies with a valuation of at least $ 1bn in Europe , according to data from Dealroom . The capital currently hosts 36 of the so - called " unicorn start - ups " , worth $ 132bn in total , while the UK as a whole has created more than 60 since 2000 . Berlin has the second - highest number of unicorn ##s , with investments totalling $ 32bn . Other UK cities like Oxford and Cambridge are also seeing rapid growth . The two cities combined house more unicorns than either Paris or Berlin .