The Data City is on a mission to map the UK’s emerging economy, providing researchers, policy makers and investors with real time data on dynamic sectors and the companies within them by using data that is not reliant on the standard SIC codes and research tools. Instead the company is creating the new standard in industrial data and mapping the economy. Its methods are innovative and increasingly proven in peer-reviewed papers, in use by national statistics agencies, and by its customers ranging from blue-chip companies to government agencies.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Leeds
Total raised: $2.71M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Venturian | venturian.... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.03.2025 | Series A | $2.58M | - |
| 24.11.2018 | - | $128.13K | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.03.2025 | The Data City Raises £2M in Series A Funding | The Data City, a Leeds, UK-based company providing data and insight to the public and private sectors, raised £2M in Series A funding. The round was led by Oxford Economics. The company intends to use the funds to enhance its global data in... |
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| 07.12.2018 | Announcing the UK tech sector’s 33 Rising Stars semi-finalists | Almost three months after applications opened, we’re ready to announce the 33 startups through to the Rising Stars Semi-Final. Rising Stars aims to find and showcase the most innovative, exciting tech startups across the UK. The competitio... |
| - | The Data City | “Understand what companies do, with a real-time company database of over 100 million global companies & 400+ emerging sector classifications.” |
| - | Four femtech startups you need to know about | Being a female founder is never an easy task. Amid problems like the UK’s current gender funding gap, alongside a lack of representation in C-suite roles, it’s no secret that the world of entrepreneurship is much tougher on women. Even in a... |