British Business Bank
About British Business Bank
British Business Bank is a UK government-owned development bank that helps small and medium‑size enterprises across the United Kingdom access finance. It offers a range of debt and equity finance programmes, regional investment funds, and practical business guidance, working with partners and providers to create a more inclusive finance market.
Recent News
EpilepsyGTx Raises $33M in Series A Funding
New Arāya Sie Fund Closes at £7.5m to Back Female-Led Startups
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) –Big Profits From Small Ventures
Pension Funds to Back UK VC with £200m Fund Close
UK Tech Funding Roundup: This Week’s Deals From Wayve to The Little Loop
British Business Bank Takes £25m Stake in Octopus Energy-Spinoff Kraken
Start Up Loans Delivers £25M to Kent’s Small Business Owners
British Business Bank Commits £100m to Health Tech Investment Fund
UK Tech Funding Roundup: This Week’s Deals From Fyld to Nul
£100M Boost for UK Healthtech as British Business Bank Backs Apposite Growth Fund
Esk Secures £2.6m to Accelerate Its Live Entertainment Business
Impact VC Investor Eka Raises $107 Million for Fund Targeting Consumer Health, Decarbonization Solutions
British Business Bank Makes Biggest Commitment to Date with £100m for Health Fund
Macrocycles: Big Is the New Beautiful
Self-Driving Scaleup Wayve Raises Fresh Funds From AMD, Qualcomm and Arm
Quantum Motion Secures $160M Series C to Scale Silicon Spin QPUs
UK Robotics Firm Auditor Raises Evidence Concerns as Losses Widen
British Business Bank Hits £200m First Close in First External Capital Raise
Northern Gritstone Closes £20m to Back UK Life Sciences
British Business Bank Announces New Investments to Support UK Tech Sector
Tenpoint Wins FDA Nod for Combination Presbyopia Eye Drop
Cross-Government Report Shows Quadrupling of Detected Fraud and Error in Two Years
Texas Weekly Deal Highlights
More Pensions Funds to Finance Innovative UK Companies
Industrial Cleaning Robot Developer KEMARO Advances Series B with €4.2 Million Pre-Closing
Women Backing Women Fund Closes £130m
David Silver Secures $1.1 B Seed Round for Ineffable Intelligence, Valuing Lab at $5.1 B
A Reckoning for SaaS Investors?
Here Are the 20 FinTech Deals of the Past Week
British Business Bank Ups Pace for Emerging VC Funds
UK Government Will Buy Tech to Boost AI Sector in $130M Growth Push
Barclays Reverses Branch Cuts as Bank Managers Return to High Street
PolyAI Secures $86M Series D Funding
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: CEE Tech Weekly: Databricks Completes $5B Funding Round
Quantum Motion Secures $160 Million Series C to Scale Silicon Spin Qubits
New Tool Launched to Help SMEs Build Decarbonisation Plans in an Hour
Eka Ventures Launches £80m Fund to Back Health and Sustainability Startups
Veteran Investor Appointed as BBB’s Managing Director of Direct Equity
British Business Bank Boosts Midlands SMEs with New ART Business Loans Partnership
UK Government Reveals Expanded Finance Package to Help Creative Businesses Scale
British Business Bank and Haatch to Invest £32M in Diverse Angel Syndicates
Workplace Finance Provider Stream Raises $90 Million
Elliptic Raises $120 Million Series D Round
British Business Bank Makes £45m Commitment to Redrice Ventures
British Business Bank Explores Private Equity with £60m Deal
Ineffable Intelligence Launches with Record-Breaking $1.1B Seed Round
Schroders Backs Wayve and Elevenlabs with UK’s First Venture Capital Fund for Pensions
UK Pension Providers Back £200m Fund Aimed at Supercharging Homegrown Startups
Investment Fund for Wales Sees Largest-Ever Deal
Lansdowne Partners Raises €128.9 Million ($150 Million) for UK University IP Fund
Recent Deals
PolyAI Secures $86M Series D Funding
British Business Bank Invests $10.6M in Dexory's Series C Round
British Business Bank Invests £25m in Kraken, Octopus Energy Spin‑off
Eka Ventures Closes $107M Fund II to Back UK Early‑Stage Impact Startups
British Business Bank Commits £45m as Cornerstone Investment in Redrice Ventures’ New Fund
EpilepsyGTx Secures $33M Series A to Advance Gene Therapy for Epilepsy
British Business Bank Invests £15M in Stream Fintech Platform as Part of $90M Series D Round
British Business Bank Invests £32M via Haatch Platform to Back Diverse UK Angel Syndicates
British Business Bank Pledges $31.8M to Antler's UK Fund II
British Business Bank Commits £20m to Cordovan Capital Management's New Fund
Partech Partners Secures €20m Commitment From British Business Bank for Impact Fund
British Business Bank Commits $1.3M to Co‑invest with Angel Academe to Close Gender Funding Gap