British Business Bank Surpasses £600m Invested in UK Scaleups

Sheffield’s British Business Bank invests £600m – Northern Financial Review

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said it has invested more than £600 milion into the UK’s fastest-growing science and technology scale ups, increasing its direct equity portfolio to more than 50 high-growth companies. The bank has more than doubled its direct equity investments since October 2025, investing more in the last nine months than in the previous four years. It said it has ramped up …

British Business Bank invests £600m across 50 UK scaleups

The British Business Bank has invested more than £600 million into the UK’s fastest-growing science and technology scaleups, increasing its direct equity portfolio to more than 50 high-growth companies.  The Bank has more than doubled its direct equity investments since October 2025, investing more in the last nine months than in the previous four years. The Bank has ramped up the pace and scale of its direct equity investing activity to tackle …

British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding

More than GBP £600 million has been deployed as ministers try to stop fast-growing tech firms seeking larger rounds overseas.

British Business Bank puts UK scale-ups in 'fifth gear' as direct investing tops £600m

The British Business Bank has driven more than £600m into the country’s fastest-growing science and technology scale-ups, more than doubling its direct equity activity in the space of nine months as it moves to close one of the most persistent gaps in British finance. The state-owned bank has now backed more than 50 high-growth companies directly, up from 31 in March 2025, and has invested more in the last nine months than in the previous four y…

Inside British Business Bank's £600M tech portfolio: Wayve, Kraken, Quantum Motion and more

The British Business Bank has more than doubled its direct UK tech investments in just 9 months. Named bets include Wayve, Kraken, 9fin, Elliptic, Quantum Motion and Quantexa. Only 2% of UK pension capital goes to unlisted UK equities, and the Bank wants to change that. British Business Bank has invested over £600 million directly in more than 50 UK science and technology companies, more than doubling its portfolio in just nine months. Between O…

British Business Bank portfolio passes 50 companies after €695 million scale-up push

The British Business Bank today announced that they have invested more than €695 million (£600 million) into British science and technology scale-ups, increasing its direct equity portfolio to more than 50 high-growth companies. According to the Bank, they have more than doubled their direct equity investments since October 2025, reportedly investing more in the last nine months than in the previous four years. Leandros Kalisperas, Chief Investm…