British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is the UK's economic development bank, dedicated to helping small businesses access the finance they need to start, scale, and grow

Fintech & Payments

Sector

Seed

Stage

Development bank

Model

01Company Overview

The British Business Bank is the UK's economic development bank, dedicated to helping small businesses access the finance they need to start, scale, and grow. It operates through various programs and partnerships to increase the supply and diversity of finance available to smaller businesses.

02Backed By1 investor

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03Recent Activity

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FROM British Business Bank

British Business Bank committed £180m across six VC/growth funds: Crane III (£35m), Connect V (£20m), Entrepreneurs First Early Stage Fund (£22m), Intrepid Growth Partners Fund I (£55m), Headline EU VIII (£26m), and Evantic Fund I (£22m), to back UK AI and deeptech companies from pre-seed to growth stage.

INVESTMENT·british-business-bank.co.uk

OCT 15, 2026

FROM British Business Bank

British Business Bank published its Annual Report for 2025/26, supporting £9.4bn of finance, returning statutory profit before tax of £426m (3x prior year), with investment portfolio growth of 25% to £5.8bn and increased capacity for new funded commitments of £2.5bn a year.