United Kingdom · Investor

British Business Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 104 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

DebtGrowthPre-seedAgricultureMachine LearningAuthentication

Deploying now
100%of best year51cheques in 12 months, 104 on record
Since the last cheque9days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.2MRounds led2 of 104Sole investor17 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 98%
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British Business Bank highlights

  1. 01

    51 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 42% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
DebtGrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AgricultureMachine LearningAuthentication
Based in
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first104 appearances

  1. 2026

    46 rounds

  2. Oct
    FSE GroupDebt · GB · Tech Funding News$94MLed
  3. Oct
    OMass TherapeuticsSeries C · GB · Jefferson Life Sciences$310MWith 12 others
  4. Oct
    Salience LabsSeries B · GB · Silicon Angle$125MWith 8 others
  5. Oct
    Living OpticsGB · Ventureburn$20MWith 6 others
  6. Sept
    RyftSeries B · GB · Gresham House Ventures$27MWith 7 others
  7. Sept
  8. Sept
    SolarSubSeed · GB$1.8MWith 4 others
  9. Sept
    Pure Capture InnovationsPre-seed · GB$718KWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    INTELLIGENT MASS SPEC SOLUTIONSSeed · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    CSignumVenture · GB$3.5MWith 2 others
  12. Aug
    Kraken TechnologySeries B · GB · Ventureburn$175MWith 13 others
  13. Aug
    RFC PowerSeries A · GB$14MWith 1 other
  14. Jul
    BidScriptPre-seed · GB$799KWith 3 others
  15. Jul
    Draig TherapeuticsSeries B · GB · Jefferson Life Sciences$65MWith 6 others
  16. Jul
    Kinematic TreesPre-seed · GB$778KWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    HadeanGrant · GB$114KWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    Alchemab TherapeuticsSeries A · GB$34MWith 4 others
  19. Jul
    EllipticSeries D · GB · Firms' own news pages$120MWith 7 others
  20. Jun
    Oxford Quantum CircuitsSeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$350MWith 11 others
  21. Jun
    IMU BiosciencesSeries A · GB · Ventureburn$53MWith 3 others
  22. Jun
    Space ForgeGrant · GB$13MWith 4 others
  23. May
    EllipticGrowth · GB · TechStartups$120MWith 4 others
  24. May
    Quantum MotionSeries C · GB · TechStartups$160MWith 10 others
  25. May
    Cytospire TherapeuticsSeries A · GB · Ventureburn$83MWith 9 others
  26. May
    NeurovalensVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. May
    Kraken Oil & GasDebt · US$400MWith 1 other
  28. May
    Allica BankDebt · GB$20MWith 2 others
  29. May
    Luna Pet HealthcareSeed · GB$952KWith 2 others
  30. Apr
    Ineffable IntelligenceSeed · GB · TechCrunch$1.1BWith 9 others
  31. Apr
    StirLightPre-seed · GB$1.0MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    Oxbury BankDebt · GB$13MWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    Regeno EnergyPre-seed · GB$564KWith 2 others
  34. Mar
    Northern GritstoneDebt · GB$13MSole investor
  35. Mar
    PayrSeed · GB$2.1MWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    WayveSeries D · GB · TechCrunch$1.2BWith 16 others
  37. Feb
    TemboGrowth · GB · Gresham House Ventures$22MWith 6 others
  38. Feb
    PontiroSeed · GB$481KWith 2 others
  39. Feb
    SatVuVenture · GB$41MWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    Funding CircleDebt · GB$1.1BWith 4 others
  41. Feb
    ApoelloPre-seed · GB$637KWith 1 other

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as British Business Bank. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies British Business Bank put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming British Business Bank in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about British Business Bank

What does British Business Bank invest in?

British Business Bank invests most often at Venture and Seed (42% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Machine Learning and Authentication.

How active is British Business Bank?

104 investments on record, 51 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has British Business Bank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FSE Group (Debt, Oct 2026), OMass Therapeutics (Series C, Oct 2026) and Salience Labs (Series B, Oct 2026).

How big are British Business Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.2M.

Does British Business Bank lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 104 investments on record (2%).

Where does British Business Bank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (98%).

Is British Business Bank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 51 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does British Business Bank invest alongside?

Most often SFC Capital (12 rounds together), Innovate UK (11 rounds together) and Haatch (7 rounds together).

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