# British Business Bank Portfolio Map 2026: 53 Startups by Sector

> British Business Bank's portfolio mapped: 53 startups it has backed, in 7 sectors from AI, Biotech and Fintech on.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-portfolio-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI

15

- [Wayve](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayve)
- [Ineffable Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineffable-intelligence)
- [Fractile](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile)
- [Elliptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/elliptic)
- [PolyAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyai)
- [Salience Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs)
- [Stream](https://millionrounds.com/company/stream)
- [Cyted](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyted)
- [Tembo](https://millionrounds.com/company/tembo)
- [Opteran](https://millionrounds.com/company/opteran)
- [Hadean](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadean)
- [Recruitment Smart Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/recruitment-smart-technologies)
- [TWYN](https://millionrounds.com/company/twyn)
- [INTELLIGENT MASS SPEC SOLUTIONS](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelligent-mass-spec-solutions)
- [Inntelo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/inntelo-ai)

## Biotech

12

- [T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)
- [Tenpoint Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenpoint-therapeutics)
- [*CT* Cytospire Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytospire-therapeutics)
- [Microbiotica](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbiotica)
- [Nuclera](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclera)
- [IMU Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/imu-biosciences)
- [Lightpoint Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightpoint-medical)
- [Portal Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal-biotech)
- [EpilepsyGTx](https://millionrounds.com/company/epilepsygtx)
- [Leucid Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/leucid-bio)
- [Dxcover](https://millionrounds.com/company/dxcover)
- [Avigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/avigen)

## Fintech

11

- [Funding Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/funding-circle)
- [Invest in Women Taskforce](https://millionrounds.com/company/invest-in-women-taskforce)
- [Shawbrook Bank](https://millionrounds.com/company/shawbrook-bank)
- [*M* MarketInvoice](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketinvoice)
- [*R* Ryft](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryft)
- [Allica Bank](https://millionrounds.com/company/allica-bank)
- [Northern Gritstone](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-gritstone)
- [Nebeus](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebeus)
- [*P* Payr](https://millionrounds.com/company/payr)
- [DMALINK](https://millionrounds.com/company/dmalink)
- [Finexer](https://millionrounds.com/company/finexer)

## Pharma

5

- [OMass Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/omass-therapeutics)
- [Draig Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/draig-therapeutics)
- [NRG Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nrg-therapeutics)
- [Cytomos](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytomos)
- [Green Park Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-park-pharma)

## Aerospace & Space

4

- [Space Forge](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-forge)
- [SatVu](https://millionrounds.com/company/satvu)
- [PowerPhotonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerphotonic)
- [B2Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/b2space)

## Energy

3

- [RFC Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/rfc-power)
- [SolarSub](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarsub)
- [GRIDIMP](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridimp)

## Travel & Hospitality

3

- [Little Houses Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-houses-group)
- [Halalbooking](https://millionrounds.com/company/halalbooking)
- [Candid Hospitality](https://millionrounds.com/company/candid-hospitality)

## Segment by segment

### AI

15 startups · $4.7B raised

- [**Wayve**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayve) Wayve Technologies Ltd is a British company focused on developing self-driving vehicle systems. United Kingdom $1.8B
- [**Ineffable Intelligence**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineffable-intelligence) Ineffable Intelligence develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience. United Kingdom $1.1B
- [**Fractile**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile) Fractile is a UK-based technology company and semiconductor startup founded in 2022 by Dr. United Kingdom $960M
- [**Elliptic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/elliptic) Elliptic is a leading blockchain analytics and crypto compliance firm based in London, with additional offices in New York, Singap United Kingdom $265M
- [**PolyAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyai) Enterprise voice AI that finishes what your customers start. United Kingdom $209M
- [**Salience Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs) Salience Labs is a deep-tech semiconductor company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in all-optical silicon photonic solutions. United Kingdom $169M
- [**Stream**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stream) Stream is an order and menu management solution made simple for restaurants, POS brands, and delivery providers. Saudi Arabia $101M
- [**Cyted**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyted) Cyted uses artificial intelligence (AI) and digital pathology to improve the detection and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer. United Kingdom $56M

### Biotech

12 startups · $1.0B raised

- [**T-Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics) T-Therapeutics is a next-generation T cell receptor (TCR) company spun off from the University of Cambridge. United Kingdom $279M
- [**Tenpoint Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenpoint-therapeutics) Tenpoint Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pursuing vision-restoring engineered cell-based therapeutics. United Kingdom $150M
- [*CT* **Cytospire Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytospire-therapeutics) United Kingdom $121M
- [**Microbiotica**](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbiotica) Microbiotica is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, UK, founded in 2016. United Kingdom $117M
- [**Nuclera**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclera) Nuclera is a biotechnology company focused on making proteins more accessible to enhance drug discovery, proteomics, and life scie United Kingdom $95M
- [**IMU Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/imu-biosciences) Mapping the immune system in unprecedented detail and scale. United Kingdom $68M
- [**Lightpoint Medical**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightpoint-medical) Lightpoint Medical, a medical device company, develops intra-operative imaging technology that can detect cancer during surgery. United Kingdom $61M
- [**Portal Biotech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal-biotech) Portal Biotech is a biotechnology company founded in 2021, focused on developing the first bench-top single-molecule protein seque United Kingdom $46M

### Fintech

11 startups · $2.1B raised

- [**Funding Circle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/funding-circle) Funding Circle is a lending platform for small businesses. United Kingdom $1.5B
- [**Invest in Women Taskforce**](https://millionrounds.com/company/invest-in-women-taskforce) The goal of the Invest in Women Taskforce is to establish one of the biggest investment pools contributed by female investors. United Kingdom $314M
- [**Shawbrook Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/company/shawbrook-bank) Shawbrook Bank is a provider of financial services including savings and loans in the UK. United Kingdom $167M
- [*M* **MarketInvoice**](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketinvoice) United Kingdom $71M
- [*R* **Ryft**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryft) United Kingdom $35M
- [**Allica Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/company/allica-bank) Allica Bank is a British challenger bank and fintech based in London and Milton Keynes, focused on providing financial services to United Kingdom $20M
- [**Northern Gritstone**](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-gritstone) Northern Gritstone is an investment firm focused on investing in advanced materials, energy, health technology and cognitive computation. United Kingdom $13M
- [**Nebeus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebeus) Nebeus is a cryptocurrency and crypto-backed lending platform that allows people to borrow, exchange, earn, and insure their crypto assets. United Kingdom $8.5M

### Pharma

5 startups · $753M raised

- [**OMass Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/omass-therapeutics) OMass Therapeutics is a biotechnology company located in Oxford, UK, focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule me United Kingdom $442M
- [**Draig Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/draig-therapeutics) Draig Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cardiff, Wales, focused on developing innovative neuropsychi United Kingdom $216M
- [**NRG Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nrg-therapeutics) NRG Therapeutics Ltd is a private biotechnology company focused on drug discovery for neurodegenerative disorders. United Kingdom $79M
- [**Cytomos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytomos) Cytomos is a TechBio company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 2011. United Kingdom $13M
- [**Green Park Pharma**](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-park-pharma) Green Park Pharma is a UK pharmaceutical company dedicated to in-licensing, developing, optimizing, and distributing innovative ph United Kingdom $3.0M

### Aerospace & Space

4 startups · $122M raised

- [**Space Forge**](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-forge) Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth. United Kingdom $74M
- [**SatVu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/satvu) SatVu, officially known as Global Satellite Vu Limited, is a London-based aerospace and defense company founded in 2016. United Kingdom $41M
- [**PowerPhotonic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerphotonic) PowerPhotonic is a leading manufacturer and designer of high-precision, low-loss fused silica micro-optics. United Kingdom $4.5M
- [**B2Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/b2space) B2Space provides small and microsatellites with dependable, flexible, and low-Earth orbit access. United Kingdom $2.3M

### Energy

3 startups · $17M raised

- [**RFC Power**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rfc-power) RFC Power is a global provider of long-duration energy storage solutions, focused on developing a low-cost hydrogen-manganese hybr United Kingdom $15M
- [**SolarSub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarsub) SolarSub is an environmental firm that offers floating solar cooling system. United Kingdom $1.8M
- [**GRIDIMP**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridimp) GRIDIMP provides an automated, easy to use, real-world solution to link users to the smart electricity system operators. United Kingdom $327K

### Travel & Hospitality

3 startups · $104M raised

- [**Little Houses Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-houses-group) Little Houses Group designs purposeful family clubs and Ofsted-registered nurseries that are warm, accessible, and inclusive. United Kingdom $86M
- [**Halalbooking**](https://millionrounds.com/company/halalbooking) Halalbooking is a leading online platform and app designed for halal-conscious Muslim travelers. United Kingdom $17M
- [**Candid Hospitality**](https://millionrounds.com/company/candid-hospitality) Welcome to Candid, the confidential marketplace that allows top talent to shine. United Kingdom $1.1M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names British Business Bank as an investor, the first in 2015. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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