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    British Business Bank

    Sheffield, United KingdomFounded 2014

    British Business Bank is the UK government's economic development bank, wholly owned by HM Government, that supports smaller businesses' access to debt and equity finance by working through accredited lenders and fund managers. Headquartered in Sheffield, it operates programmes such as British Patient Capital, the Start Up Loans scheme, and the Enterprise Finance Guarantee.

    Deal activity increased 633% year-over-year (22 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $98.4M (across 36 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    51

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    21

    Team

    IC

    Ian Connatty

    Managing Partner, BBB Investment Services and Deputy Chief Investment Officer of British Business Bank

    AK

    Adam Kelly

    Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds

    BM

    Barry Murphy

    Managing Director, Risk and Compliance

    BS

    Bernie Skivington

    Managing Director, Relationship Management

    CL

    Charlotte Lawrence

    Managing Director, Direct Equity

    CH

    Christine Hockley

    Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds

    GF

    Graeme Fisher

    Managing Director, Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs

    GM

    Guy Morrell

    Managing Director, IT Operations

    LM

    Louise McCoy

    Managing Director, Start Up Loans Products

    MS

    Mark Sims

    Managing Director, Development Equity Funds

    MW

    Mary Whenman

    Managing Director, Communications and Marketing

    MA

    Matt Adey

    Managing Director, Economics and Performance Measurement

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    56 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Draig Therapeutics logoDraig TherapeuticsSeries B$65MJul 2026
    Alchemab Therapeutics logoAlchemab TherapeuticsSeries A$25MJul 2026
    IMU Biosciences logoIMU BiosciencesSeries A$53MJun 2026
    Quantum Motion Technologies logoQuantum Motion TechnologiesSeries BMay 2026
    Cytospire Therapeutics logoCytospire TherapeuticsSeries AMay 2026
    Dexory logoDexorySeries CMar 2026
    Regeno logoRegenoSeed$533KMar 2026
    PPayrSeed$2.1MMar 2026
    Satellite Vu logoSatellite VuUnknown$40MFeb 2026
    DDataline LabsPre-Seed$1MFeb 2026
    Tenpoint Therapeutics logoTenpoint TherapeuticsSeries B$85MJan 2026
    Stream logoStreamSeries D$90MJan 2026
    Nuclera logoNucleraSeries C$12MJan 2026
    NNuclera LtdSeries C$87MJan 2026
    BBloemteknikUnknown$3.2MJan 2026
    Kraken logoKrakenGrowth$1BJan 2026
    SatVu logoSatVuUnknownJan 2026
    Cytospire Therapeutics logoCytospire TherapeuticsSeries A$61MJan 2026
    PolyAI logoPolyAISeries D$86MDec 2025
    PPEAK:AIOUnknownOct 2025
    NRG Therapeutics logoNRG TherapeuticsSeries B$50MSep 2025
    CCyted HealthSeries B$44MSep 2025
    IInntelo AIPre-Seed$500KJul 2025
    Portal Biotech logoPortal BiotechSeries A$35MJun 2025
    OOBT LiveSeries AJun 2025
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    Top Co-Investors

    Mercia Asset Management4 shared
    Future Fund4 shared
    Northzone3 shared
    Smash Capital3 shared
    Innovation Nest3 shared
    Stellar Ventures3 shared
    IQ Capital3 shared
    Northern Gritstone3 shared
    Molten Ventures3 shared
    Sofina2 shared
    Praetura Ventures2 shared
    Hatch2 shared

    Last updated: 7 September 2026