A £400 million government-backed investment fund operated by the British Business Bank, providing debt and equity finance to small and medium-sized businesses across the Midlands region of the UK. Launched in February 2024, it offers loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments up to £5 million.
They made 2 investments in the last 12 months.
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
WC
Will Clark
Managing Director
DT
Dave Tindall
Partner
SR
Sandy Reid
Partner
AT
Abbie Talbot
Investment Manager
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSpirit Health | Unknown | — | Jul 2026 |
 StudentCrowd | Series A | — | Apr 2026 |
| StudentCrowd | Unknown | $9M | Jan 2026 |
 Neupulse | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
| HHigh Temperature Material Systems | Unknown | — | — |
 Serve First | Growth | — | — |
 HTMS | Unknown | — | — |
 Tozaro | Series A | $6M | — |
 TaiSan | Pre-Seed | — | — |
| FForge Genetics | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Mercia Asset Management5 shared
YFM Equity Partners2 shared
private angel investors2 shared
SFC Capital2 shared
Deeptech Labs2 shared
Eos Advisory2 shared
1818 Venture Capital1 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Calculus Capital1 shared
Ventech1 shared
Innovate UK1 shared
EIT InnoEnergy1 shared
HEARTFELT_1 shared
Techmind1 shared
GG11 shared
SyndicateRoom1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026