British Business Bank Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Government-backed bank improving finance for smaller businesses.

Founded

2014

Deals · 12mo

38

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

Sector focus

Banking

Finance

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

59rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Living Optics	Oct 2026Participated	$20 MOther Equity
CSignum	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MOther Equity
SolarSub	Sep 2026Participated	$2 MSeed
SageTech	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MSeed
RFC Power	Sep 2026Led	$14 MSeries A
Redx Pharma	Aug 2026Participated	$36 MSeries A
Kinematic Trees	Jul 2026Participated	$0.78 MSeed
Draig Therapeutics	Jul 2026Participated	$65 MSeries B
Kraken Technology	Jul 2026Participated	$175 MSeries B
Alchemab Therapeutics	Jul 2026Led	$33 MSeries A
Neuronostics	Jun 2026Participated	$5 MOther Equity
Oxford Quantum Circuits	Jun 2026Participated	$350 MSeries C
Living Optics	Oct 2026Participated	$20 MOther Equity
CSignum	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MOther Equity
SolarSub	Sep 2026Participated	$2 MSeed
SageTech	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MSeed
RFC Power	Sep 2026Led	$14 MSeries A
Redx Pharma	Aug 2026Participated	$36 MSeries A
Kinematic Trees	Jul 2026Participated	$0.78 MSeed
Draig Therapeutics	Jul 2026Participated	$65 MSeries B
Kraken Technology	Jul 2026Participated	$175 MSeries B
Alchemab Therapeutics	Jul 2026Led	$33 MSeries A
Neuronostics	Jun 2026Participated	$5 MOther Equity
Oxford Quantum Circuits	Jun 2026Participated	$350 MSeries C

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Deal Distribution

British Business Bank: 59 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	2	13
Series A	2	5
Series B	1	3
Series C+	0	7
Other Equity	5	19
Debt	1	1

Monthly Deal Activity

British Business Bank: 59 deals are recorded across 112 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	1
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	2
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	2
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	1
May '24	0
Jun '24	1
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	1
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	1
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	2
Aug '25	1
Sep '25	2
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	1
Dec '25	2
Jan '26	4
Feb '26	7
Mar '26	2
Apr '26	3
May '26	4
Jun '26	4
Jul '26	4
Aug '26	1
Sep '26	4
Oct '26	1

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

British Business Bank: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (21 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	21
AI & Machine Learning	14
Fintech	9
Enterprise Software	8
Space & Frontier Tech	8
Hardware & Robotics	8
Clean Energy & Sustainability	6
Networks, Cloud & Communication	6
Data, Analytics & IT	5
Manufacturing	4
Professional Services	4
Consumer & Lifestyle	3
Developer Tools	3
Government & Defense	2
Cybersecurity & Privacy	2
Media & Entertainment	2
Travel & Hospitality	1
Education & Workforce	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
AR/VR	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Transportation & Logistics	1
Crypto & Blockchain	1
Food & Agriculture	1
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

British Business Bank: 59 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	27
$5M-$10M	5
$10M-$25M	6
$25M-$50M	8
$50M-$100M	5
$100M-$250M	4
$250M-$500M	1
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	3

Deals By Geography

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

British Business Bank: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (54 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Europe	54
United States	2
Canada	1
Japan	1
Russian Federation	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

British Business Bank: 20 co-investors are shown, with Scottish Enterprise sharing 7 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Scottish Enterprise	7
Haatch Ventures	6
The FSE Group	5
Archangels	4
Innovate UK	4
SFC Capital	4
Old College Capital	3
Oxford Science Enterprises	3
Abingworth	2
Ascension Ventures	2
Balderton Capital	2
Criteria Bio Ventures	2
D2N2	2
EQT Life Sciences (LSP)	2
Firgun Ventures	2
J.P. Morgan	2
Janus Henderson Investors	2
Maven Capital Partners	2
Mercia Ventures	2
Microsoft	2