Success Stories

Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Câr-y-Môr

Câr-y-Môr is the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. With a diverse membership of over 300 individuals from various backgrounds, Câr-y-Môr has become a shining example of community-driven sustainability and innovation.

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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Atomik-AM

A female founded advanced manufacturing business raised £600k of investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to scale-up the solutions it provides to manufacturers across the world.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Hi-Point Access

One of Sheffield’s leading scaffolding companies has secured funding for further growth following its acquisition of a business in Barnsley.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Airship & Toggle

In this video, Dan Brookman, CEO & Co-Founder of Airship & Toggle, talks about raising equity finance from the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and how the investment allowed them to exit the business.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Podfather

Cloud-based logistics software business Podfather received a £3.4 million investment to support their ambitious growth strategy.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Scotmas

B-Corp accredited specialist water treatment technologies business, Scotmas secured £2.2 million in equity funding to support its international expansion plans.

Investment Fund for Wales

SudoCyber

Cyber security software business SudoCyber received a £1m equity investment from the Investment Fund for Wales through appointed fund managers Foresight.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Salesfire

Salesfire – a Middlesbrough company whose platform helps e-commerce stores to increase sales - has raised a further £2.75m from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

MicroLub

MircoLub, a University of Leeds spinout, has raised £3.5m of seed funding in a round combining capital from NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Central Group

North West-based electromechanical specialist Central Group secured a £700K investment package which is supporting significant growth, job creation and advances in new technology to support its digital transformation strategy.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

Needi

Armagh based, female founded, tech start-up Needi received funding of £450,000 from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland’s equity arm.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Cytix

A growing cybersecurity company has raised £1.6m to expand its client base and scale its operations as demand grows for support managing tech defences.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

The Padel Club

Founded in 2020, Kris Ball launched The Padel Club after recognising its rising popularity while working abroad. With no courts available in his local area, Wilmslow, Kris decided to start the business in the anticipation that demand for the sport would take off.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

INQDATA

Data solutions company INQDATA received £750,000 in equity investment from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland in a deal led by Clarendon Fund Managers.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

FinLegal

FinLegal - a Sheffield-based LegalTech company whose platform is used by the leading claims firms in the UK and Australia - raised £1.5m to accelerate the growth of its client base internationally.

Investment Fund for Wales

EverTrek

Caerphilly (and Hereford) based EverTrek is a growing online travel brand catering to the £1.7bn hard adventure segment of the £10.7bn UK adventure tourism market.

Enterprise Capital Funds

Lucky Saint

Lucky Saint completed a Series A funding round with JamJar Investments, supported by the Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme. This capital allowed the business to grow its team and provided the funding to open the Lucky Saint pub.

Patient Capital Funds

Xampla

Xampla has developed an entirely new generation of materials, made from plants, that replaces plastics.

Patient Capital Funds

Ori Biotech

Ori Biotech’s mission is to eliminate barriers to patient access of cell and gene therapies (CGTs) through the use of innovation and by rethinking how those therapies are manufactured.