Case Studies

Founded in August 2021 by SV Health Investors with SV Venture Partner and repeat entrepreneur, David Guyer, M.D., and Tony Adamis, M.D, EyeBio Limited (“EyeBio”) is a biotechnology company developing next-generation therapeutics for major eye diseases including diabetic macular edema (DME) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), two leading causes of vision loss globally.

Founded in 2014 by three former advertising executives – Dean Tempest, Ben Drummond and Tris Williams – Big Potato Games is a leading creator and distributor of party and family games.

Founded in 2019 by Dr Saahil Mehta, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Plexāā is a UK medtech company pioneering a new approach to surgical preparation.

Founded in 2017 by Slava Kremerman and Oren Cohen, Zen Educate is an online marketplace that connects schools to supply teachers and teaching assistants by advertising job opportunities in real-time.

The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) was launched in 2015 to invest exclusively in pioneering research and drug development to tackle neurodegenerative diseases, incl. Alzheimer’s, one of the largest unmet medical needs with over 55m patients worldwide and nearly 10m new cases every year.

Fauna, a design-led lifestyle brand specialising in premium products for dogs and their owners, accessed a £50,000 loan funded by First Enterprise through the Community ENABLE Funding programme, supported by the Growth Guarantee Scheme to scale its operations and accelerate growth.

Tuscany and Taste, a brand dedicated to bringing authentic Tuscan truffle excellence to London, was funded with £84,000 in growth finance by Let’s Do Business Finance through Community ENABLE Funding, supported by the Growth Guarantee Scheme.

Founded in 2017 by a team of AI researchers with a mission to empower everyone to make high quality video content – Synthesia now serves more than 55,000 companies worldwide.

Founded in 2019, Quell Therapeutics is a leader in engineered T-regulatory (Treg) cell therapies for medical conditions driven by abnormal immune responses.

Simply Asset Finance was founded in April 2017 by a team of asset finance specialists, in response to the need for innovation and disruption in the sector. Simply have provided over £750m of funding to over 8,000 UK smaller businesses across the country through the ENABLE Funding programme.

Sherbet Taxi is a leading eco-friendly electric taxi company based in London that accessed finance through Simply Asset Finance via the ENABLE Funding programme to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic, and replace their fleet from diesel to electric LEVC black cabs with the aim to build a stronger and healthier city with their iconic black taxis.

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.

Complete Smiles is a start-up offering general, cosmetic and advanced dentistry. The business required finance from Kingsway to begin scaling up from an initial pilot, and to support growth. Started in 2021, it is in the process of opening a second dental practice to support current demand on services

Started in 2017, Yoto is an interactive audio player platform for kids. With big growth ambitions, it sought finance to scale its products, processes and systems and allow Yoto to expand internationally and to hire a world-class team.

Wild Cosmetics, based in London, is on a mission to remove single use plastic and create high performing natural formulations that allow customers to switch to more sustainable everyday bathroom products.