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The South West Investment Fund will deliver a £200 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses.
The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across the South West.
The South West Investment Fund offers a range of commercial finance options with loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. The new fund covers the entire South West region including Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
It is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for South West smaller businesses, providing funds to firms that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break down barriers in access to finance.
The new fund has embedded ESG awareness into its design and will help support the UK economy’s transition to net zero.
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Six-figure funding boost fuels green energy firm
03 March 2026
A Swindon-based renewable energy installer is set to accelerate its regional growth after securing six-figure backing to expand its team and delivery capacity from the South West Investment Fund. Wiltshire Energy has received a £150,000 loan from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund through fund manager The FSE Group to support the next phase of its development.
Learn more Six-figure funding boost fuels green energy firmSports tech platform wins South West Investment Fund backing
26 February 2026
A Wiltshire referee who is passionate about sport is expanding his online platform to match trained officials with the grassroots and amateur clubs who need them, with the help of a £60,000 loan from the South West Investment Fund. Olly Ballinger combined decades of experience on the pitch with a talent for software to create YesRef, which is designed to “take the hassle out of finding games and getting paid.
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10 February 2026
A Bath-based recruitment company is set to expand thanks to a cash injection from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund, delivered by SWIG Finance. Giles Ellison and Jonny Hathrill of Right Pear used the funding to invest in software that automates and speeds up aspects of their business, freeing them up to focus on growth.
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