Investor Pathways Capital - Microfunds

Join us for the South West & Wales Investor Pathways Capital – Microfunds Event.

About Investor Pathways Capital

Investor Pathways Capital is a £400 million initiative from the British Business Bank to support high potential individuals from a wide range of backgrounds to launch their first venture capital (VC) funds and build their investment track records.  

Investor Pathways Capital will deploy capital across three key segments, Microfunds, Talent Fund and other strategies.

What are Microfunds?

Microfunds are early-stage venture capital vehicles led by first time fund managers. The fund must be a privately managed vehicle, established for the purpose of investing equity capital into SMEs. Typically, applicants structure their funds as English Limited Partnerships, a widely used structure for funds that are managed by professional fund managers on behalf of ‘passive’ third party investors.

Fund structure  

• Total fund size: £5m - £20m
• British Business Bank cornerstone: up to 50% of the fund
• Remaining capital: raised from other Limited Partners
• Structure: English Limited Partnership (GP/LP)
• Domicile: United Kingdom
• UK content: no less than 65% of investments to be into UK businesses

For further information please visit - Investor Pathways Capital

About the Event

This event is for aspiring first-time fund managers interested in raising a Microfund in the South West and Wales regions.

Hosted by the British Business Bank’s Investor Pathways Capital team, the event will introduce the Investor Pathways Capital Microfunds before the next application window opens on 16th November 2026.  

The team will explain the application process and eligibility criteria, share reflections from the first cohort, and host an open Q&A.

You can also register for a dedicated one-to-one session to ask questions and speak directly with the team.

Agenda

• 10:00–10:30 – Arrival and networking
• 10:30–11:30 – IPC presentation and open Q&A
• 11:30–12:30 – Lunch and networking
• 12:30–15:30 – One-to-one sessions with applicants
• 15:30 – Close

Speakers

• Megan Phoenix - Investment Manager
• Abs Bulbuliya - Senior Investment Manager