It was a pleasure connecting with you at Unlock VC Summit 2025. Below, you'll find links to relevant programmes and recent updates that may be of interest.
The British Business Bank is the UK’s government-owned economic development bank. Our mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK by improving access to finance for smaller businesses. We work with over 300 partners including banks, venture capital funds, and online platforms to help businesses at every stage, from start-up to scale-up.
Find out more about our range of equity programmes and how they support UK businesses:
The Enterprise Capital Funds programme
Enterprise Capital Funds combine private and public money to make equity investments in high growth businesses. Learn more about ECF.
Angel Cofund
The Angel CoFund invests alongside business angels to support businesses with strong growth potential. Learn more about how the Fund works.
Regional Angels Programme
Our Regional Angels Programme invests alongside angel investors into smaller businesses across the UK to help close the regional equity gap.
Investor Pathways Capital
The Investor Pathways Capital initiative aims to support diverse and emerging fund managers across the economy and make it easier for new entrants, particularly those from underrepresented groups, to break into venture capital. The initiative, which will capture the value of a more inclusive investment ecosystem, is expected to launch during the first half of 2026.
Patient Capital Funds
Through our core £2.5bn programme we invest in venture and venture growth capital funds, and co-invest alongside those funds in the most promising later-stage UK businesses within our portfolio.
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