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Future Fund: Breakthrough is a £425m UK-wide programme which encourages private investors to co-invest in high-growth, innovative firms. The programme makes equity co-investments with private sector investors in growth stage Research & Development (R&D) intensive British companies operating in breakthrough technology sectors. The minimum total investment round size is £20m. The maximum Future Fund: Breakthrough share of an investment round is 30%. It is a separate programme to the now closed Future Fund that provided convertible loans, valued up to £5m, to a broad range of innovative companies to address the funding challenges caused by Covid-19. Potential sponsor investors and companies can find more information, including eligibility criteria and the application form. If you have any queries please contact [email protected]
The Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative aims to establish new funds or investment structures to crowd in UK institutional investment, particularly Defined Contribution (DC) pension funds, to support the growth and ambitions of the UK's most innovative science and technology companies. Following a call for proposals, the British Business Bank announced in November 2024 that it had completed a £250m investment into Schroders Capital's new LTAF that is accessible to pension funds and other institutional investors. The investment was matched by £250m of pension investment from Phoenix Group, the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business, creating a £500m investment vehicle which is projected to grow to over £1bn in the coming years. The LTAF offers defined contribution and other institutional investors the opportunity to participate in the growt...
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II will deliver £400 million of new funding to small and medium-sized businesses across the Midlands. The fund aims to build on the success of the first Midlands Engine Investment Fund and will drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating opportunities for new and growing businesses in the Midlands. The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II offers a range of commercial finance options with debt finance from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Midlands, including the West Midlands, East Midlands and South East Midlands. The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across the Midlands, providing funds to businesses that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break down barriers in...
The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will deliver around £100 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 Northern Ireland. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers two different commercial finance options of loans ranging from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Northern Ireland, including rural, coastal and urban areas. It is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across Northern Ireland, providing funds to businesses that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break down barriers in access to finance.
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II will build on the success of the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and will deliver a £660 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses. The fund which now includes the whole of the North East aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across the North of England. The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II offers a range of commercial finance options with smaller loans and debt finance from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of the North, including rural, coastal and urban areas. It is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across the North of England, providing funds to businesses that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break...
The British Business Bank is expanding its geographically-focused initiatives and will be committing £2.6bn of capital to to support entrepreneurs wherever and whoever they are to access capital, driving the growth of smaller businesses across the UK's Nations and regions, including high-growth innovation clusters across the country. Of this increase, £350m has been allocated to two new Nations and Regions Investment Funds in the East of England and South East, expanding targeted finance to every UK Nation and region outside London. The East of England Investment Fund designed to support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in the East of England is on course to be launched in summer 2026. The East of England Investment Fund will offer a range of commercial finance options with loans from £25,000 to £2m and equity investment of up to £5m. The fund will address regional fina...
The Investment Fund for Wales will deliver a £130 million commitment of new funding to the country. The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across Wales. The Investment Fund for Wales offers a range of commercial finance options with smaller loans from £25,000 to £100,000, debt finance from £100,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Wales, including rural, coastal and urban areas. It is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across Wales, providing funds to businesses that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break down barriers in access to finance.
The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country. The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across Scotland. The Investment Fund for Scotland offers a range of commercial finance options with smaller loans and debt finance from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Scotland, including rural, coastal and urban areas. It is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across Scotland, providing funds to businesses that might otherwise not receive investment and helping to break down barriers in access to finance.
EIF Digital and CCS Investments via Volpi Capital Investments III SCSp - EIF-backed equity under EIF Digital and CCS Investments Volpi Capital LLP 1 Hoopers Court Artificial Intelligence (AI);Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (BT/DLT);Cultural and Creative Sectors;Cybersecurity;Education Tech;Growth and expansion;Other Digital;Quantum Computing. Commitment: EUR 20,000,000.
The British Business Bank is expanding its geographically-focused initiatives and will be committing £2.6bn of capital to to support entrepreneurs wherever and whoever they are to access capital, driving the growth of smaller businesses across the UK's Nations and regions, including high-growth innovation clusters across the country. Of this increase, £350m has been allocated to two new Nations and Regions Investment Funds in the East of England and South East, expanding targeted finance to every UK Nation and region outside London. The South East Investment Fund designed to support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in the South East is on course to be launched in summer 2026. The South East Investment Fund will offer a range of commercial finance options with loans from £25,000 to £2m and equity investment of up to £5m. The fund will address regional finance gaps outsid...
EIF C&E Solutions via Blume Equity Fund I SCSp - EIF-backed equity under EIF C&E Solutions Blume Equity LLP 16 Great Queen Street Agriculture, Food, natural capital preservation and use of land resources;Industrial decarbonisation & environmental sustainability. Commitment: EUR 34,305,949.
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.
EIF CMU Volpi Capital via Volpi Capital Investments III SCSp - EIF-backed equity under EIF CMU Volpi Capital LLP 1 Hoopers Court Artificial Intelligence (AI);Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (BT/DLT);Cultural and Creative Sectors;Cybersecurity;Education Tech;Growth and expansion;Other Digital;Quantum Computing. Commitment: EUR 20,000,000.
Horus Food and Agribusiness Fund is a private equity fund, specialised in the agribusiness and related sectors (livestock transportation), dedicated to companies located in or with substantial operations in Egypt. The fund's purpose is to improve the competitive position of Egyptian companies active in the agribusiness sector and further develop private equity as an instrument to finance company growth. The fund is managed by EFG-Hermes.
Blume Equity Fund I SCSp - EIF-backed equity intermediary under EIF C&E Solutions Blume Equity LLP 16 Great Queen Street Agriculture, Food, natural capital preservation and use of land resources;Industrial decarbonisation & environmental sustainability. Commitment: EUR 34,305,949.
Tuninvest Innovation Sicar is a regional, multi-sector fund managed by Tuninvest-Africinvest Group. The fund focuses on large SMEs with annual sales in the range of EUR 3m to EUR 20m. Its investments include innovative companies (e-business, technical advisory, IT, and specialty chemicals) and the broader knowledge economy.
Foursan Capital Partners II ("FCP II") is a USD 102 million private equity fund with a mandate to invest in promising companies in Jordan and certain Levant and North African countries. FCP II targets a variety of attractive sectors including education, food and beverage, IT, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and retail.
EcoEnterprises is a pioneer impact investing fund manager that has built portfolios of innovative nature-based growing businesses for nearly two decades. It has launched EcoEnterprises Partners III, its third fund under management in May 2018.
Averroès Finance ("The Fund") is a fund of funds contributing to the creation of investment funds in the Maghreb and Mashreq countries. The fund is co-managed by CDC PME and PROPARCO, the subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement (AFD). The end of the investment period took place in 2008.
Infranode I is Infranode's first fund founded in 2014 and managed by Infranode I Holding. The fund is comprised of a tightly-knit investment team bolstered by its network of experts and 6 institutional investors, with total discretionary commitments of approximately EUR 450m. The fund possesses a broad investment mandate stretching across the energy, transportation, telecommunications and social infrastructure sectors in, primarily, the Nordics.
SVL-SME Fund (Neev II Fund), the successor fund of Neev I, announced its Initial Closing in June 2021 and seeks to provide growth and capital expansion to SMEs offering solutions for clean energy, electric vehicles, efficient use of raw materials, and water and circular economy projects in the country. The SME space is one of the largest employment generators in India, and has the ability to generate a multiplier effect in terms of increased standards of living, better livelihoods and access to clean energy to large sections of society is tremendously high.
The Foraois Limited Partnership is a EUR 112m forestry fund established in 2016 and managed by Dasos Capital Oy Ltd. The fund seeks to consolidate and improve forest management of small-scale forest assets across Ireland. The investment will support crucial upgrades of Ireland's forestry infrastructure and strengthen the supply of wood for commercial use.
SPE AIF I (or "AIF I") is a private equity fund established to make investments in Africa, with a particular focus on North Africa. AIF aims to take advantage of opportunities that will emerge as African and specifically North African economies expand, diversify, and move up their respective value chains. AIF will focus primarily on control and quasi-control investments in manufacturing, production and processing, services to industry, healthcare and education.
The Regional Angels Programme helps reduce regional imbalances in access to early stage equity finance for smaller businesses across the UK. The programme seeks to increase the aggregate amount of early stage equity capital that is available to smaller businesses with high growth potential across the UK. It aims to raise the profile and professionalism of angel investment activity and to attract further third-party capital alongside business angels while generating a market rate of return. In addition to investing alongside its angel partners, the programme may make direct investments into high performing companies with strong disruption potential, supporting Series A rounds and beyond. At Spending Review 2021, the government announced a further £150 million of funding over three years for the Regional Angels Programme, bringing total programme capital to £285m.
Badia Impact Fund is a closed-end venture capital fund, incorporated in the Netherlands. The fund seeks to invest seed, start-up and expansion capital in early and growth stage Technology, Media, and Telecom ("TMT") SMEs located predominantly in Jordan. It is managed by Badia Management Company B.V., a company wholly owned by Accelerator Technology Holdings ("ATH") and incorporated as a limited liability company in the Netherlands.
EcoEnterprises Fund provides mezzanine financing and equity to support companies that generate biodiversity benefits through the sustainable use of natural resources. The fund will focus on Latin America which is among the world's richest regions in biodiversity. The fund is managed by Capital Partners for Nature and Communities, an independent management firm based in San Jose, Costa Rica and Washington DC, USA.
Capital North Africa Venture Fund is a private equity fund which made equity and equity-related investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Morocco. The fund was fully invested by end of 2011. The investments include companies in diversified sectors. The fund is managed by Capital Invest, a fund management company based in Casablanca, Morocco.
South Asia Growth Fund II is a growth equity fund managed by GEF Capital Partners, LLC with an objective to generate long-term capital appreciation in companies that seek growth and expansion opportunities along the resource efficiency supply chain, with a focus on clean energy supply chain, energy efficiency technologies and services, efficient use of water resources and environmental products and services, primarily in South Asia.
The Managed Funds Programme, part of the Government's response to the Patient Capital Review, helps address the UK's patient capital funding gap. Historically, UK institutional investors have allocated less to the venture capital asset class compared with US counterparts. In 2018, BBB launched the £550 million programme, to run alongside the UK Innovation Investment Fund, seeking to draw in institutional capital to the UK's venture and growth capital markets. The programme makes cornerstone investments in a number of large-scale, private sector managed funds of funds that invest in venture and growth capital funds backing innovative, high-growth businesses. Our Managed Funds programme will seek to draw in institutional capital to the UK's venture and growth capital markets.
Phenicia Seed Fund is the first Tunisian early stage fund dedicated to Innovation/Tech companies. The fund size is TND 10m and the first closing took place in September 2007. The fund is incorporated as "fonds d'amorçage" under Tunisian law. The fund's objective is to invest in newly created Tunisian innovative companies or in companies younger than 5 years, with a strong growth potential. The investment period elapsed in September 2012.
The British Business Bank is the largest domestic backer of Venture Capital funds in the UK. Established in 2006, the Enterprise Capital Funds programme helps those looking to operate in the UK market to raise venture capital funds specifically targeting early-stage small businesses believed to have long-term growth potential. The programme's primary objective is to address the 'equity gap' by increasing the availability of early-stage equity finance to high potential UK companies. The ECF programme has been running successfully since 2005. Original approval for the programme was granted by the European Commission and extended by a further 10 years in 2014 to 2024. Following the exit of the UK from the EU, the ECF Programme now runs under the UK Subsidy Control Act. A budget of £1bn was provided to the programme in 2017 and on average investment is made into 3-4 funds a year with a to...
