British Business Bank

The British Business Bank has made its first major deal from the £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, with a £750,000 equity investment, through appointed fund managers Maven Capital Partners into medical technology business Carcinotech. Edinburgh-based Carcinotech has raised &poun

Edinburgh-based fashion designer Eilidh Gibson, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, has successfully launched her first collection, Party Pants, following a significant financial boost from the Start Up Loans programme.

Massimo Panarella, the entrepreneur behind Kirkcaldy-based Don Basilico, has successfully garnered a £25,000 loan to purchase a new food truck, enhancing his authentic Italian pizza offering in Fife.

Advanced space camera technology firm Metahelios has been named as one of the 12 new ambassadors for the Start Up Loans programme, an initiative of the British Business Bank. The programme has delivered more than £63 million of loans to 6,900 Scottish start-ups, at an average value of £9

Edinburgh and its surrounding area has emerged as the UK’s top innovation-led cluster for equity deals outside of the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Greater London, Oxford, and Cambridge, according to a new report launched today by the British Business Bank. The Bank’s Nations and Regi

The British Business Bank has unveiled its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, unlocking additional funding to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive.

The British Business Bank (BBB) reported a £135 million post-tax loss in its latest financial year, predominantly due to a dip in tech company valuations. The bank experienced a £146m loss on its investment portfolio in the year to March, contrasted with a £619m gain in the precedi

Delivering over 105,000 loans, the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme has passed a significant milestone having disbursed more than £1 billion in loans. Scotland has seen a substantial slice of this pie, with more than £62 million funded across almost 7,000 loans since 2012

Susan Nightingale discusses the gender disparity in funding for entrepreneurs in Scotland and outlines various initiatives and strategies aimed at closing this gap, including the role of female angel investors and partnerships with organisations like Mint Ventures. Equality, diversity and inclusion

British Business Investments has committed £30m to the Panoramic SME III fund as part of a final close of £100m, allowing Glasgow-based Panoramic to fund growth opportunities and management transitions for smaller businesses across the UK. Panoramic is an established fund manager that in

Glasgow-based integrated drug formulation and clinical trials specialist BDD has secured a fresh £2 million investment to fuel its expansion, responding to a surge in demand for its proprietary drug delivery technology and its niche clinical trial services. This funding initiative was led by p

Aberdeen's local enterprises have benefitted from over £2 million in funding distributed via the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Since the scheme's introduction in 2012, the Granite City has seen a total of 189 loans disbursed, with each business securing an average of

Edinburgh-based life science firm Cytomos has successfully raised £4 million in a recent investment round for the development and market-testing of its Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS) technology. Archangels led this funding initiative with participation from notable investors such as Old

International whisky enthusiasts will soon be able to have a taste of some of the world’s rarest and most sought-after spirits, after the entrepreneur behind Dramtubes – a Milngavie-based whisky tasting business – secured funding for growth. Dramtubes aims to make highly desirable

Scottish business angel syndicate Archangels has secured a £12 million co-investment agreement with British Business Investments through its Regional Angels Programme. The deal is set to empower the Edinburgh-based syndicate, which specialises in early-stage Scottish life sciences and technolo