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British Business Bank puts £10m into Fuel Ventures funds
The money goes in through the Regional Angels Programme, set up in 2019 to widen access to early-stage equity outside the usual places. Fuel Ventures backs technology founders.
British Business Bank says UK venture returns now match America's
The Bank's latest returns report puts UK funds level with the US over the long run, and its newest vintages ahead of both US and European peers. The underlying figures have not been published in detail yet.
Molten raises £175m growth fund, £75m of it from the state
The British Business Bank has cornerstoned Molten Ventures' new scale-up fund with £75m. Molten wants to double the fund to £350m.
British Business Bank puts £46m into Zinc's £70m science fund
The state-backed lender is committing up to £46m through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme to a pre-seed fund that intends to help start 80 deeptech companies. What it will not yet say is how founders get in.
Start Up Loans hits £100m to London's female founders
The British Business Bank has confirmed 10,853 loans to female-founded businesses in the capital — and quietly reopened the scheme to firms that have been trading for up to five years.
Treasury puts £100m into regional and first-time VC funds
The second tranche of the £400m Investor Pathways Capital Initiative goes to early-stage funds outside London. Who gets the cheques has not been named.