British Business Bank
VC Fund
Sheffield, United Kingdom
British Business Bank is a VC fund in Sheffield focused on Biotechnology and Financial Services. The British Business Bank brings expertise and Government money to the smaller business finance markets. Understanding markets and smaller businesses’ finance needs allows us to design programmes to make the finance markets work better. Investing alongside private sector investors maximises their impact and allows us to reach the full range offinance providers, such as banks, leasing companies, venture capital funds, and web-based platforms.
- Total investments:
- 130
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
- Fund size:
- $184M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries British Business Bank invests in
Stages British Business Bank invests in
Countries British Business Bank invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 20 (15%)
- Financial Services 18 (14%)
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (11%)
- FinTech 11 (8%)
- Health Care 11 (8%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 37 (28%)
- Seed 22 (17%)
- Series A 16 (12%)
- Pre-Seed 13 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 11 (8%)
Country
- United Kingdom 109 (84%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- United States 2 (2%)
- Australia 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | ||
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director and Head of Direct Equity
|
Managing Director and Head of Direct Equity | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
Costantino Mariella
Senior Investment Manager
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Senior Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
James Connelly
Non Executive Director
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Non Executive Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Judith Ozcan
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries. | $3.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| SolarSub is an environmental firm that offers floating solar cooling system. | $1.8M / Seed / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Intelligent Mass Spec Solutions develops urine-based mass spectrometry and machine learning diagnostics for adrenal cancer. | $1.5M / Seed / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Terreign Clothing is a sustainable outdoor and angling apparel brand. The company is dedicated to creating high-quality garments exclusively from recycled materials to minimize environmental impact and combat the global waste crisis. | $338.5K / Debt Financing / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Pure Capture Innovations develop the next generation of sustainable adsorbents to solve the emerging PFAS crisis, removing 'forever chemicals' contaminating our water and affecting public health | $717.8K / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| RFC Power is a developer of flow battery systems. RFC Power are developing new classes of low-cost redox flow battery chemistry, leveraging concepts from fuel cells. | $13.6M / Series A / Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is the largest not for profit provider of business loans to the third sector in Scotland as well as being a social enterprise and registered charity. | $4.7M / Debt Financing / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Apollo 3D is an advertising and marketing company that provides 3D scanning, virtual tours, and digital mapping services. | $132.9K / Debt Financing / Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| Draig Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical startup dedicated to creating next-generation treatments for serious neuropsychiatric illnesses. | $65M / Series B / Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| SWIG Finance provides viable SMEs and start-ups with access to finance through dedicated business loan funds in the South West region. | $23.4M / Debt Financing / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| See all 130 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does British Business Bank invest in?
British Business Bank invests primarily in Biotechnology, Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 130 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at British Business Bank?
The team at British Business Bank includes Leandros Kalisperas (CIO), Charlotte Lawrence (Managing Director and Head of Direct Equity) and Costantino Mariella (Senior Investment Manager), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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