# British Business Bank Investments

> British Business Bank Investments is a VC fund in Sheffield backing Health Care and Medical. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-business-investments
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BBBinv
- Website: http://bbbinv.co.uk

British Business Bank Investments is a VC fund in Sheffield focused on Health Care and Medical. British Business Bank Investments is the commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank plc. They aim to earn a commercial return pursuing investments on a fully commercial basis without receiving any advantage from the government.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 30% |
| Medical | 2 | 20% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 10% |
| Rental | 1 | 10% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 40% |
| Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 10% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BioCaptiva | BioCaptiva develops liquid biopsy technology devices to diagnose and monitoring to detect cancers. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 09, 2026 |  |
| Pontiro | Pontiro is a healthtech business that focuses on healthcare data security. | $480.6K | Seed | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Inyanga Marine Energy Group | Inyanga Marine Energy Group offers a wide range of services for offshore engineering and installation. | $5M |  | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| B-Secur | B-Secur are on a mission to revolutionise the way people experience technology in the connected world using their unique heartbeat. We’ve invested over 15 years of deep, scientific research in ECG to become a world leader in the development and integration of ECG technology, partnering with some of the world's leading technology companies.We’ve harnessed the power of ECG to create HeartKey®, offering advanced physiological monitoring with intrinsic data protection.We have developed a suite of powerful ECG algorithms and analytics for user identification, wellness, and health, ready for integration into leading devices and systems. B-Secur also have a combined 50+ years of in-house hardware and material science, which our partners can use to significantly reduce development costs on hardware and ECG electrode design. B-Secur and HeartKey® bring you our world class expertise in ECG combined with powerful, flexible integration and configuration possibilities to create your optimal product, with a competitive edge. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| B2Space | We provide a reliable, flexible and low cost access to Low Earth Orbit for small and micro satellites | $1.4M | Series A | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| C-Capture | C-Capture Ltd utilise their extensive knowledge of CO2 (carbon dioxide) based chemistry and engineering, to develop a bottom-up approach to designing solvent systems for the removal of CO2 from gas streams. CO2 is considered to be a ‘greenhouse gas’ and its release into the atmosphere is one of the leading contributors to global warming. | $11.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2021 |  |
| Orka Technology Group | Orka Technology Group develops products designed specifically for hourly workers, solving challenges around high-turnover, high-volumes, and high-velocity employment within traditional industries, such as security, cleaning, and other service industries. | $40.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 22, 2021 |  |
| Mashroom | Mashroom is a prop-tech startup that provides end-to-end property letting services to landlords and tenants. | $5.2M | Convertible Note | Aug 07, 2020 |  |
| Zoom Abroad | An intelligent AI-based web/app platform which enables students to search, compare & apply to the best-fit universities globally. It helps students to check what universities/ courses they are eligible & to make a data-driven unbiased decision. A seamless application process with an expert mentoring & at NO COST. | $343.8K | Seed | May 02, 2020 |  |
| Atom Bank | Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $39.3M | Debt Financing |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bp-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Drax Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drax-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Archangels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-informal-investments-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EverQuest Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everquest-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does British Business Bank Investments invest in?

British Business Bank Investments invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Software startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did British Business Bank Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for British Business Bank Investments closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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