# British Business Investments

> British Business Investments is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-business-investments/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/britbusinv
- Website: https://www.bbinv.co.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/britishbusinessbank/

British Business Investments is an investment firm that makes loans and investments of between £5m and £200m in finance providers to smaller businesses. The firm also invests in small-cap debt, equity, and venture.capital funds.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $14M–$36M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $915k–$71M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 19 | 48% |
| Finance | 8 | 20% |
| FinTech | 7 | 18% |
| Banking | 6 | 15% |
| Venture Capital | 6 | 15% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 13 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 9 | 23% |
| Seed | 4 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Kelly | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-kelly-e186 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CSignum | CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries. | $8M | Series A | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Returnal | Returnal is a system that enables retailers to increase their market share in a competitive environment by commercializing their products not just once but repeatedly and in various ways. | $387.6K | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| SPRK Capital | SPRK Capital is an online lending platform that helps financial services. | $24.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 14, 2025 |  |
| Liberty Leasing | Liberty Leasing provides asset and vehicle finance services. | $20.1M | Debt Financing | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Performance Finance | Performance Finance offers medical funding and professional funding services. Their medical funding for opticians, dentists, aestheticians, solicitors, barristers, accountants, vets, doctors, and GPS. They provide professional funding for solicitors and barristers, accountants, and business professionals . Their funding options include leases, hirepurchase, business loans, tax loans, personal loans, and PII insurance. | $18.8M | Debt Financing | Apr 11, 2024 |  |
| Impulsonics | Impulsonics uses acoustic waves to streamline biotech automation and create unique capabilities in cell and tissue engineering. | $567.8K | Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| 1inhaler | 1inhaler operates as a developer of drug delivery device. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| DF Capital | DF Capital builds relationships with manufacturers and provides working capital solutions up and down supply chains. It helps businesses drive their growth with flexible finance products which allow them to match their cash cycle to the lending term. | $24.9M | Debt Financing | Sep 08, 2023 |  |
| Cambridge & Counties Bank | Cambridge & Counties Bank is a unique partnership between two established and respected institutions - Trinity Hall, Cambridge & Cambridgeshire Local Government Pension Fund. They specialise in helping customers with their savings and lending needs and they know that the success of your organisation is key to making sure their economy as awhole can flourish.At Cambridge & Counties Bank they have created a service that brings back some of the great elements of a traditional bank, combining these with all the speed, efficiency and know-how that’s needed in the modern day. They offer a personal service that’s straightforward, fast and flexible.They know that their classic approach works for their customers. They were frequently told by customers that they feel valued; they tell us they feel like a person and not just an account number. They will support your business and you’ll always be at the centre of everything they do. One of the most important bits – they were dedicated to being responsible lenders and offering you a safe home for your money. They want your business to thrive. | $25.2M | Debt Financing | Aug 24, 2023 |  |
| Cynergy Bank | Cynergy Bank is a specialist bank serving the blended financial needs of business owners, property entrepreneurs, and family businesses. Commercial banking services provided by the company include property finance, personal savings, property brokerage, mortgage service, lending service, and deposit acceptance. | $25.5M | Debt Financing | Aug 21, 2023 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does British Business Investments invest in?

British Business Investments invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is British Business Investments's check size?

British Business Investments typically joins rounds of $14M–$36M at Debt Financing and $915k–$71M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds British Business Investments participates in.

### How do I contact British Business Investments?

Public channels for British Business Investments include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at British Business Investments?

The team at British Business Investments includes Adam Kelly (Managing Director). 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 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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