# British International Investment

> British International Investment is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 335 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 335
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cdc-group-plc
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/cdcgroup
- Website: http://www.cdcgroup.com

British International Investment is a development finance institution and impact investor backed by the UK Government. BII invests in various sectors including infrastructure, health, and agribusiness, focusing on long-term economic growth and sustainability in emerging markets.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $13M–$70M |
| Debt Financing | $6.8M–$100M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 44 | 13% |
| Banking | 22 | 7% |
| Finance | 19 | 6% |
| FinTech | 14 | 4% |
| Energy | 13 | 4% |

136 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 45 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 33 | 10% |
| Series B | 19 | 6% |
| Series C | 13 | 4% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 11 | 3% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 49 | 15% |
| Kenya | 9 | 3% |
| Nigeria | 9 | 3% |
| South Africa | 7 | 2% |
| Egypt | 5 | 1% |

32 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Brown | Managing Director & Deputy Chief Investment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-brown-14 |
| Andrew Williams | Non-executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-williams |
| Clive MacTavish | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clive-mactavish |
| Colin Buckley | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-buckley |
| David Easton | Head of Consumer Businesses and Director, Equity Investments | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-easton-f5b0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank Alfalah | Bank Alfalah provides financial solutions to consumers, corporations, institutions, and governments. They offer corporate and investment banking, consumer banking and credit, securities brokerage, commercial, agri-finance, and asset financing solutions. | $50M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Asian Institute of Medical Sciences | Asian Institute of Medical Sciences is a 425 bedded super specialty hospital in Delhi NCR, India which is dedicated to provide accessible, affordable and best available healthcare services in India. Accredited by NABH and NABL, Asian Hospital Faridabad provides preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, palliative and supportive servicesall under one roof and is designed to meet patient care and research requirements of the new millennium.Asian Institute of Medical Sciences offers comprehensive multi-specialty tertiary care facilities through its 14 centres of excellence.- ASIAN CANCER CENTRE - ASIAN CENTRE FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT - ASIAN HEART CENTRE - ASIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SURGERY- ASIAN CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY - ASIAN CENTRE FOR UROLOGY AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT - ASIAN CENTRE FOR RENAL DISEASES - ASIAN CENTRE FOR BONE AND JOINTS - ASIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED IMAGING - ASIAN CENTRE FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY - ASIAN CENTRE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD- ASIAN CENTRE FOR BARIATRIC & METABOLIC SURGERY - ASIAN CENTRE FOR AESTHETIC SURGERY & MEDICINE - ASIAN IVF CENTRE | $44M | Debt Financing | Jun 19, 2026 |  |
| Anzana Electric Group | Virunga Power is an electric utility company that develops, invests, and operates of renewable power projects and rural distribution grids. Their focus is on megawatt-scale rural utility projects across several countries in East Africa and beyond with a goal of bringing high-quality, low-cost power to rural communities that currently lack reliableaccess to modern energy. They engage local and regional stakeholders to tailor renewable power solutions to match local needs and resources.The company's mission is to build the leading rural utility company in sub-Saharan Africa and to continuously strive to bring the full benefits of electrification to new rural communities and consumers in a sustainable manner. It provides clean electricity to communities living in and around Virunga National Park in North Kivu, Eastern Congo. | $20M | Debt Financing | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Laxmi Sunrise Bank | Laxmi Sunrise Bank provides retail and business banking services including deposit accounts, term deposits, and lending products. The bank offers home equity loans, auto loans, and credit cards, along with recurring deposit and loan repayment facilities. Laxmi Sunrise Bank delivers digital banking through its iBank internet banking portal and LaxmiSunrise Mobile Money app for account management, fund transfers, and bill payments. It supports payments via QR and POS, wallet transfers, and card-based transactions such as ATM withdrawals and credit card cash advances. The bank also provides services and tools such as foreign exchange rate information, borrowing power calculators, and grievance redressal support. Corporate clients can access services like corporate iBank for online transaction management. | $25M | Debt Financing | May 27, 2026 |  |
| NMB Bank | NMB Bank operates the financial markets for the leading commercial banks in the banking industry. Their online services include mobile banking, NMB 3D secure, applying for credit cards, opening savings accounts, and more. | $180M | Post-IPO Debt | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Dodai | Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles. | $8M | Series A | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Gram Power | Gram Power sets up energy efficient Smart Microgrids in remote areas to provide on-demand, reliable electricity to telecom towers and rural households with an affordable prepaid purchase model. | $76.2M | Debt Financing | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Sistema.bio | Sistema.bio is a hybrid reactor biodigester that transforms the manure of animals into biogas and a potent, natural fertilizer. By inputting the manure in the system on a daily basis, you will be able to develop and grow your activities on the farm, improve your energy security, and protect the environment. Transforming your animals’ manure intoresource will provide you with a better quality of life! | $53M | Debt Financing | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Ecofy | Ecofy is a green-only NBFC in India, offering financial solutions for eco-friendly initiatives, including loans, leases, and insurance. | $41.2M | Series B | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| Starsight Energy | Starsight Energy provides premier clean on-grid and off-grid energy services to commercial and industrial clients in Africa. We make clean energy a smart bottom-line decision for clients by eliminating all up-front costs. Clients pay an all-inclusive monthly fee for end-to-end service. | $15M | Debt Financing | Mar 16, 2026 |  |

10 of 335 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-international-investment) — VC Fund, 140 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does British International Investment invest in?

British International Investment invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 335 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is British International Investment's check size?

British International Investment typically joins rounds of $13M–$70M at Series B and $6.8M–$100M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds British International Investment participates in.

### How do I contact British International Investment?

Public channels for British International Investment 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 International Investment?

The team at British International Investment includes Andrew Brown (Managing Director & Deputy Chief Investment Officer), Andrew Williams (Non-executive Director) and Clive MacTavish (Chief Financial Officer), among 28 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 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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