# Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP

> Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP is a VC fund in Birmingham backing Manufacturing and CAD. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/gbslep
- Website: https://gbslep.co.uk/

Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP is a VC fund in Birmingham focused on Manufacturing and CAD. GBSLEP Is a partnership of businesses, local authorities and universities which supports private sector growth and Job creation.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $7.2k–$8.7k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| CAD | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ANDEL PLASTICS | Andel Plastics offers the full Plastic component manufacture and assembly service. | $8.7K | Grant | Apr 26, 2023 | https://x.com/AndelPlastics |
| Industrial Switchgear | Industrial Switchgear is an electrical company that provides computer-aided designs and electrical panels to a variety of sectors. | $7.2K | Grant | Apr 26, 2023 | https://www.industrialswitchgear.co.uk/ |
| Tyseley Energy Park | Tyseley Energy Park develops an Energy Innovation Zone (EIZ) to help Tyseley and Birmingham overcome the severe energy business and social challenges it currently faces. The TEP EIZ reduces emissions and stimulates growth and will integrate low carbon technologies and infrastructure needed to support new approaches to clean energy. | $8.5M |  | May 23, 2018 | https://www.tyseleyenergy.co.uk/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University of Birmingham](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-birmingham) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP invest in?

Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP invests primarily in Manufacturing, CAD and Energy startups, most often at Grant and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP's check size?

Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP typically joins rounds of $7.2k–$8.7k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP participates in.

### When did Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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