# Paragon Bank

> Paragon Bank is a VC fund in Uxbridge backing Construction and Real Estate. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 85%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/paragon-bank-technology-finance-limited
- Website: https://x.com/ParagonBankTech

Paragon Bank is a VC fund in Uxbridge focused on Construction and Real Estate. With over 25 years' experience of the Film, Broadcast, Audio-Visual and pro-audio sectors, Paragon Bank Technology Finance brings that understanding to the table. They know the industry, they know the technology and in most cases they know the people. From a freelance operator who needs the latest 4K camera package to a broadcaster planning anew studio build, they can develop a tailored financial package that will maximise benefits, minimise costs and match cash-flow requirements.Paragon Bank Technology Finance offer a range of technology finance facilities that allow you to easily upgrade your IT estate, both now and in the future. Asset finance provides an alternative line of finance to preserve your banking facilities for working capital requirements and helps you to work within your operational budgets.Paragon Bank Technology Finance, currently works exclusively with the global market leader in diagnostics and information technology solutions for animal health and water and milk quality; they have an active portfolio of almost 1,000 veterinary practices across the United Kingdom.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $1.4M–$61M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 4 | 31% |
| Real Estate | 3 | 23% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 23% |
| FinTech | 2 | 15% |
| Transportation | 2 | 15% |

25 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adrian Taylor | Head of Invoice Finance | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-taylor-1e34 |
| Fiona Clutterbuck | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiona-clutterbuck |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oakwood Group | Oakwood Group is a property development company specialising in creating high quality homes. | $11.7M | Debt Financing | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Eccleston Homes | Eccleston Homes is a construction company that develops, builds, and renovates energy-efficient homes. | $13.6M | Debt Financing | Nov 14, 2025 |  |
| Love Finance | At Love Finance, we’re here to support small businesses, whatever it takes and however we can, we love finding a way...We’re not your grandad’s finance company. Finance has a rep for being tedious, here’s to making it fun (and not just for the accountants!)Enquire in 60 seconds, see your eligibility in 5 minutes, and receive funds in under 24hours. We’ve helped over 5,000 customers access more than £250m since 2016 and we’re not finished yet. | $60.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| London Hire | London Hire is an automotive company that provides tailored vehicle rentals to the public sector, businesses, and charities. | $5M | Debt Financing | Nov 26, 2024 |  |
| Associated Asphalt Contracting | Associated Asphalt Contracting is a civil engineering firm that provides construction, highway, and airfield surfacing services. | $3.4M | Debt Financing | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Mercia Real Estate | Mercia Real Estate find value-added and opportunistic investment possibilities in the office, retail, and secondary industrial sectors. MRE combines an active, hands-on asset management platform with a value-oriented investment philosophy. | $42.7M | Debt Financing | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| EDM Zone | EDM Zone is a machinery manufacturing firm that offers spark erosion, CNC machining, electrical discharge machining, and wire EDM services. | $90K | Debt Financing | Oct 12, 2023 |  |
| Elevate Property Group | Elevate does not like to follow the crowd. We prefer to mix things up and deliver something unexpected. We go with our gut instinct. To locations where we can give new meaning to historical icons or create new landmarks that will rejuvenate our region's communities. We focus on keeping the finest of what is good and then improve on it. | $15.1M | Debt Financing | Aug 30, 2023 |  |
| Kuflink | Kuflink’s award-winning platform unites borrowers with lenders (Secured on UK Property), providing a steady flow of accessible finance and better interest rates. Because getting more for your money really is that simple. We live and breathe the Kuflink Culture and Values, with the core Purpose to Connect People to Financial Freedom. | $45.1M | Debt Financing | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Midd Engineering | Midd Engineering specialises in the provision of a comprehensive range of sub-contract machining services, including tools for milling, turning and grinding. | $1.4M | Debt Financing | Apr 27, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [British Business Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Risk Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-risk-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LGB & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lesmoir-gordon-boyle-co-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Valley Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-valley-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Paragon Bank invest in?

Paragon Bank invests primarily in Construction, Real Estate and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 13 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 Paragon Bank's check size?

Paragon Bank typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$61M 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 Paragon Bank participates in.

### How do I contact Paragon Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Paragon Bank?

The team at Paragon Bank includes Adrian Taylor (Head of Invoice Finance) and Fiona Clutterbuck (Chairman). 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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