£150m British Business Bank regional fund (launched 2023) supporting Scottish SME growth via debt & equity. Three fund managers (DSL, FSE, Maven). Portfolio: User Vision (consultancy), Ailsa Reliability (tech asset monitoring), Scotmas (water treatment), Carcinotech (medtech £750k). Covers all Scotland regions. £26m+ deployed. Mission: increase early-stage finance supply, break access barriers, support innovation & sustainable growth.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Govt-backed regional dev fund targeting Scotland SMEs pre-seed to growth. £25k-£5m check sizes: smaller loans £25k-£100k (DSL BF), debt £100k-£2m (FSE), equity to £5m (Maven). All sectors, sector-agnostic approach. Focus: early-stage finance gaps, underserved regions. Stage progression: startups to established growth-phase cos. ESG/net-zero embedded. Avoids: restricted sectors where innovation gap not addressed.
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