Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition
Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.
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Showing 1 - 9 of 9 results
Freeklime
Yorkshire indoor climbing operator, Freeklime, secured a £150,000 loan from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), to expand its business with the launch of a third venue.
SeaGrown
A Yorkshire company that has found a way to improve ocean health through the cultivation of seaweed and shellfish is set for expansion following funding from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
Talion Cyber Security
Talion Cyber Security, a leading managed security service provider (MSSP) forged out of BAE Systems, has raised £2m from existing backers including NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia as part of the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and Crown Investments.
AssetCool
AssetCool, a Leeds-based company that helps to tackle grid congestion by increasing the capacity of overhead power lines, has raised £10m in a Series A funding round backed by leading global energy investors.
EKSPAN
A Sheffield based company that has helped deliver some of the UK’s most high-profile bridge infrastructure projects has raised almost £1.4m in debt funding to support its further growth.
Candid Hospitality
The entrepreneurs behind two of the UK’s most successful hospitality tech businesses have joined forces to launch a new venture that aims to reshape hospitality recruitment.
Hi-Point Access
One of Sheffield’s leading scaffolding companies has secured funding for further growth following its acquisition of a business in Barnsley.
Salesfire
Salesfire – a Middlesbrough company whose platform helps e-commerce stores to increase sales - has raised a further £2.75m from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
True Position Robotics
Nottingham-based True Position Robotics (TPR) raises £1 million equity investment. The equity investment received through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and managed by Mercia Ventures will enable the business to scale up operations and continue its research and development.