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November 2, 2020

The UK’s largest startup investor: “We need to put extra firepower into Series B+”

British Patient Capital has committed £1bn to VCs and startups in the UK. What will it do with the remaining £1.5bn it has to deploy?


Amy Lewin

6 min read

Judith Hartley, CEO British Patient Capital. Credit: Shaun Flannery COPYRIGHT PICTURE>>SHAUN FLANNERY>01302-570814>>07778315553>> 13th August 2020 Judith Hartley British Business Bank

Two years ago, the British Business Bank — the UK government’s development bank — set up a new subsidiary, British Patient Capital (BPC), with £2.5bn to invest to “enable long-term investment in innovative firms led by ambitious entrepreneurs”. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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