# British Business Bank

The age of the scaleup fund

Investors predict more, and bigger, funds aimed at tackling the European growth funding gap

The most active growth equity investors in Europe

83 growth-stage investors with at least three growth investments have deployed capital into European companies this year

Europe’s 30 most active public funds in H1 2026

The EIC leads public funding efforts, but country-specific funds are increasingly active

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B

Kraken Technology Group designs and manufactures maritime technologies and vehicles for coastal security

French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash

Founders and investors divided over British involvement in Scaleup fund

Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year

The state bank will write first-time cheques of £10m-40m

Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot

It’s the first time the UK’s state economic development bank has committed capital specifically for underrepresented groups

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”

Europe’s most active LPs since 2020

Sifted found out which LPs have been the most active cheque writers amid the highs and lows of 2020 through 2025

UK’s biggest backer of VC funds eyes more defence deals

The British Business Bank, which invests closely against the UK government’s industrial strategy, tells Sifted more defence fund pitches are landing on its desk