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British Business Investment

British Business Investment

Government

British Business Investments is an institutional investor backing funds including Arāya Ventures.

Portfolio

7

companies

By category

  • Hardware£6.0M
  • FinTech£3.8M
  • MedTech£2.0M
  • AI/ML£1.6M
  • CleanTech£980K
  • Other£300K

By location

  • Bathgate£6.0M
  • London£4.6M
  • Edinburgh£2.0M
  • Belfast£1.1M
  • Swansea£980K

Portfolio companies

1nhaler

1nhaler

Developer of a novel paper-based dry powder inhaler platform.

A

Algbra

Algbra provides sustainable and values-focused digital finance for unbanked and minority communities.

BrainWaveBank

BrainWaveBank

BrainWaveBank develops a digital platform for remote monitoring of neurological and psychiatric conditions.

C

CSignum

CSignum enables wireless data transmission from underwater and underground environments.

IA

Inntelo AI

Inntelo AI develops an AI concierge platform for the hospitality sector.

Returnal

Returnal

Returnal provides a white-label trade-in platform that empowers retailers to manage secondary markets and accept pre-loved products.

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Team

JH

Judith Hartley

CEO

Judith brings financial and investment sector governance experience from her former role leading British Business Investments. She currently holds non-executive positions at Northstar Ventures UK, NEL Fund Managers Limited, and the Port of Tyne.

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Recent investments

Pre-Seed
£506K

The pre-seed round was led by Haatch and British Business Investments to support commercial growth.

"Hospitality’s AI transformation must be led from within the industry. Too often, hotels have struggled to adopt new technologies because they were developed without real operational insight. We’re incredibly excited about this new era, where the hospitality sector can not only embrace technology earlier than ever before, but also lead the way for the wider real estate and service industries. AI can improve guest experiences and create better working environments for hotel teams. That’s the future we’re building toward, and this round gives us the support to move faster and go further."
— Asif Alidina, Co-Founder and CEO
Series A
£6.0M

The round was led by Archangels, Par Equity, and Scottish Enterprise to accelerate product development and international growth.

"This investment reflects the growing recognition of the critical need for innovative communication solutions in the underwater IoT sector. The support from our investors will allow us to scale our operations, enhance our product offerings and help industries worldwide manage their resources more effectively. We are grateful for their trust and excited to shape the future of underwater communication."
— Jonathan Reeves, CEO
Seed
£2.0M

The investment round was led by Archangels with participation from Dr Yusuf Hamied, British Business Investments, and seed investors.

"Our DPI has the potential to become the simplest, most convenient single-dose, disposable inhaler on the market, revolutionising the delivery of critical drugs, without the cost and environmental impact of existing devices."
— Lisa McMyn, Chief Executive Officer
£980K

The funding round was led by Green Angel Syndicate to support production scale up and team expansion.

"This investment is well timed to enable us to realise the rapid growth needed to meet the demand for our product in the UK and internationally."
— Rosalie McMillan, Founding Director