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Development Bank of Wales

Development Bank of Wales

Government

The Development Bank of Wales provides equity and loan financing to support business growth and technological innovation across Wales.


Recent investments

£12.0M

The Port Talbot based customer experience firm secured backing from new and existing investors to grow its footprint in the Americas.

"We are delighted that the Development Bank of Wales remain supporters of Vizolution and continue to believe in what we do. Their investment, help and guidance over the years has meant a lot and has been a big part of our success. We look forward to many more successful years of working together."
— Scanes Bentley, Chairman
Seed
£300K

The funding round was led by the Development Bank of Wales with participation from angel investors.

"We want to “Power Up” employees so that they feel confident in the workplace, no matter where they sit. With this new focus and investment, we felt the time was right to re-brand the platform. This latest round of funding will help us to accelerate the growth of the brand and work towards our goal of becoming the Netflix of career development. We are hugely proud of the success that Careercake has had to date and thrilled with the support we have had from the Development Bank of Wales and our investors."
— Aimee Bateman, CEO and Founder
£7.5M

The funding will support the construction of the company's first commercial facility in Barry.

"We are constantly striving to find exciting businesses in new markets. LIGNIA is a great example of this, as a product with a clear technical advantage for which there is already high demand."
— Sean Moore, Investment Director