Open for applications
Please note that this programme is about helping prospective fund managers to establish funds. If you are looking for equity funding, you will need to approach the fund managers directly through our scale-up pages accessible through the homepage.
Our ECF Guidance and Draft Partnership Agreement help applicants to understand more about the British Business Bank investment process and whether their plans fit with the programme or not.
Our ECF Guidance document for prospective managers is currently being reviewed and will be available soon.
Our team held a webinar for prospective fund managers in July 2020 explaining exactly how the programme works. Get in touch to request a copy of the recording and accompanying slides to watch at your convenience by emailing [email protected]
Enterprise Capital Funds: 2021/22 in review
We’ve been reflecting upon some of the key successes of the programme from the year 2021/22,
Learn more about our year in reviewAn interview with Redrice Ventures
We sat down with the team at Redrice Ventures to discuss their first impressions of working with the ECF programme.
Read more about our interview with Redrice VenturesAn interview with Form Ventures
We sat down with the team at Form Ventures to discuss their first six months working with the ECF programme.
Read more about our interview with Form VenturesFive reasons why your fundraising may not be succeeding
Sam Ettelaie, Senior Investment Manager for the Enterprise Capital Funds programme at the British Business Bank, discusses the top five most common reasons why VC proposals weren’t accepted onto the programme.
Download Infographic showing top 5 reasons why fundraising might not be succeedingInterim evaluation report 2021
This report provides an interim assessment of the impacts of the ECF programme, focusing on a number of VC funds receiving our financial backing.
Read the report (Enterprise Capital Funds interim evaluation report 2021)Diversity in Investment
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