The British Business Bank has more than doubled its direct UK tech investments in just 9 months.
Named bets include Wayve, Kraken, 9fin, Elliptic, Quantum Motion and Quantexa.
Only 2% of UK pension capital goes to unlisted UK equities, and the Bank wants to change that.
British Business Bank has invested over £600 million directly in more than 50 UK science and technology companies, more than doubling its portfolio in just nine months.
Between October 2025 and June 2026, it invested more than it had in the previous four years combined. The Bank now aims for over £400 million per year in direct investments, up from three years ago, when it made only a handful of investments each year.
