UK Innovation Zones

Investor · Sheffield

British Business Bank

The UK government's economic development bank, investing through delivery partners and regional funds rather than directly.

Investment profile

Stage

  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Growth

Investment type

  • Government-backed

Geographic mandate

UK only

Typical cheque size is shown only where the investor publishes it. Where it is absent, it is not published rather than estimated.

Connected ecosystem

Companies in the same place and sectors

  • ITM Power

    Manufactures PEM electrolysers for green hydrogen production at its Sheffield gigafactory.

  • Sheffield Forgemasters

    Large-scale steel casting and forging business, owned by the Ministry of Defence, supplying defence and civil nuclear programmes.

Universities in Sheffield & Rotherham

Relevant proposed UKIZ missions

Listing does not imply participation. No investor here is a UKIZ participant unless stated on the UKIZ people page.

Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation

Sources

  • Organisation's own published material

Last verified: 15 August 2026