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Enterprise Capital Funds Programme

Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs) bring together private and public money to make investments in high growth, early stage, businesses.

From:
Department for Business and Trade
Published
6 July 2026
Type of support:
Finance and Equity
Business stage:
Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established
Industry:
Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education and Health
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Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Life Sciences, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, and Wholesale and retail
Number of employees:
0 to 9 employees and 10 to 249 employees
Region:
East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East and North West
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South East, South West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber

Who’s it for

The Enterprise Capital Funds programme aims to increase access to growth capital for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that struggle to secure equity investment.

The programme offer support by:

  • Providing equity investment
  • Bridging the equity gap
  • Supporting early-stage and scale-up businesses
  • Attracting private investment

Organiser

British Business Bank

Find out more on the British Business Bank website

Updates to this page

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