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Equity

Future Fund: Breakthrough

Status

Status not published

Deployment period for the GBP 375 million programme has concluded; the Bank continues to manage the existing portfolio.

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Amount
£30,000,000

Investor-led equity programme: company must be raising a round of at least GBP 20m and have raised at least GBP 5m equity from third parties in the last five years; UK incorporated with R&D intensity criteria.

Funder

British Business Bank

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Deployment period for the GBP 375 million programme has concluded; the Bank continues to manage the existing portfolio.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

UK incorporated, at least half of employees in UK; R&D spend at least 10% of cost base (avg 3 yrs) or 15% in one year; minimum round GBP 20m.

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Source. https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-options/equity-finance/future-fund-breakthrough/for-companies

"The company must be raising a minimum investment round size of £20m."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.british-business-bank.co.uk

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