Links › Other regions

If your business is outside London, there are many organisations who may be able to help you. You will find some useful links for your region below. Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external sites.

East of England

Comprises Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.

Regional Development Agency

East of England Development Agency

http://www.eeda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.createpartners.com/Overview.htm

Early Growth Fund

Great Eastern Investment Forum Ventures

http://www.geif.co.uk

East Midlands

Comprises Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Regional Development Agency

East Midlands Development Agency

http://www.emda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.catapult-vm.co.uk/funds.asp

Business Angel Network example

East Midlands Business Angels

http://www.em-ba.co.uk

North East

Comprises Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley.

Regional Development Agency

OneNorthEast

http://www.onenortheast.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.nel.co.uk/insight

Early Growth Fund

North East Equity Matching

http://www.neemf.co.uk

Early stage technology funds

NStar

http://www.nstarfinance.com

North West

Comprises Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire.

Regional Development Agency

Northwest Regional Development Agency

http://www.nwda.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

North West Equity Fund

http://www.nwef.co.uk

Business Angel Network example

Techninvest

http://www.techninvest.org

Technology funds

North West Seed Fund
http://www.nwsf.co.uk

Rising Stars Growth Fund

http://www.enterprise-ventures.co.uk

Venture Fund

Merseyside Special Investment Funds

http://www.msif.co.uk

South East

Comprises Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent.

Regional Development Agency

South East of England Regional Development Agency

http://www.seeda.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.segrowthfund.co.uk

Early Growth Fund

Finance South East

http://www.financesoutheast.com

South West

Comprises Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,Wiltshire, Dorset and the four unitary authorities that comprised theformer County of Avon (City of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, NorthSomerset, and Bath and North East Somerset).

Regional Development Agency

South West of England Regional Development Agency

http://www.southwestrda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.yfmventurefinance.co.uk

Business Angel Network example

South West Angel Investment Network

http://www.swain.co.uk

West Midlands

Comprises Warwickshire,Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and theMetropolitan Borough of the West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry and theBlack Country).

Regional Development Agency

Advantage West Midlands

http://www.advantagewm.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.midven.com

Early Growth Fund

Advantage Early Growth Fund

http://www.aegf.co.uk

Technology & innovation fund

Advantage Enterprise and Innovation Fund

http://www.catapult-vm.co.uk

Yorkshire

Comprises Yorkshire and The Humber (including North and North East Lincolnshire).

Regional Development Agency

Yorkshire Forward

http://www.yorkshire-forward.com

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.yfmventurefinance.co.uk

Early Growth Fund

The Viking Fund

http://www.vikingfund.co.uk

Technology funds

British Smaller Technology Companies VCTs

http://www.yfmprivateequity.co.uk