Capability and Innovation Fund

company

About

Capability and Innovation Fund empowers eligible bodies to enhance the products and services which are available to SMEs.

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Details

Industries
Banking,Business Development,Finance,Financial Services,FinTech,Government
Founded date
May 1, 2019
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
Government Office

Capability and Innovation Fund empower eligible bodies to improve the financial products and services. Capability and Innovation Fund also encourages to improve capability to compete with RBS in providing banking services to SMEs.

Capability and Innovation Fund is managed by BCR and consists a total of £425 million which is divided into four pools, Pool A, Pool B, Pool C, and Pool D.

Pool A enables the development of advanced business current account offerings and ancillary products for SMEs, giving preference to beneficiaries with an established business current account offering. Pool B enables the modernization of existing business current account offerings or the development of new ancillary product propositions. Pool C enables the expansion of business offerings to include, lending, or international payments services. Lastly, Pool D, which enables the commercialization of financial technology that is relevant to SMEs.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
6
6
Capability and Innovation Fund has made 6 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 23, 2020, when MarketFinance raised £10M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 23, 2020 MarketFinance
Grant £10M B2B Yes
Aug 14, 2019 Atom Bank
Grant £10M Banking Yes
Aug 14, 2019 Modulr
Grant £10M Financial Services Yes
Aug 14, 2019 iwoca
Grant £10M Finance Yes
Jun 14, 2019 Funding Options
Grant £5M B2B Yes