British Business Bank
The British Business Bank is owned by the UK government and backs venture funds and growth-stage companies. It is an investor in self-driving AI company Wayve's $1B+ Series D.
Investing activity
British Business Bank appears in 4 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $1.41B. The rounds are mostly Series B, Growth and Series D, with a median round size of $125M and the largest at $1.26B. The most recent are Salience Labs (Series B, $125M, Oct 2026), Living Optics (Growth, $20M, Oct 2026) and Wayve (Series D, $1.26B, Feb 2026).
British Business Bank most often invests alongside Applied Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises, Bullhound Capital and SBI Group, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI infrastructure / photonic networking chips and Computer vision / hyperspectral imaging.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about British Business Bank
What AI companies has British Business Bank invested in?
British Business Bank's AI investments include Salience Labs, Living Optics, Wayve and Dataline Labs. The 4 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is British Business Bank based?
British Business Bank is based in Sheffield, UK.
What stage does British Business Bank invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, British Business Bank has invested at Series B, Growth, Series D and Pre-seed, with a median round of $125M.
Who does British Business Bank co-invest with?
British Business Bank's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Applied Ventures (2 deals), Oxford Science Enterprises (2 deals), Bullhound Capital (1 deal), SBI Group (1 deal) and Cambridge Innovation Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach British Business Bank?
Founders on AI Lounge can see British Business Bank's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add British Business Bank to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.