Useful 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
Geographical area
Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk
Regional Development Agency
East of England Development Agency
Regional Venture Capital Fund
Early Growth Fund
Great Eastern Investment Forum Ventures
East Midlands
Geographical area
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Regional Development Agency
East Midlands Development Agency
Regional Venture Capital Fund
Business Angel Network example
East Midlands Business Angels
North East
Geographical area
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley
Regional Development Agency
OneNorthEast
North East Accelerator Fund
http://www.northstarventures.co.uk
North East Angel Fund
North East Growth Fund
North East Growth Plus Fund
North East Proof of Concept Fund
http://www.northstarventures.co.uk
North East Technology Fund
http://www.thenortheasttechnologyfund.com
North East Creative Content Fund
http://www.northstarventures.co.uk
Early Growth Fund
North East Equity Matching Fund
Early stage funds
NorthStar Equity Investors
North West
Geographical area
Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire
Regional Development Agency
Northwest Regional Development Agency
Regional Venture Capital Fund
North West Equity Fund
Business Angel Network example
Northwest Business Angels (formerly Techinvest)
http://www.nwbusinessangels.co.uk
Technology funds
North West Seed Fund
Rising Stars Growth Fund
http://www.enterprise-ventures.co.uk
Merseyside Special Investment Fund
Venture Fund
South East
Geographical area
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent
Regional Development Agency
South East of England Regional Development Agency
Regional Venture Capital Fund
Early Growth Fund
Finance South East
http://www.financesoutheast.com
South West
Geographical area
Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Wiltshire, Dorset and the four unitary authorities that comprised the former County of Avon (City of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, 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 and Investor Network
West Midlands
Geographical area
Warwickshire,Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and theMetropolitan Borough of the West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country)
Regional Development Agency
Advantage West Midlands
Regional Venture Capital Fund
Early Growth Fund
Advantage Early Growth Fund
Technology & innovation fund
Advantage Enterprise and Innovation Fund
Yorkshire
Geographical area
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
Technology funds
British Smaller Technology Companies VCTs
http://www.yfmprivateequity.co.uk
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