Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

The British Business Bank is negotiating to take a stake in the EU's €5bn Scaleup Fund, contingent on UK startups becoming eligible for investment. The deal's viability now hinges on the incoming UK prime minister's approach to EU relations following Keir Starmer's resignation.

This Wire brief tracks British Business Bank. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.