partners

Our Partners

For over 300 years, the London Stock Exchange has supported UK businesses of all sizes and from all industry sectors to raise their ambitions. They are committed to helping businesses access the right capital at all stages of growth and are building innovative funding solutions in private markets. Learn more: Private Markets | London Stock Exchange

BDO is one of the leading global accounting and consulting organisations and aims to be as innovative and entrepreneurial as the businesses we work with. As the top advisor to scale-ups* in the UK, we are committed to helping growing businesses to scale and achieve their goals.

The British Business Bank’s aim is to make finance markets work better for small businesses in the UK at all stages of their development: starting up, scaling up and staying ahead. The British Business Bank is 100% Government owned, but independently managed.

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. Innovate UK works with people, companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy – delivering productivity, new jobs and exports.

Buy Women Built isn’t just about shining a light on the entrepreneurs of today. Making women built brands more visible also allows the next generation of girls to dream bigger.

HSBC Innovation Banking offer flexible banking solutions for start-ups, scale-ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO.

Making the UK the best place in the world to scale up a business

The ScaleUp Institute is a private sector, not-for-profit company focused on making the UK the best place in the world to scale up a business.

BGF (Business Growth Fund) is the UK’s most active provider of growth capital to growing smaller and medium sized UK businesses that need long-term investment to drive their future success.  

GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company and part of the WPP network. They use innovation and pioneering expertise to supercharge their agencies and make advertising work better for people.

UK Finance is the collective voice for the banking and finance industry. Representing more than 300 firms across the industry, they act to enhance competitiveness, support customers and facilitate innovation.

Excelerator Partners supports ambitious scaling businesses from seed funding through to mid-market private equity.

NatWest Group is the largest business and commercial bank in the UK. They support customers to access international markets in Europe, Asia and the U.S.