Capital Made Easy
AccountSubscribe
Menu
AccountSubscribe

2,384 programmes in 39 countries

See them on the world map

See every programme in full

Choose a plan
  • Every programme's full details, in 39 countries.
  • The official application route for each one.
  • Who runs it, and who may apply.
  • New programmes as we check them.
Sign in with your email first

Cancel any time. No partial-month refunds.

3rd of 39 by programme count

United Kingdom startup funding programmes

82funding programmes for UK startups

55 take applications now. 69 are public money, from governments, universities and incubators; 13 are private, from funds, corporates, banks and foundations.

See all 82 programmes

4196

Point at a nation or region to see its programmes, how many are open and the amounts they state.

tied to a nation or regionfewermorenone listedAlso listed: England and Wales (2), Cambridge, UK (1), London (1), North of England (1), South West England (1), The Midlands (1)Boundaries: geoBoundaries, CC BY 4.0.
55 more apply nationwide, so the map leaves them out.

Photo: Ollie Craig on Pexels

What is here

The 82 programmes by the kind of money they give. Pick a kind to open the list filtered to it.

United Kingdom · 82 programmes

The biggest of each kind of money.

One programme per type, chosen by the largest amount it states on its official page. The bar is that amount against the biggest of the 6.

Names, amounts and whether they are open are free. Who runs each one, the rules and the official link open with a subscription.

See all 82 programmes
  1. Grant
    Cancer Grand Challenges: Gastroesophageal Cancers (targeted call)
    up to $34 million

    Nationwide · foundation

    Closes 24 Nov 2026rules and link: subscribers
  2. Equity
    Mercia Ventures
    up to £10 million

    Nationwide · venture fund

    Open nowrules and link: subscribers
  3. Loan
    Wales Flexible Investment Fund (WFIF)
    £25,000–£10,000,000

    Wales · state programme

    Open nowrules and link: subscribers
  4. Loan backing
    Growth Guarantee Scheme
    up to £2 million

    Nationwide · national government

    Open nowrules and link: subscribers
  5. Tax benefit
    Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
    up to £10 million

    Nationwide · national government

    Open nowrules and link: subscribers
  6. Accelerator
    Seraphim Academy (2026-27)
    up to $150,000

    Nationwide · accelerator

    Open nowrules and link: subscribers