The Midlands Engine Investment Fund aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands and to realise the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise.
MEIF is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands.
MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands.
If your business is located in the Midlands and you are looking to scale up, checkout the different funding options on our website to see how we can help.
MEIF is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands.
MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands.
If your business is located in the Midlands and you are looking to scale up, checkout the different funding options on our website to see how we can help.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Sheffield
Founded date: 2017
Investment Stage: Debt
Portfolio 3
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 06.07.2026 | TAISAN | taisan.co.uk | $6.21M | United Kin... |
| 01.10.2025 | Forge Gene... | forgegenetics.com | $2.7M | United Kin... |
| 09.03.2023 | NuVision B... | nu-vision.co.uk | $3.76M | United Sta... |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.07.2026 | HALO X-Ray Technologies Raises Multimillion-Dollar Funding To Advance Security Screening Platform | HALO X-ray Technologies has completed a multimillion-dollar funding round led by Agilent Technologies. Existing investors, UK Innovation Science Seed Fund and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, also participated. The financing will help H... |
| 09.07.2026 | UK Startup TaiSan Secures £4.65M for Next-Gen Sodium Batteries | UK battery materials startup TaiSan secured £4.65M seed funding. They pioneer next-generation sodium-ion batteries. These power solutions offer superior efficiency, outperforming existing lithium and sodium rivals. Their proprietary gel pol... |
| 06.07.2026 | TaiSan Raises £4.65M in Funding | TaiSan, a Cambridge, UK-based company sodium-ion batteries developer for mass market applications such as electric bikes, scooters, vehicles and power tools, raised £4.65M in funding. The round was led by Eos Advisory, and the Midlands Engi... |
| 12.12.2025 | CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: More Funds Opening Up for New Startups | Company: The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milest... |
| 01.10.2025 | Forge Genetics Raises £2M in Funding | Forge Genetics l-r Dr Craig Woods Hannah Tapsell Dr Chris Humphreys Prof Nigel Minton Dr Lisa Thomas.jpg Forge Genetics, a University of Nottingham, UK-based spinout that has developed a novel gene-editing tool, raised £2m in funding. x Ple... |
| 09.08.2023 | UK’s We Are Fulfilment bag €814K from Foresight Group; makes key leadership hires | Read this article in: London-based Foresight Group, a private equity and infrastructure investment manager, announced that it has invested £700K (~ €814K) in UK-based We Are Fulfilment through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. We Are Ful... |
| 08.03.2022 | British Business Bank’s regional equity funds sign up to Investing in Women Code | The Equity Fund Managers from the British Business Bank’s regional funds – the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) have all b... |
| 23.03.2021 | Birmingham/Porto-based medtech Adapttech raises £2 million | A fresh round of funding will be used to fuel new technology developments and increase sales at Birmingham/Porto-based biomedical company Adapttech. The £2 million round was supported by existing investors Bionova Capital, and the MEIF Proo... |
| 29.05.2019 | Mercia ‘dragons’ support UK’s biggest student pitch contest | Over 160 graduates and students gathered in Birmingham for the launch of the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Programme. They were there to learn how to pitch their business ideas to investors in one of the UK’s largest competitions ... |
| 02.01.2019 | Meet the Rising Stars semi-finalists: the Midlands’ top three startups | We recently announced the 33 startups through to the Rising Stars Semi-Final in January. Spread across 11 regions, our semi-finalists represent the most innovative, exciting early-stage companies the UK has to offer. This time, we’re taking... |
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