Funding associated with investigation or inquiry that may lead to the creation or use of Intellectual Property

Funding associated with the creation of new, breakthrough or disruptive science or technology

Funding that requires collaboration between industrial and academic partners

Funding or support to prove the market value, function or application of a product or service idea

Funding or support related to the design and manufacture of a prototype product or system

Funding or support related to the design processes associated with the product development cycle

Funding or support related to manufacture, supply chain, or design for manufacture , or reducing costs

Funding or support related to the design and development processes, related to product commercialisation

Funding or support associated with "selling" a product or service, or increasing revenues

Funding or support associated with the early stages of company formation and growth

Funding or support associated with skills, training or employee development

Funding or support to assist companies to globalise or internationalise their products or services

3i Venture Capital Fund

 

Businesses throughout the UK may apply. The business must demonstrate:

-significant growth potential
-a good market position
-a strong management team

The company actively invests across a wide range of sectors, with specialist global teams in Oil, Gas and Power, Technology, Media, Business Services, Healthcare, Consumer and Financial Services.

3i provides venture capital investment to ambitious start-ups and businesses with high growth potential.

3i operates in 14 countries worldwide including Europe, Aisa and the US.

The company focuses its investments on 5 key areas. In the 6 months to the end of September 2007, they invested £93 million in venture capital, £706 million in growth capital, £1.1bn in Buyouts and £83 m in infrastructure.

Please fill in the company's enquiry form which is accessible from the website.

In return for investment, 3i typically seek a minority shareholding (10-45%) and a seat on the board.

http://www.3i.com/portfolio.html