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Development Bank of Wales start-up finance

Development Bank of Wales — start-up and micro loans

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
£10,000,000

Micro loans from £1,000 to £100,000 for early-stage businesses; loans and equity funding from £50,000 to £10 million for start-up and growth companies. Pricing and terms are set per deal.

Funder

Development Bank of Wales (Welsh Government)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted at any time.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Finance is available for companies based in Wales, or relocating to Wales. The bank also invests equity in tech start-ups and early-stage businesses. Free advisory and mentoring support for Welsh start-ups is provided separately by Business Wales, funded by the Welsh Government (businesswales.gov.wales, helpline 03000 6 03000).

How to apply

  1. Check that your company is based in Wales or relocating to Wales. — link
  2. Submit an enquiry describing the business and the amount sought.
  3. Work with an investment executive through due diligence to a funding decision.

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://developmentbank.wales/

"Micro loans £1,000 - £100,000 ... Loans and equity funding from £50,000 - £10 million"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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