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Commons · Question 118929 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the level of private capital the British Business Bank expects to crowd-in from their investment in Wayve.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 12 Mar 2026

The British Business Bank has invested £25 million in Wayve as part of a $1.2 billion Series D funding round, at a post-money valuation of $8.6 billion. Additional capital secured in parallel brings the total value of the raise to $1.5 billion.The Bank ha...