Scottish Co-investment Fund
Funding between £100,000 - £1 million
The Scottish Co-investment Fund (SCF) is a £72 million equity investment fund established by Scottish Enterprise, partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to invest from £100,000 to £1 million in company finance deals of up to £2 million.
Unlike a standard venture capital (VC) fund or a business angel, the SCF does not find and negotiate investment deals on its own; instead it forms contractual partnerships with active VC fund managers, business angels and business angel syndicates from the private sector (the SCF partner).
The SCF partner finds the opportunity, negotiates the terms of the deal and offers to invest its own equity cash. If the opportunity needs more money than the partner can provide, it can call on the SCF to co-invest alongside on equal terms. The SCF partner determines how much the SCF can invest in any new deal; however, the SCF cannot invest more than the SCF partner.
Eligibility
Find out about key rules and eligibility criteria for the Scottish Co-investment Fund
Find an investor
If you are looking for investment, you must first secure funding from one of the SCF partners. Our SCF partner directory allows you to search by the desired investment amount or by sector. Our directory includes contact details for each of the SCF partners so you can contact them directly.
Search for potential investors in our SCF directory
Frequently asked questions
Our helpful Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section provides further information on eligibility, the application process and more.
Find out more about the SCF in our FAQs section
General enquiries
For further information about the SCF contact our transaction team