Scottish Co-investment Fund
Investment 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, 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).
Importantly only SCF partners can access this fund. 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 SCF 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.
Key rules and eligibility
Find out about key rules and eligibility criteria for the SCF
Become an SCF Partner
Find out about becoming an SCF partner
Search our SCF partner directory to learn about existing investors
Frequently asked questions
Our helpful Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section provides information on becoming an investor and more.
Find out more about the SCF in our FAQs section
Scottish Co-investment Fund deals portfolio
Find out about our Scottish Co-investment Fund deals
Contact us
For general enquiries about the SCF contact our transaction team