Firstport
firstport.org.uk Direct investor
Firstport is a Scottish charity and social enterprise that provides grants, business support and social investment to help people start and grow social enterprises. It offers programmes such as Start It, Build It, Step Up loans and the Catalyst Fund.
Firstport is an investor headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It invests directly in companies, from pre-seed to seed, in social enterprise. Its stated cheque size is Up to £5,000; grants of up to £40,000; 0% interest loans from £5k to £30k.
“Get access to free business advice, grant funding, and social investment to start and grow your social enterprise.”
— Firstport, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Other
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Invests in
- Scotland
- Sectors
- social enterprise
- Cheque size
- Up to £5,000; grants of up to £40,000; 0% interest loans from £5k to £30k
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Firstport publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.firstport.org.uk/name, hq_country, hq_city, sectors, thesis_quote, status
- https://www.firstport.org.uk/social-investment/is_investor
- https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/layer, stage_min, stage_max, cheque_size
- https://www.firstport.org.uk/about/about-us/type, description
- https://www.firstport.org.uk/about/invests_in_geographies
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Record 18736 · added 2026-10-26 · link last verified 2026-10-26 · confidence medium
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