News
13 April 2021

Welsh development bank helps fund Go Banana's Cardiff move

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Go Banana, the UK’s first online marketplace for building supplies, is relocating to Wales having completed a seed funding round with £500,000 secured from the Development Bank of Wales and BSKG Holdings. 

The company, which features an online platform where tradesmen can buy building supplies from hundreds of trusted merchants, is relocating from London to Brunel House, Cardiff.

The £250,000 equity investment by the Development Bank of Wales and matched funding from BSKG Holdings will be used to fund the next phase of growth including the development of new technology tools, customer acquisition and marketing.

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