Growth Capital

We work with entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders who have the ambition and drive to grow their businesses further and faster.

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We are invested in your growth

We provide financial and strategic support to help ambitious businesses accelerate growth and fulfil their potential. Our flexible funding solutions are tailored made for scaling up, launching new products, enhancing software functionality or international expansion.

As one of the UK’s most active growth investors, we draw on a wealth of experience and a strong track record to provide the capital, insight and strategic support that management teams need to scale with confidence.

What we look for

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Funding Requirement

We invest up to £6 million in ambitious growth-focused emerging UK companies.

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Location

We prefer to invest in UK domiciled businesses.

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Stage of growth

Entrepreneurial and innovative SMEs with revenues of at least £1 million per annum, which are growing quickly.

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Future Potential

We don't expect businesses to be the finished article. We add value in companies with a clear, credible business strategy, capable of delivering growth in profit and earnings.

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Management 

Strong and ambitious management teams with a clear growth strategy and aspirations to grow shareholder value.

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Sector

We are sector agnostic supporting businesses across a range of sectors, including cyber security, financial services, healthcare, software, and technology.

How we add value

Trusted Partner

We back people, not just businesses. Our approach is collaborative. We add value without interfering in day-to-day operations because no one knows your organisation better than you. With Maven’s support and strategic input, you can continue to grow your business with confidence.

Flexible Funding

We provide tailored investment instruments that suit your business now and in the future. With a diverse range of funds at our disposal, we can structure financial packages, often in collaboration with banks or other investors. This versatility enables us to help maximise growth in your business.

Patient Capital

We offer a strong platform for growth, with the ability to provide follow-on funding to support acquisitions or strategic initiatives. We understand that building lasting value often takes time and multiple funding rounds. Maven is a long-term partner, supporting your business at every stage of its journey.

Strategic Expertise, When It Matters

Our investment and portfolio executives have first-hand experience helping businesses grow. We support management teams with scaling sales and marketing, attracting and retaining talent, raising additional finance, and expanding into new markets. Our input is practical, commercial, and focused on what drives success.

Active Support Throughout

Choosing Maven is just the start of a lasting partnership. All our portfolio companies benefit from access to our experienced team, who are available to offer guidance and insight as and when it’s needed. We remain closely involved and responsive as your business evolves.

Local Presence, National Reach

Unlike many investment firms, we are not limited to a single geography. Our teams are based in offices throughout the UK, giving us on-the-ground insight into the markets you operate in. This regional focus helps us understand the challenges and opportunities that matter most to your business.

Our approach to ESG

We work alongside our investee companies to identify where improvements can be made as part of our value creation strategy, supported by our in-house ESG team.

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Growth investments led by Maven

Biorelate
BioTech
Summize
Digital Contracting Software
Liftango
Travel Tech
XR Games
Video Games Development
DiffusionData
Data Acceleration
MirrorWeb
Archiving Software

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Meet our growth team

Our highly experienced UK-wide team have completed hundreds of investments in ambitious British businesses across a variety of investment stages, sectors and regions.

Alan Robertson
Alan Robertson

Partner

Alexander Sleigh
Alexander Sleigh

Investment Director

Alexandra Lindsay
Alexandra Lindsay

Investment Director

Bill Nixon
Bill Nixon

Managing Partner

Carl Edgehill
Carl Edgehill

Portfolio Director

Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers

Investment Manager

Craig McGill
Craig McGill

Investment Manager

David Milroy
David Milroy

Partner

David Nixon
David Nixon

Senior Investment Manager

Ewan MacKinnon
Ewan MacKinnon

Partner

Gareth Price
Gareth Price

Investment Director

Gavin Bell
Gavin Bell

Investment Director

Graham Welsh
Graham Welsh

Portfolio Director

Jamie Warner
Jamie Warner

Investment Associate

Joe Cassidy
Joe Cassidy

Investment Manager

Jonathan Oliver
Jonathan Oliver

Investment Director

Karen de Meza
Karen de Meza

Partner

Luke Matthews
Luke Matthews

Partner

Melanie Goward
Melanie Goward

Partner

Michael Dickens
Michael Dickens

Investment Manager

Michael Vassallo
Michael Vassallo

Investment Partner

Michelle Pownall
Michelle Pownall

Portfolio Director

Mike Collis
Mike Collis

Consultant Portfolio

Paul Dixon-Box
Paul Dixon-Box

Investment Director AIM

Richard Blount
Richard Blount

Partner - Regional Debt Funds

Rob Stevenson
Rob Stevenson

Investment Manager

Sajid Sabir
Sajid Sabir

Investment Manager

Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel

Portfolio Director

Simon Robb
Simon Robb

Portfolio Director

Steve Shuker
Steve Shuker

Investment Manager

Trisha Reay
Trisha Reay

AIM Portfolio Director

Victoria McLaren
Victoria McLaren

Investment Manager

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FAQs

What is growth capital?
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Growth capital is quite simply used to accelerate growth. It sits at the intersection of seed / earlier stage finance and private equity, providing an equity based funding solution for high potential businesses that want to accelerate their growth without giving up control.

Which type of company is growth capital suitable for?
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It is principally aimed at businesses that are growing quickly but may not yet be profitable or able to attract conventional bank debt.

What is growth capital used for?
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Growth capital can be used to expand operations, hire new senior people, develop proprietary technology, accelerate operational improvements, or help access new markets.

How does growth capital differ from earlier rounds of funding?
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Many fledgling or emerging businesses follow a similar route when fundraising, relying at the outset on friends and family for initial financial support before progressing to high net worth individuals or angel investors for seed funding. The process of fundraising changes markedly once a business reaches Series A financing and looks to secure its first institutional investment from an investor such as Maven.

What does an investor look for in a business seeking growth capital?
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There are a number of characteristics any potential funder will look for when assessing a growth capital investment opportunity. These include:

  • A strong management team
    Growth can seem like both a marathon and a sprint at times, and any business was growing rapidly is likely to face various challenges or growing pains. Investors will seek to back people that display hunger, drive, innovation and resilience under pressure.
  • Differentiated Product
    If you have a product or service already in the marketplace and have been able to attract a core group of early customers on limited start-up capital that is a key positive indicator for an investor. Alternatively, if you’re looking to develop a new product or strategy you need to demonstrate how it does things better than the competition, and that you understand any barriers to entry and how you will displace existing market players and create a defensible source of revenues.
  • Market opportunity
    To be attractive to investors your business will usually operate in/or target a very large addressable market with high potential for sales growth, and where a product or service based competitive advantage can be developed.
  • Strong Business and Revenue Models
    An investor will want to get a good understanding that a company can demonstrate revenue traction in their market, evidenced by key growth metrics. They may not always expect the business to be the finished article, but rather that it has the potential for high growth through a clear and credible business strategy.
  • Realistic growth plan and funding requirement
    A credible plan which demonstrates an understanding of the market and how growth will be achieved. Investors will scrutinise pipeline information, key metrics and analyse the company’s competitive positioning to determine the likelihood of the plan being delivered.
  • Exit opportunity
    At the outset of a new partnership an investor will want reasonable visibility that there will be exit options for all stakeholders when a decision is taken to sell. That means understanding whether the business will have strategic value to an acquirer and offer continuing growth potential beyond our investment horizon.
Why partner with Maven?
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As entrepreneurs ourselves, having developed and grown our own business, we understand what it takes to increase and ultimately realise shareholder value. We have backed hundreds of management teams, helping them achieve positive outcomes.

To us, small businesses are a big deal. We are passionate about helping our portfolio companies transition into larger and more valuable enterprises, and, as one of the UK's most active investors in high growth businesses, we have helped hundreds of ambitious owners, entrepreneurs and leaders do just that.