James Darlington
Investment Manager @ Maven Capital Partners
James Darlington is a Series A investor at Maven Capital Partners focused on SaaS and Mobile. James is based in Manchester and is responsible for investments on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Fund as well as Private Equity transactions across the North of England.James joined Maven in 2017, having previously spent 6 years at EY within the Assurance and Corporate Finance divisions in Manchester, where he was involved in a range oftransactions including acquisition finance, large corporate refinancing and stressed deals, and worked on a variety of deal structures.James holds an Honours degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Newcastle and is a Chartered Accountant.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries James Darlington invests in
Stages James Darlington invests in
Countries James Darlington invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (50%)
- Mobile 1 (50%)
- Retail 1 (50%)
- Payments 1 (50%)
- Analytics 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Funding Round 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Summize
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Summize is a contract lifecycle management platform that provides tools to create, review, store and analyze contracts using embedded workflows and AI assistance. It offers features that generate draft contracts from templates, support AI-assisted review and redlining inside familiar tools like Word and integrations with communications and CRMplatforms to align contract work with business processes. Summize includes a centralized repository for contract storage and search, along with analytics that surface insights and potential risks from contract data. Its AI agents can produce summaries, suggest edits, and help teams accelerate negotiations and administrative work across legal, sales and other business groups. | $5.7M / Series A / Oct 25, 2022 | |
Airtime Rewards
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Airtime Rewards is an innovative technology company, pioneering unique loyalty & rewards solutions in partnership with major mobile network operators. The Airtime rewards scheme rewards consumers with discounts on their phone bill for transacting with major retail and restaurant chains. They are the only rewards platform with the capabilityto offer mobile airtime as a rewards currency, to subscribers on any network, Pre-pay or pay-monthly. | $1.3M |
Co-Investors
About Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners was formed in 2009 following a management buyout of the private equity business of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. Maven is now one of the UK’s leading private equity firms in the lower-mid market, specialising in investments in high-growth British companies. With a focus on innovation and value creation, Maven partners withvisionary entrepreneurs to build market-leading businesses, supporting a range of transaction types, including management buyouts, growth capital, buy-and-build projects, equity value release, and pre-IPO financing.Since 2009, Maven has also helped institutional, private client, and retail investors access private markets, including tax-efficient Venture Capital Trusts, deal-by-deal co-investment in private equity and property, and institutional buyout funds.
Maven Capital Partners Contacts
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Andy Round
Investment Director
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Dave Furlong
Investment Director
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Gavin Bell
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James Darlington
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Jock Gardiner
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FAQ
What does James Darlington invest in?
James Darlington invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did James Darlington last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Darlington closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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