Maven Capital Partners
VC Fund
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Maven Capital Partners is a VC fund in Glasgow focused on Software and Information Technology. 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.
- Total investments:
- 217
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
- Fund size:
- $132M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Maven Capital Partners invests in
Stages Maven Capital Partners invests in
Countries Maven Capital Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 26 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $792k–$5M
- Private Equity
- $981k–$15M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $648k–$8.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 39 (18%)
- Information Technology 26 (12%)
- SaaS 17 (8%)
- Manufacturing 16 (7%)
- Biotechnology 13 (6%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 49 (23%)
- Seed 37 (17%)
- Private Equity 31 (14%)
- Series A 28 (13%)
- Funding Round 21 (10%)
Country
- United Kingdom 142 (65%)
- United States 10 (5%)
- Germany 2 (1%)
- Taiwan 1 (0%)
- Bulgaria 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Round
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Dave Furlong
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Gavin Bell
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
James Darlington
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Jock Gardiner
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 26 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Xentra
|
Xentra is a company that provides a full range of digital security solutions . | $3.6M / Seed / Jul 20, 2026 | |
esk
|
B2B Entertainment Technology | $3.5M / Seed / May 11, 2026 | |
|
esk
|
B2B Entertainment Technology | $3.5M / Seed / May 11, 2026 | |
Luna Pet Healthcare
|
Luna Pet Healthcare is a UK-based veterinary company specializing in affordable dental care exclusively for dogs and cats. It operates dental-only clinics in Bristol and Reading, focusing on preventative and restorative treatments to address common pet dental issues. | $951.6K / Seed / May 06, 2026 | |
Highway Data Systems
|
Highway Data Systems specializes in software, hardware, plant monitoring, and testing services. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 30, 2026 | |
|
Highway Data Systems
|
Highway Data Systems specializes in software, hardware, plant monitoring, and testing services. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 30, 2026 | |
NunaBio
|
NunaBio operates as a privately-owned specialist DNA development company. NunaBio engaged in CRO (Contract Research Organizations) and CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation) activities. | $8.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 30, 2026 | |
Third Space Learning
|
TSL has built an online learning platform that recruits and trains a global community of online teachers from across emerging markets to make online one-to-one learning accessible to children around the world. Central to TSL's model is the creation of intelligent tutor training programmes to manage performance at scale. In parallel, the TSLplatform hosts learning programmes that integrate the best of digital resources and assessment with one-to-one tuition, designed to target specific student markets by subject, age or curricula. Tuition is a $200bn global industry that tends to serve the wealthy minority. TSL's goal is to serve the under-served majority, aligning a social mission with the greatest market opportunity. | $5.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 29, 2026 | |
|
Third Space Learning
|
TSL has built an online learning platform that recruits and trains a global community of online teachers from across emerging markets to make online one-to-one learning accessible to children around the world. Central to TSL's model is the creation of intelligent tutor training programmes to manage performance at scale. In parallel, the TSLplatform hosts learning programmes that integrate the best of digital resources and assessment with one-to-one tuition, designed to target specific student markets by subject, age or curricula. Tuition is a $200bn global industry that tends to serve the wealthy minority. TSL's goal is to serve the under-served majority, aligning a social mission with the greatest market opportunity. | $5.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 29, 2026 | |
Kani
|
Kani Reporting and Reconciliation is a set of tools to help you report and reconcile transactions and movement of funds. By integrating directly with your processor Kani quickly and accurately provides the clarity you need; whether it’s a QMR, QOC, Settlement Report, or even a Custom Reconciliation, Kani contextualises and gives you full controlover your data. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 30, 2026 | |
| See all 217 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar industry
Similar country
Featured in Investor Lists
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Maven Capital Partners invest in?
Maven Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 217 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Maven Capital Partners's check size?
Maven Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $792k–$5M at Seed, $981k–$15M at Private Equity and $648k–$8.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Maven Capital Partners participates in.
How do I contact Maven Capital Partners?
Public channels for Maven Capital Partners include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Maven Capital Partners?
The team at Maven Capital Partners includes Andy Round (Investment Director), Dave Furlong (Investment Director) and Gavin Bell (Investment Manager), among 26 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
