# Maven Capital Partners

> Maven Capital Partners is a VC fund backing Software. See 205 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 205
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 74%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-cp/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Maven_CP
- Website: https://www.mavencp.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $655k–$5.3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.2M–$8.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 37 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 23 | 11% |
| SaaS | 17 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 7% |
| Biotechnology | 12 | 6% |

195 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 33 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 33 | 16% |
| Series A | 28 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 27 | 13% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 134 | 65% |
| United States | 10 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Round | Investment Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-round-6fc8 |
| Dave Furlong | Investment Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-furlong |
| Gavin Bell | Investment Manager | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gavin-bell |
| James Darlington | Investment Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-darlington |
| Jock Gardiner | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jock-gardiner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |

10 of 205 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Eos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eos-advisory) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Eos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eos-7f20) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [North East Development Capital Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-east-development-capital-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Maven Capital Partners invest in?

Maven Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 205 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 $655k–$5.3M at Seed and $1.2M–$8.3M 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?

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### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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