Meridian Growth Capital
VC Fund
Southampton, United Kingdom
Meridian Growth Capital is a VC fund in Southampton focused on Software and Information Technology. Meridian Growth Capital was established in 2009 and is an early stage investment fund focused on supporting ambitious management teams and exciting products. Meridian often invest in engaged client businesses across a wide range of sectors that fit their criteria. Their aim is to add value and expertise to companies and assist them through applyingtheir “next step thinking” in achieving their growth objectives, with the ultimate goal of assisting with a profitable exit at the right time.They typically invest between £50,000 and £500,000 and focus on backing dynamic and proven management teams. They do not ask for any control in the business and usually take a minority stake. If appropriate, they will take a Board position and have an enviable track record assisting in the delivery of significant shareholder value by becoming more involved and gaining a more in depth understanding of your business. Don’t take their word for it, they have several early and late stage companies, as well as investments that they have exited that demonstrate that working with Meridian has been game changing.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Meridian Growth Capital invests in
Stages Meridian Growth Capital invests in
Countries Meridian Growth Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$1.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (14%)
- Information Technology 3 (14%)
- Insurance 2 (10%)
- Consulting 2 (10%)
- Digital Media 2 (10%)
Stage
- Funding Round 14 (67%)
- Seed 3 (14%)
- Private Equity 2 (10%)
- Series A 1 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (5%)
Country
- United Kingdom 18 (86%)
- Ireland 1 (5%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Philipp
Principal Partner
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Principal Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Darren Thompson
Principal Partner
|
Principal Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Elecon
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Elecon designs and manufactures laser, punching, and folding technology machines. | Private Equity / Sep 01, 2022 | |
Tma Data Management
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TMA an IT and Management Consultancy business that offers ata Management, information provision and the use of Information Systems. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 01, 2020 | |
DRC
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DRC provides reliable and scalable communications to customers. | Private Equity / Feb 01, 2020 | |
Four Tees Engineers
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Four Tees offers a complete range of services in fabrication and site work assisting in project management and offering solutions to clients engineering problems. | Apr 01, 2018 | |
Dream Doors
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Dream Doors operate a kitchen refurbishment franchise with over 80 stores throughout the UK. | Oct 01, 2017 | |
Stewart Signs
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Stewart Signs has led the way in the manufacture and installation of road and rail fleet livery, outdoor signage and display media. | Oct 01, 2016 | |
Diametric
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Diametric is recognised in a wide range of industry sectors as the first choice supplier for all commercial badges, labels, nameplates and fascias. | Oct 01, 2015 | |
CEGA Group
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CEGA is a market provider of medical assistance and travel claims management services to insurers. It provides a high-quality, seamlessly integrated end-to-end service, which combines medical assistance with claims and case management, pre-travel advice, medical screening and corporate travel contingency planning. | Jul 01, 2015 | |
NewsWhip
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NewsWhip is the world's most comprehensive content discovery and analytics database. Their suite of products give customers the ability to predict which stories will be important today, and understand how to create successful content over the long term.NewsWhip serves over 500 of the world's leading publishers, brands and agencies,including: Reebok, the Washington Post, Conde Nast, Google, MasterCard, BuzzFeed, Time Inc., and more. NewsWhip Spike is their real-time, predictive content discovery dashboard — offering a one-stop view of what's important across both the web and 5 social networks. Spike is the only tool that discovers stories within 2 minutes of publishing, and predicts their spread across social.NewsWhip Analytics is a database of how audiences have engaged with stories across every social network over the long term. NewsWhip customers use Analytics to benchmark how they stack up against competitors and track engagement trends around events and seasons. | $1.6M / May 28, 2015 | |
ProcessFlows
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ProcessFlows provider of solutions and services designed toimprove business processes and communications. Since 1987, ProcessFlows has helped thousands of businesses, local councils and government departments to increase efficiency, improve customer service and implement controls for regulatory compliance. ProcessFlows combines business processexpertise with market leading technology to provide flexible applications and workflows that augment existing systems and can be deployed quickly to provide a fast return on investment. Our nearshore outsource centre in Sofia provides expert support and managed services 24×7. ProcessFlows offers expert advice at every stage - understanding requirements and providing implementation, training, support and on-going customer care. | Jan 01, 2015 | |
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FAQ
What does Meridian Growth Capital invest in?
Meridian Growth Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Insurance startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 21 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 Meridian Growth Capital's check size?
Meridian Growth Capital typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Meridian Growth Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at Meridian Growth Capital?
The team at Meridian Growth Capital includes Hal Philipp (Principal Partner) and Darren Thompson (Principal Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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