# Michael Dickens

> Michael Dickens is a seed investor at Maven Capital Partners backing Biotechnology and Energy. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Maven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-capital-partners)
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldickensphd

Michael Dickens is a seed investor at Maven Capital Partners focused on Biotechnology and Energy. Michael Dickens - Investment Manager @ Maven Capital Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 10% |
| Retail | 1 | 10% |
| Fitness | 1 | 10% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 10% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 30% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 10% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 60% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| aXenic | aXenic are leaders in optical modulators for satellite and aerospace communications. | $674.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Magnitude Biosciences | Magnitude Biosciences is a biotechnology firm combine experience in ageing research, the nematode C. elegans and automation. | $946K | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Lithium Salvage | Lithium Salvage is a startup that employs an environmentally acceptable method to salvage rare minerals from lithium-ion waste. | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Power Roll | Power Roll Limited was established to develop and commercialise its highly innovative proprietary energy storage and energy generation technologies. Power Roll technologies exhibit a range of significant benefits and advantages over existing technologies such that it is likely that the technology can prove extremely disruptive across a wide rangeof applications and markets. Power Roll has a strong intellectual property portfolio, with 15 different patent families already established. These patent families are spread across all three technologies with five directly related to Energy Storage, nine related to Solar PV and one focusing on the nano-barrier technology. | $5.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 14, 2024 |  |
| MarraBio | MarraBio develops functional protein polymers that enable cells to divide, expand, and operate properly. | $655K | Seed | Sep 18, 2023 |  |
| Power Roll | Power Roll Limited was established to develop and commercialise its highly innovative proprietary energy storage and energy generation technologies. Power Roll technologies exhibit a range of significant benefits and advantages over existing technologies such that it is likely that the technology can prove extremely disruptive across a wide rangeof applications and markets. Power Roll has a strong intellectual property portfolio, with 15 different patent families already established. These patent families are spread across all three technologies with five directly related to Energy Storage, nine related to Solar PV and one focusing on the nano-barrier technology. |  | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Power Roll | Power Roll Limited was established to develop and commercialise its highly innovative proprietary energy storage and energy generation technologies. Power Roll technologies exhibit a range of significant benefits and advantages over existing technologies such that it is likely that the technology can prove extremely disruptive across a wide rangeof applications and markets. Power Roll has a strong intellectual property portfolio, with 15 different patent families already established. These patent families are spread across all three technologies with five directly related to Energy Storage, nine related to Solar PV and one focusing on the nano-barrier technology. | $1.3M |  | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Furniture Clinic | Furniture Clinic manufactures, distributes, and retails products for use on furniture, upholstery, car interiors, carpets, and clothing. | $500K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Power Roll | Power Roll Limited was established to develop and commercialise its highly innovative proprietary energy storage and energy generation technologies. Power Roll technologies exhibit a range of significant benefits and advantages over existing technologies such that it is likely that the technology can prove extremely disruptive across a wide rangeof applications and markets. Power Roll has a strong intellectual property portfolio, with 15 different patent families already established. These patent families are spread across all three technologies with five directly related to Energy Storage, nine related to Solar PV and one focusing on the nano-barrier technology. | $3.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 05, 2021 |  |
| Differentology | Differentology provides market research and consumer insight services, working at the intersection of data, human behaviour, technology and creativity. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 06, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Finance Durham Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-durham-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Northstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [North East Development Capital Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-east-development-capital-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British Business Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPI Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpi-enterprises) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaspara Asset Management LLP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaspara-asset-management-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Maven Capital Partners

VC Fund · Glasgow, United Kingdom

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.

5 contacts available at Maven Capital Partners.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Dickens invest in?

Michael Dickens invests primarily in Biotechnology, Energy and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 10 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 Michael Dickens last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Dickens closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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