# Neil McGowan

> Neil McGowan is a funding round investor at MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland backing Recycling. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mml-growth-capital-partners-irish)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilmcgowan

Neil McGowan is a funding round investor at MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland focused on Recycling and Manufacturing. Neil is a Director and Co-Head of Investments with MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland. He led MML’s investments in IdentiGEN, Prim-Ed Publishing, Fastway, SONAS Bathrooms and Travel Department and represents MML on the boards of these and other portfolio companies. Prior to joining MML Ireland, Neil spent 5 years as an Investment Director with FLPartners. Neil started his career with PwC in Dublin, later spending eight years working in investment banking at HSBC and Bank of America in London before relocating to Dublin with Goodbody Corporate Finance. Neil is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and graduated with a MAcc and BComm from University College Dublin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 33% |
| Product Design | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vyta | Vyta helps you manage the secure retirement of their end-of-life IT equipment providing compliance, security and sustainability. | $13M | Private Equity | May 04, 2022 |  |
| Natural World Products | Natural World Products is an organics recycling company at the forefront of the professionalization of the recycling sector. | $27.5M | Secondary Market | Aug 24, 2021 |  |
| Eastland Engineering Supply | Eastland Engineering Supply provides dedicated teams who have a track record in delivering seamless implementation programs. EES is a leading outsourced provider of integrated supply chain services associated with maintenance, repair & overhaul activities in large manufacturing facilities, with a particular focus to date on the pharma, food,and beverage sectors. The business is headquartered in Dublin and provides services. |  |  | Oct 01, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [57 Stars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/57-stars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

MML Capital Partners is an independent investment firm that provides capital to businesses that wish to grow or acquire other businesses. MML Capital provide growth capital to private businesses on the island of Ireland for expansion, acquisitions, recapitalisations and shareholder reorganisations, contributing between €2 million and €12 millionas part of each bespoke investment.

5 contacts available at MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Neil McGowan | Director and Co-Head of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-mcgowan |
| Rory Quirke | Director and Co-Head Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rory-quirke |
| Stephen Minogue | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-minogue |
| Bal Johal | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bal-johal |
| Christopher Walsh | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-walsh-c66e |

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## FAQ

### What does Neil McGowan invest in?

Neil McGowan invests primarily in Recycling, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Neil McGowan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Neil McGowan closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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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