Puma Private Equity
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Puma Private Equity is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Retail. We are a private equity team that provides growth capital to small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. We are the private equity division of Puma Investments, which manages a series of investment funds on a discretionary basis. This means we have capital in hand, ready to deploy – so we can move quickly to help you. We operate across the country from our offices in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh and are part of an organisation that raised its first private equity fund in 1996. We are proud of the strong relationships we build, and look forward to supporting your future success.
- Total investments:
- 47
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 94%
Last updated:
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Industries Puma Private Equity invests in
Stages Puma Private Equity invests in
Countries Puma Private Equity invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2.8M–$14M
- Private Equity
- $2.5M–$8.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (11%)
- Retail 4 (9%)
- Consulting 4 (9%)
- Internet 3 (6%)
- Education 3 (6%)
Stage
- Private Equity 17 (36%)
- Series A 9 (19%)
- Funding Round 7 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (6%)
- Series B 2 (4%)
Country
- United Kingdom 26 (55%)
- Japan 1 (2%)
- France 1 (2%)
- Ireland 1 (2%)
- United States 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Kaye
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
|
Chief Executive Officer & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTH: is a beverages company that provides ready-to-drink cocktail for family and friends. | $14.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| We give access to enterprise-level HR services and support. We help manage the entire employment cycle - from onboarding to exit - no matter where in the world your staff are based. We do it through blending the right tech with some of the most experienced HR minds and expertise around. You can automate up to 80% of your HR day-to-day while stayingcompliant, freeing you up to focus on what really matters. It’s like having a team always working away on your behalf, and only a click away. | $1.8M / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $17.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 08, 2026 | ||
| Aveni is an award-winning technology company that specializes in Natural Language Processing for Financial Services and other highly regulated industries. Its team of world-leading scientists and engineers has developed a proprietary NLP pipeline that extracts context from customer conversations. This powers a range of transformative productfeatures, including automated compliance monitoring, the identification of vulnerable customers and performance management of call centre agents and advisers. | $16.1M / Series B / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Kuai Commerce is a social commerce solutions for brand acceleration. | $11.1M / Series A / Sep 21, 2025 | ||
| Love Corn manufactures packaged roasted corn products. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Ho-ho-kus, New Jersey, United States. | $6.3M / Private Equity / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| NRG Gym is a health and wellness center. | $4.9M / Private Equity / Jan 16, 2025 | ||
| Bikmo exists to enable you to ride more.We build awesome insurance products to protect our customers for unexpected events, use technology to make taking out and managing your policy ultra-simple, and provide exceptional customer experiences through our team of bike geeks.We’re now 5 years into our mission to enable anyone, anywhere, to protecttheir lifestyle, so they can spend more time enjoying it. And, become the brand that resonates with and protects the passion and drive behind the bike and adventure sports community.At the heart of our business is a bunch of bike and adventure sports geeks who choose to spend their free time in the epic wild places our earth has to offer and we want to continue to be able to do just that. | $6M / Private Equity / Dec 16, 2024 | ||
| Aveni is an award-winning technology company that specializes in Natural Language Processing for Financial Services and other highly regulated industries. Its team of world-leading scientists and engineers has developed a proprietary NLP pipeline that extracts context from customer conversations. This powers a range of transformative productfeatures, including automated compliance monitoring, the identification of vulnerable customers and performance management of call centre agents and advisers. | $14.1M / Series A / Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| Transreport is a global leader in accessibility technology, pioneering the world’s first accessibility network - a secure digital platform that empowers people with access needs to communicate their requirements seamlessly, while enabling businesses to deliver truly inclusive services. Our solutions equip businesses to anticipate theircustomers' needs with greater clarity, enabling smarter decisions and impactful improvements. In this way, Transreport unlocks access to experiences for everyone, everywhere - championing inclusivity and empowering individuals to share their access needs with ease and confidence. With over 7 million assistance requests through our technology, we are proud to be at the forefront of inclusive innovation. Recognised by the King’s Award for Enterprise from His Majesty King Charles III - the UK’s highest business accolade - as well as the Apple Design Awards and numerous other industry honours for innovation, we are setting new benchmarks for impactful design by empowering businesses to be more inclusive and breaking down barriers for all. Want to learn more about how Transreport can support your business? Let’s connect! www.transreport.co.uk | $13.1M / Jan 23, 2024 | ||
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FAQ
What does Puma Private Equity invest in?
Puma Private Equity invests primarily in Software, Retail and Consulting startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 47 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Puma Private Equity invest in?
Puma Private Equity typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$14M at Series A and $2.5M–$8.8M at Private Equity. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Puma Private Equity's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Puma Private Equity took part in.
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Who are the partners at Puma Private Equity?
The team at Puma Private Equity includes David Kaye (Chief Executive Officer & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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