VENTURE CAPITAL

Maven Capital Partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

UK private equity and venture investor that funds growth capital, management buyouts and regional SME finance, investing up to £20m in a single deal through its VCTs and funds. Manages equity for several British Business Bank regional funds in Scotland and England.

What Maven Capital Partners backs

Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B and later, Growth
Sectors
Any sector
Where
UK, Scotland, North East England, South West England, South East England, East Midlands
How much
Up to £20mUp to £20m in any single transaction. Regional roles: equity for the Investment Fund for Scotland (from £250k), NPIF II (North East), South West and South East Investment Funds, and MEIF II debt in the East and South East Midlands.

Companies it has backed

  • Applied AGI
  • Magnitude Biosciences
  • Esk
  • Highway Data Systems
  • Lemon & Lime

Lately

News: Maven VCTs led a £3m investment in Applied AGI (22 Sep 2026); appointed equity manager for the South East Investment Fund (Sep 2026).

Sources

Checked .

Similar funders

  • VENTURE CAPITALOpen to pitches

    2150

    London

    London-based VC with teams in Berlin and Copenhagen, investing in energy, industry, materials and the built environment, plus the AI that improves them. Its Fund II closed at EUR 210m in 2026; it typically enters at Series A, once product and pilots exist.

    Stages
    Series A
    Sectors
    Climate and energy, Property and construction, Deep tech and hardware and 1 more
    How to pitch 2150
  • VENTURE CAPITALOpen to pitches

    Ada Ventures

    London

    Pre-seed and seed fund with offices in London and Bristol, investing in founders working on climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing. It puts £250k to £1m into a company's first funding round.

    Stages
    Pre-seed, Seed
    Sectors
    Climate and energy, Healthtech, Social impact
    Typical amount
    £250k to £1m
    How to pitch Ada Ventures
  • VENTURE CAPITALOpen to pitches

    Air Street Capital

    London

    London solo-GP venture firm run by Nathan Benaich that invests in AI-first companies, mainly at pre-seed and seed, across Europe and North America. Its $232m Fund III launched in March 2026. Backer of Synthesia and Black Forest Labs.

    Stages
    Pre-seed, Seed
    Sectors
    AI and data
    Typical amount
    $500k to $10m
    How to pitch Air Street Capital
All 88 funders →

Company Signal lists funders so founders can find them. We are not a broker or a financial adviser: we do not recommend funders, pass pitches on or take any fee from them, and nothing here is an offer of finance. Each entry comes from the funder's own public pages, last checked 1 Oct 2026; amounts, terms and rates change, so check them with the funder before you apply.