SWIF Maven Equity Finance Invests £750,000 in Tom Parker Creamery

SWIF - Maven Equity Finance Invests £1.6M in Changing Social

September 17, 2024

IT Services

Bristol-based Microsoft adoption and digital consultancy Changing Social has secured a £1.6 million investment from SWIF - Maven Equity Finance (part of the South West Investment Fund managed by the British Business Bank). The growth capital will fund expansion of Changing Social's delivery and sales teams, marketing activity, and support geographic expansion in the UK and internationally.

Maven (SWIF) and British Business Bank Invest £1.5M in Blueskytec

August 11, 2025

Cybersecurity

Maven (via SWIF Maven Equity Finance) has invested £1.5 million in Bath-based cybersecurity hardware specialist Blueskytec through the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund. The growth capital will support full-scale deployment with industrial partners, recruitment, and expansion of manufacturing capacity and business development as Blueskytec targets defence, civil nuclear and energy infrastructure markets.

NPIF II (Maven) Invests £1M in CRL Foods

February 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

NPIF II - Maven Equity Finance has made a £1 million growth capital investment in Newcastle-based CRL Foods to accelerate production scaling and support new contract wins. The funding will be used to expand capacity, invest in equipment and scale the company's thermal processing capabilities for ready-to-drink beverage contract manufacturing.

NPIF II (Maven) Invests £1M in Tiba Tempeh

March 10, 2025

Food & Beverage

NPIF II - Maven Equity Finance has invested £1 million in UK plant-based food maker Tiba Tempeh to support marketing, sales and product development as the company prepares for further UK and European expansion. The investment was made via the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, which is managed by Maven, with support from the British Business Bank programme.

IFS Maven Equity Finance Leads £2.2M Investment in Scotmas Group

January 15, 2025

Environmental Services

Scotmas Group, a B-Corp accredited chlorine dioxide water treatment specialist based in Kelso, has secured £2.2 million in growth capital led by IFS Maven Equity Finance with support from Scottish Enterprise and the British Business Bank. The funding will be used to accelerate international expansion (Middle East and South America), increase manufacturing capacity at the Kelso plant, and support product development and UK commercial/service team growth.

NPIF - Maven Equity Finance (Maven) and Management Back Traverse Associates with £650k Follow-on Investment

July 4, 2024

Software

Cheshire-based intelligent automation specialist Traverse Associates secured an additional £650,000 as part of a larger funding round led by NPIF - Maven Equity Finance (managed by Maven Capital Partners), with participation from company management and travel executive Mal Barritt. The growth capital will accelerate development and commercial rollout of Traverse's proprietary Cognitive Flow intelligent automation technology across SME and enterprise travel customers.