Kartell UK Limited Acquires Just Trays from Maven Capital Partners

Maven VCTs Invest £1.5M in FITR

December 2, 2025

Healthcare Services

Maven VCTs have made an initial £1.5 million growth capital investment in London-based HealthTech platform FITR. The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand the team, and scale sales and marketing as FITR continues to grow its global coaching user base.

Maven Capital Partners Leads £4.4M Investment in Candle Shack

September 9, 2021

Consumer Products

Maven Capital Partners has led a £4.4 million funding package into Candle Shack — including £3.0 million from its Maven Investor Partners syndicate and a £1.4 million debt facility from HSBC UK — to support the company's scaling, product development and expansion into the EU. Candle Shack, an e-commerce supplier and contract candle manufacturer based in central Scotland, employs about 105 staff at its West Carron facility.

Maven VCTs Lead £2.1M Investment in FodaBox

November 17, 2021

E-Commerce

The Maven VCTs have led a £2.1 million funding round in London-based FodaBox (formerly BoroughBox), with £1.5 million from the Maven VCTs and £600,000 from angel investors. The growth capital will be used to expand operations (including opening a third warehouse), enhance analytics capabilities and launch private-label products to scale the online food & drink marketplace and fulfilment business.

Maven VCTs Invest £2M in Hublsoft

July 9, 2020

Data & Analytics

The Maven VCTs have invested £2 million in UK data analytics SaaS provider Hublsoft to accelerate platform development and expand sales and marketing efforts into new UK and European markets. The funding will be used to further develop Hublsoft's decision‑AI/data visualisation platform and support geographic expansion and customer-channel growth.

PaperTech Acquires Bake-Best Trays to Expand Food-Focused Sustainable Packaging Platform

January 29, 2026

Packaging

PaperTech, a Findlay, Ohio-based pressed paperboard manufacturer and portfolio company of May River Capital, has completed the acquisition of Bake-Best Trays, a Redmond, Oregon-based maker of ovenable pressed paperboard trays. The add-on expands PaperTech’s tray product lineup and adds susceptor-enabled cooking-performance technologies to broaden its sustainable packaging offering for food processors, distributors and foodservice operators.

Maven VCTs Invest £3M in Bud Systems

October 4, 2022

Education

The Maven VCTs completed a £3 million VCT investment in Bud Systems, a Bristol-based provider of an end-to-end learning management platform for apprenticeship and training organisations. The funds will be used to enhance Bud's product functionality and to expand sales and marketing to accelerate growth into adult education and apprenticeship segments.