Maven Invests in Pagabo and Sypro

8x8, Inc. Acquires Maven Lab to Expand APAC Messaging and CPaaS Capabilities

January 8, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

8x8, Inc. has acquired Maven Lab, a Singapore-based mobile marketing and enterprise messaging provider; financial terms were not disclosed. The deal will integrate Maven Lab's Moobidesk platform into the 8x8 Platform for CX to strengthen 8x8's APAC-native messaging, automation and customer engagement capabilities and support enterprise and public-sector communications at scale.

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.

Maven Invests Growth Capital in Covestus; Covestus Acquires Probio7

July 19, 2024

Consumer Products

Maven Investor Partners, via Maven and SWIF Maven Equity Finance (part of the South West Investment Fund), has made a growth capital investment in Cheltenham-based Covestus to support its buy-and-build strategy. The funding will help Covestus scale its portfolio of consumer healthcare brands and has enabled the acquisition of probiotic supplement brand Probio7.

LDC Invests in The 55 Group to Support Rapid Growth

March 15, 2024

Software

LDC has made a growth investment in Hull-based The 55 Group to support the business's ambitious expansion plans and further investment in its technology and services. The 55 Group—whose brands include Pagabo, Loop and Sypro—employs more than 90 people and will see existing investor Maven retain a small shareholding; HSBC provided financing to support the transaction.

The Access Group Acquires ProspectSoft from Maven

July 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

The Access Group has acquired ProspectSoft, a UK-based provider of stock-aware CRM SaaS, from Maven (Maven Investor/Capital Partners). The deal gives The Access Group an integrated CRM that complements its ERP and back-office portfolio and is expected to drive cross-sell opportunities and accelerate recurring revenue growth.

Maven Capital Partners Invests in Zing

June 3, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Maven Capital Partners (referred to as Maven Investor Partners in some releases) has made a minority growth investment in Zing (Zing Dev Limited), a Buckinghamshire-based technology services business and accredited Twilio implementation partner. The funding will support Zing’s expansion in the cloud communications/CPaaS market, accelerating its go-to-market and managed services for Twilio’s programmable contact centre solutions.