NPIF Maven Equity Finance Invests in Margin Guardian

NPIF II (Maven) and Finance Durham Fund Back Magnitude Biosciences

May 27, 2025

Biotechnology

Magnitude Biosciences, a County Durham–based contract research organisation, secured over £700,000 in growth funding led by NPIF II - Maven Equity Finance alongside the Finance Durham Fund with continued support from Northstar Ventures. The funding, matched by an Innovate UK grant, will scale the company's WormGazer high-throughput in vivo screening platform, expand robotics, machine‑learning and biological capabilities, and create skilled jobs at NETPark in Sedgefield.

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 - 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.

BGF Invests in hedgehog lab as Maven Exits

April 18, 2023

IT Services

BGF has acquired a stake in Newcastle-based mobile app and web development consultancy hedgehog lab, allowing Maven Investor Partners to realise its investment and exit. The BGF investment (reported as £6.3m) will support hedgehog lab’s acquisition of digital product consultancy Netsells and fund the next phase of growth and capability expansion.

Maven Leads £4.25m Investment in Pura (Mypura.com Group)

February 28, 2022

Consumer Products

NPIF Maven Equity Finance (Maven) has led a £4.25 million growth funding round into Mypura.com Group (Pura), an eco-ethical baby care brand that makes plastic-free baby wipes and eco-friendly nappies. The capital will be used to accelerate Pura’s expansion from D2C into B2B supermarket channels (including the US), increase marketing spend, and support product R&D and nappy-recycling initiatives.

NPIF Maven Equity Finance Leads £1.5m Investment in XR Games

August 18, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Leeds-based XR Games, a developer of immersive AR and VR games, has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by NPIF Maven Equity Finance with follow-on participation from existing investor ACT Capital Partners. The growth capital will be used to accelerate product development and hire 20 new roles at the Leeds studio.