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NPIF II - Maven Equity Finance

NPIF II - Maven Equity Finance is an investment of up to £5,000,000 for start-ups and growing small and medium-sized businesses based in the North East of England. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Maven Capital Partners · funded by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, British Business Bank, British Business Bank (Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II)

Checked against the official page (mavencp.com) on 30 Oct 2026.

Equity finance of up to £5 million for ambitious, growth-focused start-ups and established SMEs in the North East of England. Run by Maven as fund manager for the British Business Bank's Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

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Deadline

Open all year

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How much

Up to £5,000,000

Whole fund: £660,000,000, shared between applicants

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Who can apply

Smaller businesses based in the North East of England, including start-ups and established SMEs with growth ambitions and a viable business plan.

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Business size

Start-ups, Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

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How to apply

Complete a three-stage application form.

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Where it is open: the North East

North East England

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: 12 council areas in North East England.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Page status (open or closed) is not stated.
  • No closing date stated.
  • The fund is delivered by Maven as fund manager for the British Business Bank; Maven's own rules may apply.
  • The FAQ gives loans from £25k to £2m alongside equity; these are not confirmed as part of this entry and are not included.
  • Eligibility wording in the FAQ is garbled; the list of areas is taken from the fund's NPIF II region section.

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (mavencp.com) on 30 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 30 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Maven Capital Partners before you apply.

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