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Active Partners
Active Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm, partnering with visionary founders to create world-class businesses. It invests in mission-driven brands...
Active Partners
Active Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm, partnering with visionary founders to create world-class businesses. It invests in mission-driven brands that redefine entire categories and build communities that inspire and delight consumers. The firm supports founders through all stages of growth and global expansion.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2004
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
San Antonio
Corporate office
Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom
Principals
Nick Evans
Managing Partner
Spencer Skinner
Managing Partner
Gavyn Davies
Partner
Tom Profumo
Partner
Tom Curling
Operating Partner
Clare Gilmartin
Advisor
Helena Dye
Finance & Operations Associate
Chloe Grounds
Investment Associate
Billy Fox
Early-stage Investor
Courtney Sawatzke
Early-stage Investor
James Gregory
Investor Relations Associate
Claire McMonigle
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Jasper Smith
Finance Director
Nick Evans
Managing Partner and member of the founding team
Gavyn Davies
Partner; founded Active Partners with Spencer Skinner
Tom Profumo
Partner; leads early-stage fund
Clare Gilmartin
Advisor
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What investment stages does Active Partners target?
Active Partners deploys capital across the entire growth spectrum, from seed-stage startups to established global brands. Recent seed-stage activity includes a £2 million round for Materials Market (2025), while expansion-stage examples include MyEdSpace (£11.5 million, 2025). The firm remains invested through international scaling, as demonstrated by Rapha's multi-continent expansion during the partnership.
Is Active Partners structured as a venture capital firm or a private equity house?
Active Partners occupies a hybrid position that resists clean classification. The firm takes minority and majority positions, operates without fixed fund cycles, and emphasizes non-financial resources — brand strategy, hiring, and international expansion — more intensely than standard institutional venture or buyout funds. Public disclosures show initial checks ranging from £2 million to £11.5 million without a stated upper bound.
Which sectors does Active Partners explicitly avoid?
The firm invests exclusively in consumer-facing brand businesses. Public portfolio evidence confirms no exposure to enterprise software, deep tech, healthcare, financial services, or infrastructure. Even its digital platform investments — Seat Unique (premium experiences) and TravelLocal (bespoke travel) — sit firmly within consumer leisure and travel rather than B2B marketplaces.
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