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Growth Partner
Growth Partner is an investment firm backed by entrepreneur Richard Harpin that partners with ambitious, customer-centric businesses. The team combines...
Growth Partner
Growth Partner is an investment firm backed by entrepreneur Richard Harpin that partners with ambitious, customer-centric businesses. The team combines investors and operators to provide support beyond the financial, helping founders and entrepreneurs build great teams and businesses. The firm has partnered with companies across consumer, business services, healthcare, fitness, home and garden, travel, pet care, and software sectors since at least 2019.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Additional offices
London, United Kingdom
Principals
Sir Richard Harpin
Founder and Chairman
Jason Mahendran
Chief Executive Officer
Susie Stanford
Business Partner
Alex Marsh
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Growth Partner source investment opportunities?
The firm sources primarily through Sir Richard Harpin's network of UK entrepreneurs and operators. Harpin's membership in the Business Leader Community, a peer-to-peer group for mid-market CEOs, provides direct access to founder-led businesses. The investment team also relies on relationships with co-investors like Jeremy Middleton and Steve Hewitt to surface deals in consumer and services verticals.
What is Growth Partner's relationship with HomeServe?
Growth Partner is entirely separate from HomeServe as an operating business. HomeServe was sold to Brookfield Asset Management in 2023. Richard Harpin founded Growth Partner after the sale, using his personal proceeds and his experience scaling the company. There is no indication that the two entities share capital, investment staff, or a commercial relationship.
Does Growth Partner have a sector focus?
Growth Partner favors consumer brands with recurring revenue models, business-to-consumer services, and technology-enabled platforms. Its first known investment is in Passenger Clothing, a sustainable outdoor apparel company. Sir Richard Harpin's own background is in subscription-based home services, and the firm explicitly looks for companies that can apply similar recurring-revenue and customer-retention mechanics.
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