Jenny Linney

Portfolio Director

Specialism
Growth

Maven Office
Manchester

Primary Geographical Focus
North of England

Jenny joined Maven in January 2025 and is based in the Manchester office. She is  Director in the portfolio team in the region with responsibility for supporting the growth of the portfolio companies across the North of England, which includes leading follow on investments from Maven’s VCTs, NPIF and other Maven funds.

Prior to joining Maven, Jenny was Global CFO and European COO at Credico, a privately owned business operating across the US, UK, South Africa, and mainland Europe. She began her career at PwC in Manchester in Audit & Assurance before moving into the Business Recovery team in London. Jenny then spent almost a decade in Australia, working first with Deloitte, followed by senior finance roles in both privately owned and listed companies. She later joined Vodafone in a sales role. Returning to the UK in 2010, she took on finance and operational positions focused on driving profitability through operational change.

Jenny has an BA Honours Degree in Politics & Economics from the University of Newcastle and is an FCA with the ICAEW.

Outside of work Jenny enjoys playing hockey for Sale, daily HIIT workouts, challenging herself mountain biking and watching football.

Having the opportunity to use my skills and experience to help entrepreneurs who are growing business with innovative products and services is really exciting and rewarding.

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