In June 2025 Maven completed the profitable sale of Oak Engage, following a period of significant investment and strong revenue growth. The exit delivered a strong return for Maven's Buyout Fund and Maven Investor Partners.
Oak is a globally scalable cloud-based platform with flexible software that makes it suitable for businesses of all sizes, used by hundreds of thousands of people every day across a multitude of sectors. Oak Engage allows businesses to engage and connect their people through its mobile app and SaaS (Software as a Service) platform. The cloud-based, next-generation software provides a range of internal communications tools that integrate seamlessly with office applications, helping improve productivity with feeds, collaboration hubs and advanced search.
The product has a very broad set of additional proprietary functionality, including rota management, instant messenger, surveys, opinion polls, employee recognition, trending content and push notifications. Oak works with some of the world’s biggest brands including Aldi, Five Guys, Halfords and ITV to name a few, and have become intranet software experts and thought leaders within the employee engagement industry.
Maven originally invested back in 2018 via the Maven Investor Partners network and the Finance Durham Fund to strengthen the company’s sales and marketing, expand the roll-out of its software, and develop its team. Since the initial investment, the business has experienced strong growth, and now supports a number of enterprise-sized corporates with an impressive customer base of FTSE 100 and multinational clients.
Our partnership with Oak Engage has been both highly productive and rewarding for all involved, which is testimony to the skill and strategic insight of CEO Will Murray and his talented management team. Over the course of the investment period, we have supported the business in executing its go-to-market strategy for its cloud-based SaaS product, built an impressive customer base of major global brands, and accelerated revenue growth. From being a business with high potential, we are delighted to see Oak Engage now established as a global player offering a comprehensive, feature-rich solution to businesses looking to foster a stronger company culture.
Michael Vassallo, Investment Partner at Maven
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