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MSIF Board Members & Partners


MSIF Partners

Chairman Roy Swainson

MSIF works with, and is supported by the following organisations

  • Business Link for Greater Merseyside
  • CBI
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Knowsley Chamber of Commerce
  • Knowsley Community College
  • Knowsley MBC
  • Learning & Skills Council Greater Merseyside
  • Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Liverpool City Council
  • Liverpool Hope University
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Merseyside Policy Unit
  • NIMTECH
  • North West Development Agency
  • Pathways
  • Professional Liverpool
  • Sefton Chamber of Commerce
  • Sefton MBC
  • Sefton & Ormskirk Branch Federation of Small Businesses
  • St Helens Chamber of Commerce
  • St Helens MBC
  • The Mersey Partnership
  • TUC North West
  • University of Liverpool
  • Wirral Chamber of Commerce
  • Wirral MBC


msif funds

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liverpool seed fund

The Liverpool Seed Fund provides equity-based investments from £50,000 - £750,000 to early stage businesses with IP

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small firms fund

The Small Firms Fund provides loans (not grants) of between £3000 and £150,000

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mezzanine fund

The Mezzanine Fund provides loans between £150,000 and £1m

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venture fund

The Venture Fund provides equity investments of up to £3m