Nick Maughan
{{Short description|British investor, philanthropist and conservationist}}
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Nicholas Peter Collingwood Maughan {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (born January 1980) is a British born investor and philanthropist. Maughan is the founder of the venture investment firm Maughan Capital, the Geneva-based multi-family office Little Whale Capital, and the Nick Maughan Family Foundation, a charitable organisation supporting initiatives in education, the environment, and social inclusion. He is a trustee and founder member of The Centre for Social Justice Foundation, as well as a trustee of Tusk Trust and Dallaglio RugbyWorks. As the founder, patron, and funder, he supports various charitable projects, including BoxWise, StreetDoctors, the Charlie Miller Football Academy, and the development of social infrastructure projects in Eastern Uganda.
In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Maughan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to philanthropy.{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6669879843c77d8616f76033/Birthday_Honours_List_2024.pdf |title=Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024}}
Early life and education
Maughan was born in London in January 1980. He gained a degree in religion and theology at Manchester University, followed by a master's degree in investment management from Cass Business School (now Bayes Business School).
Career
Maughan began his career in 2003 as a quantitative analyst and then as director of research at Tamiso & Co., a New York-based investment firm. In 2020, he established Maughan Capital, focusing on early-stage investments with environmental and social impact.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-09 |title=A virtuous blockchain: why carbon credits could be the new Bitcoins |url=https://capx.co/a-virtuous-blockchain-why-carbon-credits-could-be-the-new-bitcoins/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=CapX |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Maughan Capital - Strategic Investments & Growth |url=https://www.maughancapital.com/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |language=en-GB}} The firm's portfolio includes Forests For Mines Ltd, set up to transform old coal mines into forests; Climate Solutions Exchange (CSX), which develops carbon credit platforms;{{Cite web |date=16 November 2021 |title=The Planet Needs Effective Carbon Markets |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/268101/20211116/the-planet-needs-effective-carbon-markets.htm |website=Tech Times}}{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Insider |title=Carbon data analysis firm backed by Maughan Capital |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/carbon-data-analysis-firm-backed-by-maughan-capital |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Insider Media Ltd |language=en}} and Beobia Ltd (The Bug Factory), which produces mealworm-based protein.{{Cite web |title=Maughan Capital announces investment in The Bug Factory |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/maughan-capital-announces-investment-bug-091400409.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=finance.yahoo.com |language=en-GB}} Maughan Capital has also invested in technology firms such as Sen, which provides AI-enhanced satellite footage of Earth for environmental monitoring, and Infogrid, a company working on building energy efficiency through artificial intelligence.{{Cite web |title=What we do – About Sen |url=https://about.sen.com/what-we-do/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=David |date=15 May 2023 |title=Our Buildings are Responsible for Up to a Third of all Greenhouse Gases – But AI Could be the Way to Reduce This |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/291542/20230515/our-buildings-are-responsible-for-up-to-a-third-of-all-greenhouse-gases-%E2%80%93-but-ai-could-be-the-way-to-reduce-this.htm}}
Maughan is the Chairman of Geneva-based multi-family office Little Whale Capital.{{Cite web |title=This UK Foundation’s Charity Is Helping Young People Punch Above Their Weight |url= https://littlewhalecapital.ch/our-team |access-date=2025-03-31 |website= Little Whale Capital}}
Philanthropy
In 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maughan founded the Nick Maughan Family Foundation (NMF) to support projects in education, the environment, and community engagement, particularly targeting disadvantaged groups.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Annie |title=Building More Equitable Education Systems With The Help Of AI |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anniebrown/2021/09/22/building-more-equitable-education-systems-with-the-help-of-ai/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=About - NMF.org |url=https://nmf.org/about/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Rebecca |date=2021-09-14 |title=This UK Foundation’s Charity Is Helping Young People Punch Above Their Weight |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-au/news-and-trends/this-uk-foundations-charity-is-helping-young-people/385422 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}
NMF's initiative, BoxWise, offers boxing-based mentoring for young people across more than 50 locations in the UK and internationally, in collaboration with Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-09-16 |title=BoxWise launches in Brixton to empower disadvantaged young people through sport |url=https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2021/09/boxwise-launches-in-brixton-to-empower-disadvantaged-young-people-through-sport/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Brixton Buzz |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Boxwise |url=https://boxwise.co.uk |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Boxwise |language=en}}
Maughan is a former trustee of Dallaglio RugbyWorks, which supports young people outside mainstream education.{{Cite web |title=Dallaglio RugbyWorks |url=https://www.dallagliorugbyworks.com/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Dallaglio RugbyWorks |language=en-GB}} Through his foundation, he funds scholarships for talented children from low-income families, as well as postgraduate scholarships for master's and PhD students.{{Cite web |title=Support Us ⋆ Putney High School |url=https://www.putneyhigh.gdst.net/support-us/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Putney High School |language=en}} {{Cite web |date=2020-01-17 |title=Master's scholarships {{!}} Bayes Business School |url=https://www.bayes.city.ac.uk/study/masters/funding-your-study/scholarships |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.bayes.city.ac.uk |language=en}}
He also supports the Charlie Miller Football Academy in Glasgow{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Scott |date=2023-03-26 |title=Derby dominator spells out the message Rangers must send to Celtic |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/message-rangers-must-send-celtic-29552379 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Former Rangers ace Charlie Miller's pledge to help next generation |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/13283516.former-rangers-ace-charlie-millers-pledge-to-help-next-generation/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}} and helped fund the construction of the Waterside Centre in Newbury for the Berkshire Youth Trust.{{Cite web |last=Maughan |first=Nick |date=2021-02-05 |title=Nick Maughan: After Covid, our children will need after-school clubs to make up lost ground |url=https://conservativehome.com/2021/02/05/nick-maughan-after-covid-our-children-will-need-after-school-clubs-to-make-up-lost-ground/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Conservative Home |language=en-GB}} His other initiatives include backing the Fair Shot campaign with the Refugee Council and education and employment programs for at-risk youth in collaboration with the Centre for Social Justice, where he serves as a trustee.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-13 |title=CSJ launches inquiry into supporting young people at risk of crime through sport |url=https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/newsroom/csj-launches-inquiry-into-supporting-young-people-at-risk-of-crime-through-sport |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Centre for Social Justice |language=en-GB}} As patron Maughan has supported first-aid training for over 25,000 young people via British charity StreetDoctors.{{Cite web |title=About StreetDoctors |url=https://streetdoctors.org/about-streetdoctors/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=StreetDoctors |language=en-GB}} He is also patron of the medical research charity Womb Transplant U.K.{{Cite web |title=Womb Transplant U.K |url=https://wombtransplantuk.org/team/nick-maughan/}}
As a trustee of Tusk Trust, Maughan has contributed to wildlife conservation efforts in Africa.{{Cite web |title=Tusk {{!}} Tusk Board & Advisors |url=https://www.tusk.org/about-us/who-we-are/tusk-board-advisors/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en}} He made an initial £1m donation to Tusk Trust,{{Cite news |last=Harare |first=Jane Flanagan |title=Christmas charity appeal: Zimbabwe ranger protecting Africa’s wild animals by intelligence not force |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/zimbabwe-ranger-protecting-africa-s-wild-animals-by-intelligence-not-force-0mfhdkgpb |access-date=2022-09-07 |issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web |last=Penresa |date=2021-05-25 |title=Environmentalism 2.0 – Why We Need Progressive Conservation |url=https://www.forbesafrica.com/brand-voice/2021/05/25/environmentalism-2-0-why-we-need-progressive-conservation/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Forbes Africa |language=en}} matched all donations up to £150,000 made to Tusk through The Times' Annual Christmas Appeal, sponsors the annual Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award (presented by the charity's royal patron, William, Prince of Wales),{{Cite web |title=Education {{!}} Nick Maughan Family Foundation |url=https://www.nmf.org/education |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=NMF |language=en}} and funds the Tusk Conservation Symposium.{{Cite web |last=Maughan |first=Nick |date=2020-09-23 |title=We must give generation Covid the tools to catch up after the crisis |url=https://www.forbesafrica.com/brand-voice/2021/05/25/environmentalism-2-0-why-we-need-progressive-conservation/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Forbes Africa |language=en-GB}}
Maughan funds infrastructure projects in Eastern Uganda through the Nick Maughan Family Foundation.{{Cite web |last=Chamapiwa |first=Portia |date=2023-03-07 |title=Digital literacy: The key to transforming education in South Africa |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/education/digital-literacy-the-key-to-transforming-education-in-south-africa-march-2023/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}} These include the Nick Maughan Maternity Centre, reportedly the largest such facility in the region, as well as the NMF Riverside School and the NMF IT Centres.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Mbale gets Shs660m maternity hospital |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mbale-gets-shs660m-maternity-hospital-3972374 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Monitor |language=en}} He is also a patron of Spotlight on Africa, a development charity active in the area.{{Cite web |title=Spotlight On Africa |url=https://www.spotlightonafrica.co.uk/our-people/}}
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