UK-based cybersecurity and compliance provider Xentra has closed a €3.18 million funding round, money it plans to plough into scaling the subscription-based digital protection services it offers small and medium-sized businesses.
The Leeds firm helps organisations navigate an increasingly tangled web of security, safeguarding and compliance obligations through a managed, subscription-style model — effectively taking the procurement headache off customers’ hands and replacing it with an ongoing service relationship.
Who’s Backing the Round
The capital came from Maven VCTs together with NPIF II – Maven Equity Finance, part of Maven Capital Partners’ broader push into regional UK growth businesses.
Where the Money Is Going
Xentra says the fresh capital will be directed toward several priorities at once: building out its senior leadership bench, pushing harder on customer acquisition, and growing revenue from its existing client base. Alongside that, the company intends to beef up its sales and marketing operation and keep developing two in-house tools — its customer portal and its STAX product suite, which sits at the core of how it packages security and compliance services for clients.
From Fairtech Solutions to Xentra
The business wasn’t always called Xentra. It was originally founded in 2021 by Marc Fairclough under the name Fairtech Solutions before rebranding. Today it’s led by CEO Henry Doyle, who framed the raise as fuel for both growth and internal capability.
“This investment gives us the resources to accelerate our growth plans and strengthen every part of the business,” Doyle said, adding that the company has tried to build its reputation around solid advice, quick support, and offerings that actually help clients manage the growing complexity of cybersecurity, compliance and safeguarding rules.
Why It Matters
SMEs are increasingly squeezed by compliance requirements that were once the domain of larger enterprises with dedicated security teams. Startups like Xentra are betting that a simplified, subscription-based approach to managing that burden — rather than a patchwork of point solutions — is what smaller businesses actually want. The fresh capital gives the company runway to test that thesis at greater scale across the UK SME market.
