OUR PEOPLE
Growth Fund 1 is backed by leading entrepreneurs and supported by a panel of experienced and self invested advisory members, all with a proven track record of succeeding in business
TOBY DIXON
MANAGING PARTNER
'Experience' is our
USP
After a successful build and exit from a PE (Inflexion) backed trade deal in 2021, and a successful investment and NED period into a number of sectors, it feels a very natural progression to now be raising my own private equity fund. I am a non-traditional, high impact and energetic non-executive director / strategic advisor and leader. It is from this experience, a fantastic network gained, the cuts and bruises and trophies won along the way that Growth Fund 1 was born.
Renowned for my energy, passion and commitment to targets, my track record demonstrates significant results, achieving greater profitability, controlled growth, and successful ‘build and prepare to exit’ processes. Having exited my own business, with all earn-outs and loan notes successfully redeemed, I am now working with a variety of businesses who wish to realise the same.
MY BACKGROUND
After driving recognised industry leading high-performance sales teams, I founded, built, led, and successfully exited pan-European tech recruitment business Marlin Green. In the 11 years since inception, we built a business which sold to 17+countries via seven currency lines, run out of offices in Shoreditch in London and Dusseldorf in Germany. I was Founder, CEO and then Co-Chairman from foundation to exit in a mid-market Inflexion (Private Equity) backed trade deal, which was completed in September 2021. I was retained as NED and Steering Committee member.
ACCOLADES INCLUDED
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Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (Hon DBA) to Bangor University (2025)
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The Queens Award for International Trade 2019
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Regular interviewee / commentator for leading industry publications
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European Business Awards Winner 2019
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Consecutive listings in FT 1000 (Europe's fastest growth companies per Financial Times)
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Sunday Times SME Export Track 100 2019
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Multiple Industry Awards & Listings for Compound Growth, GP and Workplace 2010-2021
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THE ENGINE ROOM
A proven operational team of capable, responsive and highly experienced professionals.
Eddy Cammegh
Eddy is an entrepreneur at heart with a focus on the scale-up journey. Drawing on previous experience in private equity, he leads on deal origination and manages investor relations.
Peter Hindle-Marsh
Peter is a senior finance professional with 30+ years in leadership roles across multiple sectors, including significant private equity experience. At GF1, he leads our financial due diligence ahead of deployments, oversees financial best practices within the portfolio, and supports companies through their growth to exit.
Sam Lawson
Sam has over 20 years of experience in operational growth and tech enablement, supporting businesses from startup to £30M+ exits. At GF1, he works in-house to advise portfolio companies on tech integration and operational efficiency.
