VENTURES
Steve is a successful entrepreneur and investor who has amassed invaluable experience, having built and invested in a huge array of companies.
He is best described as a ‘parallel entrepreneur’– where numerous companies are created, acquired, integrated, and grown at once.
Below are some of the companies Steve is involved with, building each for long-term success.
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Rigby Group
Europe’s largest private investor in technology and one of the top ten wholly family-owned second-generation businesses in the UK and in the top 500 globally. Rigby Group has a turnover of almost £4bn and employs over 9,000 people worldwide.
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SCC
Europe’s largest independent IT service provider, helping clients succeed through IT transformation, supplying the products, digital services and exceptional customer experiences.
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Rigby Technology Investments
A specialist technology fund investing in high-growth technology businesses, combining Rigby Group’s core strengths as seasoned technology operators and ambitious, flexible, investors.
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Regional City Airports
Leading regional airport operator, enabling regional airports to prosper through effective management and collaboration.
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CloudClevr
A converged cloud-based managed services provider focused on the communications and IT SMB sector in the UK.
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Infinigate
EMEA cybersecurity distribution powerhouse, offering dedicated cybersecurity, secure networks, and secure cloud solutions.
Steve Rigby Supports Rising Stars competition to find UK’s most promising tech start-ups
Steve is a proud supporter of the 2025 Rising Stars competition, which seeks to uncover and accelerate the UK’s most innovative early-stage companies, supported by a total investment fund of £3 million.
Rising Stars is a collaborative initiative with Tech Nation and OnetoWin, powered by Founders Forum Group and supported by Rigby Group and its flagship IT services business SCC, alongside Haatch and Wealth Club.
Steve is on the judging panel, offering valuable insights and mentorship to the entrepreneurs participating in the competition.
The competition welcomes applications from early-stage founders across all regions, working in any technology sector, including agritech, edtech, medtech, AI, health, beauty tech, and more. It offers two competition tracks:1. Pre-seed or seed-stage companies, and 2. Pre-series A to Series A and beyond.