Shackleton Ventures Limited
Shackleton Ventures specialises in secondary venture and development capital investments. They buy existing holdings from an investor that is seeking liquidity. They will often provide new funding for companies alongside their secondary purchase. They specialise in markets where their team members have experience as investors and entrepreneurs.
Shackleton Ventures FCA-authorised subsidiary, Shackleton Finance Limited, currently manages four funds, details of which are provided under Investors. Shackleton has achieved a high success rate, achieving 18 profitable exits so far in its ten year history with significant unrealised gain across its remaining assets.
Sector
12 past transactions
Open Systems Management
Venture Round in 2007
Open Systems Management develops and markets security, identity, and systems management software for the UNIX environment. Open Systems Management offers cosbatch as a Service, a solution to schedule jobs on servers while to have access to the Internet; cosbatch for HP-UX, which provides users with support on the operating system.
NanoSight
Secondary Market in 2009
NanoSight was formed in 2002 to develop nanoparticle detection techniques based on a suite of patents that came out of the work of its founder and current Chief Technical Officer, Bob Carr.
It is now the world leading provider of a series of unique instruments for the optical detection and real time analysis of sub-micron particles that offer significant advantages compared to existing light scattering techniques.
OmPrompt
Venture Round in 2014
OmPrompt Limited offers data management solutions for supply chain. The company focuses on inbound and outbound customer, supplier, co-packer, and 3PL transactional processes. Its clients include Unilever, BACARDI, Nestle, Kellogg's, and Targus. OmPrompt Limited was formerly known as Sparhurst Limited and changed its name to OmPrompt Limited in June 2003. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.
Macalla
Acquisition in 2008
Macalla is an award winning supplier of mobile payment software based in Dublin, Ireland.
The Macalla Platform is successfully deployed by banks, mobile network operators and service providers in Europe, the Middle East, Caribbean and Africa. It provides mobile remittances, wallet, banking, bill payment and top up services both nationally and internationally:
· Mobile remittances
· Mobile Wallet
· Bill Payment
· Mobile Banking
· Mobile Top-Up
CIO Connect Ltd.
Acquisition in 2008
CIO Connect Ltd. provides social networking services for CIOs in the United Kingdom. The company facilitates members to share ideas, extend influence, and gain new insights, as well as offers leadership development training services. It also offers retained advisory, tailored advisory, vendor services, and CIO connect application. CIO Connect Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based in Weybridge, United Kingdom. The company is a former subsidiary of The National Computing Centre. As of December, 19, 2014 the company is under reorganization.
IRT Surveys Limited
Venture Round in 2017
IRT Surveys Limited, an infrared thermal imaging company, specializes in the non-destructive testing and diagnosis of building defects and energy inefficiencies in the United Kingdom. It offers building testing services through thermal imaging, infrared building surveys, energy audits, air leakage detection, and electronic leak detection, as well as provides energy performance certificates and maintenance planning services. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Dundee, United Kingdom.
Tinglobal Ltd.
Venture Round in 2007
Tinglobal Ltd. engages in the global business-to-business market for refurbished and reconfigured midrange computer equipment, including servers, storage, parts and associated services and networking infrastructure.
DESlock Ltd.
Series A in 2012
Whether you need to protect CD’s in the post or the memory stick in your pocket, email or whole hard drive.
TruTac Ltd.
Venture Round in 2011
TruTac Ltd. is a software house with extensive experience in all logistics software. TruTac products include TruControl, a software for tachograph analysis and compliance management.
OmPrompt
Venture Round in 2009
OmPrompt Limited offers data management solutions for supply chain. The company focuses on inbound and outbound customer, supplier, co-packer, and 3PL transactional processes. Its clients include Unilever, BACARDI, Nestle, Kellogg's, and Targus. OmPrompt Limited was formerly known as Sparhurst Limited and changed its name to OmPrompt Limited in June 2003. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.
Pancredit Systems Ltd.
Secondary Market in 2007
Pancredit Systems Ltd. is a software development firm that specializes in apps for businesses in financial field.
Globetouch
Series A in 2019
Airlinq powers the next generation enterprise-grade cloud and edge platform to handle complex AI and IoT use cases around smart mobility and ecosystem monetization for automakers, mobile network operators, and consumers around the world. This highly scalable, globally available platform is ready to support millions of connected assets and vehicles with mission-critical latency, security, and reliability.
