ScaleUp Capital

Root Capital LLP specializes in making equity investments ranging from £0.5 million to £6 million in companies with revenues between £1 million and £50 million. The firm focuses on entrepreneurial ventures that demonstrate the potential for revenue and profit growth. Root Capital is also capable of leading larger investment deals in collaboration with established co-investors. The company is particularly interested in growth businesses that fall within the equity gap and is open to tackling challenging investment situations. This includes public-to-private transactions, distressed assets, and businesses requiring significant restructuring to enhance their strength and value. Through these strategic investments, Root Capital aims to foster development and improve the overall performance of the companies it supports.

Michael Allen

Investment Director

21 past transactions

Vertocloud

Acquisition in 2024
Vertocloud is a Cloud based software to the public and commercial sectors company located in London.

Zevo Health

Private Equity Round in 2023
Zevo Health is a provider of workplace health and wellbeing solutions, focusing on improving both individual and organizational wellness. The company has developed an application that facilitates physical and mental health tracking, calorie monitoring, and activity logging, in addition to conducting well-being audits. This comprehensive approach enables employees to effectively manage and enhance their overall wellbeing, fostering a healthier work environment.

PushFar

Acquisition in 2023
PushFar Ltd. is a mentoring and career progression platform based in Wantage, United Kingdom, founded in 2018. The company offers a comprehensive software as a service solution that facilitates mentor matching, relationship management, and reporting for both organizations and individuals. Its cloud-based platform provides personalized tools for career development, including event recommendations, job listings, and networking opportunities. By allowing users to connect with mentors and volunteer as mentors themselves, PushFar fosters professional growth and development. Additionally, the company licenses its technology to various organizations worldwide, helping them streamline and enhance their mentoring programs and initiatives.

Kooth

Post in 2023
Kooth plc is a prominent digital mental health provider in the United Kingdom, focusing on children and young people. Established in 2001 and headquartered in London, the company offers an online platform that includes a variety of therapeutic tools and interventions, such as self-help resources, peer-to-peer support communities, and professional counseling services. Kooth aims to make mental health support accessible to all, delivering clinically-proven digital self-help resources and personalized journeys to wellbeing. The platform provides free access to mental health services, funded by healthcare systems, insurers, businesses, or charities, and serves users in both the UK and the United States.

GoReport

Venture Round in 2023
GoReport, established in 2011 and based in Belfast, UK, specializes in streamlining property surveys through its innovative platform. The company offers tailored solutions for various survey types across the entire property sector, enabling surveyors to capture relevant data swiftly on an iPad using a combination of standard phrases, voice-to-text automation, and pick lists. This efficiency reduces time spent on surveys and report generation, benefiting businesses by maximizing productivity and expediting access to branded reports.

Rungway

Venture Round in 2022
Rungway is a developer of an employee engagement platform aimed at enhancing communication between leadership and employees within major organizations. The platform enables leaders to gather diverse perspectives and effectively respond to employee needs at scale. By facilitating authentic communication, Rungway helps organizations navigate changes more effectively and strengthens the connection between executives and their teams.

Sanctus

Seed Round in 2022
Sanctus makes it easy for employees to talk to a professional about their mental health.

Sifted

Series A in 2021
Sifted is a media company focused on providing insights into the European start-up ecosystem. It offers information and analysis on the landscape of European start-ups, catering to innovators and entrepreneurs. By serving as a platform for discovery, Sifted shares events, content, and networks, allowing customers to easily access the latest news and developments related to Europe's entrepreneurial community. Through its comprehensive coverage, Sifted aims to connect audiences with the dynamic world of European innovation.

imageHOLDERS

Private Equity Round in 2021
ImageHOLDERS Limited is a prominent designer and manufacturer of display systems and self-service digital kiosks based in Wimborne, United Kingdom. The company specializes in creating custom solutions tailored to meet the needs of various business sectors, offering a wide range of products including tablet kiosks, audio-visual systems, exhibition stands, and graphic display solutions. Their proprietary products facilitate the integration of interactive applications and touchscreen technology, allowing businesses to effectively present digital content. ImageHOLDERS also addresses contemporary challenges, such as those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its innovative line of touchless kiosks and other adaptable solutions. By partnering with some of the world's leading brands, ImageHOLDERS enhances marketing strategies through secure and aesthetically pleasing presentation of digital interfaces and information.

Instep UK

Acquisition in 2021
Instep UK is a provider of tailored training services aimed at enhancing the skills and productivity of businesses and individuals across the United Kingdom and internationally. The company specializes in apprenticeships and commercial training, offering programs that focus on leadership and management development, as well as interpersonal skills. By delivering customized training solutions, Instep UK empowers clients to improve their workforce capabilities and achieve their professional development goals.

Kooth

Acquisition in 2015
Kooth plc is a prominent digital mental health provider in the United Kingdom, focusing on children and young people. Established in 2001 and headquartered in London, the company offers an online platform that includes a variety of therapeutic tools and interventions, such as self-help resources, peer-to-peer support communities, and professional counseling services. Kooth aims to make mental health support accessible to all, delivering clinically-proven digital self-help resources and personalized journeys to wellbeing. The platform provides free access to mental health services, funded by healthcare systems, insurers, businesses, or charities, and serves users in both the UK and the United States.

Big Clever Learning

Private Equity Round in 2015
Big Clever Learning is a private-equity backed company dedicated to the acquisition, development, and enhancement of innovative digital education brands aimed at children. By strategically investing in and nurturing these brands, Big Clever Learning seeks to transform the landscape of digital learning for young audiences, providing engaging and effective educational experiences. The company's focus on the next generation of educational tools reflects a commitment to fostering learning in a digital age.

Beam ABA

Acquisition in 2015
Beam ABA Services Limited specializes in providing applied behavior analysis services for young individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The company focuses on early intervention programs that aim to address and reduce detrimental behaviors, such as defiance and aggression, that hinder learning. Through its behavior management and skills acquisition programs, Beam ABA teaches adaptive skills, including functional communication, social competence, and independent life skills, thereby promoting greater independence among its clients. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company was formerly known as BEAM Clinic Limited until it rebranded in November 2015. Beam ABA employs certified supervisors and quality-assured therapists to develop and implement tailored programs that improve the lives of young people with complex behavioral needs.

Drum Cussac.

Acquisition in 2015
Drum Cussac is a global consultancy delivering intelligence-led, technology-enabled business risk, security and crisis management solutions.

Keystone Law

Private Equity Round in 2014
Keystone Law Group plc, established in 2002, is a UK-based legal services provider. It offers a comprehensive range of legal services, including banking and finance, commercial law, corporate transactions, dispute resolution, employment and immigration, intellectual property, and restructuring and insolvency. The firm serves diverse sectors such as aviation, financial services, life sciences, and technology, among others. Keystone Law advises clients on policy drafting, compliance issues, and risk reduction strategies, with a focus on corporate transactions and advisory services.

Digital Theatre

Seed Round in 2013
Digital Theatre Ltd, founded in 2009 and based in London, specializes in producing onscreen live performances for a global online audience. The company collaborates with leading British theater companies to authentically capture live performances using multiple camera angles and high-definition technology. This allows viewers to experience theater productions through various formats, including downloads to desktops, streaming on iPads, or viewing on Smart TVs. In addition to its performance offerings, Digital Theatre provides educational resources, including gift certificates and subscriptions for schools and universities, along with documentaries and teaching materials tailored for educational institutions. This platform enables the viewing of productions in classrooms and lecture halls, enhancing the accessibility of the performing arts. As of November 2015, Digital Theatre Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Big Clever Learning.

Sherston Software

Acquisition in 2011
Sherston Software is a global provider of educational software that enables students to access personalized learning. It is focused on achieving a better learning outcome, improving assessors or teachers to easily assess, feedback, and report students’ progress, and much more. Sherston Software provides schools and nurseries within the U.K. and internationally with educational technology products, designed to nurture and motivate children as well as improve their performance. The company’s portfolio includes its flagship online products www.planetsherston.com and www.earlyyearsworld.co.uk, assessment tools, along with a range of products that are learning platform or LMS ready and optimized for android and iPads tablets and CD-ROM or USB flash drive. Founded in 1983, Sherston Software is based in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Alter Technology Group

Acquisition in 2006
Alter Technology Group specializes in testing electronic components for high-reliability applications in the space, aerospace, and defense sectors. With a global client base, the company operates laboratory facilities in the UK, France, Spain, and Italy, employing approximately 200 staff members. Alter Technology offers a wide range of services, including testing and measurement, failure analysis, procurement, radiation testing, engineering consultancy, equipment certification, and assembly services. By providing these services, the company aims to facilitate innovation and enhance the efficiency of advanced applications for its clients.

Autocue

Acquisition in 2005
Autocue is a leading manufacturer of teleprompter systems based in England, United Kingdom, with a history dating back to the 1950s. The company offers a comprehensive range of teleprompters, including hardware and software solutions, catering to various user needs from schools and videographers to major broadcasters like the BBC, NBC, and CNN. Autocue's products are designed to be compatible with all major newsroom systems, ensuring broad usability across the broadcast industry. Their offerings include pioneer teleprompters, monitors, mounting solutions, and controllers, as well as innovative teleprompter solutions for iPads and iPhones. With a global customer base, Autocue remains a trusted name in teleprompting technology for broadcasters, production professionals, government facilities, and corporate producers.

KnowledgePool Group

Acquisition in 2004
KnowledgePool Group Limited specializes in managed learning services for corporations in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company focuses on optimizing employee training by managing all learning activities and operations through a single channel. It provides a range of services including bespoke training programs, training administration, supplier management, and learning consultancy. By employing a comprehensive approach to learning and development, KnowledgePool Group aims to enhance performance outcomes for organizations across various industry sectors, ensuring a maximized return on training investments.

Mettoni

Private Equity Round in 2002
Mettoni is a technology group focused on enhancing enterprise-wide person-to-person communications through innovative software and services. As a subsidiary of Enghouse, the company specializes in the development, integration, and support of voice applications. These applications are delivered to clients through a global network of partnerships with major telecommunications companies, including Cisco, Avaya, and Microsoft. By providing these solutions, Mettoni enables organizations to improve their voice communication capabilities, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and service quality.
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