# John Glencross

> John Glencross is a seed investor at Calculus Capital (London) backing Media and Entertainment. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Calculus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calculus-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-glencross-01ab6228
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/glencrossjohn

John Glencross is a seed investor at Calculus Capital in London focused on Media and Entertainment. John co-founded Calculus Capital with Susan McDonald in 1999, creating one of the UK’s most successful, independent private equity firms focused on investing in smaller, proven companies. John graduated from Oxford University with an MA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maven Screen Media | Maven Screen Media is a private media and entertainment development, production, and advisory company. It is dedicated to producing multi-platform film and television content and increasing representation for women in front of and behind the camera. |  | Seed | Aug 12, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Calculus Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

At Calculus Capital they are specialists in creating and managing tax efficient private equity funds for the individual. Funds that are ideal for today's market - offering generous tax benefits, and significant growth potential within a sensible risk profile.They look to make £2-5 million investments in established companies with provenmanagement teams and a successful product or service. Their entrepreneurial flair, combined with their experience and sound commercial judgement has resulted in a diversified investment portfolio and an impressive track record. In June 2013 Calculus Capital was top ranked in the prestigious Martin Churchill Tax Efficient Review for the 6th year in a row. The Government has recently shown its support for EIS funds, by maintaining the five generous tax benefits and widening the scope of EIS investments. These changes benefit Calculus Capital's rigorous and proven strategy. As a result they are experiencing their strongest pipeline of prospective investments yet.

5 contacts available at Calculus Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandra Lindsay | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandra-lindsay |
| John Glencross | Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-glencross |
| Richard Moore | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-moore-37e8 |
| Robert Davis | Deputy CEO and Head of Portfolio Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-davis-2 |
| Susan McDonald | Chairman and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susan-mcdonald-1824 |

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## FAQ

### What does John Glencross invest in?

John Glencross invests primarily in Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Glencross last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Glencross closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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