# Literacy Capital

> Literacy Capital is a VC fund in London backing Software and Manufacturing. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 66%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/literacy-capital/
- Website: https://www.literacycapital.com/

Literacy Capital is a closed-end investment company focused on investing in and supporting small, growing UK businesses and helping their management teams to achieve long-term success. The team's core focus is investing in businesses where a clear route to creating additional value can be seenThey invest in a wide variety of types ofbusinesses and situations with the intention of helping management teams scale and grow their businesses. Their fund structure & investment approach is unusual for the industry. This gives them greater flexibility & better alignment with their management teams & investors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 10% |
| ISP | 2 | 7% |
| Hospital | 2 | 7% |
| Internet | 2 | 7% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 9 | 31% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 28% |
| Seed | 4 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 79% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miral Patel | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miral-patel |
| Paul Pindar | Chairman | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-pindar |
| Richard Pindar | Chief Investment Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-pindar |
| Simon Downing | Non Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-downing-857d |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velociti Group | Velociti Group is a software company that develops digital onboarding solutions for transportation in the rail and bus sectors. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Amplify5 | Amplify5 operates as a company that provides offshoring services. |  | Seed | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| Campfire Group | Campfire Group operates as a social-first agency. Campfire Group is a digital marketing company. |  | Private Equity | Aug 13, 2024 |  |
| Live Business | Live Business is a media company that specializes in filmmaking, 3D animation, and AV installation for the cruise and travel industry. |  | Private Equity | Mar 25, 2024 |  |
| Cubo | Cubo offers a co-working space and a modern work environment for people who desire to work outside the office. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2023 |  |
| Cadro | Changing the future of investment management |  | Seed | Apr 13, 2023 |  |
| Cross Rental Services | Cross Rental Services is a provider of Refrigeration & Catering and Climate Control rental equipment to blue-chip customers across a diverse range of end markets, including retail, manufacturing, and facilities management. The Refrigeration & Catering Equipment division is the partner of choice to a wide variety of clients including leadingretailers, food producers, events/exhibitions, and the hospitality sector. Cross has a focus on providing quality equipment on long-term contracts to give customers certainty of costs and an alternative to the Capex model. The Heating, Cooling & Dehumidification division is focused on delivering temperature control solutions through equipment such as boilers, chillers, heaters, air conditioning, and dehumidifiers units to a wide array of clients in industries including facilities management, pharmaceuticals, and construction. |  | Private Equity | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| Wifinity | We take the complexity out of connectivity! Our awesome products and services connect over 2 million people a year across a wide range of exciting sectors, including Defence, Holiday Resorts and Retail. Because sharing is caring, we launched a channel partner program so more consumers, businesses and brands can benefit from Wifinity'saward-winning Wi-Fi.If you're the best at what you do and believe in a world with better Wi-Fi come and join us on our mission! Don't just take our word for it ... :-)Ranked 1 by MegaByte Emerging Stars Award (2018) Ranked 74 in the Sunday Times Track 100 (2016) Ranked 42 by Deloitte Tech Fast 50 (2015) ISPA Best Internet Project Award (2018) ISPA Best Consumer Customer service award (2016 & 2017)Wifinity is a U.K.-based company that was founded in 2007 by Mark Parry. |  | Private Equity | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| TheVeganKind | TheVeganKind is the UK's only Lifestyle subscription box, DEDICATED to products which are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. | $4.8M | Series A | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Tyrefix | Tyrefix UK is the only national provider of specialist tyre repair and replacement services for construction plant. It provides fast, efficient on-site services for backhoes, aerial platforms, telehandlers, dumpers, etc. |  | Private Equity | Nov 12, 2020 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oxford Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Passion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passion-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Five Seasons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five-seasons-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Literacy Capital invest in?

Literacy Capital invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and ISP startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Literacy Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Literacy Capital?

The team at Literacy Capital includes Miral Patel (Investment Director), Paul Pindar (Chairman) and Richard Pindar (Chief Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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