# Machroes Holdings

> Machroes Holdings is a VC fund backing Retail, Sports and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Machroes Holdings is an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Transportation | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LexisNexis Dragons | LexisNexis Dragons is a professional elite netball franchise based in Cardiff, Wales. As the sole Welsh team competing in the Netball Super League (NSL), the UK's top-tier professional netball division, the club operates elite athletic training programs, manages a regional performance pathway for emerging talent, and hosts major live sportsentertainment events. The organization drives commercial revenue through ticket sales, merchandising, broadcasting rights, and corporate partnerships with global brands like LexisNexis. |  | Corporate Round | Jun 19, 2026 |  |
| Allday Goods | Allday Goods is a kitchenware company that specialises in environmentally friendly knives and accessories manufactured from recovered plastic waste. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Anoto Group | Anoto Group is the company behind and world leading in the unique technology for digital pen and paper, which enables fast and reliable transmission of handwritten text into a digital format. Anoto operates through a global partner network that focuses on user-friendly forms solutions for efficient capture, transmission and storage of datawithin different business segments, e.g. healthcare, bank and finance, transport and logistics and education. | $2.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 10, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Achilles Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anotherway Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anotherway-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FIGR Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/figr-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Machroes Holdings invest in?

Machroes Holdings invests primarily in Retail, Sports and Education startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 3 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 Machroes Holdings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Machroes Holdings closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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