# Michael Allen

> Michael Allen is a private equity investor at ScaleUp Capital backing Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ScaleUp Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/root-capital-llp)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelallen86/

Michael Allen is a private equity investor at ScaleUp Capital in London focused on Manufacturing and Point of Sale. Michael Allen is works as the Investment Director at ScaleUp Capital. He attended ICAEW.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Point of Sale | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| imageHOLDERS | imageHOLDERS are one of the worlds leading designers and manufactures of tablet kiosks and enclosures for business. imageHOLDERS ability to create custom solutions for clients also means their vast product range includes E.POS kiosks, AV displays, exhibition stands and graphic POS systems. imageHOLDERS propriety range of products has helpedsome of the worlds biggest brands implement tablet technology into their marketing strategy. Integrating interactive apps and touch screen tablet technology across the enterprise offers exciting possibilities throughout any business sector - and imageHOLDERS products are the means with which to securely mount and stunningly present the digital content. |  | Private Equity | Apr 30, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About ScaleUp Capital

VC Fund

Previously Root Capital, we are expert scale-up investors. We scale B2B digital businesses through our Scaler Programme and Academy. We acquire and/or invest £2-£10 million into businesses with revenues usually between £1-£10 million and an enterprise value of £2-£30 million, and scale them to revenues of £10-£50 million and an enterprisevalue of £20-£200 million over 4-8 years.

3 contacts available at ScaleUp Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Philips | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-philips |
| Frank Hyman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-hyman |
| Michael Allen | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-allen-allen |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Allen invest in?

Michael Allen invests primarily in Manufacturing and Point of Sale startups, most often at Private Equity 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 Michael Allen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Allen closed in Apr 2021. 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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