Paul Pindar
Chairman @ Literacy Capital
Paul Pindar is a Series A investor at Literacy Capital focused on Solar and Real Estate. Mr Pindar is the former Chief Executive of the Capita Group Plc, the UK’s market leader in providing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services.He joined Capita in 1987 following its management buyout from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA). Capita was floated on the USM in 1989 with a market value of £8m andis today a FTSE 100 company with a market capitalisation of c.£4.7bn. Mr Pindar is Chairman of Integrated Dental Holdings, the UK’s largest chain of dental surgeries.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Paul Pindar invests in
Stages Paul Pindar invests in
Countries Paul Pindar invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Solar 1 (17%)
- Real Estate 1 (17%)
- Home Services 1 (17%)
- Customer Service 1 (17%)
- Home Improvement 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (17%)
Investments
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PurpleBricks
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PurpleBricks is an online real estate agent that helps its clients to sell, buy, and let their properties.PurpleBricks provides a full estate agency service at a low cost because they've removed the expensive offices and fleets of cars that you see with traditional agents. Their one-off fee is payable when you instruct us but you can deferit for up to 10 months when you use their conveyancing service or until your property sells, whichever is sooner. | $205.8K / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 24, 2022 | |
Hometree
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Hometree is a home energy services company, is dedicated to expediting the journey towards achieving net zero emissions. Through the provision of installation, repair, and financing solutions for home energy hardware, we empower homeowners to make the transition to low-carbon living at their own pace.Hometree offers comprehensive home emergencyinsurance and maintenance cover, plus energy-efficient heating installations along with affordable financing plans. Hometree helps homeowners across the full lifecycle of sustainable home improvements - from the point of hardware installation, to how the projects get financed, to in-life repair and maintenance. | $8.5M / Series A / Sep 26, 2018 | |
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Hometree
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Hometree is a home energy services company, is dedicated to expediting the journey towards achieving net zero emissions. Through the provision of installation, repair, and financing solutions for home energy hardware, we empower homeowners to make the transition to low-carbon living at their own pace.Hometree offers comprehensive home emergencyinsurance and maintenance cover, plus energy-efficient heating installations along with affordable financing plans. Hometree helps homeowners across the full lifecycle of sustainable home improvements - from the point of hardware installation, to how the projects get financed, to in-life repair and maintenance. | $3.8M / Seed / Jan 09, 2018 | |
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Hometree
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Hometree is a home energy services company, is dedicated to expediting the journey towards achieving net zero emissions. Through the provision of installation, repair, and financing solutions for home energy hardware, we empower homeowners to make the transition to low-carbon living at their own pace.Hometree offers comprehensive home emergencyinsurance and maintenance cover, plus energy-efficient heating installations along with affordable financing plans. Hometree helps homeowners across the full lifecycle of sustainable home improvements - from the point of hardware installation, to how the projects get financed, to in-life repair and maintenance. | $3.8M / Jan 09, 2018 | |
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PurpleBricks
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PurpleBricks is an online real estate agent that helps its clients to sell, buy, and let their properties.PurpleBricks provides a full estate agency service at a low cost because they've removed the expensive offices and fleets of cars that you see with traditional agents. Their one-off fee is payable when you instruct us but you can deferit for up to 10 months when you use their conveyancing service or until your property sells, whichever is sooner. | $10.2M / Series B / Aug 18, 2014 | |
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PurpleBricks
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PurpleBricks is an online real estate agent that helps its clients to sell, buy, and let their properties.PurpleBricks provides a full estate agency service at a low cost because they've removed the expensive offices and fleets of cars that you see with traditional agents. Their one-off fee is payable when you instruct us but you can deferit for up to 10 months when you use their conveyancing service or until your property sells, whichever is sooner. | Series A / Mar 18, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About Literacy Capital
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.
Literacy Capital Contacts
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Miral Patel
Investment Director
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Paul Pindar
Chairman
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Richard Pindar
Chief Investment Officer
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Simon Downing
Non Executive Director
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FAQ
What does Paul Pindar invest in?
Paul Pindar invests primarily in Solar, Real Estate and Home Services startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Paul Pindar last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Paul Pindar closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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