# Penta Capital

> Penta Capital is a VC fund in London backing Information Technology and Music. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/penta-capital
- Website: http://www.pentacapital.com

Penta Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Information Technology and Music. Penta Capital was established in 1999 and is owned and managed by its partners who make all investment decisions. Four of their five partners have been together for more than 13 years and, together, they have accumulated over 90 years experience of investing in the UK mid-market.Focussing on the UK mid-market, their ambition continues to be toprovide superior returns to their investors through the creation and realisation of a diversified portfolio of high quality private equity investments. See their portfolio>Their independence allows us to operate outwith the strictures that have evolved within the sector and they pride ourselves on delivering creative and innovative solutions within the constantly changing private equity landscape.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Penta Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Penta Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/penta-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Music | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Insurance | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 60% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Steven Scott | Co-Founder | 2 | — |
| David Calder | Founding Partner | 0 | — |
| Torquil Macnaughton | Founding Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CellPoint Digital | CellPoint Digital offers digital commerce and payment solutions. | $30M |  | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| CellPoint Digital | CellPoint Digital offers digital commerce and payment solutions. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| CellPoint Mobile | CellPoint Mobile helps airlines, ground and sea passenger transportation providers, and hospitality companies thrive in the mobile economy. They position travel and passenger transportation companies to improve existing revenue streams and capture new, lucrative revenues from the mobile-first marketplace, while leveraging leading technologies toreduce fraud and deepen customer satisfaction and loyalty. They help their clients sell to, interact with and communicate with travelers via the digital devices that rarely leave their sides as they travel. | $14.4M |  | Jun 04, 2019 |  |
| Akazoo | Akazoo is a privately held company that provides music streaming services in 20+ countries. |  | Private Equity | Jul 09, 2015 |  |
| Global Risk Partners | Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP) is an investment vehicle aimed at insurance brokers and managing general agents trading in the UK retail and global, specialty insurance markets. | $72M | Private Equity | Nov 07, 2013 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Toscafund Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toscafund-asset-management) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Souter Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/souter-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Maven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Penta Capital invest in?

Penta Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Music and Retail startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 5 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 Penta Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Penta Capital?

The team at Penta Capital includes Steven Scott (Co-Founder), David Calder (Founding Partner) and Torquil Macnaughton (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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