ScaleUp Capital

ScaleUp Capital invests in established, growing companies with revenues of £2 million to £15 million. It executes partial buyouts — de-risking founders, exiting specific shareholders, or providing growth capital — as well as full buyouts, including management buyouts, retirement sales, and corporate carve-outs. The firm does not invest at the seed or venture stage; it enters after a business has achieved meaningful commercial traction.

The firm embeds a dedicated in-house Growth Team that provides strategy, go-to-market consulting, talent acquisition, and finance support. It also gives management teams access to a curated network of former CFOs, CROs, CTOs, and other functional experts, plus a vetted roster of external partners spanning recruitment, marketing, engineering, and AI services. This operating capability is a core part of the value-creation plan for each investment.

Yes. While headquartered in London, ScaleUp Capital has invested in digital businesses across Europe. Its portfolio includes a media group serving the European private markets and a European technology media outlet, indicating a geographic mandate that extends to continental Europe, though the firm does not disclose regional allocation percentages.

ScaleUp Capital concentrates on B2B software, services, and media. The firm does not invest in consumer-facing businesses, and its deal activity shows no presence in deep-tech, biotech, or industrial manufacturing. It also avoids early-stage startups, focusing exclusively on companies that already generate at least £2 million in revenue.

The firm is led by entrepreneurs and operators who have previously built and scaled businesses themselves. They are supported by the Growth Team — a group of in-house strategy, go-to-market, talent, and finance specialists — and an external expert network that includes former CROs, CFOs, CTOs, CMOs, and AI practitioners. The firm does not publicly name its senior leadership on its website.