Shackleton Ventures manages a portfolio of privately held investments from its own balance sheet and the personal accounts of its directors. We invest our own capital alongside the companies and entrepreneurs we back.
Shackleton Ventures has a long heritage in venture and development‑capital investing. Today our focus is on supporting our existing portfolio companies and, where we deploy new capital, backing entrepreneurs directly — in markets where our team has first‑hand experience as investors and operators.
In 2026, Shackleton announced its intention to sell its regulated fund‑management subsidiary, Shackleton Finance Limited, to Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ: GRRR); that business is expected to be renamed Gorilla Tech Capital. Shackleton Ventures will continue as a private investment company. The partners’ record of successful investing — more than 30 profitable exits — provides the capital to make direct investments in promising earlier‑stage ventures.
We selectively invest in, and support, companies with the potential to accelerate the energy transition, enhance human health, or deliver impact through digital transformation.
Our Business
Shackleton provides active, hands‑on support to first‑class businesses and the entrepreneurs who build them, investing its own capital alongside them.
Development Capital
Shackleton’s development capital investments are generally in profitable companies operating in traditional industries.
Venture Capital
Companies in our venture portfolio are usually revenue-generating and in the main profitable.
Inspiration
The firm is named after Sir Ernest Shackleton, famed for the rescue of his entire crew after their ship became trapped in the Antarctic ice. Shackleton demonstrated the most inspirational leadership possible. This above all led the team to successful survival against impossible odds, with every one of his 28 men returning home. There is one overriding lesson from Shackleton’s rescue, involving an 800 mile voyage in a cramped boat across the Southern Ocean and an unequalled climb across South Georgia. That lesson is: Never Give up. Shackleton Ventures shares that spirit and we will support you on your path to success.