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Blume Equity is an investment and advisory firm led by experienced professionals from investing, consulting, and operations backgrounds who help entrepreneurs accelerate growth while pursuing Net Zero sustainability goals.
Also known as Blume Equity LLP
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Blume Equity is a European climate-tech growth equity firm headquartered in London, with a second office in Amsterdam and a registered address at 50 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QT. Founded in 2020, it makes growth-stage investments in tech-enabled European companies whose products or services address climate change and sustainability, describing its approach as thematic investing with an impact lens in companies where impact is core to business operations.
The firm was established by three female co-founding partners — Clare Murray (Amsterdam), Eleanor Blagbrough (London) and Michelle Capiod (London) — whose backgrounds include BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, ECI Partners and Mid Europa Partners. The wider team includes Chief Financial Officer Raxita Kapashi, Director Kirby Lam, Principal Tejas Choudhary and Analyst Oliver Casale, alongside advisers and affiliated senior figures such as Diane Holdorf (World Business Council for Sustainable Development), Sir Dave Lewis and Sam Gyimah. Third-party listings describe headcount in the 1-10 range.
Blume Equity LLP (FRN 942412) operates as an Appointed Representative of G10 Capital Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Founding story
The firm was founded in 2020 by three female co-founding partners who combined private-equity and sustainability experience, having previously worked at BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, ECI Partners and Mid Europa Partners.
Business model
Blume Equity operates as a fund manager, raising capital from institutional limited partners and deploying it as growth equity into European climate-technology companies, then providing financial and operational support to portfolio companies through their scale-up and sustainability journey.
Institutional fund management: capital is committed by limited partners to Blume-managed vehicles, including Blume Equity Fund I, and invested in growth-stage equity positions.
Traction
Reported a seeded portfolio of five assets, including Sensorfact (industrial energy IoT), Aerones (wind turbine inspection and maintenance robotics), Normative (carbon accounting) and Matsmart-Motatos (food waste). Subsequent investments include Neustark's $69 million round in 2024 and co-leading Vyntelligence's $30 million Series B in November 2025. Blume Equity Fund I is listed as closed in January 2025.
Latest developments
In November 2025 Blume Equity co-led a $30 million Series B in UK video-AI company Vyntelligence (Vyn) alongside Morgan Stanley Investment Management's 1GT climate private equity strategy, funding US expansion and further AI development.
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Market position
Positions itself as a growth-stage climate-tech specialist addressing what it describes as a growth funding gap in Europe, where earlier-stage venture investment into climate tech requires scale-up capital. The firm has been recognised by Real Deals and ImpactAssets and won the 2022 Private Equity Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year Award.
Female-founded and fully integrated investing and sustainability expertise, thematic focus on climate impact that is core to portfolio companies' operations, and provision of human as well as financial capital via a network of senior industry advisers.
Go-to-market
Direct sourcing of and co-investment in European growth-stage climate technology companies, frequently alongside other institutional investors such as Morgan Stanley Investment Management's 1GT strategy, with hands-on post-investment support.
Growth-stage, tech-enabled European scale-ups addressing climate and sustainability challenges, typically at Series A, Series B or later, with first cheques reported in the €3 million to €30 million range.
Geography
Offices in London (50 Grosvenor Hill, W1K 3QT) and Amsterdam; investment mandate spans Western, Southern, Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Nordics and Baltics.
History
Founded in 2020 and based in London, Blume Equity built a seeded portfolio of five assets while raising a debut fund targeting €200 million, backed by institutional investors including AP4, LGT Capital, Visa Foundation and the European Investment Fund, which committed €40 million under the InvestEU programme. In September 2024 the firm secured capital from BPC for its debut fund and added four team members, including a CFO. Blume Equity Fund I is recorded as having closed in January 2025. Investment activity has included a $69 million round for carbon-removal company Neustark in 2024 and a $30 million Series B for Vyntelligence in 2025.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filingsBlume Equity co-led a $30 million Series B funding round in UK Agentic Video Intelligence company Vyntelligence together with Morgan Stanley Investment Management's 1GT climate private equity strategy, to fund US expansion and AI development.
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The European Investment Fund committed €40 million to Blume Equity's climate tech growth equity fund under the InvestEU programme.
Blume Equity Fund I is recorded as a closed fund with a close date of January 2025.
Blume Equity added four people to its team, including a chief financial officer.
Press coverage reported that Blume Equity secured capital from BPC for its debut climate fund.
Blume Equity backed a $69 million investment round for carbon removal startup Neustark, in a fundraise led by a BlackRock/Temasek decarbonization fund.
$69M source ↗
Blume Equity was named winner of the 2022 Private Equity Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year Award, and has been recognised by Real Deals and ImpactAssets.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Blume Equity do?
- Blume Equity is a London- and Amsterdam-based climate-tech growth equity firm investing in European scale-ups.
- Who are Blume Equity's investors?
- Blume Equity's investors include Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd), Wave Ventures, Impact Engine.