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Ember

Founded 2019 · 93 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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Ember operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland, running routes between cities including Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban, Fort William and Inverness with airport connections. It offers passengers features such as live bus tracking, low fares, flexible tickets, Wi-Fi, and wheelchair and bike spaces.

CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation

Founders & leadership

Ember was founded in 2019 by Dave Jones and Phil MacDonald.

DJDave Jones
Dave JonesFounderDave Jones spent 13 years in commodities and hedging at E.ON, then moved into energy analysis and policy research roles at Sandbag and Ember, focusing on the energy transition. He is the founder of Ember, which operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland.
PMPhil MacDonald
Phil MacDonaldFounderPhil MacDonald founded Ember, which operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland. He has worked on UK electricity policy research and analysis.

Investors · 4

Carbonlisted by CarbonAmsterdam · $21.6K

How we know: Carbon's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Contrarian Ventureslisted by Contrarian VenturesVilnius · $1.1M – $4.3Mvia Rokas Peciulaitis · led

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Inven Capitallisted by Inven CapitalPrague · $2.2M – $33M

How we know: Inven Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4.3M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Ember went on to found or lead other companies.

Dave JonesFounderFounded Ember AIPhil MacDonaldFounderFounded Ember AI

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Ctrip (NASDAQ: TCOM）Trip.com is an international online travel service provider offering hotel and flight bookings across a network of over 1.7 million hotels and 600+ airlines, available in 24 languages and 35 currencies across 39 countries and regions. It provides multilingual customer support to travelers worldwide.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Ember do?
Ember operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland, running routes between cities including Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban, Fort William and Inverness with airport connections. It offers passengers features such as live bus tracking, low fares, flexible tickets, Wi-Fi, and wheelchair and bike spaces.
Who founded Ember?
Ember was founded by Dave Jones, Phil MacDonald in 2019.
Who are Ember's investors?
Ember's investors include 2150, Carbon, Contrarian Ventures, Inven Capital.
How much funding has Ember raised?
Ember has disclosed $4.3M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.