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Clean Growth Fund

Venture capital

London · Seed–Series A · 27 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Clean Growth Fund invests in the UK's most promising early-stage climate tech founders, viewing the net zero economy as an engine of growth rather than a cost. The firm targets companies capable of industrialising climate solutions, backing them early with capital and active operational support. Its portfolio spans power, transport, industry, buildings, agrifood and other decarbonisation-relevant sectors, reflecting a conviction that the low-carbon transition represents a generational investment opportunity creating better-paid, productive jobs across UK regions.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$635K – $3.8M
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$128.3M
Tracked investments
27

Team · 27 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

What they invest in

from 21 of 27 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×12Climate Tech ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×6Biotech ×6Energy ×6New Materials ×5AgTech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×4

HQs:United Kingdom×12Portugal×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
64%
solo founders
7 of 11 mapped founding teams
17%
repeat founders
of 12 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×1

What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×8Business & Management ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history

UCL ×3Curaleaf International ×2University of Bristol ×2

Investments · 27 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12024 · 42023 · 38 dated

0 7 Carbon Recarbonre.comin✓ verified

Gigaton builds AI control systems for cement plants that continuously learn and adapt to optimize production while reducing costs and carbon emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate Tech

Co-investorsSemapa NextUCL Technology Fund

Gigatongigaton.coin✓ verified

Gigaton builds AI-powered control systems for energy-intensive industries to autonomously optimize operations and reduce costs and carbon emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Co-investorsSemapa NextAlbionVCPlanet A VenturesUCL Technology Fund

Nuadanuadaco2.comin𝕏Jul 2023✓ verified

Nuada builds energy-efficient carbon capture machines using advanced materials science to reduce industrial emissions from hard-to-abate sectors.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBelfast, GB

Dr Conor Hamill(Co-CEO)Dr Jose Casaban(Co-CEO)

BoardCatriona Schmolke(Chairperson)

Sunswapsunswap.co.ukin𝕏✓ verified

Sunswap designs and manufactures electric, zero-emission transport refrigeration units (its "Endurance" product) for logistics fleets and retailers, aiming to replace diesel-based refrigeration in the cold chain.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLeatherhead, GB

Nikolai Tauberin

Co-investorsMove EnergyShell VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Sustainable Ventures

Abovesurveyingabovesurveying.comin

Above provides robotics, AI, and computer vision-based inspection, mapping, and monitoring services for solar power plants across their lifecycle, from development and construction to operations.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS

Agronomicsagronomics.im

Agronomics is an investment company that offers exposure to cellular agriculture and food technology startups—such as cultivated meat and precision fermentation firms—through a single publicly traded stock.

AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodDouglas

Jim Mellon(Director)Richard Reed(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDenham Eke(Executive Officer, Director)David Giampaolo(Director)

Co-investorsRedbus VenturesInvest-NL

Amplisiamplisi.comin

AmpliSi develops porous silicon battery anode material using a proprietary silane-free, low-temperature magnesiothermic process that converts silica into high-energy silicon anodes to replace graphite in lithium-ion batteries.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

Ruth Sayers(CEO)in

Co-investorsNorthern Gritstone

Arda Biomaterialsarda.bioin

Arda engineers plastic-free materials from spent grain sourced from brewers and distillers, using protein hierarchies and nontoxic chemistry.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Brett Cotten(CEO)inEdward TJ Mitchell(CTO)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Entrepreneur FirstOyster Bay Venture CapitalSatganaSerpentine Ventures

Cleanfoodcleanfood.groupin

Clean Food Group is a UK-based food tech company that uses fermentation to produce sustainable, function-specific oils and fats as alternatives to traditional ingredients for food, cosmetics, and pet food manufacturers.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechFoodTechUK, GB

Alex Neves(CEO & Co-founder)inProfessor Chris Chuck(Technical Lead & Co-founder)Tom Ellen(CFO & Co-founder)inEd McDermott(Co-chairman & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAgronomics

FA Biofa-bio.netin𝕏Jan 2024

FA Bio (formerly FungiAlert) discovers unique soil microbes to develop microbial-based biocontrol and biostimulant products for growers, aiming to replace agrochemicals and reduce farming's environmental impact.

AgTechBiotechClimate Tech

Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity NetworkOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Radicle GrowthSussex Place VenturesPymwymicShip2B Ventures

Futraheatfutraheat.cominApr 2023

Futraheat is a UK-based engineering company developing heat pump technology.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergySurbiton, GB

Tom Taylor(Founder)in

Holifermholiferm.comin

Holiferm develops and produces performance ingredients using biomanufacturing and fermentation, supplying biosurfactants for use in personal care, cosmetics, and household cleaning products.

BiotechCleantechNew Materials

Ben Dolman(Co-founder & Director)inJames Winterburn(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsRhapsody Venture Partners

Ienien.comin𝕏

Industrial Equipment News (IEN) is an online media outlet that publishes news, videos, and articles covering manufacturing, industrial operations, and related sectors such as food and beverage and aerospace.

Advanced ManufacturingMedia & Entertainment

Measurable Energymeasurable.energyinOct 2024

measurable.energy analyzes appliance-level power usage from existing smart sockets to measure real desk, room and zone utilization in commercial buildings, giving facilities and workplace teams occupancy insight without installing additional sensors.

CleantechEnergyIoTPropTech

Dan(Co-founder & CEO)Josh(Co-founder)

Co-investorsMMC Ventures

Meatlymeatly.petin

Meatly partners with pet food brands to develop nutritionally formulated, safe, and sustainable pet food products, scaling production toward broader market availability within 3-5 years.

AgTechBiotechConsumerFoodTech

Owen Ensor(Founder)in

Co-investorsAgronomicsOyster Bay Venture CapitalSiddhi Capital

Mykormykor.co.ukinMay 2026

MyKor is a female-founded company with a team experienced in construction, manufacturing, materials science, engineering and biotechnology.

BiotechCircular EconomyConstruction TechNew Materials

Valentina D.(Founder)in

Co-investorsHEC Paris IncubatorSustainable VenturesThe FSE GroupGreen Angel Ventures

Nuadanuada.ptJul 2023

Nuada makes the Exo Glove, a wearable exoskeleton glove with a bracelet-based mechanical support system and artificial tendons that enhance hand grip and hold objects up to 20 kg without active effort.

HardwareMedical DevicesRobotics

Filipe Quinazin

Co-investorsBeta Capital

Oriole Networksoriolenetworks.cominOct 2024

Oriole Networks develops PRISM, an all-optical circuit-switched networking fabric that uses photonic switching to connect GPUs at scale for AI/ML and high-performance computing data centers.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareLondon, GB

George Zervas(Co-founder)inAlessandro Ottino(Co-founder)inJoshua Benjamin(Co-founder)inJames Regan(CEO)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCUCL Technology FundPluralXTX Markets

Piclopiclo.energyin

Piclo operates a marketplace platform connecting flexibility sellers (EV operators, battery providers, and distributed energy resource aggregators) with buyers (utilities, system operators, energy retailers) across the USA, Europe, and Australia.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechEnergyMarketplaces

James Johnston(Founder)in

Co-investorsBethnal Green VenturesFuture Energy Ventures

Rendescorendesco.cominAug 2024

Rendesco designs, installs, and operates heat pump and battery storage systems for residential and commercial properties to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechEnergyUK, GB

Alastair(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAviva VenturesEurazeo

Vector Photonicsvectorphotonics.co.ukin

Vector Photonics develops PCSELs (photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers), a type of semiconductor surface-emitting laser designed to be lower cost and easier to integrate than conventional lasers.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGlasgow, GB

Dr Richard J E Taylor(Founder)in

Co-investorsEquity GapFuture Planet CapitalUK Innovation & Science Seed FundForesight Group

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AboveArdaHutanBioHydRegenIndraKamma

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Clean Growth Fund made?
Clean Growth Fund has 27 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Clean Growth Fund invest at?
Clean Growth Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Clean Growth Fund's typical check size?
Clean Growth Fund typically writes checks of $635K – $3.8M.
What sectors does Clean Growth Fund focus on?
Clean Growth Fund focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, SaaS.
Where is Clean Growth Fund located?
Clean Growth Fund is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Clean Growth Fund lead rounds?
Clean Growth Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Clean Growth Fund co-invest with?
Clean Growth Fund most often shares deals with Agronomics, AlbionVC, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), among 23 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Episode 302: Beverley Gower-Jones, OBE FEI of The Clean Growth Fund: Limiting Carbon for Cleaner ...

Aoifinn Devitt · Beverley Gower-Jones

Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Clean Growth Fund | Innovation Zero 2024

Innovation Zero · Beverley Gower-Jones

Innovation Zero 2023 Speaker Interview - Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Clean Growth Fund

Innovation Zero · Beverley Gower-Jones

Interview with Beverley Gower-Jones at Clean Growth Fund | #CIF22

Climate Action · Beverley Gower-Jones

Ep27: Beverley Gower-Jones 'Clean Growth Funder'

Cleaning up with Michael Liebreich · Beverley Gower-Jones

Beverley - Univ. of Cardiff Alumni Graduation Speech

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