Elbow Beach Capital
Impact investorLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Also known as Elbow Beach
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Investment thesis
Elbow Beach Capital is described as one of the UK's most active specialist climate impact seed investors, backing early-stage green technology companies. It focuses on funding and scaling businesses in the clean energy, sustainable materials, and climate innovation space, providing follow-on funding and hands-on support including senior leadership recruitment to help portfolio companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Elbow Beach Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 7 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Cleantech ×3Deep Tech ×3Energy ×3Robotics ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Hardware ×2New Materials ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Durham University ×2University of Bath ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Chemistry ×5Life Sciences ×3Business & Management ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
University of Bristol ×3The University of Glasgow ×2
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 310 dated
Fieldwork Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for harvesting raspberries at commercial farms, addressing labor shortages and rising costs for berry growers worldwide.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCambridge, GB
David Fulton(CEO)in
Co-investorsInnovate UKAugust One
Anaphite develops DCP®, a dry coating powder technology platform, for use in applications such as solid-state batteries and silicon anodes.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsBristol, GB
Samuel BurrowinAlex HewittinJoe Stevenson(CEO)in
Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalEnergy & Environment InvestmentManiv MobilityOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)World FundZero Carbon Capital+1 more
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CheMastery builds an automation platform for chemical synthesis that aims to standardize and reproduce chemical research and manufacturing processes, reducing manual laboratory work for chemists.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsRoboticsLondon, GB
Stefan Glatzel(Co-founder)inAnna Andreou(Co-founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesBlackfinch VenturesEntrepreneur FirstUndeterred CapitalFormic VenturesHERmesa+2 more
EnsiliTech develops ensilication technology, a silica-based method to stabilise vaccines and biopharmaceuticals so they can be stored and transported without refrigeration.
BiotechCleantechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Asel Sartbaeva(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatt Slade(Co-Founder & Chief of Staff)inStephen Wells(Co-Founder & Advisor)Aswin Doekhie(Co-Founder & CTO)inSabine Ficek(CFO)inSimon Bennett(Chief Commercial Officer)
Co-investorsCalculus Capital Ltd.Eos Advisory
Maeving is a direct-to-consumer electric motorbike manufacturer that sells its motorcycles online and delivers them directly to buyers, with engineers providing at-home maintenance.
Direct to ConsumerHardwareMobility & Transportation
Seb Inglis-Jones(Founder)inWill Stirrup(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalVenrex
sees.ai develops an autonomous drone inspection platform for electricity network operators to conduct large-scale, close-up inspections of live power networks safely and consistently.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsLondon, GB
John McKenna(CEO)inEduardo Aldaz Carroll(CTO)inRichard Hopkirk(VP Engineering)in
Co-investorsTechstarsWakeUp Capital
WASE develops waste-to-energy technology based on anaerobic digestion to help businesses convert their waste into energy and support a circular economy.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergy
Thomas(Founder)inLlŷr(Founder)inWilliam(Founder)Dr. Thomas Fudge(Founder)inLlŷr Anwyl(Founder)in
Co-investorsENGIE New VenturesExtantia CapitalHitachi Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AllyeBarton BlakeleyBarton Blakeley TechnologiesFermtechIonechMettleMunro VehiclesQV BioelectronicsTransdermal DiagnosticsUpcycled Plant Power (UPP) LimitedUPPZentraxa
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Wase · advocatengr.com · Aug 18, 2026
Fieldwork Robotics · hortidaily.com · Aug 12, 2026
Maeving · captainelectro.com · Feb 3, 2026
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2022
Director · British · since 2022
Director · British · since 2022
Elbow Beach Gp I Llp — 25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Elbow Beach Capital made?
- Elbow Beach Capital has 19 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Elbow Beach Capital invest at?
- Elbow Beach Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Elbow Beach Capital's typical check size?
- Elbow Beach Capital typically writes checks of $635K – $1.9M.
- What sectors does Elbow Beach Capital focus on?
- Elbow Beach Capital focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics.
- Where is Elbow Beach Capital located?
- Elbow Beach Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Elbow Beach Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Elbow Beach Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Elbow Beach Capital co-invest with?
- Elbow Beach Capital most often shares deals with Blackfinch Ventures, ENGIE New Ventures, Entrepreneur First, among 19 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 5
7percent Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs breakthrough deep tech and moonshot companies at pre-seed and seed stages.
World Fund is a climate tech venture capital firm that invests in startups with significant climate performance potential, using a proprietary science-based methodology to quantify potential CO2e savings.
Undeterred Capital is an early-stage venture firm backing founders commercializing scientific and technological breakthroughs in biological platforms and applied robotics.
Ascension Ventures manages capital and presents itself as an investor connected to a large health system network, referencing hundreds of acute care hospitals and a substantial employee base.
Pi Labs is an early-stage venture capital firm based in London that backs founders building technology for a digital and sustainable built world. Since 2015 it has made around 100 investments across 15 countries over three funds.
Firms observed investing alongside Elbow Beach Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Elbow Beach Capital's recorded portfolio.
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