How many investments has Zouk Capital made?

Zouk Capital has 46 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.

What stage does Zouk Capital invest at?

Zouk Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

Where is Zouk Capital located?

Zouk Capital is headquartered in London, GB.

Who does Zouk Capital co-invest with?

Zouk Capital most often shares deals with 83North, Dag Ventures, Icon Ventures, among 60 tracked co-investors.

Zouk Capital

Venture capital

London · Seed–Growth · 22 people tracked

Also known as ZOUK CAPITAL LLP

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Investment thesis

Zouk Capital positions itself as a fund manager dedicated to the sustainable economy, targeting opportunities that arise where infrastructure, technology and sustainability converge. Its investment approach emphasizes sustainability-driven themes across these overlapping areas.

Invests inAgTech Circular Economy Cleantech Climate Tech Deep Tech Energy Impact & Social Good Mobility & Transportation SaaS Europe London United Kingdom

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

London, GB

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2010

AUM

$1.1B

Tracked investments

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website

Samer Salty· Managing Partner

Founder and Managing Partner of Zouk Capital who designed the firm's combined technology and sustainable infrastructure platform. Previously led private equity and advisory transactions in technology and telecom at JP Morgan; holds an MS from MIT.

Andre Zachmann· Partner· Greater London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2018 and is a Partner on the Infrastructure team covering origination, analysis and execution of renewable energy deals. Previously worked at Luxcara and Investec Bank; holds an MSc in Finance from Warwick.

Colin Campbell· Partnerin

Joined Zouk in 2007 as a Partner and founded the Infrastructure team, with over 25 years in the energy sector. Led investments in the zSol fund and in waste, EV charging, wind and solar; previously CEO of Killingholme Power.

George Ridd· Partner· London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2012 and is a Partner on the Infrastructure team with 16 years in infrastructure investing and a leading role in Zouk's EV infrastructure strategy. Sits on the boards of char.gy and Energy Park and was a director of InstaVolt.

John Higelin· Partner· Los Angeles Metropolitan Areain

Partner leading Zouk's Technology investment strategy since 2013, serving on the boards of Enspired and Dendra Systems and involved in investments including iZettle, Taulia and Workable. Previously worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and Alantra.

Massimo Resta· Partner

Partner on the Infrastructure team who has led Zouk investments across solar, waste-to-energy, storage and EV charging including ZSOL, BE Power, Liberty Charge and InstaVolt. Previously worked at Citi and Bain & Company; holds an MBA from Columbia.

Francine Bourgeois· Principal· United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2022 as a Principal on the Climate Technology team. Began her career in investment banking at UBS and Lexicon Partners and later worked at a family-owned investment company; holds a BA from Yale.

Tarek Sabbagh· Investment Principal· Bromley, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2025 as a Principal on the Infrastructure team focused on energy transition private equity. Previously spent over seven years at Octopus Energy Generation; holds an MSc from UCL and is a CFA Charterholder.

Anthony Fox· Venture Partner· United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2000 and is a Partner/Venture Partner supporting the Technology strategy with over 40 years of senior management experience. Formerly CEO of global e-commerce for Kingfisher Plc; a Chartered Accountant.

Uwe Kraemer· Venture Partner

Became a Venture Partner at Zouk in 2016 after serving as Investment Manager from 2014-2016; also CFO of Scandit. Previously worked at Goldman Sachs and ViewPoint Capital Partners; holds an MSc from TU Darmstadt.

Edward O'Neill· Financial Controller· London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in early 2019 as Financial Controller after four years at a London accountancy practice where he earned his ACA. Holds an MA and BA in Classics from Warwick.

George Lipczynski· Investment Manager· United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2019 as an Investment Manager on the Infrastructure team supporting origination, analysis and execution. Previously worked in Marubeni's European power team and at Operis; holds an MEng from Bristol.

Gerhard Swart· Chief Financial Officer· London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2013 as Chief Financial Officer, having spent six years at a London hedge fund as Financial Controller & Compliance Officer. Qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte; graduated from the University of Pretoria.

John Mapplebeck· Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee· Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdomin

Non-Executive board member and Chairman of Zouk's Remuneration and Appointments Committee with over 30 years in capital markets specialising in energy and natural resources. Formerly chairman of zSol and a senior NatWest executive.

Joss Laughton-Scott· Associate· London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk's Investor Relations and Fundraising team in 2025 after working at Amazon and in ECM at Rothschild & Co. Holds an MSc from London Business School and a BSc from Bristol.

Lillie Bellamy· Operations Associate

Joined Zouk in 2019 as Operations Associate overseeing daily office running and compliance. Holds an undergraduate degree in English with Creative Writing from the University of Birmingham.

Melissa Stasinopoulos· Associate, Sustainability· Bromley, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2018 and serves as Sustainability Associate, driving sustainable business practices and managing ESG reporting. Previously Team Assistant to the Infrastructure team; holds a BSc in Applied Geography from Bournemouth.

Radhika Patel· Investment Manager· London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2024 as an Investment Manager on the Infrastructure team, handling origination, due diligence, modelling and execution. Previously spent five years at Pantheon's infrastructure team and started at RBC; holds an MBA from London Business School.

Richard Pereira· Deputy Chairman, Chair of the Audit Committee and Zouk Board member

Deputy Chairman and Chair of the Audit Committee, and Zouk board member overseeing audit, finance and compliance. Served as Zouk's CFO and COO from 2006 to 2024; a chartered accountant who previously worked at Ernst & Young.

Ruby Nightingale· Team Assistant· Greater London, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2022 as Team Assistant to the Infrastructure team, keeping the team organised. Previously a team secretary at a real estate development company; holds a BA in History from Sussex.

Suvesshaa Iyanathan· Associate· United Kingdomin

Joined Zouk in 2025 as an Associate on the Climate Technology team; previously an investment banking analyst at Centerview Partners and worked on sustainable battery technology. Holds bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Oxford.

Tom Singh· Advisor

A UK entrepreneur and private investor with family interests in retail, technology and renewable energy. Founder of the New Look retail chain and co-founder of Bridges Community Ventures.

What they invest in

from 26 of 47 portfolio companies

Energy ×14Cleantech ×13SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6Mobility & Transportation ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Climate Tech ×4Hardware ×4

HQs:United Kingdom×6United States×6Germany×3Canada×1India×1Italy×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies

89%

solo founders

8 of 9 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×84+ founders×1

Investments · 47 tracked

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By year:2024 · 1 2016 · 2 2015 · 14 dated

Believbeliev.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Believ provides a fully funded, end-to-end EV charge point deployment service for UK local authorities, covering charge point strategy, site planning, installation, and maintenance without reliance on public LEVI funding.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsLiberty Growth

Charchar.gy in✓ verified

char.gy operates an electric vehicle charging network serving the public.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationWakefield, GB

Richard Stobart

Off Grid ElectricFeb 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Solar company selling pay-as-you-go home solar and storage as a service to off-grid households in Africa.

EnergyGrand Cayman

Erica Mackey(Cofounder)Francis Hegelsen(Executive Officer, Director)Lyndon Rive(Director)Bill Lenihan(Executive Officer)Stephen Hall(Director)

Board seatSamer Salty· per SEC Form D · filed May 2016

Co-investorsDBL Partners

Anescoanesco.co.uk

Anesco develops, builds, operates and optimises grid-scale solar and battery storage assets, and provides energy efficiency services to UK utilities, local authorities and social housing through the ECO scheme.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Hildagarde McCarville(CEO)Julian Foster(Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsAra Partners

Be Powerbepower.com

Plenitude provides electric vehicle charging solutions, including home wallboxes and public charging stations accessible across Europe via the Plenitude On The Road mobile app.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Blockmarktechblockmarktech.com

UK company behind BlockMark Registry, a platform for issuing, sharing and verifying digital certificates and credentials.

Cyphortcyphort.comMay 2015Acquired

Santa Clara-based provider of advanced threat protection software for detecting next-generation malware.

Santa Clara, US

Manoj Leelanivas(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsClear Ventures Sapphire Ventures

Dendra Systemsdendra.ioMay 2024 · $15MDefunct

World leader in drone-based restoration of degraded land

Matthew Ritchie(Founder)in

Co-investorsAt One Ventures LOWERCARBON Lowercarbon Capital Systemiq Capital VentureSouq Airbus +2 more

Energy Parkenergy-park.co.uk

UK provider of smart EV charging solutions for residential sites, apartment buildings, holiday parks and hotels.

enspiredenspired-trading.com in

enspired is an energy technology company that operates an AI-powered optimization platform for trading battery energy storage systems (BESS), helping battery asset owners maximize revenues and integrate renewable flexibility into the grid.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Jürgen Mayerhofer(CEO & Co-founder)

Co-investors360 Capital Berliner Volksbank Ventures Emerald Technology Ventures Ag EnBW New Ventures GmbH Future Energy Ventures PUSH Ventures +2 more

Enviromena Power SystemsAcquired

Abu Dhabi-based developer, installer and operator of solar PV power plants across the MENA region.

EO Chargingeocharging.com in 𝕏Acquired

EO Charging provides electric vehicle charging solutions and fleet electrification services.

EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationSaaS

Freetricity

Installer of free residential solar PV systems in Southern England and South Wales, using the Lumen Energy brand.

Gas Turbine Efficiency

Provider of cleantech energy-saving and performance-enhancing solutions for power generation, oil and gas, and aviation; sold to Wood Group in 2011.

Green Hedgegreen-hedge.com

Green Hedge develops and operates renewable energy projects and battery storage systems.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyBerlin, DE

Adrien Lebrun(Geschäftsführer (CEO))Dr. Niels Kröner(Geschäftsführer (CEO))

Green Hedge Energy UKDefunct

Developer of utility-scale battery storage projects in the UK; sold its 120 MW pipeline to Bluefield Solar.

Gtefficiencygtefficiency.com in

GTE develops high-pressure cleaning technology for aircraft and turbine engines and designs modular skid systems, serving OEMs and power and energy customers.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Huddlehuddle.com inacquired by Ideagen

Ideagen Huddle (now Ideagen Collaboration Portal) was a cloud-based client portal for secure document sharing and collaboration with external stakeholders, offering file sharing, version control, and project management.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsIcon Ventures

Instavoltinstavolt.co.uk in 𝕏

InstaVolt operates a network of rapid direct-current electric vehicle charging stations across the UK, delivering power levels from 50kW to 160kW using renewable energy sources.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationHampshire, GB

Co-investorsEQT

ip.accessipaccess.com in 𝕏acquired by Mavenir

UK small cell vendor supplying 2G/3G/4G/5G-ready picocell and femtocell systems, acquired by Mavenir in 2020.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital Partners Cisco Investments

iZettleizettle.comAcquired

PayPal's point-of-sale platform that provides modern POS products designed to help businesses accept payments and track sales in a unified system.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investors83North Dawn Capital Mouro Capital

Levenseat Renewable EnergyDefunct

Scottish 12.5 MWe waste-to-energy and materials recycling facility combining gasification with refuse-derived fuel.

Lighting Science Group

LED lighting manufacturer making retrofit LED lamps, luminaires and custom architectural lighting solutions.

Melbourne, US

Fredric Maxik(Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Issuer)Edward D. Bednarcik(Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)Vincent Colistra(Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)Thomas Shields(Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer)

BoardCraig Cogut(Director of the Issuer)Richard H. Davis, Jr.(Director of the Issuer)

Co-investorsPEGASUS CAPITAL

Lsgclsgc.comDefunct

Lighting Science Group Corporation was an LED lamp and luminaire manufacturer whose operations wound down after 2021.

Co-investorsPEGASUS CAPITAL

Mobilityhousemobilityhouse.com in 𝕏

The Mobility House builds ChargePilot, a technology platform for intelligent charging and energy management of electric vehicle fleets and vehicle-grid integration.

CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationMunich, DE

Thomas Raffeiner(Founder)

Co-investorsAlliance Ventures

Nanotronnanotron.com in 𝕏Acquired

Nanotron is a real-time location system (RTLS) technology provider that has been acquired by Inpixon; it offers location hardware modules, transceiver chips, and radio standards including Chirp Spread Spectrum and Ultra-Wideband for asset tracking and industrial positioning applications.

HardwareIoT

NetCitadelin 𝕏Acquired

Proofpoint provides cybersecurity and compliance software that protects organizations' people, data, cloud environments, and email from advanced cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ashan Willy(CEO)Sumit Dhawan(Chief Executive Officer)Rémi Thomas(Chief Financial Officer)Kim Sullivan(Chief People Officer)Mayank Choudhary(EVP and GM, Information Protection, Cloud Security & Compliance Products Group)Tom Corn(EVP and GM, Threat Protection Group)

Co-investorsCrane Venture Partners Dag Ventures Elevate Ventures Frazier Healthcare Partners Gamut Glynn Capital Management+12 more

Orb Energyorbenergy.com

Bangalore-based retailer and installer of solar PV and solar thermal systems in India.

Bengaluru, IN

Damian Miller(Founder)

OZZ Electricozzelectric.com

OZZ Electric is a licensed electrical contractor providing full-service installation, design-build, retrofit, and clean energy solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional projects across Canada and the United States.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergy

Pearonlinepearonline.com in

PEARonline develops secure investor portals designed for general partners and fund administrators to communicate with limited partners and distribute fund documents.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Simon Thornton(Founder)

Prior Financetaulia.com

Working capital management platform offering payables, receivables and inventory solutions with supply chain financing, operating as SAP Taulia.

San Francisco, US

Bertram Meyer(Director)inPhilip Stehlik(Director)Betram Meyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Marcus Ament(Executive Officer, Promoter)Cedric Bru(Chief Executive Officer and President)Rene Ho(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsActivant Capital Blue Lion Global Cohen Circle Dag Ventures Harmonic Growth Partners Propel Venture Partners +5 more

Readlyreadly.com in 𝕏Acquired

Readly is a subscription service that gives users unlimited digital access to a catalogue of magazines, including current and back issues, across up to five devices such as tablets, PCs, and smartphones.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsChannel 4 Ventures

SiC Processingsic-processing.com

The site is a German-language affiliate review page ranking and comparing online casinos for German players, evaluating them on security, bonuses, payouts, game selection and mobile experience.

Media & Entertainment

Sigfoxsigfox.com in 𝕏Acquired

Sigfox 0G technology, operated by UnaBiz, is a low power wide area network (LPWAN) built for massive IoT, connecting devices at low cost with high energy efficiency.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

Sign Solutionssignsolutions.uk.comAcquired

.UK.COM is a domain registry offering an unrestricted, globally accessible .UK.COM domain extension for businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors seeking a British online identity without local ccTLD restrictions.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSLas Vegas, US

Co-investorsDSW Ventures Elderstreet Investments Future Planet Capital Rockpool Investments

SkyPilottrilliantinc.com

SkyPilot is an AI compute platform that unifies GPUs across clouds, neoclouds and Kubernetes clusters for AI teams.

Co-investorsAugust Capital

Solar Venturessolarventures.it

Solar Ventures is an independent power producer and developer that builds, finances, and operates utility-scale photovoltaic plants across Southern Europe and emerging markets.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNot explicitly stated, IT

Michele Appendino(Chairman & CEO)Ezio Ravaccia(Chief Financial Officer)

Solarcenturysolarcentury.com inAcquired

Global solar company developing and building solar farms and rooftops; sold to Statkraft for GBP 117.7m in 2020.

Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital Partners

Space-Time Insightspacetimeinsight.comSep 2016Acquired

Space-Time Insight builds geospatial visual analytics and industrial IoT software for utilities, energy, transportation and manufacturing.

San Mateo, US

Rob Schilling(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardGill Cogan(Director)James Huff(Director)inBill Kingsley(Director)Jasvir Gill(Director)John Luongo(Director)

Co-investorsClearSky EnerTech Capital Opus Capital

The Mobility Houseacquired by Daimler

Munich-based provider of EV charging and energy storage solutions using battery aggregation for grid balancing; acquired by Daimler AG.

Trillianttrilliant.com in

Trilliant provides connectivity and intelligence solutions for energy and utility customers, including smart grid, IoT, and advanced metering infrastructure technology serving utilities worldwide.

CleantechCloud ComputingEnergyIoTWindsor, GB

Jim Madej(President and CEO)Andrew C. White(Executive Chairman)

Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital Partners

Urban Wind

UK portfolio of 14 wind turbine schemes driven by RPI-indexed Feed-in Tariffs; sold to Resonance Asset Management in 2021.

Va Q Tecva-q-tec.com inAcquired

va-Q-tec manufactures thermal packaging and thermal energy efficiency solutions for industries including food delivery, retail, pharmaceuticals, construction, and commercial appliances.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechLogistics & Supply Chain

website by HEDGE Digitalhedgedigital.com

Hedge is a digital agency building brands, websites and investor communications for investment and regulated financial firms.

Workableworkable.com in 𝕏

Workable is an all-in-one HR platform used by over 35,000 companies to recruit, hire, and manage employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBoston, US

Spyros Magiatis(Founder)inMichael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJ. William A. Lee(Director)Matthew A. Cowan(Director)Jeff A. Brody(Director)Stratton A. Sclavos(Director)

Co-investors83North Balderton Capital Notion Capital

Zest

UK public EV charging network provider deploying fast chargers at locations where people park for extended periods.

ZOLA Electricoffgrid-electric.com in

Solar and battery energy company selling PAYGo home and business power systems across Africa and other emerging markets.

Co-investorsHelios Digital Ventures TotalEnergies Ventures

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 3

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Huddleacq. by Ideagenip.accessacq. by MavenirThe Mobility Houseacq. by Daimler

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Principals & officers · per Companies House

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Anthony Kenneth Fox

LLP designated member · since 2018

John Henri Higelin

LLP designated member · since 2016

Richard Alan Pereira

LLP designated member · since 2010

Massimo Fedele Nicola Resta

LLP designated member · since 2012

George Phillip Ridd

LLP designated member · since 2016

Samer Souheil Salty

LLP designated member · since 2011

Zouk Ventures Limited

Corporate LLP designated member · since 2010

Ownership & control

Zouk Ventures Limited — 75–100% of voting rights

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Zouk Capital made?: Zouk Capital has 46 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Zouk Capital invest at?: Zouk Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Zouk Capital focus on?: Zouk Capital focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
Where is Zouk Capital located?: Zouk Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
Who does Zouk Capital co-invest with?: Zouk Capital most often shares deals with 83North, Dag Ventures, Icon Ventures, among 60 tracked co-investors.

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