About
Lucy Rands works on new deals and with portfolio companies at ETF Partners, representing the firm on the boards of Fairly Made and Cloud&Heat. She holds a master's degree in Materials Science from Oxford University and focuses on working with impact-driven entrepreneurs. She also advocates for diversity in cleantech both within and outside the firm.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- ETF PartnersPartnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- ETF PartnersInvestment Manager2019 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- ETF PartnersAssociate2016 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Nodes & LinksInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- BeamsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- FAIRLY MADE®Investor and Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Cloud&Heat Technologies GmbHInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Dresden Area
- TravelTimeBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CorporaterBoard Observer2017 — 2024Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Greenbird Integration TechnologyBoard Member2021 — 2023Oslo, Norway
- WorldsensingBoard Observer2017 — 2020Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- TOMRA Sorting RecyclingEngineering Intern2015 — 2016Greater Koblenz Area
- E4environment LtdResearcher2015
- Climate-KICStudent - Climate Change and Innovation Summer Programme2015Several European Locations
- P2iTechnical Intern2012
Skills & more
Sustainable Energy5Research8Microsoft Office5Sustainable Business2Materials Science7Nanotechnology7Nanomaterials7Scanning Electron Microscopy6Thin Films4Characterization2Plasma Physics2PECVD2
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Powder X-ray DiffractionSurface ChemistryPolymersUV/VisEnvironmental ConsultingData AnalysisClimate Change MitigationSolar PVRenewable EnergyBusiness StrategyFrom Lucy's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Cloud&HeatFairly Made
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at ETF Partners
Alejandro Diaz Horstmann
Investment Analyst at ETF Partners
Aleksandra Lament
IR & Sustainability Operations Manager at ETF Partners
Alice Chan
Investment Analyst at ETF Partners
Andrew Hoyland
Fund Operations Manager at ETF Partners
Chrissy Sheehan
Office Manager at ETF Partners
Claudio Simao
Venture Partner at ETF Partners
Courtney Glymph
Head of Communications at ETF Partners
Crispin Leick
Managing Director at EnBW New Ventures GmbH
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lucy Rands?
- Lucy Rands works on new deals and with portfolio companies at ETF Partners, representing the firm on the boards of Fairly Made and Cloud&Heat. She holds a master's degree in Materials Science from Oxford University and focuses on working with impact-driven entrepreneurs. She also advocates for diversity in cleantech both within and outside the firm.
- Where does Lucy Rands work?
- Lucy Rands is Partner at ETF Partners.
- What does Lucy Rands invest in?
- Lucy Rands invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Impact & Social Good.
- What boards does Lucy Rands sit on?
- Lucy Rands holds tracked board seats at Cloud&Heat, Fairly Made.
- Where did Lucy Rands go to school?
- Lucy Rands studied at University of Oxford (Materials Science MEng); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Summer Research Student, Materials Science); Shrewsbury School.
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nodes & Links7
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