Pippa Gawley
InvestorPartner at Zero Carbon Capital
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Pippa Gawley is co-founder and Managing Partner of Zero Carbon Capital, which she established in the UK in 2019 to make early-stage investments in frontier hard tech companies focused on decarbonisation. She began investing as an angel in California, working within the impact investing community, and previously held various roles in technology companies. She holds a Master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechHardwareImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Zero CarbonFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentU.K.
- Caudal EnergyNon Executive Directorcurrent2026 — presentOxford
- Cambridge Electric CementNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- NitroFixBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- Actuation LabBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentBristol, England, United Kingdom
- PhycobloomNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- IONATENon Executive Director2020 — 2025
- AnaphiteBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- BioZerocBoard Director2022 — 2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- FiveThirteenCo-founder2021 — 2023
- ClearlySoAngel investor2019 — 2020
- Pippa GawleyClimate tech angel investor2015 — 2020Hampshire, UK
- ONE WORLD Training & InvestmentsVenture scout & Entrepreneur manager2018Palo Alto
- Investors' CircleMember and Limited Parter2016 — 2018
- eBay UKHead of Site Experience2006 — 2009
- amberlightManaging Director2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom
- Ask.comNew Product Development Manager2002 — 2003London, United Kingdom
- Capital OneSenior Operations Analyst1999 — 2001Nottingham
- Capital OneBusiness Analyst1999 — 2001Nottingham
Education
- University of CambridgeMEng, Manufacturing Engineering1994 — 1998
Skills & more
Product Management2Analytics6Digital StrategyStrategy4Information ArchitectureCustomer InsightCompetitive AnalysisProduct Marketing1Start-ups4Strategic Partnerships2Online MarketingCross-functional Team Leadership
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User ExperienceE-commerceManagementContent ManagementSEOCustomer AcquisitionBusiness StrategyIntegrated MarketingSegmentationWeb AnalyticsEntrepreneurshipCustomer Experience- VC University — VC University
- The Role of the Non-Executive Director — Institute of Directors (IoD)
- Private Pilot's licence — Federal Aviation Administration
- Certificate of Knowledge and Understanding of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA)
- The Effective Investor — UK Business Angels Association
- Fundamentals of Angel Investing — Angel Capital Association
- CCSx: Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage — edX
- Oxford Impact Investing Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Professional Certificate — Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education
From Pippa's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge652
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Anaphite2
Also worked at eBay UK134
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalShakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm Ventures
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Also worked at Capital One111
Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
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