Founded 2018, London. Fund II targeting £165m (raised £58m c.2022-2024). 25-31 portfolio companies. Team: 3-5 (Irena Spazzapan—Managing Partner ex-Goldman; Jessica Stewart—COO ex-McKinsey; George Darrah—Principal ex-BP). Led by Paul Polman (ex-Unilever CEO), Jeremy Oppenheim (ex-World Bank, McKinsey climate lead). Value-add: sector expertise, policy navigation, access to corporates/governments via SYSTEMIQ parent.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Climate tech investor backing early-stage founders at late seed to Series A/B. Focus: sustainable food/materials, clean transport, climate intelligence/finance, climate restoration. Core specialisms: electrification, decoding nature (biotech/materials fusion), applied AI/software-enabled hardware. Geography: Europe & North America, headquartered UK. Differentiator: deep SYSTEMIQ ecosystem access (ex-McKinsey advisors, global network). Avoids: conventional climate ventures without tech moat or non-scalable solutions.
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