UK deep-tech climate VC founded 2019 by Pippa & Alex Gawley. £20m fund closed May 2024. 38 portfolio investments across Europe & Israel; 8-person team of scientists/engineers based London & Berlin. Portfolio: Echion (batteries), Lilac (lithium), e-Zinc (storage), Epoch (plastic recycling), Phycobloom (algae CDR), IONATE (grid tech). Active follow-on investing & board involvement.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Hard-science climate tech, pre-seed to seed (£100k-£1m cheques). Focus: energy, transport, materials, industrial processes, food/ag, CDR. Minimum 0.5Gt CO2e reduction potential by 2050. Physical innovations only—reject efficiency gains, transitional tech, software-only solutions. Co-invest follow-on rounds; take board seats. Avoid non-defensible IP, weak teams, unproven tech.
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