Zero Carbon Capital is a climate fund that invests in innovative hardware and emissions-reduction technologies.
Portfolio
10
companies
Actuation Lab
Actuation Lab redesigns industrial hardware using origami principles and modern materials.
Anaphite
Anaphite develops techniques for integrating graphene into lithium-ion batteries.
BioZeroc
BioZeroc develops zero-emissions bio-concrete using biotechnology to replace conventional cement.
ClimateCrop
ClimateCrop uses gene editing to improve photosynthetic efficiency and increase agricultural yields.
Echion Technologies
Echion Technologies develops niobium anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
IONATE
IONATE builds the hardware and software backbone for smart electricity grids.
Multus Media
Multus Media develops growth media for the cultivated meat industry.
Reclinker
Turning demolition waste into sustainable cement without traditional kilns.
RepAir
RepAir builds an electrochemical direct air capture system to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Twig
Twig deploys artificial intelligence and robotics to create sustainable ingredients for everyday products.
Pippa Gawley
Managing Director
Pippa is a partner at Zero Carbon and co-founder of FiveThirteen, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in decarbonisation deeptech across Europe. She holds non-executive director roles at Cambridge Electric Cement, Phycobloom, and IONATE, alongside board observer positions at NitroFix and Actuation Lab.
LinkedInThe financing round was co-led by Clean Growth Fund and AP Ventures to support facility expansion in Wales.
"We are thrilled to have received backing from both our existing and incoming investors. This oversubscribed round sends a strong signal that UK investors are serious about decarbonisation. We are particularly glad this investment will support the growth of green industries in Wales,"
The London-based deeptech company raised the Series A round to expand into the US market and further develop its hardware and software platform.
"The IONATE team builds extraordinary tech with extraordinary timing. Just as national networks, industrial players and data centers realised how much of their progress depended on modernising their electrical infrastructure, we are ready to help them do exactly that. Resiliency, flexibility, and efficiency are key for our energy systems, and IONATE is uniquely positioned to strengthen all three. We are so excited to have some of the strongest VCs and strategic partners in our corner to realise this impact and begin transforming power globally."
The London-based bioengineering startup has emerged from stealth mode with backing from a syndicate of investors.
"Many of the biggest little ingredients that go into the products we use in our daily lives are hugely damaging for the planet,"
Zero Carbon Capital and Kero Development Partners have co-led a seed investment in Actuation Lab to develop low-emission industrial hardware.
Extantia led the $10m round to support the construction of pilot facilities.
