Clean Growth Fund

🌟 Proud to be listed as one of the #topinvestors for #builtenvironment on Sightline Climate (CTVC)'s 2024 Investor Leaderboard 🌟 Our built environment portfolio companies include: 🛰️ Kamma - female-led geospatial tech company which creates unique data and solutions for the property industry to achieve net zero.  🔌 measurable.energy - smart power sockets that reduce the energy costs of commercial buildings by more than 20%. 🏠 Rendesco - the UK's leading independent clean heat developer and operator for ground source heat pump solutions for homes and buildings. ⚡tepeo - revolutionising the way we heat homes using their Zero Emission Boiler to utilise off peak electricity in place of a gas boiler. See the full list at https://lnkd.in/e5bE6rtg? #venturecapital #climatecapital #cleantech #climatetech #climateinnovation #sustainablehomes #greenbuildings

🍺 Got that Friday feeling, looking forward to a beer later?🍺 You could soon be drinking more climate friendly brews - a world first sees beer created using a high temperature #heatpump in a brewery - from portfolio company Futraheat at Hepworth Brewery! This move is set to reduce brewery emissions by a staggering 90%! Have a watch here https://lnkd.in/erAy9StP via FullyCharged.SHOW & Everything Electric Happy Friday! 🎉 #beerindustry #brewery #sustainability #heatpumps #climatetech #investing #impactinvesting

🌍💧 #WorldWaterDay2025 : 22 March💧🌍 Water is one of our most precious resources. Innovation plays a crucial role in protecting and conserving it as we strive to achieve #SDG6 - ensuring water and sanitation for all by 2030. World Water Day is a good reminder to look at the impact we are making. We are proud to support companies within our portfolio with pioneering climatetech solutions that reduce water consumption, prevent pollution, and safeguard ecosystems including: 🔬 HydRegen – Transforming chemical manufacturing with bio-based catalysts, reducing reliance on heavy metals and minimising water contamination risks. 🌾 FA Bio – Enhancing soil biodiversity through sustainable agricultural biofertilisers and biopesticides that improve water retention, reduce chemical runoff, and protect freshwater ecosystems. 🥥 Clean Food Group – Reducing dependence on water-intensive palm oil by developing fermentation-based alternatives, preventing deforestation and preserving water cycles. 🌱 HutanBio – Producing sustainable biofuels using microalgae grown in saline water, eliminating the need for freshwater in energy production. 👜 Arda Biomaterials – Creating sustainable, plastic-free leather alternatives from brewing industry byproducts, lowering water demand and preventing water pollution. Find out more about this year's campaign to preserve our glaciers - About 70% of Earth’s freshwater exists as snow or ice! https://lnkd.in/d87sBH_U #WorldWaterDay #WWD2025 #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Innovation #ImpactInvesting #agritech #biofuels #biodiversity

🎉 Huge congratulations to Polaron, winners of the the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's £1 million inaugural #ManchesterPrize yesterday, presented by Minister for AI Feryal Clark MP. Their #AI technology accelerates development of new advanced materials from decades to just a day. 🎙️CGF's Beverley Gower-Jones OBE FEI was on a panel at the event discussing the role of #AI for social good in energy, infrastructure and environment alongside Natasha McCarthy - Royal Academy of Engineering, Lou Cordwell OBE - The University of Manchester and host Nick Jennings. 🤝 CGF's sister company Carbon Limiting Technologies supported Polaron through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK #TDAP #Accelerator Programme last year so it's great to see the Imperial College London spinout crowned winners. Find out more about Polaron here https://lnkd.in/etWti8VG and the other finalists here https://lnkd.in/eTJnWMem #AIForGood #TechForGood #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #ClimateCapital #BritishInnovation

So good to see so many interesting #biobased #innovators in Edinburgh this week. Thanks so much to CodeBase and Barclays Eagle Labs for hosting us and BBIA for running the event with us. Great to meet you all 17Cicada, Bionema Group Limited, CuanTec, Imperagen, IntelliDigest , PlantSea, Revive Eco, Sainc Biotech 🧬 🌿 🌾 See more on each start up below 👇

This is excellent news! Nuada's next gen carbon capture technology is being used at a new pilot plant in West Yorkshire at enfinium's energy from waste facility! A huge milestone! Well done all 🙌 #CCUS #CCS #carboncapture #carbon #climatetech #cleantech

A win-win new partnership for FA Bio 👏 Licensing their microbial strains to IFF Crop Biologicals will provide farmers with new solutions to boost crop health and productivity with reduced chemical input. Read the full release below. #bioscience #crophealth #microbes #cropscience #sustainableagriculture #agritech

In celebration of International Women's Day 2025 tomorrow, Clean Growth Fund is proud to spotlight 4 remarkable women in senior leadership positions who have recently joined or been promoted within our portfolio companies. 💥 Romana Dyer, Managing Director O&M Division, Rendesco 💥 Mary C., CFO, Piclo 💥 Brittany Hook, Business Development Director, HutanBio 💥 Toni Bucci, Chair, FA Bio The #IWD2025 theme this year is #AccelerateAction. As a female-owned business ourselves, with a 50% female workforce, we are very proud to see our portfolio company's committed to the same values, where women can thrive in senior roles. ❇️ "As a Divisional Managing Director in the renewable energy industry and a mother to a two-year-old, I see the need for action every day—both in accelerating the transition to clean energy and in driving gender equity in leadership. I’m fortunate to work for a company that truly empowers women, supporting us to lead, innovate, and drive change. But there’s still work to do to ensure more women have the opportunities, support, and representation they deserve." Romana Dyer ❇️ "After 20 years in finance, including roles in capital markets, strategy, and group reporting, I’ve witnessed how the role of a leader is evolving. Recently, shifts driven by AI and a turbulent macro environment have further emphasised that businesses thriving in this landscape need leaders who can align teams, prioritise objectives, and drive cohesion across the business. It is the time for women to take the reins and lead with these strengths, alongside our male counterparts, as we shape the future together." Mary C. ❇️ Brittany Hook joined HutanBio after 13 years working to improve water, energy and CO2 stewardship in the oil and gas space, to have a more direct impact on the front lines of the liquid fuels space. She now interfaces with engineering, production, finance and policymakers to cultivate strategic partnerships and accelerate growth of the low-carbon transitional feedstock market and improve the sustainability of long-range transport. ❇️ Dr Toni Bucci has more than 30 years of experience including leading successful entrepreneurial agricultural and biotechnology companies, overseeing their strategic growth and helping them navigate the route to commercialisation. Toni founded and is CEO of Sable Fermentation, Inc., a food and ag scale up fermentation company and co-founded a pioneering crop protection company. To all women aspiring to leadership positions: we see and support you. We are committed to accelerating the actions needed to achieve gender equality. Let's work together to break barriers and drive meaningful change. #WomenInLeadership #CleanTech #DiversityInLeadership #InternationalWomensDay #Sustainability #EmpoweringWomen

⏰ Not long until the Clean Growth Fund and Pensions for Purpose in-person masterclass on 18 March, designed to bridge the gap between cleantech innovation and market deployment. For investors and innovators. Spaces are limited so please apply ASAP. The day includes networking and lunch, please read below for the agenda breakdown. ⬇️ #climatetech #cleantech #climateinnovation #sustainableinnovation #investing #sustainability #sustainablegrowth #investment

📈 🌿 🙌 Some positive reading from UK Tech News, "Britain’s #climatetech ecosystem is one of the best-funded in the world!" ❇️ #UKstartups in climate tech received 29% of total UK #VC investments received in 2023. In 2024, UK firms in the sector saw investments boost by 24%. ❇️ "Oxford Economics projected that the green economy – which includes but is not limited to climate tech – will contribute $10.3tn to the global GDP by 2050." ❇️ "When British climate tech is truly thriving, numerous industries can in effect have their low-carbon cake and eat it too." Read the full article here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBYhENUu With 19 portfolio companies across the built environment, industry, power, transport, agrifood, we are proud to be supporting British cleantech and its role in driving the green economy. #greeneconomy #cleantech #britishstartups #sustainableinvestment #sustainablefinance #greeninnovation #lowcarbon