We are ecstatic to share that Clean Growth Fund has achieved certified B Corporation (B Corp)! Assessing our company’s entire social and environmental impact to ensure it meets high standards of performance, accountability, and transparency, this recognition reflects our long-standing commitment to creating a positive impact both within and outside of the fund. And we're delighted that our score significantly exceeded our sector's average. Well done to our Head of ESG, Maria Khan, for completing this on our behalf as its an incredibly rigorous process 👏 Read more: https://bit.ly/3KhrPAi #Bcorpcertified @BCorpUK
Clean Growth Fund
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Empowering early stage entrepreneurs with expert capital to tackle the climate crisis
About us
CGF invest in tech innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or improve resource efficiency across power, transport, industry, buildings, waste and water. We look for UK early stage companies with commercially viable solutions that are generating early revenues and also consider pre-revenue businesses with a minimum viable product.
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http://www.cleangrowthfund.com
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- London
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- Partnership
- Founded
- 2020
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- investment, climate change, low carbon, water, waste, energy, buildings, industy, venture capital, environment, and cleantech
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🎉 Well done to FA Bio for making the list of Top 10 Women Powering Decarbonisation! Angela de Manzanos, Kerry Weaver 👏👏 🌿 The Beauhurst list celebrates a wide variety of industries, all supporting UK decarbonisation. For FA Bio, it acknowledges their sustainable farming solutions and superior microbial bioproducts that minimise agriculture’s environmental impact whilst sustainably increasing crop productivity. See the full list below. #sustainableagriculture #femalefounders #decarbonisation #womeninagriculture #agritech #innovation #netzero
Today, we’re spotlighting the women in decarbonisation ♀️💚 We spoke to Georgia Smith from Virta Ltd — a Finnish EV charging company — on her journey into the industry, her thoughts on EV adoption, and how to attract more diverse talent into the industry. We’ve also produced a top 10 of female-founded companies leading the charge on decarbonisation. Check out the full interview and top 10 below ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/d-cHfHF8 FA Bio, SOLIVUS, Qualis Flow (Qflow), Net Purpose, Get Nourish3d, TWIG WORLD LIMITED, NatureMetrics, Uncommon, Olio • Share More, Waste Less, and Ripple Energy #FemaleFounders #Decarbonisation #Renewables
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Fantastic news! Dr Collins is renowned for scaling technology-differentiated engineering businesses and delivering exceptional results, we look forward to working with you Peter Collins! Read more at 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gz-qbJF6 #biofuel #biochemicals #sustainability
🔊 We are thrilled to announce that Peter Collins, a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience in the energy, water, and process industries, has joined HutanBio as Chair of the Board, effective December 1st. Peters’ expertise in scaling technology-differentiated engineering businesses is undeniable and evident in his results, having successfully guided several startups from early-stage concepts to multi-million-dollar acquisitions. “I am thrilled to join HutanBio at such a pivotal moment. The company’s commitment to sustainability and ambitious innovation is inspiring. Thanks to the brilliance of the founding team, we now know that algae biofuel can be produced at scale and without competing with food supplies or causing deforestation. This breakthrough is hugely significant and holds enormous potential.” Read the story in full 👇 Paul Beastall John Archer Brittany Hook James Ibberson Jonathan Tudor Clean Growth Fund UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Mishcon de Reya LLP Oliver Sexton Madiha Hasan Noor Azlin Mokhtar Suhaiza Ahmad Jamhor #biofuels #Maritime #Sustainability
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🌟 We're excited to share that Clean Growth Fund has been shortlisted for the edie Awards! 🌟 The #edieAwards celebrate climate leadership and excellence in corporate sustainability, so we are very honoured to have been shortlisted for 3 awards! - ESG Investor of the Year - B Corp of the Year - Sustainability Leader of the Year (well done Maria Khan!) CGF is a £101m fund backing UK cleantech startups making a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Being shortlisted reflects the hard work of our team and our incredible portfolio companies! Winners will be announced in March 2025, wish us luck! 🤞 #bcorp #sustainability #climatetech #climateaction #ESG #venturecapital
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Last week we brought our 19 portfolio companies together for the day to connect, share best practice and take time out to hear from experts on topics such as internationalisation, tax considerations, Climate Tech financing challenges, scaling sustainably and driving business performance through health and wellbeing. A huge thanks to KPMG for hosting us for the day 🙏 And to our speakers Vithu Nathan, Eoin Broderick, Faye Carroll, Jon B., Jeremiah Lim, CFA, Johan du Plessis, Dr Jack Kreindler and team. Thank you so much to everyone who came along. We're very thankful to have such an inspiring and impactful group of people within our portfolio Arda Biomaterials, Above, Carbon Re, Clean Food Group, FA Bio, Futraheat, Holiferm, HutanBio, HydRegen, Kamma Data, measurable.energy, Nuada, Oriole Networks, Piclo, Rendesco, Sunswap, tepeo, Vector Photonics
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📰 🗞 Holiferm has had a busy week - COO Richard L. featured in yesterday's edition of The Financial Times discussing the effects of Brexit, regulatory issues within the biochemicals industry and what he would like to see happen in the future. (Subscribers can read the article here https://lnkd.in/d8sJSEAg) ⚛ 🤝 Holiferm also took part in the below panel at SynbiCITE's #SynbiTech2024 on scaling up biological materials businesses. It's fantastic to see so much growth and innovation in the #biotechnology sector in the UK and the positivity surrounding it (see Richard's quote below). A shout out to CGF's other portfolio companies HydRegen, FA Bio and Clean Food Group also making incredible strides in this space! #biomaterials #syntheticbiology #biochemicals #fermentation #biotech
“The UK has the ability to create an industrial biotechnology revolution” – Richard L., COO & Managing Director at Holiferm We’ve had a busy morning hearing all about scaling up ideas into product successes 📈 Our speakers have highlighted the incredible UK landscape as a hub for fostering start-ups, the technical aspects of scaling up the manufacture of biological materials, and key tips and tricks for growing multi-billion-pound companies. Comment your top tips for scaling up below 👇 #SynbiTECH2024 #SynBio #SyntheticBiology #EngineeringBiology
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Following the success of the CGF Leeds Roadshow, our Managing Partner Beverley Gower-Jones OBE FEI was interviewed by Michael Crossland of the Yorkshire Post - see the article published this week below. In the interview Beverley says, “As we look to the future, the urgency to reach net-zero emissions is a defining challenge. #Leeds and #Yorkshire are uniquely positioned to take the lead in the green transition, with local strengths in energy, technology, and sustainable #manufacturing. “#Greenjobs is not only an environmental imperative but also an economic opportunity, creating thousands of roles across multiple sectors. “This city and region are attracting the kind of talent and entrepreneurial drive that are key to achieving a resilient, green economy.” Read the full article below 👇 #venturecapital #techinnovation #startups #investors #lowcarbon #netzero
Yorkshire ‘uniquely positioned’ to play a part in net zero transition, says Clean Growth Fund founder
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This is amazing news! 🏆 Welcome to the #bcorp club tepeo and huge congratulations to all the team for this incredible achievement! It's a long process but well worthwhile and making history in the process as the first bcorp domestic heating manufacturer, even more impressive 👏👏👏 #netzeroheating #homeheating #climatetech #lowcarbonheating #heating #cleantech
We’re thrilled to announce that tepeo has made history as the first domestic heating manufacturer to achieve B Corp certification! 🏆🎉 This milestone highlights our commitment to redefining home heating by balancing purpose with profit, and to creating a positive social and environmental impact. With our revolutionary ZEB, we’re dedicated to helping households decarbonise their heating while setting new standards for sustainability and accountability in the industry. A huge thank you to our incredible team and everyone involved in this journey – your dedication has made this achievement possible. Together, we’re leading the way toward a more responsible, sustainable future in domestic heating. Congratulations to the entire tepeo family! 🎊 💻 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ec4PAEer #BCorp #SustainableHeating #ZEB #tepeo #HeatBatteryBoiler #NetZero #HeatYourHomeNotThePlanet
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This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! In celebration of the incredible innovation across the UK (and globally) we wanted to reshare a couple of advice articles from our team: ▶ Creating and Adapting your Value Proposition - an incredibly powerful way to stand out in the market by Chris Tchen, https://lnkd.in/ezhVJ_ZJ ▶ Pitching Tips from an Expert Cleantech Investor - Jonathan Tudor shares the formula that he feels engages VCs the most, https://lnkd.in/eRjFfud9 Clean Growth Fund is a specialist #cleantech VC fund investing in Seed to Series A across the UK. We support and invest in start-ups that make a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The £101m fund has invested in and helped to grow nineteen impactful companies, helping create 120 #newjobs in the past 15 months! Backing #innovation and #entrepreneurs is instrumental to driving the economy and one of the reasons we hold our CGF Roadshows across the country – read about our latest roadshow here https://lnkd.in/eyDFXrNq Discover which events are taking place to support entrepreneurs this week at https://lnkd.in/gcK2tkr #GEWUK #GEW2024 #ClimateTech #TechInnovation
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This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! In celebration of the incredible innovation across the UK (and globally) we wanted to reshare a couple of advice articles from our team: ▶ Creating and Adapting your Value Proposition - an incredibly powerful way to stand out in the market by Chris Tchen, https://lnkd.in/ezhVJ_ZJ ▶ Pitching Tips from an Expert Cleantech Investor - Jonathan Tudor shares the formula that he feels engages VCs the most, https://lnkd.in/eRjFfud9 Clean Growth Fund is a specialist #cleantech VC fund investing in Seed to Series A across the UK. We support and invest in start-ups that make a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The £101m fund has invested in and helped to grow nineteen impactful companies, helping create 120 #newjobs in the past 15 months! Backing #innovation and #entrepreneurs is instrumental to driving the economy and one of the reasons we hold our CGF Roadshows across the country – read about our latest roadshow here https://lnkd.in/eyDFXrNq Discover which events are taking place to support entrepreneurs this week at https://lnkd.in/gcK2tkr #GEWUK #GEW2024 #ClimateTech #TechInnovation
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