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Low Carbon Innovation Fund

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Total investments 70
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$1M
Portfolio companies 53
Rounds per year 5.00
Lead investments 21
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.23
Exits 3
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Software
  • Electric Vehicle
Summary

In 2010 was created Low Carbon Innovation Fund, which is appeared as VC. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Norwich. The company was established in Europe in United Kingdom.

Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The typical startup value when the investment from Low Carbon Innovation Fund is 1-5 millions dollars. This Low Carbon Innovation Fund works on 22 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 4 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2016. The top activity for fund was in 2013.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 partakers. Despite the Low Carbon Innovation Fund, startups are often financed by The Cambridge Gateway Fund, Thames Valley Investment Network, TTP Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Anglia Capital Group, Newable Private Investing, YFM Equity Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Angel CoFund, Newable Private Investing, EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United Kingdom. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Water, Electronics. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Breathing Buildings, Weedingtech, Azoomee

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cellexcel

Biotechnology
Manufacturing
$342K12 Mar 2024 Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

GridDuck

Energy Efficiency
Hardware
Innovation Management
Internet of Things
Software
$685K30 Nov 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Advanced Electric Machines

Automotive
Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
$31M20 Nov 2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, United Kingdom

Kelda Showers

Building Material
Industrial
Manufacturing
Sales
$3M12 Sep 2023 Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Furlong Energy

Energy
Renewable Energy
Solar
08 Aug 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Tandem

Transportation
$3M12 Jul 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Switchd

Consumer
Energy
24 Apr 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Unum Aircraft Seating

Aerospace
Air Transportation
Manufacturing
Product Design
Sales
15 Feb 2023 Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom

Kubos Semiconductors

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
$685K09 Aug 2022 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Total investments 70
Average round size 1M
Rounds per year 5.00
Peak activity year 2023
Lead investments 21
Follow on index 0.23
Exits 3
Group Appearance index 0.46

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cellexcel

Biotechnology
Manufacturing
$342K12 Mar 2024 Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

GridDuck

Energy Efficiency
Hardware
Innovation Management
Internet of Things
Software
$685K30 Nov 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Advanced Electric Machines

Automotive
Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
$31M20 Nov 2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, United Kingdom

Kelda Showers

Building Material
Industrial
Manufacturing
Sales
$3M12 Sep 2023 Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Furlong Energy

Energy
Renewable Energy
Solar
08 Aug 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Tandem

Transportation
$3M12 Jul 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Switchd

Consumer
Energy
24 Apr 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Unum Aircraft Seating

Aerospace
Air Transportation
Manufacturing
Product Design
Sales
15 Feb 2023 Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom

Kubos Semiconductors

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
$685K09 Aug 2022 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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