GScan pioneers safe, accurate, and automatic 'x-ray' technology using cosmic muons. Its MuonFLUX product scans deep into reinforced concrete, enhancing infrastructure safety, longevity, and sustainability. GScan's innovative solution aims to prevent bridge collapses, extend infrastructure lifespan, reduce maintenance costs, and decarbonize the concrete industry.
Tewke, established in 2020 in London, specializes in developing AI-driven home automation technology to reduce energy consumption and enhance living experiences. The company's flagship product, Tap, is an intelligent light switch that requires no rewiring, serving as the foundation for Tewke's energy control and home automation platform. Tap has been recognized internationally, including winning the Red Dot Design Award.
BindEthics is a business specializing in the production and supply of eco-friendly adhesives. Their primary product is a sustainable, non-toxic glue that is not derived from fossil fuels. This innovative adhesive is designed to replace traditional, petroleum-based adhesives, particularly in the manufacturing of engineered wood products like furniture. By offering a bio-based alternative, BindEthics enables its customers to produce non-toxic, sustainable, and recyclable products, thereby promoting a more environmentally responsible approach to manufacturing.
AceOn Group is an innovative energy storage and battery manufacturer that develops a diverse array of battery solutions for utility-scale, residential, and off-grid portable applications. The company specializes in custom battery design and assembly, along with distribution and storage systems tailored to the needs of commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sectors. By focusing on providing high-quality energy storage solutions, AceOn enables clients across various industries to effectively address their energy storage challenges.
HUID is a company focused on developing eco-friendly materials from waste onion skins. It aims to reduce single-use plastic consumption by creating home-compostable packaging materials. HUID specializes in producing a card-like material made from biologically processed onion skin fibers, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional wood fiber paper for secondary packaging products.
Low Carbon Materials
Grant in 2024
Low Carbon Materials is a climate-tech company that develops low-carbon construction material alternatives. It manufactures specialty materials that transform waste plastics into lightweight, eco-friendly plastic aggregates that are thermally insulating, enabling partial replacement of sand in traditional building materials and reducing carbon emissions. By focusing on sustainable, low-carbon options, it aims to help construction projects lower their environmental footprint.
Monumo is a deeptech engineering company specializing in the creation of advanced electric motors. It leverages simulation, machine learning, AI, and motor design technology to develop next-generation EV motor systems that surpass human capabilities.
Pipeline Organics
Grant in 2024
Pipeline Organics is an early-stage cleantech company developing higher efficiency biofuel cells. These cells generate clean, continuous renewable electricity from wastewater, harnessing its untapped chemical potential to meet industrial power demands while reducing energy costs and offsetting carbon emissions.
DRIFT Energy
Grant in 2024
DRIFT Energy is focused on harnessing renewable energy from the oceans to address global energy challenges. The company specializes in the development of green energy yachts equipped with underwater turbines that utilize wind power to generate clean hydrogen fuel. By employing advanced artificial intelligence routing algorithms, DRIFT Energy optimizes the operation of these yachts, ensuring they remain in ideal weather conditions for efficient energy production and timely delivery to port. This innovative approach offers several advantages over traditional renewable energy sources, including broader viability across different locations, increased power output, simpler maintenance, and significantly faster implementation times. Through its efforts, DRIFT Energy aims to play a pivotal role in the transition to sustainable energy solutions.
Marine Power Systems
Grant in 2024
Marine Power Systems Ltd. is a Swansea-based company focused on developing innovative marine renewable energy technologies. Established in 2008 by engineering graduates from Swansea University, the company specializes in the WaveSub, a wave energy converter designed to harness wave energy for electricity generation. The WaveSub operates underwater, adjusting its depth to optimize energy capture and to withstand severe weather conditions. By utilizing orbital motion with the waves, Marine Power Systems aims to reduce the costs associated with wave energy generation, contributing to the advancement of sustainable energy solutions.
Carbonbit Technologies
Grant in 2024
Carbonbit Technologies provides sustainable solutions focused on carbon reduction, energy efficiency, and environmental impact management.
CarbonLaces is a climate-focused fintech company that facilitates the flow of capital for decarbonization projects. It achieves this by providing transparent, data-driven insights and AI-powered tools, bridging the gap between investors seeking climate impact and projects in need of financing. The company aims to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment and foster sustainable, resilient communities.
Eco Wave Power
Grant in 2024
Eco Wave Power is a Sweden-based company specializing in wave energy technology. It is the sole inventor, owner, and developer of the EWP wave energy converters, which are designed to convert ocean and sea waves into clean electricity. The company's innovative technology utilizes point absorber floating devices, known as floaters, that can be installed on existing marine structures like piers and breakwaters or in locations where such structures are needed. Eco Wave Power's approach is aimed at providing a smart and cost-efficient solution for energy harvesting from waves. The company has been recognized for its advancements in the field, having received the Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award, marking a significant achievement in the wave energy sector. With projects in places such as Gibraltar and Israel, Eco Wave Power is positioned to become a leader in renewable energy generation through wave power.
Flock Mobility
Grant in 2024
Flock Mobility, a UK-based B2B cleantech company, specialises in optimising electric vehicle (EV) fleets for shared transport services. Backed by the European Space Agency, Flock's AI-driven platform enhances vehicle utilisation, routing, and booking, empowering operators to reduce emissions, lower costs, and improve mobility access.
AeroSolar is a spin-off from queen mary college at the university of london to create a novel method for post-treating halide perovskite solar cells for use in photovoltaic applications.
Clean Food Group
Grant in 2023
Clean Food Group develops sustainable food ingredients and fats and oils alternatives, ranging from liquid oils such as soybean to hard fats like palm oil, cocoa butter, and milk fat, aimed at reducing environmental impact while preserving taste and performance. It also builds a cellular agriculture system to commercialize palm oil production by fermentation using proprietary non-GM yeast, providing a sustainable, local, and circular alternative to traditional palm oil that does not contribute to deforestation.
CellRev is a biotechnology company specializing in process intensification for cell manufacturing. Its proprietary technology enables the transition from batch to continuous processing of adherent cells, increasing yields while reducing operating costs and capital expenditure.
KAMIM Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2023
KAMIM Technologies is a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) company. We specialize in crafting tailored engineering & solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Beyond conventional solar solutions, we emphasize creating solar-powered systems, especially for the agricultural sector. Our innovative products such as solar-powered cold rooms, irrigation systems, and driers aim to revolutionize agricultural productivity and sustainability. We were founded by members with over 40 years of combined industry experience.
Archipelago Technology
Grant in 2023
Archipelago Technology is a consulting firm specializing in precision measurement and control solutions. It serves industries such as printing, manufacturing, medicine, energy, and instrumentation, aiming to enhance clients' business growth.
Concretene is a concrete alternative that is designed to provide a viable CO2 reduction technology in the construction industry for cementitious products. It is developed by Nationwide Engineering Research and Development (NERD) with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC).
Carbogenics
Seed Round in 2023
Carbogenics is a UK-based company that develops and produces sustainable agricultural and waste-to-resource technologies. It focuses on turning disposable coffee cups and other non-recyclable paper waste into value-added products, including carbon-rich materials that stimulate biogas production and improve plant growth, and it offers CreChar as a carbon additive. The company provides plant fertilizer products and consultancy and analytical services for anaerobic digestion facilities, supporting operators in wastewater and biogas applications. Its low-carbon technology converts difficult-to-recycle organic waste into carbon adsorbents used to boost digestion performance and agricultural yields. Founded in 2016 and based in Edinburgh, Carbogenics aims to create circular economy solutions by transforming waste streams into fertilizers, soil amendments, and bio-additives for farming and digestion processes.
Pensana is a mineral exploration and development company focused on rare earths and pursuing a traceable supply chain for rare earth metals used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other strategic industries, with a goal of delivering one of the lowest embedded carbon products. It operates the Longonjo development project in Angola and the Saltend development project, and maintains a presence in Australia and Angola.
Modern Baker
Grant in 2023
Modern Baker creates ground-breaking 'clean label' ingredient technologies to improve the nutritional profile of carbohydrate-based ultra-processed foods for the greater benefit.
Dycotec Materials
Grant in 2023
Dycotec Materials is a manufacturer specializing in advanced materials, specifically insulator, dielectric, and conductive inks and films. The company serves the aerospace and automotive industries by providing innovative solutions that cater to electronics and clean technology applications. In addition to its manufacturing capabilities, Dycotec offers expertise in electronics design and software development, assisting clients in transforming their concepts from prototypes to final products. This comprehensive approach enables customers to access customized materials tailored for a diverse range of applications.
Stablepharma
Grant in 2023
Founded in 2012, Stablepharma specializes in developing processes for vaccine stabilization. Its flagship product, Stablevax, enables precise dosage pre-loading into syringes at manufacture, eliminating wastage. The company's technology platform converts existing vaccines and diagnostics into thermostable products, addressing global cold chain challenges.
Futraheat is an innovative company focused on developing high-temperature heat pump technology, specifically its TurboClaw system, aimed at facilitating the decarbonization of industrial heat processes. By providing cost-effective solutions, Futraheat enables a practical transition for various industries, including pharmaceuticals and food production, to shift from fossil fuel dependence to a zero-carbon alternative. The company's technology harnesses renewable electricity to deliver sustainable heating solutions, thereby contributing to the broader goal of reducing carbon emissions in industrial applications.
Breakbottle is a high-performance reusable bottle that keeps liquids fresh and is simple to clean, allowing you to drink wherever and whenever you like. removing the inconvenience of on-the-go sustainable drinking.
Energy Local
Grant in 2023
Energy Local is a groundbreaking social venture that brings together communities and local renewables to build local fair energy markets that keep more money in the community.
Lightricity’s mission is to enable a scalable and sustainable IoT by providing the world’s highest efficiency light energy harvesting technology and battery free IoT devices.
Lightricity has unique indoor PV technology that is up to 6 x more efficient than the nearest commercially available competition under low light levels. This is available as PV component technology that enables powering of devices not previously possible or the reduction of the area of PV used on very small wireless devices. It is also available in our own battery free PV powered IoT tracker and sensor devices.
Our technology enables IoT to really scale efficiently.
Solar for Schools
Grant in 2023
Solar for Schools is a social impact digital platform designed to help educational institutions, including schools, kindergartens, and colleges, generate their own solar energy. The platform facilitates the development of solar projects by connecting students, volunteers, local partners, and councils, enabling these entities to collaborate in a streamlined manner while reducing risks and costs. Solar for Schools also provides online tools and resources that guide installations and foster energy and carbon literacy education, equipping students with the knowledge to understand and address the challenges of achieving a carbon-neutral society. Through these initiatives, Solar for Schools aims to make solar energy accessible to all educational institutions, encouraging sustainable living and cutting carbon emissions.
Automedi is a sustainable manufacturing platform focused on transforming waste into consumer products through a decentralized Circularity-as-a-Service model. By integrating 12 innovative technologies, it establishes localized "microeconomies" that allow for the rapid conversion of plastic waste into finished products in as little as 25 minutes. This edge manufacturing system minimizes transportation needs and operates with low energy consumption, repurposing significantly more plastic compared to traditional recycling methods. Automedi's approach enables on-demand production without minimum order requirements, making it accessible to entrepreneurs and underserved communities. By facilitating efficient recycling and product creation, Automedi aims to address plastic pollution and promote equity while contributing to significant carbon reduction efforts.
TaiSan specializes in advanced battery technology for electric vehicles. It has developed proprietary quasi-solid gel polymer electrolyte and sodium-potassium metal anode, enhancing energy density and safety while enabling fast charging.
Recyclus Group
Grant in 2023
Recyclus Group is a company dedicated to end-to-end recycling services for lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, primarily serving the automotive, aviation, and heavy vehicle markets. By focusing on the efficient recycling of these batteries, Recyclus aims to facilitate the transition towards electrification and promote environmentally sustainable consumption. The company's efforts enable clients to repurpose batteries, thereby contributing to a more sustainable approach to battery management and reducing environmental impact.
Unitrove is a clean energy solution provider. They maintain and review the environmental management system. Their services include clean energy, engineering, shipping, maritime, liquid hydrogen, bunkering, roads, and aviation.
AceOn Group is an innovative energy storage and battery manufacturer that develops a diverse array of battery solutions for utility-scale, residential, and off-grid portable applications. The company specializes in custom battery design and assembly, along with distribution and storage systems tailored to the needs of commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sectors. By focusing on providing high-quality energy storage solutions, AceOn enables clients across various industries to effectively address their energy storage challenges.
Kelpi is a sustainable biotech startup and material innovation company that uses seaweed to bio-refine a biodegradable bioplastic coating for paper and card packaging. The coating provides a renewable alternative to fossil-fuel plastics used in packaging for food, beverages, cosmetics and personal care, and is designed to be recyclable, biodegradable and home-compostable in suitable environments. By enabling a thin seaweed-based biomaterial to coat paper and card, Kelpi aims to eliminate single-use plastics while delivering marine-safe packaging.
Dynex Semiconductor
Grant in 2023
Dynex Power Inc., through its subsidiary Dynex Semiconductor Limited, specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of industrial power equipment globally. The company offers a range of products, including high power bipolar discrete semiconductors, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules, and high power electronic assemblies. These products serve various sectors such as railway propulsion, industrial electric power transmission, renewable energy, heavy industries, factory automation, marine propulsion, aerospace systems, and electric vehicles. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, Dynex operates a facility in Lincoln, England, which houses integrated operations for silicon fabrication, assembly, testing, and product development. The company is primarily owned by Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.
National Biofilms Innovation Centre
Grant in 2022
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) serves as a collaborative hub uniting academia, industry, government, and public policy to address the challenges posed by biofilms, which significantly impact global economic activity across sectors such as food, health, shipping, clean water, and energy. Supported by funding from the BBSRC, Innovate UK, and Hartree Centre, NBIC's mission focuses on fostering a network for research and innovation that catalyzes partnerships with industry to drive breakthrough innovations. The Centre facilitates the exploration of unmet needs and the exchange of ideas through various initiatives, including roadmaps, workshops, and conferences. Additionally, NBIC is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of scientists through PhD and Post-Doc programs, alongside entrepreneurial training, aimed at enhancing their expertise and understanding of the commercial landscape while promoting the creation of new start-ups.
Integrals Power
Grant in 2022
Integrals Power Limited is a battery nano-materials company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of advanced battery technologies. Comprising a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers, the company has conducted extensive market research to create commercially viable battery materials. Integrals Power specializes in the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable battery cathode materials, including Lithium Iron Phosphate for lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, the company provides battery material and test engineering systems aimed at the nanomaterials and renewable energy sectors, which help identify errors early in the development process, thereby reducing costs and facilitating advancements in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, Integrals Power supports the transition to zero-carbon energy applications.
Unitrove is a clean energy solution provider. They maintain and review the environmental management system. Their services include clean energy, engineering, shipping, maritime, liquid hydrogen, bunkering, roads, and aviation.
Adamo Foods is a UK-based company developing plant-based whole-cut meats using proprietary fermentation technology combined with mycelium.
Hypetex specializes in manufacturing colored carbon fiber using eco-friendly coloring materials.
Adaptavate is a UK-based materials company that designs, manufactures, and commercialises bio-based composite construction materials aimed at reducing embodied carbon in buildings. Its Breathaboard offers a bio-composite alternative to plasterboard, and Breathaplasta provides bio-composite options for various plasters, with products sold through retailers and online channels. The company pursues carbon-negative technology and collaborates with partners to commercialise patented carbon-absorbing processes, enabling the production of performance wallboards with low, zero, or negative embodied CO2. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Stonehouse, Adaptavate aims to disrupt conventional construction by delivering sustainable material solutions.
Spinks is the suppliers of quality micro spring components, Discover's ingenious collections of innovation. Each of ground-breaking creations come in various heights, wire gauges and textile options and all guarantee revolutionary comfort and a greener future.
Founded in 2018, Xampla develops plant-based materials derived from pea protein to replace microplastics. Its product range includes microcapsules for homecare and personal care products, films, coatings, and single-use plastics for packaging applications.
Ev.energy is a London-based company established in 2018, specializing in smart charging software for electric vehicles (EVs). Its platform optimizes EV charging during off-peak hours, tracks energy usage and costs, supports solar energy integration, and enables drivers to schedule and monitor charging via an app, thereby reducing both costs and carbon emissions.
Dynex Semiconductor
Grant in 2022
Dynex Power Inc., through its subsidiary Dynex Semiconductor Limited, specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of industrial power equipment globally. The company offers a range of products, including high power bipolar discrete semiconductors, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules, and high power electronic assemblies. These products serve various sectors such as railway propulsion, industrial electric power transmission, renewable energy, heavy industries, factory automation, marine propulsion, aerospace systems, and electric vehicles. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, Dynex operates a facility in Lincoln, England, which houses integrated operations for silicon fabrication, assembly, testing, and product development. The company is primarily owned by Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.
Breakbottle is a high-performance reusable bottle that keeps liquids fresh and is simple to clean, allowing you to drink wherever and whenever you like. removing the inconvenience of on-the-go sustainable drinking.
Integrals Power
Grant in 2021
Integrals Power Limited is a battery nano-materials company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of advanced battery technologies. Comprising a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers, the company has conducted extensive market research to create commercially viable battery materials. Integrals Power specializes in the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable battery cathode materials, including Lithium Iron Phosphate for lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, the company provides battery material and test engineering systems aimed at the nanomaterials and renewable energy sectors, which help identify errors early in the development process, thereby reducing costs and facilitating advancements in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, Integrals Power supports the transition to zero-carbon energy applications.
OX Delivers operates a smart logistics company focused on providing affordable, reliable transport services in underserved regions. The company offers zero-emissions electric trucks and a digital platform, aiming to enhance logistics efficiency, reduce costs, and expand market reach for businesses of all sizes.
Ovon Home
Seed Round in 2021
Ovon Home creates beautiful & easy to install smart home devices, offering superb comfort & energy saving in a stylish way. The new Ovon heating system, with our 5G, cellular-enabled boiler controller, offers a cutting-edge, self-charging platform that eliminates waste and provides a future-proof, energy-saving solution. With the capacity for remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance and the ability to interface with any boiler on the market, Ovon’s products have the potential to revolutionise home servicing while improving comfort.
Bonnet Ltd. is a London-based company established in 2019 that specializes in charging-as-a-service solutions for electric vehicle drivers. Its platform simplifies the charging experience by enabling users to access a wide network of public chargers through a single application, eliminating the need for separate registrations with individual charging networks. By streamlining the process, Bonnet aims to enhance convenience for both drivers and businesses, facilitating easier and more efficient electric vehicle charging.
Anaphite
Seed Round in 2021
Anaphite is a Bristol, United Kingdom-based company that develops graphene-based nanomaterials. Established in 2016, it focuses on graphene-enhanced cathodes for high-power, high-energy, low-cost lithium-ion batteries. Its nanomaterials are produced by incorporating graphene into composite materials through an inexpensive, scalable process, enabling a range of applications. Beyond energy storage, the technology is positioned to support air purification and thermal management, offering materials with advanced properties at low cost.
AceOn Group is an innovative energy storage and battery manufacturer that develops a diverse array of battery solutions for utility-scale, residential, and off-grid portable applications. The company specializes in custom battery design and assembly, along with distribution and storage systems tailored to the needs of commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sectors. By focusing on providing high-quality energy storage solutions, AceOn enables clients across various industries to effectively address their energy storage challenges.
CCm Technologies
Grant in 2021
Founded in 2011, CCm Technologies is an environmental technology company based in Begbroke, England. It specializes in resource optimization, with a patented process that efficiently captures and converts industrially segmented CO2 into commercially valuable materials. This process generates energy, reduces industrial waste, and produces usable heat, enabling clients to capture CO2 at oil sands recovery plants.
Integrals Power
Grant in 2021
Integrals Power Limited is a battery nano-materials company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of advanced battery technologies. Comprising a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers, the company has conducted extensive market research to create commercially viable battery materials. Integrals Power specializes in the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable battery cathode materials, including Lithium Iron Phosphate for lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, the company provides battery material and test engineering systems aimed at the nanomaterials and renewable energy sectors, which help identify errors early in the development process, thereby reducing costs and facilitating advancements in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, Integrals Power supports the transition to zero-carbon energy applications.
Lightricity’s mission is to enable a scalable and sustainable IoT by providing the world’s highest efficiency light energy harvesting technology and battery free IoT devices.
Lightricity has unique indoor PV technology that is up to 6 x more efficient than the nearest commercially available competition under low light levels. This is available as PV component technology that enables powering of devices not previously possible or the reduction of the area of PV used on very small wireless devices. It is also available in our own battery free PV powered IoT tracker and sensor devices.
Our technology enables IoT to really scale efficiently.
OX Delivers operates a smart logistics company focused on providing affordable, reliable transport services in underserved regions. The company offers zero-emissions electric trucks and a digital platform, aiming to enhance logistics efficiency, reduce costs, and expand market reach for businesses of all sizes.
Potenza Technology
Grant in 2021
Potenza Technology Limited, established in 1999 and based in Warwickshire, United Kingdom, specializes in the design and manufacture of electric and hybrid powertrain systems. As a subsidiary of FPT Industrial S.p.A., the company focuses on low and zero-emission technologies, particularly in the development of high energy density lithium battery packs. Potenza Technology offers a comprehensive suite of services, including battery management systems, systems integration and control, as well as safety engineering for electric and hybrid vehicles. Its expertise extends to a range of automotive applications, encompassing body systems and powertrain control, positioning Potenza Technology as a key player in the evolving automotive sector.
Cloud Cycle develops a cloud-based real-time concrete management software that ensures concrete meets specifications, reducing waste and associated CO2 emissions. The platform uses IoT and machine learning to predict quality issues and suggest interventions, improving concrete standards and operational efficiency.
Connected Energy
Grant in 2021
Connected Energy Ltd, founded in 2010 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, specializes in energy storage solutions by utilizing recycled electric vehicle batteries through its innovative E-STOR technology. This system allows businesses to convert used car batteries into energy storage systems, enabling them to store excess energy for later use. Connected Energy's offerings include software and services that enhance load management, optimizing efficiency and cost savings across various sectors, including healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and utilities. The company has established a diverse client base and operates systems across the UK, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, with capacities ranging from 60 kW to 1.2 MW, and plans for larger installations in the future. As a subsidiary of Future Transport Systems Ltd, Connected Energy aims to commercialize the research and development conducted by its parent company.
Founded in 2017, ZeroAvia develops zero-emission aircraft propulsion systems designed to eliminate aviation emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The company focuses on scalable hydrogen-electric technologies that can retrofit existing aircraft and support sustainable aviation.
Alba Orbital
Grant in 2020
Alba Orbital specializes in the design and development of small commercial satellite platforms, particularly pico-satellites weighing less than 1 kg. By focusing on cost-effective solutions, Alba Orbital aims to democratize access to space, significantly reducing the expenses associated with satellite construction and launch compared to traditional CubeSats, which often cost six figures. Their innovative pico-satellites provide rapid Earth observation capabilities, delivering data at minute intervals rather than the hours or days typical of conventional satellites. As leaders in this niche market, Alba Orbital maintains close partnerships with organizations such as the European Space Agency, contributing to research and advancements in satellite technology.
Integrals Power
Grant in 2020
Integrals Power Limited is a battery nano-materials company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of advanced battery technologies. Comprising a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers, the company has conducted extensive market research to create commercially viable battery materials. Integrals Power specializes in the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable battery cathode materials, including Lithium Iron Phosphate for lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, the company provides battery material and test engineering systems aimed at the nanomaterials and renewable energy sectors, which help identify errors early in the development process, thereby reducing costs and facilitating advancements in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, Integrals Power supports the transition to zero-carbon energy applications.
Iceni Labs is an innovation commercialisation enterprise, with integrated research, development, test and manufacturing capability. Inter-disciplinary by nature, we combine commercial expertise with academic excellence, across the Defence and Security, Energy, Health and Consumer sectors.
Our professional networks bridge artificial intelligence, automated creativity, electronics, energy, materials, nanotechnology and software.
We invent and innovate in-house, foster high-potential technologies, and aggregate capabilities globally, to produce innovative, disruptive products that deliver more than the sum of their parts.
By providing technical, executive, commercial and capital support, our Innovation-Exploitation Programme enhances value proposition and reduces risk exposure, while developing creativity, flexibility and robustness.
Our goal is for our ‘wrap around’ idea to patent to product approach to become recognised globally as a catalyst for successful innovation. We are bridging the challenging gap between ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’.
Mocean Energy
Grant in 2020
Mocean Energy develops technologies to harness wave power and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon future. Based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, the company designs an energy converter with a power take-off mechanism that converts wave kinetic energy into electricity, enabling reliable, affordable renewable power for subsea applications such as control systems, remotely operated vehicles, and autonomous underwater vehicles.
Callaly is a period care company that develops innovative feminine hygiene products. Its flagship product is the Tampliner, an organic, leak-proof tampon invented by gynecologists and manufactured to medical-grade standards in Britain. Sold initially through customizable online subscriptions, Callaly's products prioritize comfort, sustainability, and transparency.
Econic Technologies
Grant in 2020
Econic Technologies Ltd. is a chemical technology company based in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, specializing in the development of innovative processes to convert carbon dioxide and epoxides into valuable polymers and polyurethanes. Founded in 2011, the company leverages catalyst chemistry to transform waste CO2 into commercially viable products, thereby reducing dependence on fossil fuels and providing environmental benefits. Econic's product offerings include polycarbonates and polycarbonate polyols, which are utilized in various applications such as mattresses, insulation, footwear, packaging, and construction materials. Additionally, the company produces glues and coatings for industrial uses. With patented catalyst technologies and a skilled team of scientists and engineers, Econic Technologies operates from a state-of-the-art facility at Alderley Park, focusing on turning scientific advancements into practical solutions for the plastics industry while addressing environmental challenges.
YardLink is a B2B platform for the construction industry that enables contractors to find, book, and pay for tools, equipment, bulk materials, fuel, waste management, and other services from approved suppliers. The platform aggregates supply and connects builders with equipment rental companies, optimizing distance to rental locations to streamline procurement and support a more sustainable construction supply chain. By prioritizing local suppliers, YardLink helps reduce project carbon footprints and accelerate procurement workflows. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London.
Cloud Cycle develops a cloud-based real-time concrete management software that ensures concrete meets specifications, reducing waste and associated CO2 emissions. The platform uses IoT and machine learning to predict quality issues and suggest interventions, improving concrete standards and operational efficiency.
Ovon Home
Seed Round in 2020
Ovon Home creates beautiful & easy to install smart home devices, offering superb comfort & energy saving in a stylish way. The new Ovon heating system, with our 5G, cellular-enabled boiler controller, offers a cutting-edge, self-charging platform that eliminates waste and provides a future-proof, energy-saving solution. With the capacity for remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance and the ability to interface with any boiler on the market, Ovon’s products have the potential to revolutionise home servicing while improving comfort.
Integrals Power
Grant in 2020
Integrals Power Limited is a battery nano-materials company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of advanced battery technologies. Comprising a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers, the company has conducted extensive market research to create commercially viable battery materials. Integrals Power specializes in the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable battery cathode materials, including Lithium Iron Phosphate for lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, the company provides battery material and test engineering systems aimed at the nanomaterials and renewable energy sectors, which help identify errors early in the development process, thereby reducing costs and facilitating advancements in battery technology. Through its innovative approach, Integrals Power supports the transition to zero-carbon energy applications.
Cloud Cycle develops a cloud-based real-time concrete management software that ensures concrete meets specifications, reducing waste and associated CO2 emissions. The platform uses IoT and machine learning to predict quality issues and suggest interventions, improving concrete standards and operational efficiency.
Trojan Energy
Grant in 2020
Founded in 2016, Trojan Energy specializes in providing electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions worldwide. The company offers on-street flat and flush charging points, addressing the challenge faced by vehicle owners without off-street parking.
Iceni Labs is an innovation commercialisation enterprise, with integrated research, development, test and manufacturing capability. Inter-disciplinary by nature, we combine commercial expertise with academic excellence, across the Defence and Security, Energy, Health and Consumer sectors.
Our professional networks bridge artificial intelligence, automated creativity, electronics, energy, materials, nanotechnology and software.
We invent and innovate in-house, foster high-potential technologies, and aggregate capabilities globally, to produce innovative, disruptive products that deliver more than the sum of their parts.
By providing technical, executive, commercial and capital support, our Innovation-Exploitation Programme enhances value proposition and reduces risk exposure, while developing creativity, flexibility and robustness.
Our goal is for our ‘wrap around’ idea to patent to product approach to become recognised globally as a catalyst for successful innovation. We are bridging the challenging gap between ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’.
Modularity Grid
Grant in 2020
Modularity Grid is a small and nimble cleantech firm that exists to address some of our time's most complex and interconnected concerns at the nexus of energy systems and sustainability. To scale our effect, the company collaborates with partners ranging from Airbus to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
EcoNomad Solutions
Grant in 2020
Founded in 2018, EcoNomad Solutions is a London-based agritech company dedicated to enhancing the sustainability of smallholder farming globally. It develops affordable, reliable solutions for managing resources and reducing agricultural waste on small farms.
CageCapture creates, develops and supplies novel advanced materials to address some of the most pressing indoor air pollution problems facing modern society.
SolarisKit is a cleantech company specializing in the production of flat-packable solar thermal collectors. Their innovative design enables easy assembly, enhancing energy efficiency and facilitating global adoption for residential and commercial sectors to reduce carbon emissions.
Naturbeads Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Malmesbury, UK, specializes in manufacturing biodegradable cellulose microparticles. These products aim to replace conventional plastic microbeads used in cosmetics, toiletries, and other industries. The company's mission is to mitigate microplastic pollution by offering a sustainable alternative developed through innovative research at the University of Bath.
Albotherm specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative passive cooling polymer coatings aimed at addressing climate change and its impacts. The company's core technology involves a smart transitioning coating that regulates surface temperatures without requiring energy input. This coating transitions reversibly from clear to white when temperatures exceed a specified trigger point, effectively reflecting unwanted light and preventing overheating. By offering this unique solution, Albotherm serves various industries seeking to enhance thermal management and reduce energy consumption associated with cooling.
Ev.energy is a London-based company established in 2018, specializing in smart charging software for electric vehicles (EVs). Its platform optimizes EV charging during off-peak hours, tracks energy usage and costs, supports solar energy integration, and enables drivers to schedule and monitor charging via an app, thereby reducing both costs and carbon emissions.
Inclusive Energy
Grant in 2019
Inclusive Energy specializes in remote monitoring and analytics solutions tailored for solar and biogas companies in the Global South. The company develops energy monitoring and control devices that capture real-time data from biogas digesters and solar photovoltaic systems. This data is transmitted to the cloud for analysis, providing valuable insights and automated control functions. By bridging the gap between off-grid energy providers, end-users, and carbon markets, Inclusive Energy aims to enhance customer engagement and support efficient management within the clean energy sector.
Cloud Cycle develops a cloud-based real-time concrete management software that ensures concrete meets specifications, reducing waste and associated CO2 emissions. The platform uses IoT and machine learning to predict quality issues and suggest interventions, improving concrete standards and operational efficiency.
Anaphite
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Anaphite is a Bristol, United Kingdom-based company that develops graphene-based nanomaterials. Established in 2016, it focuses on graphene-enhanced cathodes for high-power, high-energy, low-cost lithium-ion batteries. Its nanomaterials are produced by incorporating graphene into composite materials through an inexpensive, scalable process, enabling a range of applications. Beyond energy storage, the technology is positioned to support air purification and thermal management, offering materials with advanced properties at low cost.
Urban Electric Networks
Grant in 2019
Urban Electric Networks develops a network of urban electric vehicle charging points designed to support mass adoption of electric vehicles in cities. The company emphasizes low-impact infrastructure that minimizes street clutter, enabling residents to charge their vehicles while maintaining a clean streetscape. Its pop-up charging hubs retract fully underground when not in use, allowing charging facilities to be located along streets without visible infrastructure. The approach focuses on convenient, city-friendly charging across urban areas.
Callaly is a period care company that develops innovative feminine hygiene products. Its flagship product is the Tampliner, an organic, leak-proof tampon invented by gynecologists and manufactured to medical-grade standards in Britain. Sold initially through customizable online subscriptions, Callaly's products prioritize comfort, sustainability, and transparency.
CellRev
Pre Seed Round in 2019
CellRev is a biotechnology company specializing in process intensification for cell manufacturing. Its proprietary technology enables the transition from batch to continuous processing of adherent cells, increasing yields while reducing operating costs and capital expenditure.
Skipping Rocks Lab
Grant in 2019
Skipping Rocks Lab is a London-based startup that develops natural and biodegradable packaging for liquids made from seaweed extract. It has developed Ooho!, an edible water bottle alternative to plastic bottles.
Skipping Rocks Lab was co-founded by graduates from Imperial College and Royal College of Art and is currently incubated in the Climate KIC accelerator.
Naturbeads Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Malmesbury, UK, specializes in manufacturing biodegradable cellulose microparticles. These products aim to replace conventional plastic microbeads used in cosmetics, toiletries, and other industries. The company's mission is to mitigate microplastic pollution by offering a sustainable alternative developed through innovative research at the University of Bath.
Iceni Labs is an innovation commercialisation enterprise, with integrated research, development, test and manufacturing capability. Inter-disciplinary by nature, we combine commercial expertise with academic excellence, across the Defence and Security, Energy, Health and Consumer sectors.
Our professional networks bridge artificial intelligence, automated creativity, electronics, energy, materials, nanotechnology and software.
We invent and innovate in-house, foster high-potential technologies, and aggregate capabilities globally, to produce innovative, disruptive products that deliver more than the sum of their parts.
By providing technical, executive, commercial and capital support, our Innovation-Exploitation Programme enhances value proposition and reduces risk exposure, while developing creativity, flexibility and robustness.
Our goal is for our ‘wrap around’ idea to patent to product approach to become recognised globally as a catalyst for successful innovation. We are bridging the challenging gap between ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’.
Mykor is a climate technology company that decarbonizes the construction industry by manufacturing carbon-negative materials using biotechnology and agro-industrial waste.
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
Grant in 2019
For over 20 years CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology) has overseen the research and development of the most progressive renewable energy technologies. New technologies to develop viable fossil fuel alternatives and support rapid growth within the global sustainable energy sector are essential. CREST continues to instigate, lead and deliver high quality, original research, collaborating with industry and international academic networks.
Anaphite
Seed Round in 2019
Anaphite is a Bristol, United Kingdom-based company that develops graphene-based nanomaterials. Established in 2016, it focuses on graphene-enhanced cathodes for high-power, high-energy, low-cost lithium-ion batteries. Its nanomaterials are produced by incorporating graphene into composite materials through an inexpensive, scalable process, enabling a range of applications. Beyond energy storage, the technology is positioned to support air purification and thermal management, offering materials with advanced properties at low cost.
UrbanChain operates a global peer-to-peer energy exchange platform powered by blockchain technology. It connects renewable energy generators with consumers, enabling significant savings on energy bills and facilitating large consumers' transition to net-zero carbon emissions. The solution is regulated and expanding globally.
Brilliant Planet
Grant in 2019
Brilliant Planet develops algae-based biomass production to permanently sequester carbon at large scale using open-air pond systems on coastal desert land. The approach grows microalgae without fresh water, leveraging natural processes to sequester carbon while supporting ocean and air health, and it also provides a source of protein to meet rising demand.
Urban Electric Networks
Grant in 2019
Urban Electric Networks develops a network of urban electric vehicle charging points designed to support mass adoption of electric vehicles in cities. The company emphasizes low-impact infrastructure that minimizes street clutter, enabling residents to charge their vehicles while maintaining a clean streetscape. Its pop-up charging hubs retract fully underground when not in use, allowing charging facilities to be located along streets without visible infrastructure. The approach focuses on convenient, city-friendly charging across urban areas.
Clipper Automotive
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Clipper Automotive is a UK-based startup that develops and manufactures affordable electric taxis. It converts conventional taxis into electric vehicles, aiming to reduce emissions and provide cleaner transportation in urban areas. The company offers a subscription-based model for drivers, making electric taxis more accessible. Clipper Automotive has received support from InnovateUK and has raised £300k in pre-seed funding.
SageTech Medical
Grant in 2018
Founded in 2015, SageTech Medical develops innovative anesthetic technology for human and veterinary healthcare providers. Its patented process captures, extracts, and purifies inhalational anaesthetic agents, reducing costs and environmental pollution. The company offers solutions ranging from industrial-scale bulk capture to integrated recycling systems within anaesthetic machines.
Callaly
Debt Financing in 2018
Callaly is a period care company that develops innovative feminine hygiene products. Its flagship product is the Tampliner, an organic, leak-proof tampon invented by gynecologists and manufactured to medical-grade standards in Britain. Sold initially through customizable online subscriptions, Callaly's products prioritize comfort, sustainability, and transparency.