# Adapt Low Carbon Group

> Adapt Low Carbon Group is a VC fund in Norwich backing Energy, Education and Construction. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/adaptlowcarbon
- Website: http://www.adaptlowcarbongroup.co.uk

Adapt Low Carbon Group is a VC fund in Norwich focused on Energy and Education. The Adapt Low Carbon Group brings together a broad range of expertise and builds on the widely acknowledged successes of the University of East Anglia's business activities in the low carbon sector.Based at Norwich Research Park (NRP), Adapt promotes enterprising low carbon concerns and we work closely with the Norwich Business School andthe School of Environmental Sciences. Our work falls within the following four main areas:Adapt Commercial: Consultancy services to reduce your impact on the environmentCentre for the Built Environment: A cluster of expertise on low carbon buildingsInCrops: A partnership supporting growth in the low carbon bio-economyLow Carbon Innovation Fund: Early-stage funding for low carbon companies

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Construction | 1 | 100% |
| Smart Building | 1 | 100% |
| Building Material | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breathing Buildings | Breathing Buildings provides low energy ventilation systems, using the principles of natural mixing ventilation in winter and natural upward displacement ventilation in the summer.Already e-stack systems are operating in over 20 different schools in the UK, and there is a substantial pipeline of new school projects for which Breathing Buildingsis actively engaged in supplying e-stack systems.The Breathing Buildings team contributes significantly to research into natural ventilation. Our links with the University of Cambridge research team at the BP Institute are very strong. Click here for a reference list of background useful papers and articles | $1.3M | Series B | Nov 01, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Berti Green Accelerator — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Low Carbon Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/low-carbon-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mmc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Adapt Low Carbon Group invest in?

Adapt Low Carbon Group invests primarily in Energy, Education and Construction startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Adapt Low Carbon Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adapt Low Carbon Group closed in Nov 2012. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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