# AP Ventures

> AP Ventures is a VC fund in London backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last fund: Jan 2025
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apventures/
- Website: https://apventures.com

AP Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. AP Ventures invests in pioneering technologies and businesses that harness the unique chemical and physical properties of Platinum Group Metals to solve global challenges.AP Ventures is led by a specialist investment team with proven expertise and a successful track record. We offer investors access to high growth technologies that are developingsolutions to solve global issues.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.1M–$7.2M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 9 | 19% |
| Renewable Energy | 7 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 13% |
| Fuel | 5 | 10% |
| Oil and Gas | 4 | 8% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 11 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 15% |
| Seed | 6 | 13% |
| Series B | 6 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 10% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 25% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Norway | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro P. NA | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-p-na |
| Alexis Garavel | Senior Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexis-garavel-d518 |
| Andrew Hinkly | Managing Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hinkly |
| Charlie Clark | Investment Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-clark-7a81 |
| Charlotte Downie | Investment Analyst | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlotte-downie |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubi Laboratories | Rubi Laboratories develops biocatalyst solutions that manufacture carbon-negative textiles for the fashion industry. Its technology offers a natural resource for making things and directly synthesizes the threads that help clients produce viscose that is carbon-negative, water-chemical, land-neutral, traceable, and biodegradable. | $7.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Rosy Soil | Rosy Soil is a gardening solution focused on sustainable practices that support the health of soil, plants, and the environment. | $5M | Series A | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Rosy Soil | Rosy Soil is a gardening solution focused on sustainable practices that support the health of soil, plants, and the environment. | $5M | Series A | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Aether Fuels | Aether Fuels is a cutting-edge climate technology firm that seeks to use ground-breaking methods for creating scalable, affordable, and sustainable fuels to decarbonize "hard-to-abate" sectors including aviation and ocean shipping. | $15M | Convertible Note | Dec 30, 2025 |  |
| ZeroAvia | ZeroAvia provides hydrogen-electric propulsion systems designed to eliminate aviation emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The company focuses on scalable technologies that can retrofit existing aircraft and support sustainable aviation. By partnering with various stakeholders, ZeroAvia aims to revolutionize the aviation industrywith cleaner, more efficient flight options. |  |  | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Semi Zabala | Semi Zabala is a power semiconductor company that uses new technologies to develop, manufacture, qualify, and market semiconductor circuits and devices for use in power electronics for high-performance and reliability applications. | $5.5M | Seed | Jun 05, 2025 |  |
| Hystar | Hystar develops polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers designed for large-scale green hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, Hystar's technology uses a unique cell design and process architecture that provides the ability to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, enabling professionals to tackle various criticalenergy challenges and having the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | $36M | Series C | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Hystar | Hystar develops polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers designed for large-scale green hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, Hystar's technology uses a unique cell design and process architecture that provides the ability to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, enabling professionals to tackle various criticalenergy challenges and having the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | $36M | Series C | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Noble Gas Systems | Noble Gas Systems develops gas storage and delivery systems with conformable tank technology. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan. | $4.2M | Series B | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Mitico | C-Quester is a carbon capture startup that offers point source emitters, primarily natural gas powerplants, the ability to absorb CO2 emissions at a 40% lower cost than existing systems. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-heavy-industries) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does AP Ventures invest in?

AP Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is AP Ventures's check size?

AP Ventures typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$7.2M at Seed and $3.5M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AP Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact AP Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at AP Ventures?

The team at AP Ventures includes Alessandro P. NA (Managing Director), Alexis Garavel (Senior Investment Manager) and Andrew Hinkly (Managing Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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