# Ash Arora

> Ash Arora is a seed investor at LocalGlobe (London) backing Battery and Renewable Energy. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashima-arora/

Ash Arora is a Partner of LocalGlobe.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 2 | 40% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ostium | Ostium enables users to trade off their assets directly on-chain. Ostium Labs is developing a quick trading mechanism for real-world goods on the chain, driven by Arbitrum and Chainlink. | $20M | Series A | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Noah | NOAH is a financial service company providing application solutions for trading in Bitcoin. | $22M | Seed | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Nyobolt | Nyobolt is a developer of high-power battery technology used to serve automotive applications. It researches and develops battery technology that could have a higher power, recharge at a faster speed and store large amounts of energy that helps the automotive industry with solutions for high-power applications. | $30M |  | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Nyobolt | Nyobolt develops high-power energy storage systems based on advanced lithium-ion battery technology designed for rapid charging and sustained high performance. The company focuses on battery systems that enable very fast energy replenishment, supporting applications where downtime needs to be minimized. Its technology combines specialized anodematerials, cell design, battery management systems, and power electronics to achieve high charge and discharge rates. The platform is used in sectors such as robotics, data centers, industrial equipment, and electric mobility where consistent high power delivery is required. It also develops integrated energy solutions that support demanding workloads like automated logistics systems and high-performance computing infrastructure. Nyobolt’s approach emphasizes optimizing cycle life, thermal stability, and energy density for repeated fast charging environments. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Ostium | Ostium enables users to trade off their assets directly on-chain. Ostium Labs is developing a quick trading mechanism for real-world goods on the chain, driven by Arbitrum and Chainlink. | $3.5M | Seed | Oct 06, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scania Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scania-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Susquehanna International Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susquehanna-international-group-llp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Takasago Industry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takasago-industry) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WAGMI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wagmi-ventures-3757) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About LocalGlobe

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

LocalGlobe is a UK-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments. Seeding ambitious UK founders since 1999 inc Citymapper, Improbable, Lovefilm, Moo, Tweetdeck, Transferwise, and Zoopla.

5 contacts available at LocalGlobe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julia Hawkins | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-hawkins-3 |
| Ziv Reichert | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ziv-reichert |
| Ash Arora | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-arora-faa8 |
| Emma Phillips | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-phillips |
| Eric Salama | Senior Adviser | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-salama |

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## FAQ

### What does Ash Arora invest in?

Ash Arora invests primarily in Battery, Renewable Energy and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Ash Arora last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ash Arora closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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