# Centrica Innovations

> Centrica Innovations is a VC fund in Windsor backing Energy and Security. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Windsor, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.centrica.com/centrica-innovations

Centrica Innovations is a global innovation group investing and partnering with startups that are transforming energy, electric mobility, home services and industrial markets with innovative technology and ideas, all with a relentless customer focus.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christophe Defert | Venture Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christophe-defert |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mixergy | Mixergy Ltd. offer a cost-effective solution to save energy and facilitate more renewable power generation through grid balancing. Mixergy tanks achieve better utilisation of solar PV and heat pumps. | $11.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 27, 2023 | https://mixergy.co.uk/ |
| Mixergy | Mixergy Ltd. offer a cost-effective solution to save energy and facilitate more renewable power generation through grid balancing. Mixergy tanks achieve better utilisation of solar PV and heat pumps. | $4.7M | Series A | Dec 10, 2019 | https://mixergy.co.uk/ |
| Minut | Minut is a computer software company that specializes in product design, hardware, electronics, software, IoT, and smart home. Its technology helps individuals to keep their house secure and manage their house security using their smartphones. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Malmö, Skane Lan. | $8M | Series A | Jul 29, 2019 | https://minut.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-sciences-innovation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EDP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Foresight Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Foresight WAE Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-wae-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IP Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ip-group-plc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Centrica Innovations invest in?

Centrica Innovations invests primarily in Energy, Security and Smart Home startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Centrica Innovations?

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### Who are the partners at Centrica Innovations?

The team at Centrica Innovations includes Christophe Defert (Venture Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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