# Challenge Works

> Challenge Works is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 69%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/challenge-works
- Website: https://x.com/Challenge_Works

Challenge Works is a VC fund in London focused on Renewable Energy and Artificial Intelligence. Challenge Works IS World-class expert in challenge prizes, assisting global innovators in addressing society's most pressing issues.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 38% |
| Software | 3 | 23% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 23% |
| Energy | 2 | 15% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 69% |
| Grant | 4 | 31% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 46% |
| Kenya | 2 | 15% |
| Togo | 1 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tris Dyson | Founder & Managing Director | 4 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kestrix | Kestrix develops SaaS-based building automation software that uses interactive 3D models to identify building energy performance. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Deep.Meta | Deep.Meta aims to slash waste in global production of steel, detecting defects before they happen by creating digital twins of steel as it rolls through a production line. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Flexible Power Systems | Flexible Power Systems offers technology for managing and optimizing electric vehicle fleets and charging operations. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Gigaton | Gigaton is a climate technology company developing artificial intelligence to decarbonize energy-intensive industries. It intends to use AI technology to reduce carbon emissions by gigatonnes per year. Its emphasis is on energy-intensive industries like cement, steel, and glass, which account for more than 20% of global emissions. Deep learning isused by Carbon Re's Delta Zero platform for industrial decarbonization to enable rapid development and deployment of new low-carbon industrial processes, designs, and materials. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Kale AI | Kale AI develops tools for urban logistics using sustainable solutions to meet the complex demands of last-mile operations. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Grid Stability | Grid Stability is an AI native energy platform that provides insights and real time monitoring to enhance the stability of electrical grids. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Underheat | Underheat uses AI and satellite thermography to provide building level heat loss mapping and thermal performance analytics. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Agent Net Zero | Agent Net Zero is an AI powered platform that utilizes software agents to provide analysis and energy demand optimization. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| BiofuelAi | BiofuelAi uses machine learning and mechanistic process modeling to digitalize the biogas value chain. | $136.3K | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| GIP Togo | GIP Togo specializes in the recycling, sorting, and shredding of plastic materials. They offer waste recycling, recycling, plastic, a circular economy, social enterprise, environmental innovation, the environment, and fair trade. | $1.2M | Grant | Mar 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Government of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/government-of-canada) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Challenge Works invest in?

Challenge Works invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Challenge Works?

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### Who are the partners at Challenge Works?

The team at Challenge Works includes Tris Dyson (Founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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