# Charles Vaslet

> Charles Vaslet is a funding round investor at Emerald Technology Ventures backing Information Technology. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-vaslet-167b5222/

Charles Vaslet is a Partner with Emerald Technology Ventures and sits on the Board of Pelamis Wave Power as a Non-Executive Director. His focus at Emerald is on renewable energy, energy resources and energy conversion technology investments within the clean technology sector.Charles has previously held positions at ABB Equity Ventures andNational Power PLC. He also spearheads the European Energy Venture Fair, the preeminent European cleantech investor conference.Charles graduated with a Bachelor degree with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds and a Master of Business Administration from Henley Management College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 13% |
| Water | 1 | 13% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Austria | 1 | 13% |
| Finland | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fido Tech | Fido Tech provides sturdy and dependable solutions to industry problems through analytical insight and operational engineering experience. |  | Series B | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Fido Tech | Fido Tech provides sturdy and dependable solutions to industry problems through analytical insight and operational engineering experience. | $7.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 22, 2022 |  |
| Eologix | Eologix introduces an easily retrofittable sensor system for all types of wind turbines. The system consists of one single receiving unit per turbine plus a number of sensing units which are distributed over the blades’ surface. The sensing units can easily mounted, e.g. during regular inspection of the blades. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 08, 2022 |  |
| Librestream Technologies | Librestream Technologies Inc. develops the operations-driven video collaboration solution for enterprises. With its patented Onsight video collaboration solution, Librestream extends traditional video-conferencing and collaborative services to places previously unreachable by video such as an off-shore oil rig or a manufacturing plant floor.Collaborators across multiple locations can use a combination of Onsight software and camera devices to interact through live video, voice, image sharing and onscreen telestration. Industries as diverse as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, insurance, and government sectors are using Librestream’s Onsight solution to connect their ecosystem of employees, suppliers, and customers. These enterprises achieve cost-efficiencies resulting from accelerated problem resolution, reductions in downtimes and travel, improvements in customer service and increased productivity.To learn more about the company, its products and services, visit the website at www.librestream.com, email information@librestream.com or call 1.800.849.5507 (NA) / +1.204.487.0612 (Intl). | $24M | Series D | Jun 24, 2020 |  |
| Visedo | Visedo Oy develops, manufactures and delivers electrical drive trains for heavy mobile work machine, marine vessel and bus applications. The drive trains are suitable for both hybrid electric (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) solutions to harsh operating environment. The latest technology offers the optimal solutions to save fuel and to loweremission and noise levels. The company is located in Lappeenranta, Finland. | $16.3M | Debt Financing | Dec 19, 2016 |  |
| Librestream Technologies | Librestream Technologies Inc. develops the operations-driven video collaboration solution for enterprises. With its patented Onsight video collaboration solution, Librestream extends traditional video-conferencing and collaborative services to places previously unreachable by video such as an off-shore oil rig or a manufacturing plant floor.Collaborators across multiple locations can use a combination of Onsight software and camera devices to interact through live video, voice, image sharing and onscreen telestration. Industries as diverse as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, insurance, and government sectors are using Librestream’s Onsight solution to connect their ecosystem of employees, suppliers, and customers. These enterprises achieve cost-efficiencies resulting from accelerated problem resolution, reductions in downtimes and travel, improvements in customer service and increased productivity.To learn more about the company, its products and services, visit the website at www.librestream.com, email information@librestream.com or call 1.800.849.5507 (NA) / +1.204.487.0612 (Intl). | $11M |  | Mar 15, 2016 |  |
| P97 Networks | P97 Networks provides cloud-based mobile commerce and digital marketing solutions for the convenience retail and fuels marketing industry under the brand name, PetroZone. Its solutions enhance the ability of convenience store operators, marketers, and oil companies to attract and retain customers by providing technology that securely connectsmillions of individual mobile phones and connected cars with identity- and geolocation-based software technologies. The company’s solutions also allow consumers to have better mobile shopping experiences, options for lower fuel prices, and personalized digital offers for in-store purchases. | $9.1M | Series A | Dec 17, 2014 |  |
| Pelamis Wave Power | Pelamis Wave Power is the manufacturer of a unique system to generate renewable electricity from ocean waves.The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter is a revolutionary concept, the result of many years of engineering development by PWP. It was the world’s first commercial scale machine to generate electricity into the grid from offshore waveenergy and the first to be used in commercial wave farm projects. | $6.5M |  | Nov 07, 2008 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ORLEN VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orlen-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canadian Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-business-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRH Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crh-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Emerald Technology Ventures

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Emerald Technology Ventures specializes in clean technology venture capital. Emerald focuses on the areas of energy, water, and materials. , Emerald manages several venture capital funds and venture capital portfolio mandates.

5 contacts available at Emerald Technology Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Vaslet | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-vaslet |
| Frank Balas | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-balas |
| Hans Dellenbach | CFO and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-dellenbach |
| Michal Natora | Industrial IT Specialist & Open Innovation Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michal-natora |
| Simone Riedel Riley | Head of Techfund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simone-riedel-riley |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Vaslet invest in?

Charles Vaslet invests primarily in Information Technology, Video and Water startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 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 Charles Vaslet last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Vaslet closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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