ClearlySo
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
ClearlySo is a VC fund in London focused on Communities and Hardware. ClearlySo is Europe’s leading impact investment bank, working exclusively with businesses and funds delivering positive social, ethical and/or environmental impact along with financial return. It supports capital raising activity through financial advisory work.Originally founded in 2008, ClearlySo has helped capital raise more than £450million in impact investment from its extensive network of institutional and individual investors for its enterprise and impact funds clients.ClearlySo is headquartered in London and backed by Octopus Investments, Big Society Capital and more than 40 high-net-worth individuals.ClearlySo's mission is to bring impact to investment. Our vision is of a world where the financial system is a powerful force for good and the impacts of businesses are considered in all investment decisions.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 36%
Last updated:
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Industries ClearlySo invests in
Stages ClearlySo invests in
Countries ClearlySo invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $534k–$3.1M
- Series A
- $2M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Communities 3 (14%)
- Hardware 2 (9%)
- Internet 2 (9%)
- Software 2 (9%)
- Education 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (32%)
- Series A 4 (18%)
- Funding Round 3 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (14%)
- Angel 2 (9%)
Country
- United Kingdom 16 (73%)
- Australia 1 (5%)
- The Netherlands 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodney Schwartz
Founder and Chief Executive
|
Founder and Chief Executive | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Carl Bergholtz
Impact Investment Banker
|
Impact Investment Banker | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| FuroSystems is an electric vehicle manufacturer that uses modern technologies to develop its products. Performance and affordability are the two main considerations in how FuroSystems develops its products. The company is a team of engineers, designers, and customer specialists. | $982K / Nov 26, 2020 | ||
| FuroSystems is an electric vehicle manufacturer that uses modern technologies to develop its products. Performance and affordability are the two main considerations in how FuroSystems develops its products. The company is a team of engineers, designers, and customer specialists. | $1M / Seed / Nov 26, 2020 | ||
| The Employee Engagement Engine with a Social Impact By-Product | $534K / Angel / Jul 30, 2020 | ||
| The Employee Engagement Engine with a Social Impact By-Product | $534.5K / Seed / Jul 30, 2020 | ||
| Amicable exists to help separating couples achieve better outcomes for their families. Too many families emerge from divorce damaged and scarred. They can’t prevent divorce, but they think it is a sad event not a bad event, with the focus being on people being able to move on successfully with their lives.They use technology to help couplesdivorce faster and tools and support to achieve fairer outcomes. Their service will evolve over time based on the needs of divorcing families.Amicable reduces the strangle-hold of the legal profession and improve the human experience. As a result reducing the cost to the individual, families and society as a whole. | $615.1K / Angel / Jul 09, 2020 | ||
| GPDQ offer GP consultations, physiotherapy, mental health, audiology, health checks, blood tests, referrals, prescriptions and vaccinations and our service is available nationwide. | $2.6M / Series A / Apr 22, 2020 | ||
| BibliU provides colleges and universities with digital content management, automation, and analytics platform. BibliU’s solution puts digital textbooks, courseware, and monographs at the fingertips of all students. Working with thousands of publishers and OER providers to deliver millions of digital resources, BibliU combines academic freedom withinnovative affordability and automation. | $10M / Series A / Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| GPDQ offer GP consultations, physiotherapy, mental health, audiology, health checks, blood tests, referrals, prescriptions and vaccinations and our service is available nationwide. | $2.5M / Series A / Apr 16, 2020 | ||
| Zeigo is a company formed by a team of like-minded clean energy & tech pioneers with a mission to help companies transition to a low carbon economy. | $1M / Seed / Apr 14, 2020 | ||
| LettUs Grow is a Bristol-based AgriTech company specialising in the design and application of our patented "Advanced Aeroponic" technology for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facilities, such as greenhouses, vertical farms and polytunnels. Our core product is the Aeroponic Rolling Bench (ARB), which is designed to be a seamlessupgrade for growers currently using industry standard hydroponic benches. Our system uses proprietary ultrasonic technology to irrigate plant roots with a nutrient mist, instead of the liquid solution used in conventional hydroponics.The key benefits of the technology include a validated >20% increase in crop yield compared to conventional hydroponics, which can result in a 7x return on investment for our customers. Our system also significantly improves water use efficiency, using less water and fertilizer compared to hydroponics. The improvements to crop root health also open up whole new crop types to the sector (e.g. onions, spinach) alongside being perfect for a number of root-based biotech opportunities. We hold a robust intellectual property portfolio of over 60 patents across 52 countries. Our business model, which is license focused, allows for efficient global delivery by licensing our technology to regional partners and selling the critical ultrasound modules directly. We are also a Certified B Corporation, demonstrating our commitment to social and environmental performance. | $3.1M / Seed / Jan 09, 2020 | ||
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FAQ
What does ClearlySo invest in?
ClearlySo invests primarily in Communities, Hardware and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does ClearlySo invest in?
ClearlySo typically joins rounds of $534k–$3.1M at Seed and $2M–$10M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not ClearlySo's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds ClearlySo took part in.
How do I contact ClearlySo?
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Who are the partners at ClearlySo?
The team at ClearlySo includes Rodney Schwartz (Founder and Chief Executive) and Carl Bergholtz (Impact Investment Banker). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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