# Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator

> Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/supply-chain-accelerator-fund

Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator is a £50 million fund designed to accelerate and de-risk the early-stage development of UK supply chain projects that support the offshore wind sector.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 25% |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 25% |
| Energy | 2 | 17% |
| Shipping | 1 | 8% |
| Education | 1 | 8% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 67% |
| Grant | 2 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| European Marine Energy Centre | European Marine Energy Centre is a facility providing services such as testing and validation of energy devices in the marine sector. |  | Grant | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Sperra | RCAM Technologies provides disruptive long-duration energy storage technology that integrates with offshore renewables to support high levels of renewable energy generation. Their M-PHES uses multiple large hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor to store mechanical energy in the form of pressure. They retain the benefits of conventional pumpedhydro storage while vastly expanding potential deployment areas, shortening development time, and improving modularity. |  | Grant | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Gabriel Engineering | Gabriel Engineering is a national integrated manufacturer and service provider. They are offering innovative execution of manufacturing technical solutions to our global customers in multiple sectors. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Nerth | Nerth Ltd specializes in providing solutions tailored to the maritime and offshore sectors. Nerth focus on Maritime Services, Offshore Services, Consulting & Compliance and Technology & Equipment. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Tardra | Tardra is a wind farm and offshore foundation installation company specializing in engineering, drilling, and installation support services. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Hutchinson | Hutchinson Engineering is committed to creating intricate steel structures that benefit society. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Blue Abyss | Blue Abyss is a commercial diver, ROV / AUV, human physiology and space sector research, training and development facility. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Celtic Sea Power | Celtic Sea Power is strategically developing floating offshore wind for the Celtic Sea region. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Plaswire | Plaswire is an industrial polymer recycling company that handles and processes PVC polymers. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Tugdock | Tugdock provides a dry-docking facility for vessels and floating structures. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator invest in?

Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Mechanical Engineering and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 12 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 Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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