# David Bateman

> David Bateman is a debt financing investor at Claret Capital Partners backing Energy and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Claret Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbert-european-growth-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bateman-054136/

David Bateman is a debt financing investor at Claret Capital Partners in London focused on Energy and Software. David James Bateman is based out of London and is the Managing Partner of Claret Capital Partners. David previously worked at Harbert Management Corporation as a Senior Managing Director. David James Bateman attended the London Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wireless | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 100% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GridBeyond | GridBeyond is the developer of an artificial intelligence platform aimed at achieving a global zero-carbon future. The company provides AI-powered services and storage to help customers achieve a zero-carbon future by bridging the gap between distributed energy resources and electricity markets, allowing them to access utility-scale renewablesgeneration, battery storage, or industrial load that can be used to maximize opportunities and improve the grid. | $5.8M | Debt Financing | Oct 10, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Claret Capital Partners

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Claret Capital provides specialty debt financing to European growth businesses, predominantly in the technology, life sciences and environmental sectors. Typical loan sizes range from €1M-€40M with the flexibility to do larger transactions opportunistically.They look for investment opportunities in high growth business with proven managementteams in need of capital to fuel organic growth, acquisitions, equipment purchases, bridge loans and various forms of recapitalization.

5 contacts available at Claret Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan McLoughlin | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-mcloughlin |
| David Bateman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bateman-3ddb |
| Fahad Khan | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fahad-khan-96b7 |
| Jerome Fonteneau | Portfolio and Operations Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerome-fonteneau |
| Johan Kampe | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-kampe |

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## FAQ

### What does David Bateman invest in?

David Bateman invests primarily in Energy, Software and Wireless startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Bateman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Bateman closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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