# Earth Capital

> Earth Capital is a VC fund in London backing Energy and Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthcapital
- Website: https://www.earthcapital.net/

Earth Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Energy and Software. Earth Capital invests globally in the development and deployment of clean sustainable technology.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Earth Capital. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Earth Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/earth-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |
| Commercial | 1 | 13% |
| Aquaculture | 1 | 13% |
| Electronics | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gordon Power | Owner and Chief Investment Officer | 1 | — |
| Bradley Jones | Senior Investment Manager | 4 | — |
| Elise Hockley | COO, Head of Investor Relations, Board Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elise-hockley |
| Jim Totty | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-totty |
| Marcelo de Andrade | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcelo-de-andrade |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RYE | The intelligence layer for modern business energy | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Ace Aquatec | Ace Aquatec is specialises in acoustic marine mammal deterrents and humane electrical fish stunning equipment. Our markets are aquaculture, off-shore construction / demolition and fishermen.The US3 is the latest model of acoustic deterrent for the fish farming industry offering data logging, high and low frequency transducers, and sonartriggering. The MMD is offered to the long line fishermen, to offshore platforms engaged in pile driving and government organisations engaged in post oil spillage response. The sophisticated electronics drives marine wildlife to a zone of safety. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 07, 2023 |  |
| Sustainable Energy Holdings | Sustainable Energy Holdings Ltd ("SEHL") was formed by the merger of four of its portfolio companies, all of which produce low-carbon bioenergy. SEHL will boost performance by expanding the platform's asset base through a buy-and-build strategy that includes the acquisition and development of new plants as well as the improvement ofexisting assets. |  | Private Equity | Aug 17, 2022 |  |
| Sustainable Energy Holdings | Sustainable Energy Holdings Ltd ("SEHL") was formed by the merger of four of its portfolio companies, all of which produce low-carbon bioenergy. SEHL will boost performance by expanding the platform's asset base through a buy-and-build strategy that includes the acquisition and development of new plants as well as the improvement ofexisting assets. |  | Private Equity | Aug 17, 2022 |  |
| SoftIron | SoftIron builds solutions for the data center, including HyperDrive, a software-defined storage platform built on Ceph, and Hypercast which delivers the best density and value for real-time video streaming.SoftIron creates superior appliances for scale-out data centers – private and public cloud, and enterprise-scale facilities. The appliancesradically improve industry-standard performance on all critical metrics including: density, efficiency, capacity, speed, and heat emission.The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, England. | $34M | Series B | Mar 25, 2020 |  |
| SoftIron | SoftIron builds solutions for the data center, including HyperDrive, a software-defined storage platform built on Ceph, and Hypercast which delivers the best density and value for real-time video streaming.SoftIron creates superior appliances for scale-out data centers – private and public cloud, and enterprise-scale facilities. The appliancesradically improve industry-standard performance on all critical metrics including: density, efficiency, capacity, speed, and heat emission.The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, England. | $34M | Series B | Mar 25, 2020 |  |
| Propelair | Propelair manufactures toilets designed to save water, energy, and money. Designed and manufactured in the UK, using patented POWA™ displaced air technology, Propelair produces a powerful, high-performance flush requiring only 1.5 litres of water. As a result, less energy is required for water and waste processing, which in turn reduces thetoilet’s carbon footprint by an average 80 per cent.As a result of its superior efficiency and reduced water usage Propelair exceeds environmental planning legislation such as BREEAM, Part G of the Building Regulations and the Code for Sustainable Homes. |  |  | Oct 04, 2017 |  |
| SoftIron | SoftIron builds solutions for the data center, including HyperDrive, a software-defined storage platform built on Ceph, and Hypercast which delivers the best density and value for real-time video streaming.SoftIron creates superior appliances for scale-out data centers – private and public cloud, and enterprise-scale facilities. The appliancesradically improve industry-standard performance on all critical metrics including: density, efficiency, capacity, speed, and heat emission.The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, England. | $7M | Series A | Sep 11, 2017 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aqua Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aqua-sparks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapitalT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chroma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chroma-ventures-820b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Investec Asset Management — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Norrsken Evolve](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-evolve) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Earth Capital invest in?

Earth Capital invests primarily in Energy, Software and Commercial startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact Earth Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Earth Capital?

The team at Earth Capital includes Gordon Power (Owner and Chief Investment Officer), Bradley Jones (Senior Investment Manager) and Elise Hockley (COO, Head of Investor Relations, Board Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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