# Ian Brown

> Ian Brown is a funding round investor at National Wealth Fund backing Battery. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [National Wealth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uk-infrastructure-bank)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Ian Brown is a funding round investor at National Wealth Fund focused on Battery and Solar. Ian Brown is the Head of Banking at UK Infrastructure Bank.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 2 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Energy | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Wireless | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZeroAvia | ZeroAvia provides hydrogen-electric propulsion systems designed to eliminate aviation emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The company focuses on scalable technologies that can retrofit existing aircraft and support sustainable aviation. By partnering with various stakeholders, ZeroAvia aims to revolutionize the aviation industrywith cleaner, more efficient flight options. |  |  | Dec 22, 2025 | http://zeroavia.com |
| Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm | Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm energy infrastructure, including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass and energy from waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage, and other energy assets like Power-to-X, are the main areas of interest. | $195.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 19, 2025 | https://pentlandfloatingwind.com |
| Fidra Energy | Fidra Energy is a battery energy storage firm/business that aims to aid decarbonization for electrical system. | $602.2M | Private Equity | Sep 10, 2025 | https://fidraenergy.com/ |
| Eelpower | Eelpower is a battery storage developer that operates energy storage solutions. It also operates large-scale commercial energy storage assets with generators of power such as solar farms or landfill gas or onshore wind or consumers of electricity such as industrial parks, rail operators or water companies, or direct connections to the National Gridto provide much-needed capacity, frequency response and balancing services.Eelpower was established in 2017 and is based in London, England. | $675.2M |  | Aug 27, 2025 | https://eelpower.co.uk/ |
| Wessex Internet | Wessex Internet provides internet solutions with product features such as wireless 4G, broadband, ethernet, and fibre installations. | $68.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2025 | http://wessexinternet.com |
| ZeroAvia | ZeroAvia provides hydrogen-electric propulsion systems designed to eliminate aviation emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The company focuses on scalable technologies that can retrofit existing aircraft and support sustainable aviation. By partnering with various stakeholders, ZeroAvia aims to revolutionize the aviation industrywith cleaner, more efficient flight options. | $116M | Series C | Sep 18, 2023 | http://zeroavia.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barclays](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-7c03) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ap-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ecosystem Integrity Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecosystem-integrity-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Horizons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizons-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scottish National Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-national-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Summa Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/summa-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About National Wealth Fund

VC Fund · Wilmslow, United Kingdom

National Wealth Fund is the government-owned policy bank, focused on increasing infrastructure investment.

2 contacts available at National Wealth Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Howard | Director of Banking and Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-howard-2434 |
| Ian Brown | Head of Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-brown-a455 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Brown invest in?

Ian Brown invests primarily in Battery, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ian Brown last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Brown closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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