# Ian Marchant

> Ian Marchant is a seed investor at Royal Zoological Society of Scotland backing Energy. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Royal Zoological Society of Scotland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/royal-zoological-society-of-scotland)
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-marchant-6779181b

Ian Marchant is a seed investor at Royal Zoological Society of Scotland in Edinburgh focused on Energy and Information Technology. Ian Marchant is based out of Edinburgh, Scotland and he served as Chairman of Logan Energy. Ian previously worked at Thames Water as Chairman Of The Board. Ian Marchant attended Durham University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $236k–$1.4M |
| Series A | $1.3M–$8.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 5 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 20% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| Power Grid | 2 | 13% |
| Energy Management | 2 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 20% |
| Angel | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SMPnet | A real-time optimisation and control technology to accelerate the energy transition | $1.4M | Seed | May 02, 2023 |  |
| Ev.energy | Ev.energy is a smart charging software platform for electric vehicles, to reduce carbon emissions and costs. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, England. | $8.8M | Series A | Jun 27, 2021 |  |
| Piclo | Piclo is an independent marketplace making electricity grids smart, flexible, and sustainable. The Piclo marketplace enables renewables, batteries, and electric vehicles to provide local flexibility to distribution networks, easing the complex transition to a low-carbon future and delivering low-cost and resilient grids. It encourages greaterparticipation, standardization, and scale in order to level the playing field and accelerate the transition to Net Zero. | $663K | Seed | Sep 01, 2018 |  |
| Interpac | Interpac has developed a new packaging production system the corrugator which does not use steam in the manufacturing process. The Interpac system is a revolutionary process that enables on-demand production which significantly reduces packaging costs and emits 90% less greenhouse gases than conventional processes. | $836K | Angel | Apr 06, 2018 |  |
| Labrador | The Labrador Retriever is a brand new device that makes sure you’re always on the cheapest deal available, so you never have to think about it again. Once plugged into a mains and router, Labrador Retriever claims to constantly track a household’s energy consumption while monitoring the market for better deals. If Labrador found a better deal foryou, it can make the switch for you automatically, or send you a recommendation instead. | $1.3M |  | Sep 12, 2017 |  |
| USIO Energy | USIO Energy are building the energy company of the future, using AI to deliver electricity and gas to perfectly match people's lifestyles. | $408K | Seed | May 01, 2017 |  |
| Piclo | Piclo is an independent marketplace making electricity grids smart, flexible, and sustainable. The Piclo marketplace enables renewables, batteries, and electric vehicles to provide local flexibility to distribution networks, easing the complex transition to a low-carbon future and delivering low-cost and resilient grids. It encourages greaterparticipation, standardization, and scale in order to level the playing field and accelerate the transition to Net Zero. | $510K | Seed | Dec 01, 2016 |  |
| Synaptec | Synaptec develops and deploys photonic sensing systems that reduces electrical power transmission costs through reducing outages, preventing circuit damage, and minimizing civil works.Synaptec provides instrumentations, based on their patented technologies that utilizes existing optical fibers installed within power systems to enhance networkprotection and fault identification. Their unique sensor technology can measure voltage, current, temperature, and vibration, over long distances, at multiple locations, without power supplies, and using only a single optical fiber. It provides multiple benefits to network operators and society including cost reductions, enhanced security of energy supply, and reduced emissions.Synaptec is based in the United Kingdom and it was founded in 2014. | $283.7K | Seed | Aug 08, 2016 |  |
| Synaptec | Synaptec develops and deploys photonic sensing systems that reduces electrical power transmission costs through reducing outages, preventing circuit damage, and minimizing civil works.Synaptec provides instrumentations, based on their patented technologies that utilizes existing optical fibers installed within power systems to enhance networkprotection and fault identification. Their unique sensor technology can measure voltage, current, temperature, and vibration, over long distances, at multiple locations, without power supplies, and using only a single optical fiber. It provides multiple benefits to network operators and society including cost reductions, enhanced security of energy supply, and reduced emissions.Synaptec is based in the United Kingdom and it was founded in 2014. | $484K | Seed | Aug 02, 2016 |  |
| Moixa Energy Holdings | Moixa Energy is the UK's leading smart storage and cloud aggregation platform. | $1.3M | Series A | Jul 20, 2016 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University of Strathclyde](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-strathclyde) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clim8 Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clim8-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cyan Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyan-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy Impact Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-impact-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Equity Gap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equity-gap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fund Twenty8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fund-twenty8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

VC Fund · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) promotes the study of zoology and kindred subjects.

1 contacts available at Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Marchant | Honorary President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-marchant |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Marchant invest in?

Ian Marchant invests primarily in Energy, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ian Marchant's check size?

Ian Marchant typically joins rounds of $236k–$1.4M at Seed and $1.3M–$8.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ian Marchant participates in.

### When did Ian Marchant last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Marchant closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 15 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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