# Iona Capital

> Iona Capital is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy and Waste Management. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last fund: Nov 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iona-capital-ltd/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/iona_capital?lang=en
- Website: http://www.ionacapital.co.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonaCapitalLtd/

Iona Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Renewable Energy and Waste Management. Iona Capital Ltd comprises a team of waste management and renewables executives who implement long term infrastructure projects.It manages funds on behalf of institutional investors, and the fund is focused on investments in the bioenergy sector. As of today, Iona has made investments in several environmental infrastructure projects in England,Scotland, and Wales.The company was founded on May 25, 2011, and it is based in London and Manchester, England.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 24% |
| Waste Management | 5 | 24% |
| Energy | 3 | 14% |
| Energy Management | 3 | 14% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 10% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 20 | 95% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 86% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Dunn | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-dunn-e8b4 |
| Mike Dunn | ESG/Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-dunn-3 |
| Nick Ross | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-ross-3 |
| Phil Davies | Chief Investment Officer and Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-davies-8c55 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carbon Capture Scotland | Carbon Capture Scotland seeks to get rid of carbon dioxide that has been organically stored in grains and barley. |  |  | Nov 14, 2023 | http://www.carboncapturescotland.com |
| Shawton Energy | Shawton Energy delivers roof-top solar for commercial & industrial developments. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 25, 2021 | http://shawtonenergy.co.uk |
| Brocklesby Biogas Ltd | Brocklesby Biogas Ltd operates an anaerobic digestion plant which provides food waste recycling and management solutions. |  |  | Jul 01, 2016 |  |
| Mochdre Biomass Ltd | Mochdre Biomass Ltd owns and operates a biomass combined heat and power generation plant. |  |  | Jul 01, 2016 |  |
| North West Biomass Ltd | North West Biomass Ltd owns and operates a combined heat and power generation plant. |  |  | Jul 01, 2016 |  |
| Whitchurch Biogas | WIS provide a bespoke plant built around flexibility for the AD process with the electricity. |  |  | May 01, 2016 |  |
| New Mill Biogas Ltd | New Mill Biogas Ltd is an anaerobic digestion plant located at New Mill farm in Thormanby near Easingwold in North Yorkshire. |  |  | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Gravel Pit Biogas | Gravel Pit Biogas Ltd owns and operates as a biomethane production plant. |  |  | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| Leeming Biogas | Leeming Biogas site will be fed with approximately 50,000 tonnes of food waste, sourced locally. It will be operated as a gas to grid plant and produce around 1500kW per hour of energy. The waste heat that is generated with be available to local farm contractors as well as the digestate being spread to benefit local farms. |  |  | Nov 24, 2014 |  |
| St Boswells Biogas | St Boswells Biogas contributes to the reduction of green gas emissions into the atmosphere by processing farmyard slurry and chicken manure, as well as maize and grass silage. |  |  | Sep 24, 2014 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Iona Capital invest in?

Iona Capital invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Waste Management and Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 21 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 Iona Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Iona Capital?

The team at Iona Capital includes Michael Dunn (Director), Mike Dunn (ESG/Co-Founder) and Nick Ross (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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