# John Bromley

> John Bromley is a Series A investor at Legal & General (London) backing Energy and Solar. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Legal & General](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/legal-general)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 69%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnabromley/

John Bromley is a Series A investor at Legal & General in London focused on Energy and Solar. John leads investments in Clean Energy technology (including early and growth stage) and infrastructure including development and construction stage assets. John has led investments in NTR, NTR Funds, Pod Point, Oxford Photovoltaics, Tokamak Energy Ltd and Upside Energy. John’s role is to explore opportunities to increase Legal & General’sexposure to the UK clean energy sector, particularly seeking long-term partnerships with developers, operators and technology providers. John has 20 years’ experience working in infrastructure investment, including PPP/PFI projects in the water, wastewater, waste-to-energy, health and defence sectors. Prior to joining LGC in 2015, John managed an institutional equity fund and asset management team based in Europe with a portfolio of 15 utility-scale renewable energy assets (c.800MW) located throughout Europe, including onshore wind, offshore wind and solar. John led the fund’s consortium investment in the construction of the 367MW Walney Offshore Wind Farm - the first UK offshore wind project to be funded by institutional equity. John supported colleagues in L&G with the latest debt financing of an extension to the Walney asset.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 5 | 38% |
| Solar | 3 | 23% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 23% |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 23% |
| Energy Efficiency | 3 | 23% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 31% |
| Series B | 3 | 23% |
| Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 77% |
| Sweden | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cambridge Electric Cement | Cambridge Electric Cement is a sustainable cement start-up. Its breakthrough process co-recycles steel and cement to produce a low carbon, circular cement product that offers very low emissions[1], circular, and scalable alternative to existing cement production. | $2.9M | Seed | Jul 04, 2024 |  |
| Advanced Electric Machines | Advanced Electric Machines Ltd (AEM) was formed in November 2016 to deliver world class motor and drivetrain systems for Low Carbon Vehicles with a focus on cost effective high performance and minimal environmental impact. AEM is focused on putting Britain ahead in the global race for the development of new low carbon propulsion technologiesaiming to use a UK manufacturing base to export products all over the world. | $28.3M | Series A | Nov 07, 2023 |  |
| Kensa Group | Kensa Group operates as a ground source heat pump developer. Kensa both manufactures and installs ground source heat pump technologies for homes and businesses, offering a low carbon alternative to heating from fossil fuel gas. | $87.4M |  | May 16, 2023 |  |
| Sero | Sero sits at the intersection of home comfort, construction and energy. This means we can see how these different aspects can come together to create an easier, cheaper, and lower carbon lifestyle. We were founded to fight the climate emergency, but we believe the way to succeed is through making the right steps progressive and straightforward,whether we’re talking about home life, building homes or our energy system. | $7.5M |  | Apr 20, 2023 |  |
| SunRoof | SunRoof manufactures 2-in-1 solar roofs and innovative façades that generate electricity without having to install traditional photovoltaic modules. This is the best replacement for a regular roof, offering the highest efficiency, the lowest carbon footprint, and a unique aesthetic. Our mission is to speed up the global transition to renewables bydeveloping beautiful roofs that, by generating electricity, will cover the energy demand of the entire building. | $14.6M | Series A | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| Hometree | Hometree is a home energy services company, is dedicated to expediting the journey towards achieving net zero emissions. Through the provision of installation, repair, and financing solutions for home energy hardware, we empower homeowners to make the transition to low-carbon living at their own pace.Hometree offers comprehensive home emergencyinsurance and maintenance cover, plus energy-efficient heating installations along with affordable financing plans. Hometree helps homeowners across the full lifecycle of sustainable home improvements - from the point of hardware installation, to how the projects get financed, to in-life repair and maintenance. | $46M | Series B | Dec 30, 2022 |  |
| Brill Power | Brill Power is a clean-tech platform that develops cutting-edge battery management technology to increase the lifetime performance of lithium-ion battery packs. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Oxford, England. | $10.5M | Series A | Jul 19, 2022 |  |
| Vaarst | Vaarst is a developer of robotic analytic solutions designed for ocean applications. Vaarst uses computer vision technology to capture, and for storing, managing, and analyzing data, it features live streaming and geo-referencing capabilities, enabling businesses to remove the need for massive inspection costs and hundreds of hours of examination. | $19.9M | Series B | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Rovco | Rovco designs an autonomous underwater vehicle or AUV and remotely operated underwater vehicle or ROV technologies and support services that optimizes how people manage and inspect subsea assets. Its technology offers the process of 3D photogrammetry that involves using high-resolution photos of a static object or site area taken from multipleangles and processed to generate a 3D vector model from point cloud data, enabling oil, gas, and renewables industry clients to evaluate their subsea assets for damage, corrosion or determining levels of marine growth and benefit from inspection related cost savings. | $20M | Series B | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| Sero | Sero sits at the intersection of home comfort, construction and energy. This means we can see how these different aspects can come together to create an easier, cheaper, and lower carbon lifestyle. We were founded to fight the climate emergency, but we believe the way to succeed is through making the right steps progressive and straightforward,whether we’re talking about home life, building homes or our energy system. | $7.5M | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Equinor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equinor-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Foresight Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Future Planet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-planet-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hodge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hodge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-q-tel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nordic Alpha Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-alpha-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Legal & General

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

They are not only a top 20 global asset manager but also the UK’s largest provider of individual life assurance products and a market leader in managing retirement risk for pension schemes, both in the UK and US. Their purpose is to improve the lives of their customers, building a better society for the long term and creating value for theirshareholders.They are committed to being economically and socially useful. Their long term financial sustainability is for the benefit of their customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers and society at large. Their products, services and investments should show both economic and social value for the future.They recognise and reward success, investing in the development and wellbeing of their employees. They strive to be a vibrant business that values inclusiveness and embraces difference, where their people are engaged and empowered to deliver outstanding results.

5 contacts available at Legal & General.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Simoes | Group Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-simoes |
| John Bromley | Head of Clean Energy Strategy and Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-bromley-d989 |
| Stephen Licence | Group Chief Internal Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-licence |
| Benjamin M Turner | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-m-turner |
| Jane Young | Director Internal Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jane-young |

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## FAQ

### What does John Bromley invest in?

John Bromley invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Bromley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Bromley closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 13 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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