# Kevin Bone

> Kevin Bone is a Series E investor at Lightrock (London) backing Energy and Oil and Gas. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightrock)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bone-6ba1018/

Kevin Bone is a Series E investor at Lightrock in London focused on Energy and Oil and Gas. Kevin joined Impact Ventures UK as Partner in September 2016 with 10 years of fund management and private equity experience, most latterly as co-founder of a Bucharest based regional growth equity fund. From 2002 to 2008, Kevin held CEO and Board roles in a series of turnaround and restructuring companies across the financial services, engineeringand telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. Having qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1996, Kevin became a TMT investment banker, leading numerous debt, equity and advisory transactions globally. He is an experienced angel investor, bringing over 15 years of board experience to investees across eight countries.Kevin holds a BSc in Japanese and Economics from Sheffield University. He also studied Aid Economics during one year at Chuo University, Tokyo. Kevin has worked for projects in Cambodia and co-founded a sustainable agriculture orphanage in Rwanda. He is a trustee and treasurer of Pilotlight, a charity that provides structured mentoring to charities and social enterprises, and is a mentor to several charity CEOs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 38% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 25% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 25% |
| Fuel | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series E | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |
| Series F | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Norway | 1 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mainspring Energy | Mainspring Energy is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered | $258M | Series F | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| Sunfire | Sunfire develops and manufactures systems for renewable industrial gas and fuel production. These substitutes for mineral oil and natural gas, known as e-Gas, e-Fuel or e-Chemicals, replace fossil fuels in existing infrastructures. The solid oxide cells (SOCs) used for the conversion process are also used as generators to provide electricity andheat.Sunfire’s vision is to make regenerative energy from sources such as wind farms, hydropower plants, and photovoltaic systems available wherever and whenever it is needed — not just when the wind is blowing, the waves are crashing or the sun is shining. | $233.4M | Series E | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| Velocys | Velocys is the company at the forefront of smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) that turns natural gas or biomass into premium liquid products such as diesel and jet fuel.Smaller-scale GTL adds value to shale gas and bio-waste and makes stranded or flared gas economic – an untapped market of up to 25 million barrels per day.Velocys technology,protected by over 900 patents, is specifically designed for smaller scales, combining super-active catalysts with intensified reactor systems. The company’s standardized modular plants are easier to ship and faster to install, at lower risk, even in the most remote or challenging locations. Together with world-class partners, Velocys works flexibly to unlock gas resources of 15,000 to 150,000 MMBtu per day, allowing more companies to take advantage of more opportunities. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 12, 2024 |  |
| Mainspring Energy | Mainspring Energy is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered | $140M | Series E | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Mainspring Energy | Mainspring Energy is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered | $150M | Series E | May 24, 2022 |  |
| Kebony | Kebony is an Oslo-based Norwegian company that produces superior quality wood and aims to be a leading wood brand. Founded in 1997, its aim originally was to modify wood in an environment-friendly way based on a research at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. With the company’s headquarters in Oslo and its production factory is in Skein,Kebony caters to its various subsidiaries in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The company also has sales representatives in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States and a wide distribution network around the globe. Kebony developed a patented process called Kebonization that makes softwood look and act like hardwood, without the use of toxic chemicals. Kebony’s technology offers a sustainable, environment-friendly alternative to tropical hardwood. The process involves impregnating softwood with furfuryl alcohol, a natural waste product of agricultural crops. | $35M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Sunfire | Sunfire develops and manufactures systems for renewable industrial gas and fuel production. These substitutes for mineral oil and natural gas, known as e-Gas, e-Fuel or e-Chemicals, replace fossil fuels in existing infrastructures. The solid oxide cells (SOCs) used for the conversion process are also used as generators to provide electricity andheat.Sunfire’s vision is to make regenerative energy from sources such as wind farms, hydropower plants, and photovoltaic systems available wherever and whenever it is needed — not just when the wind is blowing, the waves are crashing or the sun is shining. | $126.6M | Series D | Oct 18, 2021 |  |
| teamtogether | teamtogether is the change management platform that humanises organisational transformation by putting people at the heart of change. Proven to be at least 6x* more impactful than alternatives with global customers.We are the result of a pivot of Freeformers where we worked with many large organisations delivering successful change programmes viathe change network, or champion, approach. teamtogether is the only SaaS platform that delivers change network management at scale. | $1.6M |  |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-lightstone) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Planet First Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planet-first-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Princeville Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/princeville-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Carbon Direct Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon-direct) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Lightrock

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Lightrock is a global growth capital platform that backs purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Lightrock invests in companies that pursue scalable and tech-driven business models around the key impact themes of people, planet, and productivity/tech for good. Lightrock’s portfolio includes more than 90high-growth companies across Europe, US, Latin America, India and Africa, supported by more than 100 Lightrock professionals based in 6 global offices. Lightrock is backed by LGT, the international private banking and asset management group, and other leading global institutions.For more information, please visit www.lightrock.com.

5 contacts available at Lightrock.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Steinau | Growth Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-steinau |
| Kevin Bone | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-bone-27a9 |
| Marcos Wilson Pereira | Partner, Head of Latin America | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcos-pereira |
| Pal Erik Sjatil | Global Managing Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pal-erik-sjatil |
| Umur Hursever | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umur-hursever |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Bone invest in?

Kevin Bone invests primarily in Energy, Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series E and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kevin Bone last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Bone closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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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