# Richard Thwaites

> Richard Thwaites is a seed investor at Penso Power backing CleanTech and Solar. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Penso Power](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/penso-power)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Richard Thwaites is a seed investor at Penso Power focused on CleanTech and Solar.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 2 | 100% |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kofa | Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra. | $3.3M | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| GRYD Energy | GRYD is building the next-gen alternative to the energy grid. We fund, operate and optimise smart solar systems for homeowners100% decentralised and powered by clean solar energy. Our smart solar systems, underpinned by intelligent software, enables millions more homeowners access to the bill-saving benefits of solar. We partner with housebuilders to deploy our smart solar systems at scale, utilising the often unused roof space of the homes they build. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 27, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Black Seed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-seed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-access-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Injaro Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/injaro-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Penso Power

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Penso Power creates, finances, and manages landmark projects in renewable energy and energy storage. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, England.

1 contacts available at Penso Power.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Thwaites | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-thwaites |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Thwaites invest in?

Richard Thwaites invests primarily in CleanTech, Solar and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Richard Thwaites last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Thwaites closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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