NatWest Group
VC Fund
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
NatWest Group is a VC fund in Edinburgh focused on Financial Services and Energy. NatWest Group plc, is a majority state-owned British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, insurance and corporate finance.
- Total investments:
- 81
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
Last updated:
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Industries NatWest Group invests in
Stages NatWest Group invests in
Countries NatWest Group invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 16 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 12 (15%)
- Energy 10 (12%)
- Renewable Energy 10 (12%)
- Software 9 (11%)
- Manufacturing 9 (11%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 31 (38%)
- Funding Round 9 (11%)
- Post-IPO Debt 9 (11%)
- Corporate Round 6 (7%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (7%)
Country
- United Kingdom 59 (73%)
- United States 3 (4%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- The Netherlands 2 (2%)
- Poland 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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George Ross
Head of Speciality Finance | Managing Director
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Head of Speciality Finance | Managing Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Kimberly Martin
Managing Director, Head of Venture Debt and Growth Finance
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Managing Director, Head of Venture Debt and Growth Finance | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Philip Hampton
Chairman of the Board
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Chairman of the Board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andrew Hunter
Managing Director - Venture Capital Coverage - NatWest Venture Banking
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Managing Director - Venture Capital Coverage - NatWest Venture Banking | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Andrew McLaughlin
IT Risk Manager
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IT Risk Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 16 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| operates in renewable energy generation, biomass production, and energy supply. The company manages power stations that generate electricity from sustainable biomass, hydro, and other renewable sources. It also produces biomass pellets used as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. Additionally, Drax provides energy solutions, including powersupply and energy management services for businesses. The company is involved in carbon capture and storage initiatives to support decarbonization efforts. | $1.5B / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Return provides network-scale battery energy storage systems and storage-as-a-service solutions. The company builds, owns and operates large-scale energy storage infrastructure, and supplies access to this infrastructure to utilities, grid operators, large energy users and energy traders via its high-tech platform. Return’s services help customersbalance electricity supply and demand, integrate renewable energy, stabilize electricity grids and manage fluctuations in energy cost. It also extends behind-the-grid solutions to industrial clients, enabling factories, data centres and logistics companies to access grid-connected battery systems to support electrification and improve operational resilience. The company partners with multiple stakeholders along the value chain, acting as an independent infrastructure provider focused on enabling a transition to more flexible, efficient and sustainable energy systems. | $463.6M / Debt Financing / Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| NCMT delivers technology engineering solutions for metal cutting and grinding applications. | $18.3M / Debt Financing / Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| Knights is a fast-growing, regional legal and professional services business. Knights has specialists in all of the key areas of corporate and commercial law so that it can offer end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. The Company's main country of operation is the UK with a focus on secondary regional markets,offering 'big city' quality expertise from a regional cost base. | $213.9M / Debt Financing / Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Knights is a fast-growing, regional legal and professional services business. Knights has specialists in all of the key areas of corporate and commercial law so that it can offer end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. The Company's main country of operation is the UK with a focus on secondary regional markets,offering 'big city' quality expertise from a regional cost base. | $213.9M / Post-IPO Debt / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Iliad Solutions provides testing products and services for the payment industry. | $1M / Debt Financing / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Enviromena Power Systems designs, finances, installs, and operates solar power plants in the Middle East and North Africa. The company offers turnkey solar power solutions, such as solar system design, supply, solar installation, contracting, and long-term operations and maintenance, as well as consulting services, including LEED, energyefficiency, power purchase agreements, and solar irradiation. Its residential solar solutions include roof mounted or architecturally integrated solar power systems for conscious landlords and homeowners; and utility scale solar solutions consist of financing, design, installation, and operation of utility scale solar projects connected to the local power distribution grid to produce electricity for governments and utilities, and power developers | $707.1M / Debt Financing / Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| NewRiver REIT is a Real Estate Investment Trust specializing in buying, managing, developing and recycling convenience-led, community-focused retail and leisure assets throughout the UK. | $324.5M / Post-IPO Debt / Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Honey will create homes where smarter designers create more interesting spaces. | $106.4M / Debt Financing / Mar 09, 2026 | ||
| egg Power is the clean energy investment arm of telecoms group Liberty Global. | $535.3M / Debt Financing / Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| See all 81 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does NatWest Group invest in?
NatWest Group invests primarily in Financial Services, Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Funding Round stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at NatWest Group?
The team at NatWest Group includes George Ross (Head of Speciality Finance | Managing Director), Kimberly Martin (Managing Director, Head of Venture Debt and Growth Finance) and Philip Hampton (Chairman of the Board), among 16 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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