# Simon Acland

> Simon Acland is a funding round investor at Green Angel Ventures backing Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Green Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-angel-syndicate)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonacland/

Simon Acland is a funding round investor at Green Angel Ventures in London focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Simon Acland is the Chairperson at Green Angel Syndicate. Simon Acland attended Lincoln College, Oxford.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Solar | 1 | 14% |
| Retail | 1 | 14% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 14% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Powervault | Powervault aims to disrupt the energy storage market by supplying the first plug and play energy storage device, which will lower household electricity bills by up to 15%. The patent-pending product uses an integrated battery and control system to store the free electricity generated from solar panels during the day and then release the storedenergy in the evening – allowing the householder to avoid purchasing unnecessary electricity from the grid. Powervault has been in development for two years, which has seen testing completed in laboratories and pilot homes. | $4.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| NatureMetrics | NatureMetrics converts the complexities of nature into actionable insights to inform the best decisions for nature, powered by eDNA. | $15M |  | May 26, 2022 |  |
| NatureMetrics | NatureMetrics converts the complexities of nature into actionable insights to inform the best decisions for nature, powered by eDNA. | $15M | Series A | May 26, 2022 |  |
| NatureMetrics | NatureMetrics converts the complexities of nature into actionable insights to inform the best decisions for nature, powered by eDNA. | $9.2M | Series A | May 21, 2021 |  |
| eleXsys Energy | eleXsys Energy operates as a cleantech energy company. eleXsys Energy’s innovative technology unlocks the full potential of electricity networks, by providing services that enable a two way flow of electricity on grids |  | Angel | May 14, 2021 |  |
| BuyMeOnce | BuyMeOnce is an e-commerce site selling products that are built-to-last. | $720K | Seed | Aug 05, 2019 |  |
| Powervault | Powervault aims to disrupt the energy storage market by supplying the first plug and play energy storage device, which will lower household electricity bills by up to 15%. The patent-pending product uses an integrated battery and control system to store the free electricity generated from solar panels during the day and then release the storedenergy in the evening – allowing the householder to avoid purchasing unnecessary electricity from the grid. Powervault has been in development for two years, which has seen testing completed in laboratories and pilot homes. | $1.3M |  | Aug 15, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2150](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2150) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ananda Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ananda-ventures-gmbh-social-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Oceans Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-oceans-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-solar-impulse-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Change Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-change-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Systemiq capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/systemiq-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Green Angel Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Green Angel Syndicate is a provider of investors and projects internationally. The company specializes in this novel strategy for combating climate change. They look for, evaluate, and pick the inventions that will have an impact, and then they invest in them to help them grow.

5 contacts available at Green Angel Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nick Lyth | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-lyth |
| Simon Acland | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-acland |
| Andrew Poon | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-poon-ff12 |
| Christine Chisholm | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-chisholm-e07c |
| Helena Riese Harstad | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helena-riese-harstad |

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## FAQ

### What does Simon Acland invest in?

Simon Acland invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Simon Acland last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon Acland closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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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