Zero Carbon Capital
VC Fund
Hampshire, United States
Zero Carbon Capital is a VC fund in Hampshire focused on Biotechnology and Renewable Energy. Zero Carbon Capital is on a mission to accelerate the zero carbon transition through investment in pre-seed and seed climate tech companies in the UK and Europe. We are looking for scientific, hardware innovations and vision-aligned, ambitious teams that are addressing unsolved emissions areas of at least 0.5Gt of CO2e per year by 2050.
- Total investments:
- 27
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Fund size:
- $37M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Zero Carbon Capital invests in
Stages Zero Carbon Capital invests in
Countries Zero Carbon Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$14M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.1M–$3.7M
- Series A
- $10M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 5 (19%)
- Renewable Energy 4 (15%)
- Chemical 3 (11%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (11%)
- Robotics 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (56%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (26%)
- Series A 3 (11%)
Country
- United Kingdom 11 (41%)
- Israel 2 (7%)
- Germany 2 (7%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- France 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Gawley
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Pippa Gawley
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Turbines is an energy firm that is creating tiny modular nuclear technologies to make clean nuclear power more affordable than fossil fuels. | $20M / Seed / Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Porpoise Power develops a tidal energy system using oscillating hydrofoil technology inspired by dolphin swimming mechanics. | $5.8M / Seed / May 27, 2026 | ||
| Exergy3 is an energy storage company that increases energy efficiency and reduces carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes. It is a spinout from the University of Edinburgh. | $13.5M / Seed / Apr 21, 2026 | ||
| Level Nine specializes in bio-nanotechnology and quantum chemistry, developing next-generation catalysts known as nanozymes. | $4.6M / Seed / Mar 17, 2026 | ||
| Nutropy produces real milk ingredients, identical to those produced by cows, to develop premium cheese alternatives that taste just as good as cow’s cheese but are more sustainable, healthier and better for the animals. No animals involved, full cheese experience. | $8.1M / Seed / Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| We are developing a highly disruptive alternative product for the $200 billion synthetic fertilizer market, thereby helping farmers worldwide to achieve same or better yields for less cost, less effort and less damage to the farm and its environment. | $6.7M / Seed / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Porpoise Power develops a tidal energy system using oscillating hydrofoil technology inspired by dolphin swimming mechanics. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Apr 21, 2025 | ||
| Vema Hydrogen is a pioneering clean hydrogen production company. It helps to fight the enormous decarbonization issue. | $13M / Seed / Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| IONATE is creating the hardware-software system for smart grids. Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT) replaces traditional transformers with a smart version, integrating data and control of voltages, harmonics, and reactive power into one unit. The HIT helps stabilize power distribution across grids, power generation, industrial facilities, anddata centers, while also supporting real-time control nodes. | $17M / Series A / Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Spark e-Fuels is a carbon-neutral aviation fuel provider that produces sustainable aviation fuels from renewable energy, air, and water with full integration and modularization, allowing users to obtain sustainable e-fuels at scale. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Jan 23, 2025 | ||
| See all 27 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Zero Carbon Capital invest in?
Zero Carbon Capital invests primarily in Biotechnology, Renewable Energy and Chemical startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Zero Carbon Capital's check size?
Zero Carbon Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$14M at Seed, $1.1M–$3.7M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Zero Carbon Capital participates in.
How do I contact Zero Carbon Capital?
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Who are the partners at Zero Carbon Capital?
The team at Zero Carbon Capital includes Alex Gawley (Director) and Pippa Gawley (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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