Climate Capital

Climate VC is a specialist S/EIS venture capital fund based in the United Kingdom, dedicated to investing in pre-seed and seed-stage climate startups. The firm's core mission is to fund elite founding teams that are developing solutions to decarbonize the global economy and daily life, aiming for a gigatonne-scale impact. They focus on innovations that address the climate crisis across various sectors, recognizing it as both a significant threat and a substantial opportunity to reshape civilization.

Founded in 2021, Climate VC was established by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors driven by a shared passion for tackling the climate crisis through bold innovation. The founding team includes Peet Denny, who serves as Founding Partner, James Knight as an Investor, and Doug Scott as Co-Founder and Advisor. Simrun Basuita and Andrea Emanuelli were also part of the founding team. The firm operates with a clear focus on supporting early-stage UK-based climate startups, leveraging the UK government's Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to attract private investors.

Climate VC's portfolio spans a diverse range of climate solutions. Notable investments include CUR8, which focuses on carbon removals, and Undo, specializing in enhanced rock weathering. The firm also supports companies like those developing AI-powered platforms for environmental impact data, carbon insurance solutions, and ocean thermal energy conversion technologies. Other portfolio companies are innovating in areas such as graphene integration into battery materials, waste reduction in steel production, improving rail freight reliability, pioneering carbon-negative food systems, and accelerating clean technology deployment through green finance in regions like Kenya, South Africa, and India.

The team at Climate VC brings a wealth of diverse expertise to their investment strategy. Founding Partner Peet Denny is a multiple founder, operator, and investor with a background as a CTO in leading Fintech companies, specializing in AI. James Knight, an Investor, is an engineer with expertise in Natural Capital, Carbon Removals, and Climate Finance. Co-Founder and Advisor Doug Scott is a serial founder and angel investor with over 400 investments. The advisory board further strengthens the firm with members such as Marta Krupinska (Founder & CEO of Cur8, former Head of Google for Startups), Ed Gillespie (Greenpeace Board Member, environmental campaigner), Mark Stevenson (advisor to governments, NGOs & corporates on net zero strategies), Jim Mann (Founder & CEO of The Future Forest Company and UNDO), and Michael Pawlyn (central to The Eden Project).