Startup/Scale-up

The UK-based sustainable growth equity investment platform focuses on scaling companies that directly contribute to the climate transition.

Government fund Invest-NL is one of the investors backing the Groningen-based company which will use the funds to build a new factory in the northern Dutch city of Delfzijl.

Danish impact investors Unconventional Ventures co-led a €4.9m funding round in Cellugy, a biotech startup replacing fossil fuel-based materials in personal care products with naturally-derived cellulose-based solutions.

The fund secured investment from almost 50 investors and plans to fund 30 impact startups in areas such as climate tech, energy, biotech AI and health tech. 

Team managing the impact VC fund for Paris-based MAIF Avenir have joined Capital Croissance, a French private equity investment platform and entrepreneurs club, and renamed to Ternel.

Saveggy is tackling plastic and food waste with its proprietary technology that promises to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The company has received backing from impact investors including Unconventional Ventures.

Anchor investor Big Society Capital is joined by Housing Association Places for People, Esmee Fairbairn, several family offices and high-net-worth individuals as financial backers.

Lissy Smit, CEO of sustainable aquaculture impact investment fund Aqua-Spark talks to Impact Investor about fundraising, the sector’s first unicorn and why it is launching a new Africa fund.

Hydraloop, which makes a device that collects and recycles water from showers, baths and washing machines, will use the money for an international rollout.

The investment will boost specialist employment provider Genius Within’s mission to further develop its online assessment tool for workers and employers.