Organization · Venture Capital
Clean Growth Fund
Clean Growth Fund is a UK-based climate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage clean technology companies focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving resource efficiency. The fund targets sectors such as power, transport, industry, and waste management.
Overview
What Clean Growth Fund does
What Clean Growth Fund is
Clean Growth Fund is a UK-based climate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage clean technology companies focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving resource efficiency. The fund targets sectors such as power, transport, industry, and waste management.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2020
- Approximate age
- About 6 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- March 7, 2026
Official channels
Find Clean Growth Fund elsewhere
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Capability profile
Clean Growth Fund as a funder
Investment thesis
Clean Growth Fund focuses on investing in clean technology innovations that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions or improve resource efficiency, primarily in the UK.
Focus narrative
The fund invests in early-stage clean tech companies, typically during Seed or Series A stages, with initial investments ranging from £500,000 to £5 million. Clean Growth Fund seeks innovations that can abate significant amounts of CO2 equivalent emissions annually, focusing on sectors such as power and energy systems, transport and mobility, industrial decarbonization, and more.
Value beyond capital
Clean Growth Fund adds value to its portfolio companies by providing access to government resources and validation, leveraging its strong ties within the cleantech ecosystem, and offering strategic guidance to help scale innovations that contribute to climate change mitigation.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $580,000–$5,800,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 19
Portfolio context
The Clean Growth Fund's portfolio includes notable companies such as: Arda Biomaterials: Develops a leather-alternative material from waste grain, targeting the fashion industry. Carbon Re: Utilizes AI to optimize processes in foundation industries, aiming to reduce carbon emissions. Clean Food Group: Provides sustainable oils and fats solutions for food and cosmetics manufacturers. Rendesco: Operates low-carbon heating solutions for homes and buildings.
Common questions
What to know about Clean Growth Fund
Upseed classifies Clean Growth Fund under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 7, 2026
Known limits
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