News | Zero Carbon Capital

Stay in touch. Subscribe for email notifications.

Want even more? Check us out on LinkedIn.

Innovations to close the copper supply-demand gap

Copper metal has been critical to humankind’s development since the Bronze Age around 3000 BC. It is the third most widely used metal by...

Neurodiversity in climate VC: a superpower or a challenge?

A discussion of the challenges and benefits of neurodiversity relating to the climate venture community.

Founder leaver provisions - the pre-nup of the investment world

Disclaimer: this article is not intended to be legal advice, any agreements between a founder and an investor should be drafted and...

Iron & Steel - Hardware plays that could make a difference

The decarbonisation of the steel industry is proving to be a major challenge. The production of steel accounts for around 7% of human...

🤝 Growth catalysts: Selecting, engaging, and compensating advisors

Most o f the ear ly-stage startups we talk to need a little outside help as they start to build a company around their breakthrough...

Breaking the CDR energy barrier - ZCC invests in Kairos Carbon

To achieve Net Zero by 2050, we need both emissions reductions and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (CDR). Most of the work...

🌡️Turn up the heat: ZCC backs Exergy3 to electrify industrial heat

We’re incredibly excited to announce our recent investment in Exergy3 , an Edinburgh University spinout building modular,...

What to do with wet waste

This article explores the untapped potential of waste water and wet waste - byproducts of our societal and industrial activities that...

🌇 Decarbonising cement: announcing our investment in Cambridge Electric Cement

Announcing our investment in Cambridge Electric Cement

A guide to techno-economic analysis for early-stage founders

There’s nothing like a good TEA. And no, this (unfortunately) does not have anything to do with Earl Grey, Darjeeling or matcha tea. The...

We're advocating for CleanTech!

Zero Carbon Capital joined the 'Cleantech for UK' coalition. Read our joiner interview below: https://www.cleantechforuk.com/news/at-zero...

ZCC closes £20M fund to accelerate early-stage scientific solutions to deep decarbonisation

We are thrilled to announce that ZCC has successfully closed our £20 million fund dedicated to investing in pre-seed and seed-stage...

Modernising the grid: hardware innovations for the energy transition

This is the second article in a two-part series about investing in grid technologies. Read the first part here. In our previous article...

Modernising the grid: the case for investment

This is the first article in a two-part series about grid technologies. Here we cover the need for grid expansion and improvement, and in...

Carbon Management

Carbon removal and carbon feedstocks in a net zero future; in conversation with LanzaTech and Climeworks. ZCC’s Sarah recently attended...

🔥 Heat wave: ZCC invests in Aed Energy

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Aed Energy, a long-duration energy storage company combining cost-effective thermal storage...

The Imperative of Investing in Hard Tech

Editor’s Note: This is the concluding article in a three-part series discussing the why, what, and how of our investment thesis at Zero...

What we really want this International Women's Day: intentional action

It’s International Women’s Day again, and your LinkedIn feed is likely filled with VCs celebrating the women in their portfolio. We...

How to Scale Your Climate Tech Hardware Startup | 7 Top Tips

This blog was co-authored by Pippa Gawley and Sammy Fry, Head of Climate at Tech Nation, and also published on their site . The urgency...

Beyond fossil fuels: Carbon-based chemicals without the emissions

Carbon-based chemicals are critical to modern life—from the plastic packaging that wraps our food in the supermarket (polyethylene),...