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...
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🤝 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),...
Genetically engineered crops: advances in biotech and regulation
Food production and agriculture are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for one-quarter of the world’s...
👋🇩🇪 Welcome Max!
Welcome Max Werny to the ZCC team, as an Associate based in Berlin.
Zero Carbon Capital’s Leap into Continental Europe: Welcoming Level Nine to Our Portfolio
Investing in Nanozyme Technology for Lignin Bioprocessing and Beyond We’re excited to announce our investment in Level Nine, a...
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