Introduction

The principal aim of venture capital at Carbon Trust Investments is to invest its own funds, which are leveraged with other private funding, into the UK’s clean energy technology industry. Carbon Trust Investments is one of the UK’s leading co-investors in the clean technology investment community. We typically invest between £250k and £3m in any given business, with an average transaction size between £500k and £10m. In providing venture capital finance Carbon Trust Investments differentiates itself from other venture capital investors by being:

• An informed investor focusing on clean energy technologies bringing financial and technical experience with respect to climate change, mitigation policies, carbon abatement and technologies that address these challenges; and
• Focusing on both carbon emissions reductions and financial returns.

We are therefore able to assess risk as an informed industry insider. To understand what we look for in a business look at our investment criteria.