Barclays Climate Ventures
Barclays Climate Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Barclays, investing the bank's own capital in early- and growth-stage climate tech startups that deliver decarbonization solutions across energy, transport, real estate, food, agriculture, and carbon management.
33% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (48% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $39.5M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
20
Fund Size
$630M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Matt Bennett
Investment Director
Steven Poulter
Head of Principal Investing
Varun Dhupar
Vice President
Ben Mitchell
Investment Analyst
Daniel Hanna
Global Head of Sustainable Finance
James Ferrier
Lead the origination team
Rachael Zhu
Climate Tech VC
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAirEx Technologies | Unknown | — | May 2026 |
| AAirEx Technologies | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
| 880 Acres | Unknown | $115M | Feb 2025 |
 80 Acres Farms | Unknown | $115M | Feb 2025 |
 Origen | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Origen | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Sunswap | Unknown | — | Aug 2024 |
| EEchion | Series B | — | Jun 2024 |
 Naked Energy | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
| AAdvanced Electric Machines | Series A | — | Nov 2023 |
 Energy Dome | Series B | $44M | Apr 2023 |
| OOutspoken Logistics (Zedify) | Unknown | — | Mar 2023 |
| ZZedify | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
| AAgricarbon | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
 Brill Power | Series A | $10.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Origami Energy | Seed | — | Jan 2021 |
 Iceotope | Series B | $26M | — |
 Palmer Energy Technology Limited | Series A | $5M | — |
 ECOncrete | Series A | $14M | — |
 Outspoken | Unknown | — | — |
| DDeep Branch | Series A | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026