Barclays Climate Ventures
London, United KingdomFounded 2020
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.
50% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Average disclosed round size is $43.1M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
$630M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
MB
Matt Bennett
Investment Director
VD
Varun Dhupar
Vice President
BM
Ben Mitchell
Investment Analyst
JF
James Ferrier
Lead the origination team
RZ
Rachael Zhu
Climate Tech VC
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
12 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 880 Acres | Unknown | $115M | Feb 2025 |
| 880 Acres Farms | Unknown | $115M | Feb 2025 |
 Origen | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Origen | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Sunswap | Unknown | — | Aug 2024 |
 Naked Energy | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
 Energy Dome | Series B | $44M | Apr 2023 |
| OOutspoken Logistics (Zedify) | Unknown | — | Mar 2023 |
| ZZedify | Series A | — | — |
 Iceotope | Series B | $26M | — |
 Palmer Energy Technology Limited | Series A | $5M | — |
 ECOncrete | Unknown | $14M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Barclays4 shared
Shell Ventures3 shared
Elemental Impact3 shared
Hatch2 shared
Mercia Asset Management2 shared
Virgo Investment Group2 shared
General Atlantic2 shared
Siemens Financial Services2 shared
Blue Earth Capital2 shared
Clean Growth Fund1 shared
BGF1 shared
Move Energy1 shared
Japan Energy Fund1 shared
Renovus Capital Partners1 shared
360 Capital Partners1 shared
Eni Next1 shared
Invitalia1 shared
CDP Venture Capital SGR S.p.A.1 shared
Neva SGR1 shared
ABC Impact1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026