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Virtu now independently certified

We are delighted to share with you portfolio company Naked Energy’s latest milestone.

Better Origin in Guardian scoop

The Guardian ran a great article on portfolio company Better Origin under the heading "Grub's up: why maggot meals are a hit on one UK chicken farm"

Zedify to launch in Bristol

Great news on National Clean Air Day! GAS portfolio company, Zedify, set to launch in Bristol in Q1 2021.

Better Origin on BBC's Click show

Watch GAS portfolio company, Better Origin, getting some wonderful publicity on the BBC's Click show (10th October 2020 Episode 'The Zoom Boom')

Smile Plastics in the frame for prestigious awards

GAS portfolio company Smile Plastics is short-listed for two prestigious awards, RO PLASTIC PRIZE 2020 & HOMES AND GARDENS DESIGN AWARDS 2020

Ganni chooses Smile Plastics

Danish womenswear brand Ganni chose GAS portfolio company Smile Plastics 100% recycled Ocean and Kaleido materials for their London store and multiple locations worldwide.

Better Origin interviewed in the FT

Portfolio company Better Origin features in an article in the FT - Why eating insects is about to become big business

Cass Entrepreneurship Fund leads £800,000 Future Fund matched investment in BetterPoints

The Cass Entrepreneurship Fund has successfully completed the Government’s Future Fund £800,000 matched investment into BetterPoints.

The State of Climate Tech 2020

A new report from PwC finds new VC investment into climate tech is growing five times faster than overall VC

GAS completes raise with Power Roll

GAS has invested in Power Roll as part of a £2.8m funding round to commercialise a new way to generate and store energy

NatureMetrics join HS2 Accelerator Initiative

NatureMetrics’ simple biodiversity monitoring kit could help with the creation of HS2’s green corridor by monitoring progress of its newly created woodland habitat.

The Guardian names Thrift+ in Top 15

The Guardian has named portfolio company Thrift+ as one of the best 15 online second-hand shops

UKGBC launches new collaborative portal

UKGBC, a membership-based charity with a mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment, has launched an exciting new pilot project, the Solutions Portal.

3 of 30 cohort are GAS portfolio companies

The 30 companies joining Net Zero 1.0 - Tech Nation include AirEx, Naked Energy and Zeigo, all GAS portfolio companies as well as Spark EV, currently in due diligence.

Innovation SuperNetwork

Cam Ross, Green Angel Syndicate's CTO, will be speaking at the Innovation SuperNetwork in the UK's North East.

Swytch on Fully Charged

More TV appearances for portfolio company Swytch - this time Oliver meets Robert Llewellyn on Fully Charged for a rave review

Swytch on The Gadget Show

Watch Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company Swytch feature on Channel 5's The Gadget Show - Series 31, Episode 11 (start at 21mins)

Powervault partners with AgileOctopus

Green Angel Syndicate's portfolio company, Powervault makes the news again with a groundbreaking smart energy trial with AgileOctopus

Net Zero, COVID and the Just Transition

Watch the full recording of the first talk in our new Insights Programme given by Dr Matthew Hannon, Senior Lecturer & Director of Research at the the Hunter Center for...

Rovco Wins Floating Wind Survey Contract for Blue Gem Wind’s Celtic Sea Erebus Project

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Energy, a pioneering Celtic Sea blue economy project developer have awarded GAS...

Powervault named as Net Zero Home Programme Finalist

GAS portfolio company Powervault has been named as one of four finalists in Schneider Electric and Sustainable Ventures, Net Zero Home Programme

SBC wins top platinum award at London International Honey Awards

The Scottish Bee Company’s heather honey received the top platinum award for product quality and a silver award for its bold new packaging.

BetterPoints aims to reach 10 million kg of CO2 savings

BetterPoints aims to reach 10 million kg of CO2 savings by December 2021

GAS completes raise with StormHarvester

Belfast-headquartered green technology firm StormHarvester is announcing the conclusion of a €2 million investment round and is today launching a major new recruitment drive.

Rovco charters ship for off-shore wind projects

GAS portfolio company Rovco has chartered the service operations vessel (SOV) Glomar Wave to support a campaign of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) projects for operational offshore wind farms off...

Good Club completes raise with GAS

Green Angel Syndicate announced today that it has completed a deal in online, sustainable grocer, Good Club, as part of a £900k raise.

SBC first in UK to win BSI Kitemark for food assurance

An article in Scotland's The Courier praises Green Angel Syndicate's portfolio company on the significance of this award by the British Standard's Institution

Powervault key to EDF's WPD contract win

EDF has been awarded a contract by Western Power Distribution (WPD) to supply local grid flexibility services in the Bridgwater area of Somerset using domestic Powervault batteries.

NatureSpace turns PM's 'Newt counting' outburst to its advantage

Portfolio company, NatureSpace, turns Boris Johnson's ill-informed comment about 'Newt counting' on its head.

Swytch featured on BBC Click

Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company Swytch has their e-bike kit featured favourably in the latest BBC Click (08/07/2020).

Zeigo expands service offering

GAS portfolio company Zeigo has expanded its service offering to include a wider range of corporate renewable sourcing options

Piclo's Flex platform used in UKPN's biggest flexibility tender ever

UK Power Networks (UKPN) has announced the results of the biggest flexibility tender ever, with £14 million worth of contracts signed. UKPN launched the tender on energy start-up Piclo’s platform...

Zedify deal is good news for cities

Zedify are pleased to announce the successful completion of their first external funding round.

Swytch Technology Named on Startups 100 2020 lineup

The UK’s longest running index of disruptive new startups, the Startups 100, has released its 2020 lineup, and Swytch Technology has been listed at number 25.

Rovco opens new Scottish Office

GAS portfolio company Rovco, which has grown its business in the UK offshore wind sector over the last several years, said today it had established a new £1m base in...

Powervault secures investment to power the future

GAS portfolio company Powervault has successfully secured an additional £2 million of funding to support its continuing innovation in the vital field of energy storage.

Back-to-Better

‘Together we can get back to better’, GAS portfolio company BetterPoints CEO tells transport and mobility leaders

Positively disrupting: Start-ups vs the pandemic

How are these changes manifesting in the community of SMEs which are intent on disrupting the built environment and transport sectors? The Connected Place Catapult has released its findings of a...

BetterPoints partners with Liftshare

Green Angel Syndicate portfilio company BetterPoints partners with Liftshare to incentivise sustainable travel choices

GAS supports Angel Investment Accelerator

With an explosion of innovation happening right across the country, the Angel Investment Accelerator will make sure the game-changing technologies of tomorrow, get the funding they need today.

Nick Lyth speaking on crucial UKBAA webinar

As we emerge from the immediate challenges of COVID-19 and look forward to the future landscape of investment and growth, it will be valuable to consider what will be the...

World Environment Day

World Environment Day – celebrated on 5 June – is the UN’s flagship annual campaign that aims to raise awareness of worldwide environmental issues of all kinds – from marine...

BetterPoints launches travel calculator

GAS portfolio company BetterPoints launches its new journey-planning travel calculator to coincide with Better Bike Week (6-14 June).

Green Angel Syndicate teams up with HERmesa

GAS is delighted to welcome our new corporate member, HERmesa, an investment syndicate set up by GAS member, Marla Shapiro, to support female funders and founders.

London Urban Meetup

GAS COO, Cam Ross, is the guest speaker at London & Partners online event 'London Urban Meetup' to be held on 11th June at 10am.

GAS teams up with PP Womens Venture Accelerator 2020

Green Angel Syndicate is delighted to announce that we have agreed to partner with Positive Planet Women's Venture Accelerator 2020. Nick Lyth, GAS CEO & Founder, is a member of...

Entomics re-brands as 'Better Origin'

A brand to support a vision for the future. Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company launches new name and contemporary design.

Scottish Wildlife Trust launches £1B challenge

Ambitious new route map points the way to £1 billion for nature conservation. Nick Lyth, Founder and CEO of Green Angel Syndicate, is a member of the working party...

BetterPoints joins Intelligent Mobility Accelerator

GAS portfolio company, BetterPoints, has been accepted onto the Intelligent Mobility Accelerator, a partnership between Wayra UK/Telefonica, Hyundai and Amey and the Connected Places Catapult.

Innovators for Change

The CISL Accelerator are looking for early stage start-ups, entrepreneurs and SMEs to join their Innovators for Change Accelerator programme. GAS Founder & CEO, Nick Lyth, will be supporting.

Piclo lands first international flex market deal

Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company, Piclo, a flexibility marketplace provider has signed terms for its first international trial.

Naked Energy's 'Virtu' awarded prestigious Efficient Solution label

Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company, Naked Energy, announces that Virtu has become one of Solar Impulse #1000solutions following a rigorous independent selection process

Shields Energy wins prestigious award

Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company, Shields Energy recognised for IoT Innovation with 2020 IoT Breakthrough Award

Scientific breakthrough creates buzz for Scottish honey

GAS portfolio firm, Scottish Bee Company is set to take on its global rivals after being revealed as a world-leading superfood in a pioneering new scientific study.

Zeigo raises £800k in Seed Funding Round

Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company, Zeigo, an innovative energy tech platform which connects corporate energy buyers with renewable energy generators and suppliers, has closed a £800,000 Seed Funding Round.

Thrift+ announces £950k impact investment

The online charity retailer, Thrift+, today announced the closure of a £950k impact investment into their ‘on-demand clothing donation service’.

Green Angels named in UKBAA International Women's Day list

International Women’s Day – UKBAA highlight twenty woman angel investors including two from Green Angel Syndicate

Sustainable Aviation - How?

In the experience of the Prince of Wales’ first Round Table on Sustainable Aviation, at which Green Angel Syndciate's Nick Lyth attended, it was difficult to avoid the scale of...

Green Angels support Scottish Bees

The latest investment to be announced by Green Angel Syndicate is supporting The Scottish Bee Company. Based in Edinburgh, and founded by husband and wife team, Suzie and Iain...

Piclo lands BEIS funding

Piclo, a Green Angel Syndicate portfolio company, will provide ‘compare the market’ type functionality for people to strike standardised and simplified flexible PPAs – using historical data to rate providers.

BuyMeOnce featured in Good Housekeeping

Tara Button, founder of Green Angel Syndicate investee company BuyMeOnce, is profiled in this month's 'Women who lead' feature in Good Housekeeping magazine (March 2020).

Green Angel Syndicate joins The Prince of Wales and Aviation Leaders for the First in a Series of Roundtables

Green Angel Syndicate was pleased to be invited by Prince Charles to the first roundtable on innovations in the fight against climate change.

Powervault Wins Award

Green Angel Syndicate investee company Powervault awarded ‘Product Innovation of the Year’ award at the 2020 edie Sustainability Leaders Awards.

BetterPoints moves into Sweden

BetterPoints moves into Scandinavia with sustainable travel incentive schemes in Norway and Sweden

AirEx features in The Times

GAS investee company, AirEx, featured in The Times (UK) on Thursday 16th January 2020 when its smart ventilation brick was recommended in an article on air purifiers. Please click to...

This Week in Cleantech -Podcast

Green Angel Syndicate's co-founder, Simon Acland is this weeks guest speaker on David Hunt's 'THIS WEEK IN CLEANTECH' weekly podcast. To hear the podcast follow these links.

Clean + Cool

GAS investee companies invited to attend Clean + Cool conference in San Francisco Bay Area, 25th - 31st Jan 2020.

Rovco completes £5M Series A investment

Subsea technology firm, Rovco, today announced a £3.9 million Series A investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs.

Nature Metrics in 1000 rivers eDNA project

Yorkshire Water has become the first UK water company to join the 1000 Rivers eDNA project - allowing it to gather vital information on fish species from river systems using...

Chris Stark - 2020, Year of Climate Action

Much has been written about 2019’s General Election – much more will be said about the decisive result and its implications, writes CCC Chief Executive, Chris Stark. (Article published by Committee...

Rovco launches world’s first Live 3D Subsea Streaming Technology

In a world-first, Rovco has launched “SubSLAM Live” a 3D Streaming technology which allows clients to video and live stream 3D underwater pointclouds to any device in the world.

Offshore Wind Technology Trailblazers Supported Through New Business Improvement Programme

The UK is home to some of the most entrepreneurial and innovative small businesses in the world. In sectors such as robotics, artificial intelligence and digitalisation, the UK is building...

Shields Wins at IoT Global Awards

GAS investee company Shields, is pleased to announce their win at the IoT Global Awards for ‘Big Data, Cloud & Analytics.’

University of Sheffield sign up with BetterPoints

Over 1,000 Sheffield University Staff and Students join the BetterPoints challenge in just three weeks!

Royal Leamington Spa commissions BetterPoints

Hundreds in Leamington Spa encouraged to improve air quality by changing the way they travel

Why bees are 'green'

Nick Lyth, CEO and co-founder of GAS, talks about the huge importance of bees to global ecology.

BetterPoints launches Falkirk Council deal

Ansons Consulting and BetterPoints bring transport behaviour change tech to Scotland.

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

ORE Catapult announces the National Offshore Wind Launch Academy - a new national technology accelerator programme designed to support SMEs looking to break into the offshore wind sector. It...

Your opinion matters!!

Green Angel Syndicate invites its members to join a new 'Sounding Board'

Merger Of Diffusion Alloys With GreenSpur

The Boards of Directors of the Diffusion Alloys group of companies and GreenSpur Renewables are excited to announce today the combination of the two businesses under the GreenSpur umbrella.

Green Angel Syndicate leads £520k investment round in AirEx

Green Angel Syndicate announced today that it has successfully led a £520k investment round into AirEx, the IoT-enabled smart ventilation control solution start-up tackling heat waste in homes.

EnTech 8-9 October 2019, London

Accelerating a decentralised, intelligent and sustainable energy market.

Global Food Venture Programme 2019

The Global Food Venture programme 2019 aims at offering insights into innovation ecosystems and networks with key players across Food & Agriculture in Europe.

Baker Botts' 3rd Annual Cleantech Pitch Event

Neil Foster, Partner at Baker Botts LLP, has announced their 3rd annual Cleantech and Renewables pitch event on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at their London office.

Net Zero by 2050

GAS Hon. Member & CEO of the CCC, Chris Stark, will be chairing 'Net Zero by 2050: A Policy Response' (20th Sept 2019).

Conservation & Technology 2019

GAS founder Nick Lyth and investee company, NatureMetrics, will be speakers at this event on 6th September 2019 at Nottingham University.

Cam Ross to speak at IP Summit

The Cambridge IP Summit 2019 is a free one-day event providing a focused forum for in-house IP teams, general counsel, investors, CEOs, CTOs and senior decision makers.

NatureSpace features on BBC

Green Angel Syndicate investee company, NatureSpace expands into Gloucestershire - with the story picked up by national media including the BBC.

BuyMeOnce

Green Angel Syndicate announced today that its members have invested in BuyMeOnce, the destination website for long lasting products, as part of its £550,000 funding round.

Investing in Women Code

GAS signs up to new HM Treasury's 'Investing in Women' code of practice which plans to increase the number of British female entrepreneurs

Green Angel Syndicate invests in NatureMetrics

Green Angel Syndicate champions biodiversity in £2.5 million investment round for NatureMetrics.

Piclo Announces Milestone Auction Result

4th July 2019 (London) – Piclo’s pioneering smart energy platform has been used at a commercial scale for the first time in UK Power Networks’ recent flexibility auction. Contracts have...

Winner - Best Syndicate of the Year 2019

We are delighted to announce that Green Angel Syndicate won the award for Syndicate of the Year 2019 at the UK Business Angels Association dinner last night. The award "recognises...

Powervault & Octopus Energy

Powervault partners with Octopus Energy to enhance the benefits of smart tariffs and smart batteries

Greenspur plots wind generator revolution

GreenSpur Renewables is testing what it says is the world’s largest ferrite-based direct drive permanent magnet generator at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult facility in Blyth, England.

Richard Kirk moves to CEO at BetterPoints

Richard Kirk moves to CEO role at BetterPoints

AirEx wins OfGem approval

Innovative ventilation control AirEx is one of only five technologies approved by energy regulator Ofgem.

Green Finance Certificate

The Green Finance Certificate™ is designed to develop financial services professionals’ knowledge of the science behind, and the principles and practice of Green Finance.

Green Angel Syndicate in Scotland

GAS held its inaugural pitch event in Edinburgh - the first GAS pitch event outside London - on 30th May 2019. Co-hosts, the Chartered Banker Institute provided the elegant venue.

Allison Transmission buys Vantage Power

Green Angel Syndicate is delighted to announce the successful sale of one of its earliest invested companies, Vantage Power, to Allison Transmission Holdings Inc, the largest global manufacturer of...

Alusid signs major deal with Topps Tiles

In the summer of 2018 Green Angel Syndicate made an investment in Alusid, maker of beautiful, high quality tiles and solid surfaces using post-industrial glass and porcelain waste. This week...

Climate Change - The Facts

Chris Stark, Honorary Member of GAS and CEO of the Committee on Climate Change featured strongly in the BBC's recent excellent one hour programme. Read more to access the link.

GAS supports Cleantech Innovate 2019

Cleantech Innovate 2019 is an exceptional platform for showcasing potentially game- changing technologies.

Powervault finalist in Innoenergy global call

Powervault secured a place in the final at InnoEnergy‘s global call for electricity storage businesses. The final, held at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, saw 10 winning finalists from across...

Piclo announces partnership with SSEN

Green Angel Syndicate investee company energy-tech company Piclo announces a milestone partnership with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).

The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship

The goal of the Rose Review is to tap the huge unrealised economic potential of female entrepreneurs by making the UK one of the best countries in the world for women to...

BetterPoints Winter Challenge

BetterPoints motivated people to actively travel eight times round the world in their Winter Challenge

BetterPoints helps to clean London

BetterPoints achieves 82% transport behaviour change improving air quality with a London Borough

Simon Acland to join TechInvest judges panel

Green Angel Syndicate co-founder and director, Simon Acland, will be a judge at the 7th event of the Mayor of London’s TechInvest Programme which is dedicated to 'Clean Tech'.

Rovco product video revealed

A great overview of the tech we're building. Live 3D is available now, our machine learning systems will be out later this year.

BetterPoints on the BBC

This is how the Italian city of Bologna is getting people to leave their cars behind. A film by Amelia Martyn-Hemphill and Nicola Kelly for BBC World Hacks.

Carbon Removal Network

The Carbon Removal Network, a community of professionals who are interested or already engaged in removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, are hosting an event on 27th February at 18.30.

Rovco & Global Marine partnership

Exciting news from Rovco, one of our 2018 investments in which GAS was the largest contributor. Subsea technology company, Rovco, has formed an invested partnership with Global Marine Group (GMG) an...

Entrepreneurship for the Environment

Green Angel Syndicate's Simon Acland will be the guest speaker at this webinar which will explore the culture and attitudes around entrepreneurship in the environmental science sector.

Increasing energy security with smart home battery systems

In 2016 Green Angel Syndicate made an investment in Powervault, a British company that makes smart energy storage systems for the home. Three years and two further investment rounds later,...

Interview with Dan Shields

Global Railway Review interview: Dan Shields, CEO at Shields Energy, discusses how their cloud software and Internet of Things (IoT) devices can help the rail industry forge ahead with its...

Swytch product video

Watch a fun video of Oliver Montague, CEO & Co-founder of GAS portfolio company Swytch Technologies , demonstrating the amazing versatility of the Swytch e-bike conversion kits.

Piclo completes GB clean sweep

Flexibility platform provider Piclo has completed a clean sweep of Great Britain’s networks by signing up Western Power Distribution (WPD) to its Piclo Flex marketplace. Having signed up all five...

Growth Investors Awards 2018

Green Angel Syndicate awarded Runner Up in Best Angel Syndicate category

GAS supports Tech Talent Charter

Green Angel Syndicate signs up to the Tech Talent Charter. Bringing together industries and organisations to drive diversity and address gender imbalance in technology roles.

GAS pledges on edie's Mission Possible

Green Angel Syndicate makes a pledge on the Mission Possible pledge wall set up by edie.net to invest 100% of all investment raised into early stage companies supporting the green...

Powervault in major deal with EDF

Our portfolio company Powervault has announced a major collaboration deal with EDF Energy.

Powervault Featured on Popular YouTube Channel - Fully Charged

Powervault has been featured on "Fully Charged", a YouTube channel,focusing on electric vehicles and renewable energy hosted by writer, broadcaster and actor Robert Llewellyn.

Green Angel Syndicate backs GreenSpur

Green Angel Syndicate announced today that its members are supporting the development of a new generator for wind turbines to replace the current use of unsustainable, environmentally damaging and expensive...

Offshore Wind Innovation competition

Scottish Power Renewables and Green Angel Syndicate to Collaborate in Offshore Wind Innovation Drive

Rovco deal completed

Green Angel Syndicate investment brings live subsea tech to global energy market

UKPN & Powervault team up

Powervault to deliver local flexibility in London with UKPN

Naked Energy completes funding round to support commercial launch of Virtu – the most efficient hybrid solar panel in the world

LONDON (July 2018) Virtu, the world’s most efficient solar PV and thermal (PVT) panel for roof tops is one step closer to commercialisation unlocking the economic and climate impact...

NatureSpace District Licensing Seminar

Join us at our District Licensing September Seminar THURSDAY 13th SEPTEMBER DIDCOT CIVIC HALL 10:00 – 12:00

Powervault Shortlisted by Ashden

Powervault Shortlisted by Ashden as a 2018 Sustainable Energy Pioneer

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