Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced a follow-on investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in SKOOT ECO GROUP. This forms part of a £1.1m capital raising round for the startup which will fuel SKOOT’s growth as it also announces its first one million trees planted. SKOOT’s…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced an investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in Furlong Renewable Energy Developments (Furlong), with co-investment from IM2 Power and several angel investors. Furlong is a renewable energy project development company founded by an experienced group of professionals. Its aim is…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced an investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in Humans Not Robots. This forms part of a capital raising round of over £440,000 in which other investors included Blue Lake Ventures, VGC Partners and Turquoise Capital. Humans Not Robots offers a…
Appointment of Non-Executive Director Proton Motor Power Systems plc (AIM: PPS), the designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems with a zero-carbon footprint, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ali Naini to the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr Naini is…
In our latest podcast, the second instalment of our low-carbon transport series, Ali Naini, a managing director at Turquoise, interviews Matthew Lumsden, founder and CEO of Connected Energy. The car industry’s shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has been gaining momentum over the past few years. There are several reasons for this shift, including environmental concerns,…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in climate technology investments, has announced an investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in Switchd. This forms part of a capital raising round of over £1.5 million from a group of existing and new investors. Switchd offers a subscription-based, automated retail energy tariff switching service as well…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced a £250,000 investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in climate action platform Net Zero Now. This forms part of a capital raising round of over £750,000 in which other investors included UK venture capital firm SyndicateRoom. Net Zero Now offers…
In our latest podcast, the first instalment of a low-carbon transport series, Ian Thomas, a managing director at Turquoise, interviews Justin Ott, founder and chief executive of Spark EV Technology. The global automotive industry is undergoing a monumental change, with the transition from internal combustion engines to zero-emission vehicles accelerating at pace. This shift was…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced a £300,000 investment by the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2), into Unum Aircraft Seating. This forms part of a capital raising round in which other investors included Origin Capital. Unum is redefining business class comfort through its smart, adaptable, and reliable…
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced a £125,000 follow-on investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) into its portfolio company ANB Sensors (ANB). Co-investors in the round included Hatch Accelerator Fund and Applied Technology Ventures, with a total of £500,000 raised. ANB was founded in 2015 to…