Systemiq Capital is a multi-specialist climate VC fund on a mission to accelerate the transition to a net-zero and nature-positive economy.
$1-2m of initial investment
Late seed to Series A/B rounds
Systemiq Capital is a London-based venture capital firm (founded 2018) backing early-stage climate-tech companies that solve planet-scale problems across energy, nature, mobility, and materials. The firm invests in Europe and North America and publishes system-change insights alongside its portfolio work.
Mission
Systemiq Capital’s mission is to catalyse technologies and business models capable of delivering systemic change, not incremental tweaks - “backing tech founders solving planet-scale problems.”
Goals
Values
The firm emphasises systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-led insight - reflected in regular “News & Insights” publications on topics from grid AI to electrification.
Systemiq Capital launched in 2018 as an independent climate-tech VC emerging from the SYSTEMIQ ecosystem, with a mandate to fund ventures that can drive economy-wide transitions. Since its inception, the team has combined venture investing with policy/industry networks to help startups reach early customers and validation.
Geographic Scope
Primary focus on Europe and North America, investing from London.
Sectors of Interest
Current portfolio themes include:
Investment Criteria
Systemiq Capital invests at the early stage (seed/Series A) in teams with strong technical traction and the potential to scale system-level impact.
The firm applies rigorous diligence that blends venture discipline with deep domain expertise, and then helps companies win early adoption through curated networks and partnerships. Fund II communications highlight linking “fast-growth climate innovators with its global network of corporates, policy-makers, and follow-on investors” to accelerate market entry.
Ohme: A UK-based smart EV-charging platform that helps drivers, fleets and utilities optimise charging behaviour and support the energy transition.
Discover Ohme.
Circulor: A traceability and data-platform company that tracks critical materials in complex supply chains (for example in EV batteries) to enable responsible sourcing and circular business models.
Discover Circulor.
Ren Energy: A renewable-energy supply-chain and traceability firm that enables corporates to procure and verify low-carbon power and manage energy markets efficiently.
Discover Ren Energy.
Systemiq Capital announced the $70m first close of Fund II (target $200m), building on Fund I launched in 2018. The strategy continues to focus on early-stage climate-tech with strong pathways to adoption.
Stages: Early stage (typically Seed to Series A).
Geography: Europe and North America.
Focus: Electrification, climate/nature intelligence, clean transport, food & materials.
Approach: Equity plus ecosystem access and strategic support for early deployment.
Systemiq Capital targets ventures that can shift whole systems - from power and mobility to materials and nature - delivering measurable decarbonisation and resilience. Its insights hub underscores near-term priorities such as AI-enabled grid utilisation to unlock capacity without waiting for long-cycle upgrades.
The firm contributes actively to climate-tech discourse through News & Insights posts (e.g., AI power demand, grid bottlenecks, open-source implications), sharing analysis that informs founders, policymakers, and investors.
Systemiq Capital is led by Irena Spazzapan (Managing General Partner) with Jessica Stewart (General Partner & COO) and George Darrah (General Partner) among others; recent team updates include internal promotions across investing roles. The firm’s listed address is Russell Square House, 10–12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EH.
Learn more or get in touch via Systemiq Capital website.
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