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News

24 May 2022

Greenbackers’ Andrew Smith joins the Board of the UK’s Marine Energy Council

Since its formation in 2018, the Marine Energy Council (MEC) has played a leading role in representing the tidal stream and wave energy sectors, leading to an improved and improving external environment. This includes: Securing a £20m ringfence support for tidal stream as part of AR4. Working closely with the Welsh Government on the development […]

Events

20 May 2022

Greenbackers sponsors the Scottish Renewables annual Marine Energy Conference

25th May 2022 in Edinburgh at The George Hotel, Queen Street.Featured session: 15:30 | Fireside chat with Andrew Smith, Partner at Greenbackers Investment Capital Greenbackers are delighted to be sponsoring the Scottish Renewables annual Marine Energy Conference at this pivotal point in the development of marine energy – as a material part of the energy […]

Events

12 May 2022

Greenbackers partners with Strategic Growth Services on ‘Energy Matters’ Podcast Series

If you think that “Energy Matters” and want to hear from others who definitely do, than listen in to SGS’ John Young and our own Andrew Smith on the new and engaging Energy Matters podcast. Featuring engaging concepts like – “ … two bald men fighting over a comb sitting on deck chairs on the […]

Events

11 May 2022

Andrew Smith at Westminster Energy Environment & Transport Forum

Online | London | 7 June 2022 I am looking forward to the next in the excellent series of conference events organised by the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum in London on 7th June. This conference focuses on next steps for offshore wind energy in the UK and includes keynotes from Colin Maciver Head of […]

Events

5 May 2022

Andrew Smith speaking at the Energy Industries Council on 17/18 May in London

It is a real pleasure to be part of a distinguished panel at the Energy Industries Council conference an Decarbonising the North Sea in London on 17/18 May 2022. What a fantastic session, with lots of interesting perspectives on the challenges aligning technology and investment. The panel was hosted by Richard Simon-Lewis from UK Export Finance, and comprised […]

Events

27 April 2022

Greenbackers at Climate Tech Tour and SuperPitch @ All-Energy, Glasgow

SEC, Glasgow | Wed, 11 May & Thu, 12 May 2022 | 08:00 -16:00 Investment Funds, industrial partners and technology ventures will be in attendance at this very special event, hosted live and in-person (and live streamed) at All-Energy in Glasgow on 11/12 May. See us on Stand M60 at the SEC. Post-COP26, there is renewed […]

How To

19 April 2022

Greenbackers’ Robert Hokin on Advisory Boards and why every climate start-up needs one

Why should your climate/cleantech start-up or scale-up have an advisory board before you start your fundraising campaign? How to create one? Greenbackers Managing Partner, Robert Hokin, shares thoughts on how and why this should matter to your executive team. I was recently asked by an enterprising fintech start up to join their advisory board. While […]

Events

22 March 2022

Andrew Smith is a keynote speaker at Utilities Middle East Power Week 2022

Thursday 24th March 2022 | Grosvenor House, Dubai | Windsor Ballroom 
Featured session: Sustainable Finance in Fast-Tracking the Energy Transition | Session Time: 11:05am – 11:25 (20 Minutes)

Power Week brings together industry experts to discuss ‘Decarbonising the Power Sector’

Organised by Utilities Middle East, the second Power Week Forum brings together […]

How To

11 March 2022

Inside track: questions founders should ask climate tech investors during courtship

Interested investors are known for and expected to be bombarding founders with questions during due diligence, but start-up founders should also be asking the questions – and not just one or two…Robert Hokin, Greenbackers Managing Partner explains. When we at Greenbackers host investors pitches, we always take pains to prepare start-ups with answers to any […]

News

16 February 2022

Greenbackers Climate Tech Tour: Destination Dubai – Achieving Net Zero (in a carbon dominated economy)

Location: hosted by the Scottish Government in the Inspiration Gallery, within the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, 23 March, 2022. Funds, officials and VIPs are welcome to join us for this very special event. This program will be in-person + live streamed and recorded. Post-COP26, there is renewed and optimistic focus on the Middle […]

News

15 February 2022

Program Launch: Greenbackers Climate Tech Tour 2022 goes live – now open for applications to participate

Greenbackers are delighted to announce their new, improved funding program for 2022 which builds on our widely acclaimed 26ForCOP26 program of last year. Once again, we will be selecting the most investable early stage climate technology ventures and helping them secure growth funding from our proven global climate tech investor base. We now invite applications for participation […]

Events

14 February 2022

Greenbackers’ Andrew Smith on decarbonising shipping at ShipZero26

Watch the video below of Andrew in action at ShipZero26: Raising Capital. The ShipZero26 workshop at COP26 demonstrated technology is ready: Finance is poised to invest ShipZero26 broke down silos, bringing together diverse stakeholders throughout the sector and from across the supply chain. Technical presentations, panel discussions and brainstorming sessions demonstrated that true zero GHG […]