About Us

Electrification is the future. We’re funding next-gen energy technologies rewriting the rules of the energy transition with deep science.

We invest in the building blocks of the energy transition: Energy storage, renewable fuels, carbon capture, and advanced materials.

We’re living through the Fourth Industrial Revolution and this time, it’s electric.

The global energy system is being transformed as we move from fossil fuels to modern renewables at extraordinary speed. This shift is redefining industries, capital flows, and infrastructure worldwide, creating an era of unprecedented technological and economic change.

We invest in deep-science technologies shaping this transition, reducing emissions, and driving investor returns. From electrified transport to zero-carbon grids, we back breakthrough electrochemistry startups reshaping the energy system from the ground up.

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ERV Team

Marcus Clover

Founder & Partner

Marcus
Clover

Founder & Partner

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• 5 years’ start-up experience building hydrogen technologies across aerospace and automotive sectors in lean teams
• Fuel cell systems lead at Arrival, previously at Stratospheric Platforms developing a fuel cell system for a high altitude aircraft
• Deep systems thinker, systems engineer and energy technologist. He is a chartered engineer (CEng) with the IET

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Hayden Sommer

Founder & Partner

Hayden
Sommer

Founder & Partner

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• 20 years’ experience in transaction, commercial & legal advisory for energy, mining & engineering sectors
• Specialist in multi-jurisdictional transactions and capital raising
• Experienced in mentoring and supporting start-up businesses

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Grant Gischen

Founder & Partner

Grant
Gischen

Founder & Partner

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• 8+ years top-tier strategic consulting, private equity, M&A, corporate finance & business development experience
• Expertise in investment analysis, group strategy, funding, capital raising, corporatisation and investor relations with particular focus across mining, technology & financial services sectors
• Wide range of experience working with both startups and mature businesses globally

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Peter Robson

Managing Director, Fund Management Division

Peter
Robson

Managing Director, Fund Management Division

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• 35+ years global investor experience
• Chief Executive of Tree Top Asset Management Ltd, Director of Bury Street Capital and Partner of TT International
• Deep expertise within developed and developing economies, technology and emerging new business models. Holds a Engineering Science degree from Oxford University

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James Beams

CFO

James
Beams

CFO

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• 30+ years leadership, finance and board level experience in mining, energy and financial services sectors
• Experienced in new business development, capital raising and M&A
• Focus on investment decision-making and building teams and businesses

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Carolyn Kim

Group Financial Controller

Carolyn
Kim

Group Financial Controller

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• 7+ years of experience in business advisory and commercial accounting in VC, portfolio investment, construction and retail
• Expertise in budgeting and forecasting, financial and management accounting and delivering tax and business support
• Experienced in driving systems implementation and overseeing outsourced finance functions to ensure smooth business operations

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Philippos Pouroullis

Principal

Philippos
Pouroullis

Principal

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• 9+ years of investor-operator experience spanning venture capital, venture building, and organisational psychology.
• Leads partnerships, deal sourcing and supports on fundraising
• Founder and host of Conversations in Climate Tech
• Former COO at Sention Technologies

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Dr. Harry Michael

Associate

Dr. Harry
Michael

Associate

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• 7+ years’ experience developing and evaluating energy storage systems.
• Leads deal sourcing, pipeline development and due diligence of investment opportunities, with a track record of identifying high-quality investment opportunities.
• Technical advisor and mentor to several EnergyTech start-ups across Europe.
• Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering from UCL

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Jeremy Ip

Venture Partner

Jeremy
Ip

Venture Partner

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• 20+ years global investor experience
• Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Investing at Mount Logan Capital Ltd, Chief Executive Officer at Newfound International
• Past roles in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Vice President at JPMorgan Chase Bank

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Dr. Mark Selby

Venture Partner

Dr. Mark
Selby

Venture Partner

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• Over 20 years of experience in clean energy technology and innovation.
• Chief Growth Officer at Ceres Power, leading the commercialisation of advanced energy technology solutions.
• Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and MacRobert Award winner for engineering innovation.
• Venture Partner at ERV, blending technical expertise, strategic vision, and business leadership to commercialise breakthrough technologies.

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Prosemino Team

Prof. Dan Brett

Founder & Director

Prof. Dan
Brett

Founder & Director

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• 20 years’ experience in electrochemical power systems
• Raised over £45million of research income to the EIL
• Top 3 academic in Europe based on number of publications over last 10 years in the combined areas of fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors
• Founder & Director of Innovation for Bramble Energy and an academic founder and Expert Panel member of the Faraday Institution

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Prof. Paul Shearing

Founder & Director

Prof. Paul
Shearing

Founder & Director

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• Professor in Chemical Engineering at UCL where he holds Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Battery Technologies
• Co-directs UCL’s EIL & leads the UK STFC Global Challenge Network in Batteries & Electrochemical Devices
• Founding investigator of UK’s Faraday Institution
• Has raised over £40M in research strategy

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Prof. Chris Howard

Founder & Director

Prof. Chris
Howard

Founder & Director

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• Professor of Materials Physics at UCL in the Department of Physics & Astronomy
• Specializes in creation & optimization of next generation materials for energy applications & has invented & patented numerous processes that can scale to industrial level
• Co-Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in the Advanced Characterisation of Materials

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Dr. Gyen Ming Angel

Director of Venture Building

Dr. Gyen Ming
Angel

Director of Venture Building

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• 7+ years research career developing nanomaterials for electrochemical energy applications
• Expertise in hydrogen electrolysis and fuel cells
• Varied experience supporting startups across a range of activities, including feasibility studies, lab-based research and product development
• Holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering from UCL

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Dr. Fahmida Khan

Venture Specialist

Dr. Fahmida
Khan

Venture Specialist

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• 7+ years’ experience working with electrochemical corrosion
• Material science expert
• Experiences in working with fintech and analytics

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Dr. Waqas Malik

Venture Specialist

Dr. Waqas
Malik

Venture Specialist

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• 5+ years’ experience working with sustainable catalysts
• Material science expert
• Experienced in supercapacitor analysis

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Dr. Samia Said

Venture Specialist

Dr. Samia
Said

Venture Specialist

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• 5+ years working in advanced materials for electrochemical systems.
• Scale-up experience working as researcher for CCU startup.
• 2+ years’ experience working as techno-economic research consultant.

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Dr. Ami Shah

Innovation Lab Manager

Dr. Ami
Shah

Innovation Lab Manager

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• Manages Prosemino’s Paper Yard labs to facilitate startups.
• Skilled in electrode processing, cell assembly and testing of Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
• Completing a PhD in Chemical Engineering at University College London.

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Dr. Tracy Ha

Venture specialist

Tracy
Ha

Venture specialist

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• 5+ years’ experience in bioelectrocatalysis and biomolecular electronics.
• Experienced in techno-economic analysis in the catalysis industry.
• Holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry from King's College London.

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We are business builders, engineers and investors

The energy transition demands solutions that can scale commercially and reshape the foundations of how the world powers itself. That’s why we back innovation capable of rewiring infrastructure, redefining markets, and rebuilding entire industries.

Our ambition is global.

We’re not chasing incremental gains, we’re targeting ventures with the potential to lead markets, influence global conversations, and deliver long-term commercial value through system-wide impact.

The ERV Ecosystem

Since 2016, our team and shareholders have been on the frontlines of electrochemical innovation, funding, founding and developing partnerships with breakthrough companies across the entire value chain. We’ve built, backed, and scaled early-stage technologies long before the mainstream caught on and that experience is the foundation of everything we do.