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AP Ventures

AP Ventures LLP is a venture capital firm affiliated with Anglo American Platinum Limited, focusing on investments in startups and growth capital that leverage the unique properties of platinum group metals (PGMs). Established in 2014 and based in London, the firm targets companies engaged in innovative technologies, particularly in the hydrogen sector, including low-carbon hydrogen production, electrolysis, and hydrogen storage solutions. Additionally, AP Ventures invests in applications related to fuel cell technology, energy storage platforms, and sustainable energy solutions. The firm emphasizes investments that address global challenges, such as renewable energy integration, resource scarcity, and population growth, while maintaining a global investment mandate. Led by an experienced team, AP Ventures aims to provide investors with access to high-growth technologies that promise to deliver impactful solutions.

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Meryem Cherif

Investment Manager

Charlie Clark

Investment Manager

Pamela Darchiville

CFO

James Diaz-Sokoloff

Investment Manager

Kevin Eggers

Founding Partner & Board Member

Alexis Garavel

Investment Manager

Sengo Garrine

Investment Manager

Risei Goto

Investment Manager

Andrew Hinkly

Founding Managing Partner

Kosuke Kobayashi

Investment Manager

Michelle Robson

Senior Investment Manager

Sebastian Vetter

Investor

Past deals in Biofuel

Amogy

Series B in 2023
Amogy is a start-up, located in Brooklyn, New York and is working on a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel.

Amogy

Corporate Round in 2022
Amogy is a start-up, located in Brooklyn, New York and is working on a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel.

C-Zero

Venture Round in 2022
C-Zero develops a natural gas decarbonizing technology designed to avoid the generation of carbon dioxide from energy processing. The company's technology removes the carbon from natural gas so that energy consumers can enjoy zero-emission, low-cost energy on demand. It uses high-temperature catalytic melt systems to break down methane, the primary molecule in natural gas, into hydrogen and solid carbon.

EH Group Engineering

Seed Round in 2022
EH Group Engineering (EHG) aims to become a leading player in the emerging hydrogen economy. This is via the commercialisation of a low temperature fuel cell (FC) based on a radical new design and the development of a transformative manufacturing technique that dramatically reduces costs. They are based in Canton de Vaud in Switzerland, in close proximity to their key industrial partners. Together with them and in collaboration with their sources of academic expertise, EHG seeks to accelerate the commercialisation and large scale deployment of hydrogen fuel cells in a decarbonising world.

Amogy

Series A in 2021
Amogy is a start-up, located in Brooklyn, New York and is working on a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel.

ZeroAvia

Series B in 2021
ZeroAvia, Inc. designs zero-emission aircraft specifically for commercial short-haul trips. Founded in 2017 by Val Miftakhov, the company is headquartered in Hollister, California, with an additional office in Cranfield, United Kingdom. ZeroAvia develops a hydrogen fuel cell system that powers electric propulsion, enabling practical zero-emission aviation. The company initially targets a travel range of 500 miles for regional aircraft accommodating 10 to 20 passengers. This innovative approach significantly reduces operational costs, offering four times lower fuel and engine maintenance expenses compared to traditional aviation solutions.

Infinium

Venture Round in 2021
Infinium specializes in the production of electrofuels designed to decarbonize the transportation sector. By offering a net-zero carbon alternative to traditional liquid fuels, Infinium's electrofuels serve as drop-in replacements for petroleum-derived products, allowing immediate use in various transportation fleets, including planes, ships, and trucks. This innovative solution enables clients to significantly reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions without the need for extensive capital investments or time-consuming upgrades to existing infrastructure.

ZeroAvia

Venture Round in 2021
ZeroAvia, Inc. designs zero-emission aircraft specifically for commercial short-haul trips. Founded in 2017 by Val Miftakhov, the company is headquartered in Hollister, California, with an additional office in Cranfield, United Kingdom. ZeroAvia develops a hydrogen fuel cell system that powers electric propulsion, enabling practical zero-emission aviation. The company initially targets a travel range of 500 miles for regional aircraft accommodating 10 to 20 passengers. This innovative approach significantly reduces operational costs, offering four times lower fuel and engine maintenance expenses compared to traditional aviation solutions.

Starfire Energy

Venture Round in 2021
Starfire Energy develops and deploys sustainable energy technologies. It has developed a way to make clean liquid fuel from wind and solar power. The fuel is NH3 which is currently used as fertilizer and as a refrigerant but is also an energy-dense liquid fuel. Liquid fuel synthesis from clean energy is the next critical technology for sustainable energy. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado.

Amogy

Funding Round in 2021
Amogy is a start-up, located in Brooklyn, New York and is working on a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel.

Infinium

Venture Round in 2021
Infinium specializes in the production of electrofuels designed to decarbonize the transportation sector. By offering a net-zero carbon alternative to traditional liquid fuels, Infinium's electrofuels serve as drop-in replacements for petroleum-derived products, allowing immediate use in various transportation fleets, including planes, ships, and trucks. This innovative solution enables clients to significantly reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions without the need for extensive capital investments or time-consuming upgrades to existing infrastructure.

C-Zero

Venture Round in 2021
C-Zero develops a natural gas decarbonizing technology designed to avoid the generation of carbon dioxide from energy processing. The company's technology removes the carbon from natural gas so that energy consumers can enjoy zero-emission, low-cost energy on demand. It uses high-temperature catalytic melt systems to break down methane, the primary molecule in natural gas, into hydrogen and solid carbon.

Greyrock Energy

Venture Round in 2019
Greyrock Energy develops groundbreaking technologies for the direct conversion
 of natural gas into pump-ready transportation fuels. Greyrock’s Direct Fuel Production (DFP) conversion 
technologies avoid many of the costly and large-scale processes associated with 
historical gas-to-liquids (GTL) approaches, allowing much wider and more flexible deployment, at
 much lower gas volumes.

Ergosup

Series B in 2019
Ergosup is a company based in Malataverne, France, that specializes in the development of decentralized hydrogen-energy production systems. The firm has created an innovative process for producing high-pressure hydrogen on-site, which facilitates the refueling of hydrogen fuel vehicles. Ergosup provides generators that store and convert electricity into hydrogen under pressure, enabling the co-generation of electric power for hydrogen service stations and various industrial applications. This technology allows clients to achieve zero-emission solutions for mobility applications, contributing to a more sustainable energy future.