Transition Global
London, United Kingdom · Invests in UK; Europe; US · Website
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Transition Global backs founders solving the climate crisis through fundamental transitions in how humanity produces energy, manages resources, and builds infrastructure. Using the Stockholm Resilience Centre's Planetary Boundaries Framework, they invest only in companies that can materially improve at least one planetary boundary without harming others. They combine David Helgason's technology scale-up experience with climate sector expertise to provide both capital and operational support.
Likely not a fit for
Pure carbon credits/offsets without direct impact, greenwashing, consumer-facing products without systemic impact, duplicative solutions where market leaders exist
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
2 contacts on file
Portfolio
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Reel designs and maintains lifting and handling systems for demanding industrial environments, serving key industry players with tailored, high-performance solutions.
Watershed is an enterprise sustainability platform that helps companies measure, report, and achieve their sustainability targets with a focus on decarbonization and climate action.
Heat Geek is a digital-first company specializing in heat pump installations, offering a network of highly trained local installers backed by advanced AI technology to optimize home heating solutions.
Skye provides intelligent solutions to help industries optimize energy consumption, power, and flexibility in an increasingly complex and volatile energy market. Their technology platform enables industries to participate actively in the electricity market, optimizing costs and facilitating decarbonization.
Anthro Energy is a Silicon Valley based company producing advanced electrolytes to break battery barriers. Their technology unlocks the full potential of next-gen batteries with improved energy density, safety, and stability.
Recent activity
- Oct 2025
Seneca
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Watershed
Announced · Lead
- Jan 2025
Upway
Announced · Lead
- Nov 2024
Volter
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2024
Reel
Seed · Lead
Transition Global in the news
citybiz.co
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Trustnet
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1 month ago
Infrastructure Investor
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2 months ago
Investment Week
Investment Week unveils shortlist for Sustainable Investment Awards 2026
2 months ago
Fund Selector Asia
Allspring launches global equity fund
3 months ago
Portfolio Adviser
Allspring launches systematic global equity fund
4 months ago
Funds Europe
Allspring launches global equity Ucits fund
4 months ago
PR Newswire
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LAUNCHES GLOBAL EQUITY FUND, EXPANDING ITS SYSTEMATIC CORE EQUITY SUITE
4 months ago
Global Custodian
Northern Trust expands First Sentier mandate with US mutual fund transition
5 months ago
Fund Selector Asia
10 global funds that outperformed 3 years in a row
8 months ago
Net Zero Investor
LifeSight DC Master Trust invests £400m in AXA transition credit fund
8 months ago
Investment & Pensions Europe
WTW’s master trust commits £400m to carbon transition credit fund
8 months ago
downtoearth.org.in
COP30: Implementation push across Energy, Industry and transport in Belem as countries rally behind system-wide transition
9 months ago
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
COP30 side event: Charting the course of the energy transition in global shipping
10 months ago
Fundar
A shared mountain range: opportunities for Argentina-Chile mining integration in the energy transition
10 months ago
ESG Today
Mars Launches Program to Transition Global Value Chain to Renewable Energy
11 months ago
Global Government Forum
BRICS leaders urge richer nations to fund global energy transition
Jul 2025
AMWatch
Allspring bets on high-yield climate bonds for Nordic investors
May 2025
Responsible Investor
Funds round-up: Fidelity drops ‘sustainable’ from 13 ETFs
Feb 2025
Responsible Investor
Allspring climate fund will divest if transition plans ‘deteriorate’, says manager
Feb 2025
Investment & Pensions Europe
Allspring launches two climate transition funds seeded by Aon
Feb 2025
Global Venturing
Aramco Ventures searches for AI investments to aid energy transition
May 2024
Bain & Company
A Private Equity Lens on the Energy Transition
Feb 2023
Global Venturing
Chevron sees blue hydrogen as key to energy transition
Sep 2022
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