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Best Energy Tech Companies in Bristol, United Kingdom

The 38 best Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vertical Aerospace.

38companies tracked
$697.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY TECH × BRISTOL

Our analysis of 58 Energy Tech companies

$7.3b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

58companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2017median founding year
243kcombined LinkedIn audience
76%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy Tech companies in Bristol

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Auriga Energy
Developer of fuel cell system for marine applications
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2BEMS Energy
Provider of an energy management solution for commercial spaces
——15Mark Davies
Founder & Director
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3Bitbloom
Developer of data analytics software for renewable energy asset performance improvement
——4Michael Tinning
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 50M——
4Car Sloth
Online car subscription platform
———Nik Andreev
Founder
Webflow EcommerceWebflowcore-js+17Top 5M——
5Celltris
Technology solution for eliminating wasted internal space in lithium-ion cells
———Ian Hunt
Co-Founder & CEO
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6Eclass
Developer of electric kick scooters
———Roy -
Founder
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7Electric Aviation Group
Developer of electric aircraft
——4———80 patents
Electric aircraft power generation, storage, and distribution management systems
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8Energy & Technical Services
Provider of energy management and environmental sustainability services
——51Philip Warren
Founder & CEO
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Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Bristol

#1
Public · Bristol, England · founded 2016 · 306 employees
$257.9Mraised
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Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft technologies. The company focuses on advancing sustainable air mobility through research and development. It aims to create innovative solutions for future transportation needs. The company is dedicated to engineering and technological progress within the aerospace sector.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%
Product
top 24%
Partners
top 29%
Talent
top 30%
News
top 32%
Patents
top 34%
Funding: Raised $258M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · 7 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 7 deals
Audience (LinkedIn): 144k LinkedIn followers — 59.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. UK government) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Post IPO$300M
  • Jan 2024Angel$50M
  • Oct 2021Series A$205M
  • Jun 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Stephen FitzpatrickFounderStuart SimpsonCEO
Investors
ATI, American Airlines, Avolon, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, Mudrick Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAzureCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#2
Series A · Bristol, England · founded 2016 · 25 employees
$20.8Mraised
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Developer of dry coating precursor technology for battery electrode manufacturing. The technology facilitates dry material mixing and processing for battery manufacturers. It designs composite powders optimized for electrode film formation and electrochemical performance. The technology formulates powders containing active material, binder, and conductive additives. Powders are manufactured using scalable, energy-efficient chemical engineering approaches.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%
Patents
top 34%
Innovation
top 36%
Growth
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 42%
Funding: Raised $20.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 13 patents (top 62% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development, Project Management
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$1.9M
  • Sep 2024Series A$13.7M
  • May 2023Grant (prize money)$214.6K
  • Aug 2022Seed$4.8M
Founders & team
Alex HewittCo-Founder & COOSam BurrowCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Bristol Private Equity Club, Zero Carbon Capital, Syndicate Room, World Fund, Maniv Mobility, Energy & Environment Investment
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulusJquery CdnJqueryGoogle Font Api
#3
Acquired · Bristol, England · founded 2016
$39Mraised
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Technology company that provides sustainable infrastructure solutions. It provides innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security. The company offers a range of products, including the solar-powered ebike charging system and the curbside EV charging product line, which combines solar, wind, and utility-generated electricity for charging.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 21%
Fin. health
top 28%
Funding
top 31%
Tech
top 34%
Talent
top 38%
Market
bottom 46%
Growth: Revenue +43% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$24.4M · Revenue +43% YoY
Funding: Raised $39.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2024)
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series A—
  • Jan 2024Series A$380.2K
  • Jul 2022Series A$5.3M
  • Mar 2022Series A$23.4M
Founders & team
Joe TidballCo-FounderBrian AllenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Future Planet Capital, Legal & General, Equinor, Foresight Group, SDF, Seedrs
#4
Seed · Bristol, England · founded 2018 · 209 employees
$28.2Mraised
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Pure Electric is an online retailer offering multi-category electric two-wheelers. The platform enables users to buy electric kick scooters, electric bikes, electric cargo bikes, etc. It offers multi-brand of vehicles like Xiaomi, Bird, Cube, Kona, etc. It offers features like multiple payment options, maintenance services, etc.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 31%
Growth
top 32%
Funding
top 48%
Market
top 49%
Product
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 37%
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Headcount 142 → 209 (+47%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $28.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 8.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Seed—
  • Mar 2023Conventional Debt$15.1M
  • Oct 2022Seed—
  • Mar 2022Conventional Debt$13.1M
Investors
Secure Trust Bank, Vaculug
Tech stack
Apple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie Information
#5
Acquired · Bristol, England · founded 2009 · 1115 employees
$257.7Mraised
▾

Provider of electricity and gas supply services for residential properties. This business supplies energy to households and offers installation services for heating systems, boilers, and electric vehicle charging equipment. It provides maintenance coverage for plumbing, drainage, and kitchen appliances. Additionally, the business facilitates the installation of solar panels and battery storage systems to support energy generation and management. Customers can access tools for monitoring energy usage and managing accounts through a digital interface.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Series D$257.9M
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$5.2M
  • Feb 2019Series D$257.7M
  • Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$2M
Founders & team
Stephen FitzpatrickFounderChris HoughtonCEOVincent CaseyNon Executive Director
Investors
Mitsubishi Corporation, Gov, Morgan Stanley, Mayfair, Slater Technology Fund
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBabel
#6
Acquired · Bristol, England · founded 2014 · 44 employees
$14.1Mraised
▾

Developer of a digital platform designed to aggregate charging point data from multiple charge point operators. The company's platform generates revenue from its application and also from Business-to-Business channels, licensing data to third parties, and giving insights into the electric vehicle and charging market and its digital services to help and support drivers to make a seamless, enjoyable, switch to electric vehicles, accelerating the transition to a cleaner, greener, future, enabling electric vehicle owners to search for available charge points, plan longer electric journeys, pay for charging, and share updates with other electric vehicle drivers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 19%
Customers
top 35%
Talent
top 35%
Product
top 42%
Funding
bottom 46%
Market
bottom 44%
Growth: Headcount 21 → 44 (+110%) across vintages · App-install growth +32% YoY
Customers: Play-Store rating 3.47★ across 9,852 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +23% in 6 mo
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record
Founders & team
Dan FallonFounderBen LaneCo-Founder
Investors
Good Energy, FLEETCOR
#7
Deadpooled · Bristol, England · founded 2016 · 50 employees
$38.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-driven ROVs and services for inspection of ships. Its product and service portfolio includes powerful electric work-class vehicles with e vectored thrust, compact inspection class ROV, a compact survey ROV, a workhorse of the Rovco fleet, and a compact ROV that comes with a manipulator, rear-facing camera, smart tether, sonar, blue view, HD or 4K camera. It also leverages AI technology for surveys and inspection.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 26%
Patents
top 28%
AI
top 28%
Product
top 30%
Moat
top 32%
Growth
top 33%
Innovation: 47 patents (top 32% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · 5 product lines
Patents: 47 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-driven
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Series B$5.8M
  • Mar 2022Series B$20M
  • Jan 2022Series A$2.7M
  • Dec 2019Series A$6.5M
Founders & team
Brian AllenCEO
Investors
Gov, Bristol Private Equity Club, Foresight Williams, Foresight Group, Green Angel Ventures, Sustainable Ventures
#8
Acquired · Bristol, England · founded 2012
$12.3Mraised
▾

Network of electric vehicle charging points and payment processing services. It offers tools for locating charging stations and facilitating payments. The network provides solutions for electric vehicle drivers to find available charging points. It also offers services for businesses to integrate electric vehicle charging solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Series A$10.9M
  • Mar 2019Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Melanie ShufflebothamCo-Founder & COORichard BourneCEO
Investors
Good Energy, Corpay
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Seed · Bristol, England · founded 2021 · 2 employees
$6.2Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for green hydrogen generation. It provides solutions to make the electrolysis process economical and sustainable.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers · 82 engagements/post (3.4× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. United Kingdom and the State of California) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$6.2M
  • Seed—
Founders & team
Nick DijkCEO
Investors
ERV, Trirec, Prosemino
#10
Seed · Bristol, England · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$3.6Mraised
▾

Provider of autonomous drone inspections and AI-driven data processing for turbines. The company delivers actionable insights through autonomous drone technology and experienced UAV pilots. It offers data ingestion from various inspection methods for a complete overview. The company’s AI-driven data processing enables smarter maintenance decisions with damage detection and detailed reports.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed—
  • Apr 2023Seed—
  • Jan 2023Seed—
  • Dec 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Konstantinos KarachaliosCo-Founder & CEODimitris NikolaidisCo-Founder & COOKevin LindCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Brookstreet Equity Partners, TSP Ventures, British Business Bank, Humble Investments, Metavallon, OnePlanetCapital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Deadpooled · Bristol, England · founded 1999 · 30 employees
$15.2Mraised
▾

Marine Current Turbines develop generators for harnessing tidal power to generate electricity. Their Seagen range of tidal generators consists of twin power trains mounted on a crossbeam. The cross beam can be raised above the water for routine maintenance by winching it up the monopole support structure. The turbines have a patented feature whereby the rotor blades can be pitched through 180 degrees, allowing them to optimise energy capture and operate in bi-directional flows. MCT has an agreement in place to supply SeaGen devices for the Minas Basin Pulp & Power site at FORCE in the Bay of Fundy.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$9.2M
  • Apr 2014Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Dec 2009Grant (prize money)$4.4M
Investors
Carbon Trust, Gov, Europa, 350 Investment Partners
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpNginx
#12
Seed · Bristol, England · founded 2017 · 8 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

IoT-enabled applications for power management. The platform offers a solution to take inputs from any source of ambient energy, many instances of the same source, or multiple different sources and can replace several others, capturing microwatts to milliwatts of energy from light, vibration, and thermal gradient harvesters for managing the outputs of these harvesters to capture the maximum energy. Applications include smart buildings, consumer electronics, asset monitoring, agriculture, wearables, healthcare, and home automation.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed—
  • Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$52.7K
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$2.6M
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$57.3K
Founders & team
Huw DaviesCo-Founder & CEOLaurence StrongFounder
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, European Innovation Council, Development Bank of Wales, U-blox, Swansea Innovations
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoast SeoApache Http ServerRecaptcha

Funding & investor landscape

$697.9Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
48disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
British Business Bank3 rounds
Europa3 rounds
Gov3 rounds
Martlet Capital3 rounds
Seedrs3 rounds
Sustainable Ventures3 rounds
Bartlett Energy Advisers2 rounds
Bristol Private Equity Club2 rounds
Caygan Capital2 rounds
Deeptech Labs2 rounds

Notable founders

Stephen Fitzpatrick
Founder · Vertical Aerospace
Stuart Simpson
CEO · Vertical Aerospace
Alex Hewitt
Co-Founder & COO · Anaphite
Sam Burrow
Co-Founder & CTO · Anaphite
Joe Tidball
Co-Founder · Beam
Brian Allen
Co-Founder & CEO · Beam
Chris Houghton
CEO · OVO Energy
Dan Fallon
Founder · Zap-Map
Ben Lane
Co-Founder · Zap-Map
Melanie Shufflebotham
Co-Founder & COO · Zapmap
Richard Bourne
CEO · Zapmap
Nick Dijk
CEO · Oort Energy
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 601,874 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in the United Kingdom

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,113 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 60% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
  • Imperial College London185
  • University of Birmingham115
  • University of Cambridge109
  • University College London102
  • Institute of Physics98
leading researchers
Yulong Ding · Zhongbei Tian · Seamus D. Garvey · Jihong Wang · Daniel T. Gladwin · Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem · Bruno Cárdenas · Yongliang Li
▲ Breakthroughs664 · 31%
31%→31% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (31%→31% of field), led by Battery (electricity).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)10→109
  • Renewable energy5→85
  • Electrolyte5→81
  • Electrochemistry4→72
  • Cathode4→66
Newly emergingPhotovoltaic system 0→43 · Thermal energy storage 0→38 · Faraday efficiency 0→34
Landmark Ultrahigh–energy density lead-free dielectric films via polymorphic nanodomain design · 1,078 cites
◆ Advancements946 · 45%
▲ 38%→46% share
▲1.2× share momentum1 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (38%→46% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy6→223
  • Battery (electricity)11→144
  • Thermal energy storage5→125
  • Photovoltaic system1→71
  • Electricity4→73
Newly emergingPower (physics) 0→71 · Thermal 0→34 · Phase-change material 0→31
Landmark Progress in electrical energy storage system: A critical review · 3,625 cites
▼ Concerns313 · 15%
▼ 18%→14% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations88% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (18%→14% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy5→96
  • Battery (electricity)6→65
  • Electrolyte3→32
  • Nanotechnology5→32
  • Cathode2→25
Newly emergingWind power 0→15 · Power (physics) 0→14 · Thermal 0→11
Landmark Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems · 3,492 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom

Where energy storage is researched across United Kingdom

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

London367 · +0.48
Hot · Battery (electricity)Advancing · ElectrodeOpportunity · Photovoltaic systemConcern · Greenhouse gas
Birmingham115 · +0.50
Hot · ExergyAdvancing · Phase-change materialOpportunity · Renewable energyConcern · Software deployment
Cambridge109 · +0.47
Hot · OptoelectronicsAdvancing · OxideOpportunity · Renewable energyConcern · Metal-organic framework
Manchester94 · +0.51
Hot · Flexibility (engineering)Advancing · InterphaseOpportunity · ElectrochemistryConcern · Distributed generation
Oxford91 · +0.42
Hot · Ionic conductivityAdvancing · Lithium (medication)Opportunity · AnodeConcern · Scale (ratio)
Edinburgh88 · +0.43
Hot · Hydrogen storageAdvancing · Modular designOpportunity · SupercapacitorConcern · Intermittent energy source
Glasgow87 · +0.52
Hot · Stability (learning theory)Advancing · Modular designOpportunity · ThermodynamicsConcern · Energy (signal processing)
Bristol11 · +0.76
Advancing · Composite numberOpportunity · Carbon fibers
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom

Who's filing energy storage patents in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom energy storage patent filing is accelerating — 891 filings from 356 assignees (2016–2025), led by Dyson Technology, Highview Entpr, Sunamp; annual filings 61→106.

891 filings356 assigneespeak 128/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Dyson Technology97
  • Highview Entpr45
  • Sunamp35
  • Jaguar LAND Rover34
  • Gravitricity33
  • Power ROLL33
  • Isentropic32
  • GE Energy Power Conversion Techn27

Common questions

How many Energy Tech companies are there in Bristol, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Energy Tech companies headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom?
The Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $697.9M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Bristol, United Kingdom?
Vertical Aerospace is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Bristol, United Kingdom, with $257.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom are funded?
14 of the 38 Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy Tech unicorns are there in Bristol, United Kingdom?
None of the Energy Tech companies in Bristol, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bristol, United Kingdom Energy Tech companies?
The most active investors in Bristol, United Kingdom Energy Tech companies on this list include British Business Bank, Europa, Gov, Martlet Capital, Seedrs.
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