Chris Dominy

Advisor, Sustainability Investor, Rugby Coach

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 22 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2024
VC🌍 United Kingdom20+ investments
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Jun 2024
Introducing a new aligned fibre material format with superior formability to simplify composite manufacturing. Our fibre alignment technology produces highly aligned discontinuous fibre tapes that exhibit mechanical performance comparable to continuous fibre composites and have a greatly improved formability to simplify existing manual and automated processes. This forms the basis of high-performance sustainable composites by allowing the use and re-use of reclaimed fibres in composite parts, reducing the carbon footprint of composite materials. The tapes can be used as a direct substitute for continuous fibre UD tapes in existing supply chains for various markets including sports, marine, automotive, and aerospace.
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Jun 2024
Our next-generation tiles have >95% recycled content and a 94% lower CO2 footprint compared to traditional ceramic tiles.
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Jun 2024
New Motion Labs is a remarkable story of engineering ingenuity. A story of disruptive technologies and groundbreaking engineering solutions that are designed to counter the world’s most fundamental engineering problems. Our flagship product, Enduo, has seen us re-engineer the ubiquitous sprocket for the first time in over 100 years. The game-changing Enduo technology is transforming performance cycling, e-mobility and industrial applications and markets across the globe enabling greater than 3.5x increase in lifetime.
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Apr 2024
CoolRun, a Hubl Logistics Ltd entity is dedicated to revolutionizing the cold supply chain industry with sustainable, energy-efficient temperature-controlled transport solutions. The CoolRun Pod, leverages phase-changing materials and cutting-edge design to provide an eco-friendly alternative that lowers emissions and fuel costs while enhancing the flexibility of businesses and individuals involved in cold chain logistics. Our vision is to become the leading provider of sustainable and economic solutions in the temperature-controlled logistics sector. By forming strategic partnerships and fostering innovation, we aim to contribute to a greener future while creating value for our customers and stakeholders. The CoolRun Pod is designed to maintain temperatures for over 30 hours, operate at a wide range of temperatures from 6°C to -21°C, and provide live temperature and location tracking. This cost-effective solution directly reduces fuel costs by up to 20% in distribution trucks and caters to the mid and last-mile sectors of the cold supply chain. Our pods also offer electric vehicle (EV) trucks the ability to transport temperature-controlled goods without sacrificing range and are an ideal fit for temperature-controlled click-and-collect locker systems. Weve completed the R&D phase and extensively tested our CoolRun pods, both in the lab and on-field with various food wholesalers. With five patents pending and OEM manufacturing contracts in place, Hubl Logistics Ltd is poised to launch the CoolRun Pod and bring a sustainable solution to the cold chain logistics industry. Hubls team comprises experienced professionals with expertise in logistics, supply chain management, engineering, and sustainability. Our collective knowledge and resources position us to make a significant impact on the temperature-controlled logistics sector, driving the industry toward a more sustainable future.
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Oct 2023
OCEANIUM develops and makes innovative, functional seaweed ingredients to catalyse the seaweed industry for People Health and Ocean Health. We are on a mission to Kelp the World®.
mid stageManufacturing
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Sep 2023
The Future of Soil Health Measurement PES has developed a handheld soil health measurement tool that provides in-field results to a mobile phone in 5 minutes. It is currently being trained on 14 soil health characteristics (including microbial biomass, SOM, available NPK and pH). Healthy soils make scents!
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Jun 2023
Based in 9 cities around the UK, Zedify is an award-winning cargo bike delivery service, transforming cities one pedal at a time. 🚲 We deliver for amazing clients like Rituals, ZARA, Freddies Flowers, HelloFresh and Grubby. Find out more about deliveries for your business on zedify.co.uk. Current locations: London (M25), Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Cambridge, Brighton, Norwich, and Edinburgh
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May 2023
DEScycle is a deep tech company that aims to transform the metals industry. We create innovative metal recovery & recycling methods using eco-friendly Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). These non-toxic, non-water-based salts allow for low-temperature, low-energy operations; resulting in low-carbon, low-impact metals. Descycles goal is to end the reliance upon high-energy pollutive smelters, toxic chemicals and strong acids in the metals industry. #deeptech #netzero #recycling
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May 2023
Carbogenics has developed a low carbon technology to convert difficult-to-recycle and low-value paper waste such as disposable paper cups, paper towels, and more into a range of high-value products with applications in bioprocesses and horticulture. Carbogenics products maximize biogas output, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and optimize agricultural yields. Carbogenics​ patent-pending process is based on a technology known as pyrolysis and yields carbon-rich solids (sometimes called biochar) as well as heat, power, and biochemicals that are useful in a variety of applications. The functional carbon composites that result from pyrolysis intensify bioprocesses like anaerobic digestion and bioremediation. Our first product CreChar for AD is an additive for Anaerobic Digestion (AD) designed to increase the output of biogas plants by at least 15%. CreChar does this by absorbing harmful substances like ammonia, releasing nutrients like magnesium, and supporting a more productive and resilient microbial community. Maximizing the biogas output of a growing number of AD plants in the world is not just commercially important, but also of great environmental value as it generates low carbon energy. The Carbogenics team combines committed researchers from the UK Biochar Research Centre (UKBRC) at the University of Edinburgh as well as business and marketing professionals. Working with waste management companies and partners in the AD industry, Carbogenics​ products are of the highest quality and fulfill the technical, economic and environmental requirements for the integration of pyrolysis in a waste-based refinery. Our goal is to become a global company in the Cleantech sector and a market leader in carbon upcycling.
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Apr 2023
Mykor is a biotechnology and advanced materials company working on developing sustainable materials for the construction industry as well as providing consultancy services. We work across design, engineering and life sciences to provide building materials with excellent physical properties, functional design and radical sustainability.
early stageBiotechnology
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Apr 2023
Molymem Ltd is a University of Manchester spin-out commercialising technology to improve existing filtration membranes for separation applications in a wide range of markets, including desalination and removal of industrial pollutants.
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Mar 2023
Piclo’s mission is to decarbonise the grid. We develop software solutions that make our energy networks smarter, flexible and more sustainable. Piclo Max, our market access platform, enables flex sellers (such as EV and battery owners) to access all electricity markets from one place. Piclo Flex, our flexibility services marketplace, enables flex buyers (system operators) to source flexible electricity from flex sellers during times of high demand or low supply. To date, Piclo has over 300,000 registered flexible assets representing 22 GW of registered flex capacity, with flexibility contracts awarded totalling £74m and 2.6 GW+ of flexible capacity procured. Piclo currently operates in six global markets: in the UK, supporting all six Distribution System Operators (UK Power Networks, SP Energy Networks, Electricity North West, Northern Powergrid, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks and National Grid Electricity Distribution); and the Transmission System Operator (TSO) (the ESO); in Ireland (ESB Networks), Italy (E-Distribuzione), Portugal (E-REDES)); in Australia (CitiPower, Powercor); and in the United States in New York State (National Grid) and Connecticut (United Illuminating). Aside from its leading position in the UK, Piclo has a growing presence in Europe, USA and the Asia-Pacific.
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Feb 2023
Thrift+ is the pre-loved fashion marketplace. We want to end fashion waste. By making secondhand seamless. Shop over 500,000 clothes from top high street and designer brands. All quality checked by us. All packaged and shipped by us. Moneyback guarantees and 30 day returns? Another plus. Recirculate your pre-owned clothes and earn Thrift+ Credits. We take care of the listing, packing and shipping. We’re Thrift+. We love pre-loved.
late stageRetail
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Feb 2023
The solar car park company turning car parks into renewable energy power stations. 3ti is the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder & operator of solar car parks. Passionate about renewable energy, we believe that providing low carbon EV charging infrastructure is the key to decarbonising the transport sector. Where better to do that than in a car park? | B Corp Certified 3ti has a unique three technology (“3t”) approach to generating renewable energy, by integrating solar PV with battery energy storage systems and EV charge points in car parks. Solar energy from a car park is a low cost, low carbon, innovative way of powering businesses, including factories, offices, shopping centres and leisure venues. Combining it with a battery and local mains power allows 3ti to provide much needed EV charge points for customers, employees and guests. EV charging in a solar car park With around half of UK households unable to charge an EV at home, destination and workplace solar car parks are a cost-effective, sustainable way of providing not only low carbon electricity but also charging infrastructure to support the switch to EVs. Installing a solar car park to generate renewable energy and provide EV charge points facilitates destination and workplace charging in large numbers. This allows EV drivers to charge their vehicles whilst at work, out shopping, visiting a theme park or even at the gym! Solar car park funding 3ti funds the installation and operation of its solar car parks, through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), meaning that customers don’t have to commit to any significant capital expenditure. The PPA fixes the cost of electricity for the customer, with simple monthly payments for the power generated, delivering immediate savings, visibility of future energy costs and securing long term energy supply. Why a solar car park? • Reduce electricity costs • Secure energy supplies • Meet sustainability targets • Cost certainty and transparency
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Dec 2022
At Powervault, we are on a mission to pioneer a sustainable energy future. We provide the most intelligent, economic and sustainable energy storage systems for homes and businesses. Our products store solar energy and affordable electricity from the grid, helping save you money while you help protect the environment. We design and manufacture Powervault here in the UK. In its initial market application the product stores ‘free’ electricity generated by solar panels during the day, then releases the stored energy during the evening when household demand peaks, delivering a 50% reduction on electricity bills. The initial addressable UK market of 1m solar PV owners is about to expand rapidly as regulation drives the roll out of smart meters enabling ‘smart tariffs’. This will allow any of the 26m UK homes to benefit from storing electricity when it is cheap to use at expensive ‘peak’ times.
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Jun 2024
Introducing a new aligned fibre material format with superior formability to simplify composite manufacturing. Our fibre alignment technology produces highly aligned discontinuous fibre tapes that exhibit mechanical performance comparable to continuous fibre composites and have a greatly improved formability to simplify existing manual and automated processes. This forms the basis of high-performance sustainable composites by allowing the use and re-use of reclaimed fibres in composite parts, reducing the carbon footprint of composite materials. The tapes can be used as a direct substitute for continuous fibre UD tapes in existing supply chains for various markets including sports, marine, automotive, and aerospace.
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Jun 2024
Our next-generation tiles have >95% recycled content and a 94% lower CO2 footprint compared to traditional ceramic tiles.
Investor
Jun 2024
New Motion Labs is a remarkable story of engineering ingenuity. A story of disruptive technologies and groundbreaking engineering solutions that are designed to counter the world’s most fundamental engineering problems. Our flagship product, Enduo, has seen us re-engineer the ubiquitous sprocket for the first time in over 100 years. The game-changing Enduo technology is transforming performance cycling, e-mobility and industrial applications and markets across the globe enabling greater than 3.5x increase in lifetime.
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May 2024
At Salvalco we are proud to have established in the market one of the world’s best performing aerosol valves designed for use with nitrogen or compressed air. Loved by consumers, Eco-Valve is being successfully adopted by a number of leading global brand owners. Safer for the environment and consumers, our patented technology significantly reduces the production and emission of hydrocarbons and VOCs helping to transform the creation, distribution and usage of aerosols. So, if you’re ready to make the change to inert gas propellant, we’d love to talk.
THE SALFORD VALVE COMPANY LTD
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May 2024
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