About us

We are senior operators and Founders who work side-by-side with teams to turn bold ideas into market traction and fundraising success

Scroll to Explore

Manshu Agarwal

Manshu Agarwal

partner

partner

The Founding Partner of Colbridge Ventures, Manshu has over 20 years of experience in technology commercialization. He was formerly BD Director at Synthetic Genomics, where he helped scale algae and microbial electrolysis cell technologies. His expertise encompasses waste-to-energy, industrial decarbonisation, marine tech, and SAF’s. He's raised over $550m in project and venture finance globally. He is a Columbia MBA and Cambridge chemical engineer. Based in London.

Nishul Saperia

Nishul Saperia

partner

partner

Nishul is an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience with startups. He was a Founding Member of IHS Markit, which sold to S&P for $43bn. As an EIR at Carbon13 he advises startups across the spectrum but has deeper experience in carbon removal, carbon markets, industrial / materials and buildings decarbonisation. He holds an MEng from Imperial College in London. Based in London.

Chris Burke

Chris Burke

partner

partner

Chris has 20 years of experience growing technology companies as a senior commercial and operations exec. He was the Launch Director for Octopus Energy's EV product and was the MD for Colorado Energy, a 100% green energy provider. He holds a Masters in Fluid Dynamics and Nuclear Engineering. Based in London.

Jeff Green

Jeff Green

Investments Partner

Investments Partner

Jeff has spent his 25+ year career scaling and investing in transformative tech businesses. He is Exec Chair of Moleaer (nanobubble tech), Board Member of Avnos (DAC) and Carbon Ridge (CC for shipping), and Founder of 1PointFive (DAC plus sequestration). Previously, he was an early investor in Carbon Engineering (DAC, acquired by Occidental), Founder/CEO of NanoH2O (RO Membranes, acquired by LG Chem) and Founder/VP Marketing of Stamps.com (NASDAQ: “STMP”). Jeff holds a BA from Dartmouth and an MBA from UCLA. Based in LA.

Gustav Stuge

Gustav Stuge

partner

partner

Gustav is a Norwegian entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in commercialising climate technologies. He was the co-founder of Franck Energy, a renewable energy aggregator, which was acquired by Smart Renewable Heat. More recently, he has focused on ag tech, CCUS, carbon credit MRV, and renewable energy sectors. He has an MBA from London Business School. Based in London.

Rich Scott

Rich Scott

partner

partner

Rich is an accomplished entrepreneur and operator with 15 years of climatetech and sustainability experience. Rich was formerly the Biz Dev & Ops director at HiiROC, the leading hydrogen company, where he helped secure £40m in funding, develop a new production solution, and scale the business to over 100 staff. Rich focuses on hydrogen, derivative low carbon fuels, and industrial
decarbonisation. Based in London.

Tom Lapperger 

Tom Lapperger 

Operating Partner 

Operating Partner 

Tom has 20 years of experience in scaling ventures with a dedication to sustainability. He was COO at bp Launchpad, bp scale-up factory, led business development on Dynata’s journey from 20 to 1,200 employees and advises Carbon 13 startups. He works with ventures in ESG, biochar and carbon accounting. Tom, based in Munich, has an MBA from London Business School with a major in Entrepreneurship.

Richard Gueterbock

Richard Gueterbock

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Richard has spent over 30 years in the agri-food sector. He led sales for bio-energy firm Clearfleau, growing it through to its sale to Skion. He was also a government adviser and Trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society, helping write its 'Farm of the Future' report. Based in southern England.

Bruno Van Gompel 

Bruno Van Gompel 

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Bruno has 30 years of experience in the Food & Beverage and Chemicals sectors. He was VP of Technical, Innovation and Supply Chain for Coke W Europe and led Sustainable Packaging. He was on the Boards for the European Fruit Juice Assoc and Plastic Bottle Platform. He speaks regularly on innovation, sustainability, and circularity. Based in Belgium.

Marek Nowosielski 

Marek Nowosielski 

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Marek has 20 years of tech experience at both multinationals and early-stage ventures in cleantech. He specializes in water, DAC, and SAF. Formerly SVP Technology at Oasys Water and Lead Engineer at GE Energy. Fellow of IChemE, Babson MBA, Cambridge Chemical Engineer. Based in Boston, US. 

Dr. Amrit Chandan

Dr. Amrit Chandan

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Amrit has deep experience in battery, fuel cell and, electrochemical technologies. He was formerly the CEO/co-founder of Aceleron, a lithium battery startup, where he raised £15m and exited last year after reaching profitability. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and is based in Birmingham, UK.

Baris Bilen

Baris Bilen

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Baris founded and built Endemix, a leading European food ingredients company, over 15 years prior to its exit to Sensient. He now runs Kaloma Ventures to invest in and advise European foodtech startups. Chemical engineering degree from Bosphorous University and MBA from Columbia Business School. Based in London.

Iain Campbell

Iain Campbell

Venture Partner 

Venture Partner 

Iain has 40 years' experience in the building systems and services industry including leading the Global Energy and Workplace Solutions business at Johnson Controls and as MD for the buildings practice at RMI. He has extensive experience in technology incubation, M&A, and scaling businesses. Based in Boulder, USA.

back to top

Scroll to Explore

  • Colbridge Ventures

  • Colbridge Ventures

  • Colbridge Ventures

  • Colbridge Ventures

  • Colbridge Ventures

  • Colbridge Ventures