# BP: portfolio, investments and team

> BP is an angel network based in United Kingdom. 29 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bp-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BP

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 29 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Renewable Solar Batteries

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**33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record

Since the last cheque **242** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$19M** Rounds led **1 of 29** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 63%**

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## BP highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $20M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Renewable Solar Batteries
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **29 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Oxa](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxa)** Series D · GB · Ventureburn **$103M** With 8 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **May** **[BluSmart](https://millionrounds.com/company/blusmart)** IN · TechCrunch **$30M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Grid Edge](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid-edge)** GB · TechStartups **$3.7M** With 4 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **May** **[Hysata](https://millionrounds.com/company/hysata)** Series B · AU · Kiko Ventures **$111M** With 5 others
- **2019** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lightning Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightning-systems)** Debt · Greencarcongress **$41M** *Led*
- **Nov** **[MaaS Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/maas-global)** FI · News **$60M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Finite Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/finite-carbon)** US · Businessgreen **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Zippity](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippity)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Calysta](https://millionrounds.com/company/calysta)** US · Businesswire **$30M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Belmont Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/belmont-technology)** US · Telegraph **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Xpansiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpansiv)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 3 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Zippity](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippity)** US · FinSMEs **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Drover](https://millionrounds.com/company/drover)** GB · FinSMEs **$7.7M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Victor](https://millionrounds.com/company/victor)** GB · FinSMEs **$18M** With 1 other
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Victor](https://millionrounds.com/company/victor)** Series B · GB · FinSMEs **$20M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Beyond Limits](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-limits)** Series B · IN · Worldoil **$20M** Sole investor
- **2014** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Liquid Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-light)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[EOS Climate, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/eos-climate-inc)** Series B · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Skyonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyonic)** Series C · US · finance.yahoo.com **$39M** With 5 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[MIT Energy Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/company/mit-energy-initiative)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$25M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[BrightSource Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightsource-energy)** Growth · US · greentechmedia.com **$80M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Solidia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/solidia-technologies)** Series A · US · pehub.com **$27M** With 4 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[GMZ Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gmz-energy)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$14M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Liquid Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-light)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Verdezyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdezyne)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Abound Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/abound-solar)** Growth · US · techcrunch.com **$110M** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Breathing Buildings](https://millionrounds.com/company/breathing-buildings)** Series A · GB · bvca.co.uk **$1.8M** With 1 other
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Net Power Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/net-power-technology)** Series A · zero2ipo.com.cn **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Verenium](https://millionrounds.com/company/verenium)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$90M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **87** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Verenium](https://millionrounds.com/company/verenium)** Bought by British Petroleum (BP) **$98M** Jul 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20M**

Led 1 of 29 rounds **3%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *5*
- Series A said *5*
- Venture *2*
- Growth said *2*
- Series C *2*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) 3
- [Energy Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-technology-ventures) 2
- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2
- [Osage University Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BP. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**VantagePoint Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)[**Energy Technology Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-technology-ventures)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Osage University Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-university-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BP put money into.

[**Oxa** $103M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxa)[**BluSmart** $30M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/blusmart)[**Grid Edge** $3.7M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid-edge)[**Hysata** $111M · May 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/hysata)[**Finite Carbon** $5.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/finite-carbon)[**Calysta** $30M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/calysta)

## Quick answers about BP

### What does BP invest in?

BP invests most often at Series B and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Renewable, Solar and Batteries.

### How active is BP?

29 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

### What has BP invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Oxa (Series D, Mar 2026), BluSmart (Undisclosed round, May 2025) and Grid Edge (Apr 2025).

### How big are BP's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

### Does BP lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 29 investments on record (3%).

### Where does BP invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), the United Kingdom (22%) and India (7%).

### Is BP investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does BP invest alongside?

Most often VantagePoint Capital Partners (3 rounds together), Energy Technology Ventures (2 rounds together) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2 rounds together).

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