Centrica Innovations

A corporate venture arm investing in technologies transforming energy, electric mobility, home services, and industrial markets.

Corporate VC Windsor, United Kingdom Est. 2017
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Last updated 2026-07-20
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About

Centrica Innovations is the corporate venture arm of Centrica plc, a UK-based international energy and services company. Established in 2017, Centrica Innovations focuses on identifying, incubating, and accelerating new technologies and innovations. It invests in startups globally, with a particular focus on Israeli tech, in areas such as energy distribution, electric transport, data, blockchain, and IoT. The goal is to integrate these technologies into the Centrica group to develop new products and services for customers.

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2 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Automotive & Mobility Technologies1
Health Tech & Life Sciences1
Cyber Security1

Q&A

What is Centrica Innovations' investment thesis?
Centrica Innovations, the venture arm of Centrica, invests in developing new energy technologies. It focuses on Distributed Energy & Power, Connected Home, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Electric Vehicle, Big Data, and Analytics. The fund operates with a 100 million fund across three technology hubs: Israel, the US, and London.
What is Centrica Innovations' investment strategy?
Centrica Innovations employs three investment models: investing in companies from Series A onward with potential for acquisition, making smaller seed round investments through Centrica's Labs fund, and direct acquisitions through its M&A arm.
Which notable exits has Centrica Innovations had recently?
Centrica Innovations saw the acquisition of Driivz in February 2022 by Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Previously, Indegy was acquired in December 2019 for $78 million by Tenable.
What are some of Centrica Innovations' portfolio companies?
Centrica Innovations' portfolio includes Driivz, which provides electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions, and EchoCare Technologies, a noninvasive home monitoring system for seniors.
In which sectors has Centrica Innovations seen exits?
Centrica Innovations has had exits in the Automotive & Mobility Technologies sector with Driivz, and in Cyber Security with Indegy.
What is Centrica Innovations' geographic focus for investments?
Centrica Innovations focuses its investments across three technology hubs: Israel, the US, and London.
What is the typical investment stage for Centrica Innovations?
Centrica Innovations primarily invests in Seed and A Round stages, with a strategy that can extend to later stages if a company becomes strategic for Centrica.
Who is a key team member at Centrica Innovations?
Idan Mor serves as an Investment Director at Centrica Innovations.
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