Shell Ventures
Since 1996, Shell Ventures has invested in innovative technologies and capital-light business models that support the future of energy. Operating across seven countries, our team goes beyond investment to help our global portfolio of start-ups and scale-ups accelerate and grow, bringing new and emerging solutions to market through real-world deployment.
About Shell Ventures
Shell Ventures is an active minority investor supporting early- and growth-stage start-ups. We partner and form syndicates with venture capital firms and corporate venturing groups, building long-term relationships that are central to our approach.
Beyond investment, we enable access to Shell’s technical and scientific expertise, research and development facilities, and global network. Our business development team explores opportunities for deployment and strategic collaboration across Shell’s assets and operations, helping to advance pathways towards commercialisation.
“As one of the energy industry’s first corporate venture funds, Shell Ventures invests in technologies that seek to address some of the most pressing energy, emissions and technical challenges. Central to our approach is an experienced global team, whose sector expertise and industry knowledge enables us to identify and support high-potential ventures, building relationships that create value today while helping shape the energy system of tomorrow.”
Quennie Co, Managing Director of Shell Ventures
Where we invest
Shell Ventures invests in solutions that help lower emissions, electrify energy systems and generate data-driven insights, as well as technologies that improve efficiency and safety - supporting Shell’s core businesses while delivering greater value to customers. We invest across the spectrum, with a focus on scalable, innovative business models that can drive impact and enable long-term growth.
We work closely with Shell’s core businesses and strategy teams, using market and technical insights to shape our approach - defining our focus areas, guiding investment decisions and how we support our portfolio.
Low carbon solutions
Shell Ventures focuses on solutions and business models that abate emissions from existing assets, enable lower-carbon fuels and processes, and accelerate scalable decarbonisation pathways across hard-to-abate sectors.
Emissions management
This includes solutions that manage and reduce emissions, including nature‑based approaches and innovations that support the development of the carbon market.
Electrification
We focus on business models supporting commercial and industrial customers, with an emphasis on flexibility, industrial demand response, electrification, novel storage solutions and distributed energy innovation.
Operational excellence
We invest in technologies that can create value for Shell and our customers, helping improve operational efficiency and enhance safety.
Mobility
Shell Ventures invests in technologies and business models that are changing the way we move the world’s growing number of people and goods, while balancing efforts to reduce CO2 and local emissions.
Digital
This includes new approaches to analysing and interpreting data, connecting customers with innovative mobility and energy service models, and optimising technologies that support the decentralisation of energy systems.
Inside Shell Ventures
Navigating sustainable shipping: Startups and corporates set course to help decarbonise shipping
Shell and two venture portfolio companies share the learnings and mutual benefits of working together to reduce carbon emissions
