Susten
susten.com Direct investor
Susten is an investment group focused on new energy technology, running a venture capital strategy backing ready-to-scale European startups and a listed equity strategy in sustainable energy companies. It is a trading name of Specialised Research (UK) Limited, authorised and regulated by the FCA.
Susten is an asset manager headquartered in Swanage, United Kingdom. It invests directly in companies, in energy storage, advanced batteries, asset optimisation and flexibility. $1.5 bn+ under management and 27 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“Partnering with ready-to-scale startups in Europe that are making the energy transition happen with digital-first solutions”
— Susten, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Asset manager
- Stage
- Not stated
- Headquarters
- Swanage, United Kingdom
- Invests in
- Europe
- Sectors
- energy storage, advanced batteries, asset optimisation, flexibility, grid intelligence, sustainable energy, energy infrastructure
- Assets under management
- $1.5 bn+
- Portfolio
- 27 companies
Team, as Susten publishes it
- Chrys Vakla Partner, CEO
- David Herne Partner, CIO
- Elena Krylovetskaya Research Manager
- Jim Zuidema Partner, Venture
- Ekaterina Kavunets Equity Analyst
- Rolf Helbling Strategic Advisor, Europe
- Nina Budazhapova Partner, Research
- Natalia Merenkova Chief Operating Officer
- Renos Antzoulidis Analyst
- John Marrow Partner, Venture
- Mark Lennon Head of Compliance
Names and roles exactly as listed on susten.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Susten publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://susten.com/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, sectors, thesis_quote, description, status, confidence
- https://susten.com/aboutaum, portfolio_count, people
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Record 20262 · added 2026-10-27 · link last verified 2026-10-27 · confidence medium
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