Circularity Capital shortlisted for prestigious Impact Investor Of The Year award

Circularity Capital, a specialist European growth stage investor in the circular economy, has been shortlisted in the Impact Investor of the Year: Environmental category at this year’s Real Deals Awards.

The annual event celebrates organisations driving widespread positive change in private equity. The 2024 awards ceremony takes place on 17 October at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London, where the winners of 22 categories will be announced.

Circularity Capital was founded in 2015 with the firm conviction that entrepreneurs of growth stage businesses who are developing the innovations to accelerate progress towards the circular economy deserve a specialist investor with the right knowledge and network to unlock their full potential.

The judges were impressed by the company’s sustainable operations, its ability to harness valuable data and its commitment to enabling impactful change across its portfolio. Circularity Capital’s supportive hands-on approach to investing was recognised, as was the team's specialist knowledge in the circular economy and its pivotal role in supporting the businesses that it backs.

Commenting on the announcement, Jamie Butterworth, founding partner at Circularity Capital, commented: “We’re delighted to have made the shortlist for this year’s Real Deals ESG Awards – a truly illustrious event in the impact investment calendar. This nomination is testament to the whole Circularity Capital team and our collective hard work accelerating growth and innovation within the circular economy.

“Since raising our debut fund in 2015, we’ve proven ourselves as Europe’s leading dedicated circular economy growth investor, with an exciting portfolio of exceptional, impactful, rapidly growing businesses operating at the forefront of circular innovation to prove it.”