Unleash the green electron
Redox Foundry is a hands-on venture builder for early-stage electrochemical companies. We provide the labs, the expertise, and the IP strategy so your seed funding goes on science — not on equipping a laboratory from scratch.
Strategically headquartered in Penryn near Falmouth, the initiative harnesses the South West’s growing reputation as a hub for renewable energy and high-tech manufacturing. The Foundry focuses specifically on the "green electron", empowering ventures that use renewable power to drive electrosynthesis, green hydrogen production, long-duration energy storage and carbon capture & utilisation technologies.
THE CHALLENGE
Most electrochemical startups burn through their seed round equipping a laboratory before they've produced a single result that matters to investors. Redox Foundry removes that barrier entirely.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
Not an incubator.
A hands-on partner.
01 / LAB
Laboratory infrastructure
Bench space in Oxford nanoSystems' bespoke electrochemical laboratory. Full access to potentiostats, characterisation tools, fume hoods and microscopy — from day one, at manageable cost.
02 / MENTOR
Expert mentorship
Technical and commercial guidance from electrochemical entrepreneurs who've actually done it. Not advisors who've read about it — people who've taken companies from bench to board.
03 / IP
IP strategy & protection
Specialist IP guidance through Withers & Rogers. Build a defensible global patent position from the earliest stage — before the valuation inflection point where it really matters.
TECHNICAL FOCUS
Four domains.
Serious depth.
Hydrogen generation & use
Green hydrogen produced via electrolysis, using renewable electricity as the energy source.
H₂
CO₂ capture & electrolysis
Electrochemical carbon capture and conversion of CO₂ into useful chemical feedstocks. Closing the carbon loop at industrial scale.
CO₂
Electrosynthesis
Low-carbon chemical synthesis using electricity as the reaction driver — replacing energy-intensive thermal processes with precise electrochemical routes.
ELECTROCHEM
04
Energy storage
Flow batteries, long-duration storage for a grid that runs on renewables.
STORAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Working alongside the University of Exeter
Providing access to a world-leading academic institute with state of the art material and process characterisation and analysis capability.
Based in the Tremough Innovation Centre, providing access to a world-leading academic institute with state of the art material and process characterisation and analysis capability.
LAB
Managed laboratory facilities
Potentiostats, test stands, fume cupboards, optical microscopy
Test equipment design and build
THE GAP WE BRIDGE
From proof of concept
to commercial reality.
Moving beyond TRL 2 requires expensive specialist equipment and facilities that most seed-stage companies simply cannot afford. We provide that infrastructure — and the strategic support — so your capital goes on science.
"Redox Foundry removes the need to spend seed investment on equipping a laboratory before the next valuation inflection point. We aren't just an incubator — we are a hands-on partner."
David Hodgson, Executive Chairman
Oxford nanoSystems
THE TEAM
Built with people
who've done it.
CONTACT
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