HyperRoof AI
PRE-SEEDDC-native modular solar roof for hyperscale data centers. Integrated BIPV quick build solution, feeding DC-coupled BESS for campus cooling & aux load.
Engineering hardware solutions
that close the loop on carbon.
Cloop Ventures is a boutique venture studio incubating and accelerating climate deep tech hardware - building scalable ventures for global climate impact from the outset.
Sector focus & portfolio
Hardware-first bets in build — seeking Founding Teams and Pre-Seed investors
Electrification & AI
- Energy-First Data Centers
- Vehicle-2-Grid Virtual Power Plants
- Autonomous Solar Panel Installation
Token Energy
PRE-SEEDVehicle-to-Grid Virtual Power Plant, aggregating flexible load for Data Center energy demand. Australia pilot market.
Hydra Robotics
STEALTHAutonomous solar panel installation fleet, scaling utility deployment logistics 10x to meet the data center build out schedule amidst the electrification of transport.
Solar Heating & Cooling
- Solar Thermal and PVT
- Gas Replacement solutions
Hot Solar
STEALTHSolar thermal + electric boost hot water storage tank solution. Direct replacement for gas boiler systems.
Coolsheet PVT
EXITED AUG '26Australia's first PV Thermal manufacturer. Innovative renewable heat solution for new build solar, or retrofit. ~4-6yr payback.
Circular Retail
- Materials Recovery & Recycling
- Eco Smart-Tech
SmartPlates
PRE-SEEDDigital signage innovator for vehicles and commercial use, displacing single-use plastic.
Our convictions
Commercialising circular solutions fast enough to matter
Audacity required
The recent rise in global fossil fuel demand has compounded the challenge of getting emissions reduction back on track. The world needs climate tech founders with audacious ambition to challenge incumbent interests profiting from delay.
Carbon Negative is the goal
Net Zero was never enough. True Zero is the new floor and Carbon Negative the only acceptable ambition for founders in climate tech.
Better and cheaper
Only solutions that beat incumbents on both price and performance can break the comfort of the status quo fast enough to matter before 2035.
Collaboration is faster
If our philosophy aligns, get in touch. We partner with people of the highest integrity to combine capital, expertise and speed.
Doug Smith — Founder
Originally from Scotland, Doug has spent over 15 years in the Australian solar industry — launching and running local subsidiaries for market-leading global brands across residential, commercial and utility-scale renewables:
- Sales & Marketing Board Member, BP Solar
- Country Manager, Trina Solar
- Head of Solar, RES
- Managing Director, Hanwha Energy Australia
Now he's building Cloop as a venture studio under an operator angel model — putting industry scar tissue and capital behind founders building the hardware the energy transition needs, at the pace and scale the world needs for it to have impact. If you're building or investing in this space and see alignment, get in touch.
Building climate hardware? Investing? Let's talk.
We partner with founders and companies of the highest integrity to move capital, expertise and speed toward True Zero.
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