Counteract One
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Seed · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Counteract invests in early-stage carbon removal technologies addressing the critical need to draw down 10 billion tons of CO2e annually by 2050. The fund leverages a deep understanding of the carbon removal ecosystem to identify and support innovative solutions that are additive to the market, spanning direct air capture, enhanced weathering, biomass approaches, and materials innovation across diverse methodologies and end-markets.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's websiteA leader in media and technology with a career focused on nurturing new ideas and developing products with market-wide impact, now applying his expertise to climate solutions.
An engineer, analyst, marketer, and manager with 25 years of experience scaling businesses through various growth stages, now dedicated to applying that expertise to climate challenges.
An operator with hands-on experience across 10 ventures from pre-launch to exit, bringing lessons from startups, scale-ups, and corporate venturing to address climate challenges.
A veteran of sustainable business with 30 years of experience as an engineer, academic, consultant, investment banker, entrepreneur, and investor in recycling and renewable energy.
A Chartered Accountant with expertise in financial reporting, strategy, and acquisitions, trained at PwC with experience in UK and South African markets before joining Counteract.
A plant scientist with a background in stomatal biology and research dissemination, applying scientific principles to evaluate carbon removal technologies.
An investor focused on sustainability with experience across climate startups, corporate decarbonisation advisory, and venture investing.
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDAC & Mineralisation in a single low energy process
Revealing ocean data in real time
SAAS for regenerative agriculture
in-situ mineralisation in basalt
Reforestation and biomass burial
Waste to carbon negative hydrogen
Biomaterials that restore wetlands
Radically reducing soil MRV costs with remote sensing
Novel CO2 mineralisation in concrete
Board seats · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘ$3.7M raise · filed Dec 2023 · via Andrew Carmona Shebbeare
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Counteract One invest at?
- Counteract One invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Counteract One focus on?
- Counteract One focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech.
- Where is Counteract One located?
- Counteract One is headquartered in London, UK.
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