Counteract
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Counteract is a VC fund in London focused on Environmental Engineering and CleanTech. Counteract is combating the climate crisis through insight, investment and invention in carbon removal. We offer engineer and scientist entrepreneurs the financial and strategic support to turn fresh ideas into self-sustaining businesses with the potential to capture or store greenhouse gases at global scale. Counteract are seeking answers across all fields of emissions removal technology, including (but not limited to) enhanced weathering, blue and soil carbon, direct air capture, afforestation/reforestation and sequestration. Our focus is on the earliest stage of a company’s life - research, prototyping, market development - to prove new theories and unlock new pathways in this vital space.
- Total investments:
- 37
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
- Fund size:
- $42M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Counteract invests in
Stages Counteract invests in
Countries Counteract invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$5.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.6M–$2M
- Series A
- $7M–$27M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Environmental Engineering 6 (16%)
- CleanTech 5 (14%)
- Sustainability 5 (14%)
- Carbon Capture 4 (11%)
- Industrial 3 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 20 (54%)
- Series A 6 (16%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (3%)
Country
- United Kingdom 8 (22%)
- United States 6 (16%)
- Germany 4 (11%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- Australia 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Shebbeare
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Matt Isaacs
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
Richard Barker
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyroCCS is a German ClimateTech Startup focusing on Carbon Dioxide Removal from Biochar. PyroCCS exclusively works in countries of the Global South and currently has operational projects in India and Namibia. We generate highest quality Carbon Credits with our own proprietary pyrolysis technology that we have developed over the last 2 years. Ourmachinery is simple, low-cost, robust, easy to fix and can be set up decentralised in rural areas by deploying solar power. In comparison to high-tech plants from Europe, we are able to set up a new project from scratch (from signing the first contracts to generating the first carbon credits) within 5 to 6 months as we are also having full control over machine manufacturing via one of our Joint Ventures. Together with our world-class dMRV system "PyroCCS Sarva Carbon" we enable a new level of traceability and transparency regarding carbon removal. Next to developing own projects we provide our solutions to third parties as a Plug&Play system (machinery plus dMRV plus Carbon Standard Certification). Currently we work with the EBC C-Sink Standard and Puro but our projects are also able to get certified according to Verra or Gold Standard. By 2028 we intend to operate more than 500 plants across the Global South. | Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| X-Ray-Vision” Monitoring SaaS, for Soil Organic Carbon. To fight climate change, we enable Project Developers and Agri-Food Corporates to measure and understand soil carbon sequestration in an ultra low cost, fast, precise, and affordable way. At planetary scale! | $3.7M / Seed / Jun 17, 2026 | ||
| CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $19M / Series A / May 14, 2026 | ||
| Ponda is a biomaterials company pioneering regenerative-material supply chains. | $2.4M / Seed / Nov 24, 2025 | ||
| Chloris Geospatial is able to provide answers today to critical natural capital issues. Chloris Geospatial provides innovative measurements of natural capital that use cutting-edge remote sensing, machine learning, and ecological science. | $14.8M / Series A / Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Carbon Cell is a biotechnology company that provides a sustainable alternative to traditional polymer-based foams. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / May 14, 2025 | ||
| Mote's carbon-negative hydrogen solution is a one-of-a-kind method of eliminating CO2 from the environment. This second facility, like its first in Bakersfield, will use carbon capture and geological sequestration to produce carbon-negative hydrogen. | $7M / Series A / Mar 04, 2025 | ||
| CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $5.3M / Seed / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Carbon Atlantis is producing energy-efficient approach for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal. | $16.2M / Seed / Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age | Seed / Jul 09, 2024 | ||
| See all 37 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Counteract invest in?
Counteract invests primarily in Environmental Engineering, CleanTech and Sustainability startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Counteract invest in?
Counteract typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5.3M at Seed, $1.6M–$2M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$27M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Counteract's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Counteract took part in.
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Who are the partners at Counteract?
The team at Counteract includes Andrew Shebbeare (Managing Partner), Matt Isaacs (Managing Partner) and Richard Barker (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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