# Counteract

> Counteract is a VC fund backing Environmental Engineering and CleanTech. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Fund size: $46M
- Last fund: Feb 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wecounteract/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wecounteract
- Website: https://counteract.net/

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 acrossall 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$5.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.6M–$2M |
| Series A | $7M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental Engineering | 4 | 11% |
| CleanTech | 3 | 8% |
| AgTech | 2 | 6% |
| Software | 2 | 6% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 6% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 44% |
| Series A | 5 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 17% |
| United States | 4 | 11% |
| Germany | 3 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Shebbeare | Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-shebbeare |
| Matt Isaacs | Managing Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-isaacs |
| Richard Barker | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-barker-faf4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seqana | 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 | 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 | Ponda is a biomaterials company pioneering regenerative-material supply chains. | $2.4M | Seed | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Chloris Geospatial | 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 | Carbon Cell is a biotechnology company that provides a sustainable alternative to traditional polymer-based foams. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Mote | 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 | 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 |  |
| Phlair | Carbon Atlantis is producing energy-efficient approach for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal. | $16.2M | Seed | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Fugu | Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age |  | Seed | Jul 09, 2024 |  |
| Fugu Carbon | Fugu Carbon is a machinery manufacturing company that helps in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology from air. |  | Seed | Jul 08, 2024 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Counteract invest in?

Counteract invests primarily in Environmental Engineering, CleanTech and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Counteract's check size?

Counteract typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5.3M at Seed, $1.6M–$2M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$27M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Counteract participates in.

### How do I contact Counteract?

Public channels for Counteract include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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