S8: E1. Fundraising Advice for Carbon Removal Technology ft. Roberta Franchi (Counteract VC)

Roberta Franchi is an investment associate at Counteract. Counteract is a carbon removal company combating the climate crisis through research, development and investment. They give 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 a global scale.During this series of bite-sized episodes, I’ll be speaking to investors from across the climate ecosystem to get their reflections on 2024, insights about the funding landscape for 2025, advice for founders looking to raise, and finding out what they’re most excited about for the coming year.1:37 - An intro to Counteract3:04 - How was 2024 for the CDR market?6:48 - What is driving corporates to sign off-take agreements?9:35 - How do you see the 2025 CDR market developing?13:19 - What do you look for in investments?15:45 - What are you excited about in the CDR landscape?17:49 - What advice do you have for founders looking to fundraise?19:39 - Where can people find out about grants they could apply for?21:04 - How to contact Counteract and Roberta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.