We are a group of market specialists dedicated to scaling carbon removal.
Our Team
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Francesco Pasti
Non-Executive Director
Francesco focuses on European investments and leads Research at Mouro Capital, bringing 15 years of experience in financial services and impact. Prior to Mouro, he advised financial services scale-ups on product and strategy and worked with GSMA’s Mobile Money team, guiding telcos in Africa and Asia on cross-industry initiatives.
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Michael Harte
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Michael is an established Chief Operating Officer, leading change, transformation and growth. Previously at Santander (May 2020), Barclays (2014-18), and CBA (2006-13), Michael is an industry research fellow at MIT.
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Ante Kotarac
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Ante is an experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Previously the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Bizzon before
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Matt Beechey
Chief Financial Officer
Matt is a commecially focused finance and enterprise leader. With over 25 years of experience advising executive management teams and boards in designing and delivering strategic goals with tangible benefits. Working with significant firms, Credit Suisse, Barclays and Nationwide Building Society. He possesses a broad experience in managing large global teams with specific expertise as a CFO, and in cost management, merger integration, regulatory relationships. -
Tek Yew Chia
Chairman, APAC
Tek Yew, based in Singapore, has over 30 years of consulting experience across Asia and the Middle East. He leads relationships with Temasek, Singapore government bodies, and is deeply involved in green finance, fintech, and blockchain initiatives. He co-chairs the Digital Assets committee at the Blockchain Association of Singapore and advises on Web 3.0. His previous roles include senior positions at KPMG, PwC, and Hewlett Packard. -
Adrian Grant
Managing Director, APAC
Adrian has extensive executive, startup, and international experience across fintech, SaaS, and telecommunications. He held leadership roles at Unisys and Microsoft before co-founding several SaaS companies, including 9Spokes, a fintech he successfully listed on the ASX. He currently serves as a director of Australian fintech RewardPay (Pty) Limited. -
Melissa Taunton
Advisor
Melissa is Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and works closely with founders and CEOs to build, develop, compensate and retain best-in-class executive teams and boards. Melissa brings broad operating experience from the technology sector, along with a passion for cultivating leaders who will build life-changing companies with global reach.
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Lila Tretikov
Advisor
Lila is Head of AI Strategy at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and her customer-centric ethos is at the core of her approach. Lila has held pivotal roles at notable organisations such as CEO of Wikipedia, CEO at Engie, CTO of Microsoft, and Senior Executive at Bank
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Marc Roston
Advisor
Marc is a Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University and an experienced investment leader in institutional asset management across corporate, endowment and UHNW space. He has a deep knowledge of alternative and traditional asset classes, portfolio design and management.
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