Read the latest news about Opna, including our business, our female founder-led approach, decarbonisation, infrastructure and climate tech.
March 2026
Opna CEO Speaks on the mid-market at infrastructure investor global summit
Opna's CEO spoke on a panel, discussing how electrification and decarbonisation aren't two separate goals, and the mid-market operators building the physical infrastructure deserve the same commercial access the bigger players already have.
March 2026
Opna hosts Key Leaders Event with women in energy x infrastructure x aI
Opna hosted their first Women Leaders breakfast for those working at the intersection of energy, infrastructure and AI to discuss the megawatt trilemma and how we can't have all three unless we lead differently.
March 2026
Opna CEO Attends AWS Women Leaders in Energy Dinner at Economist Impact
Opna's CEO Shilpika Gautam joined an incredible group of senior female leaders across energy, technology, regulation, and climate tech to discuss the energy transition, hosted by AWS.
March 2026
Opna cEO speaks on grid resilience and energy security at Economist Impact
Opna's CEO Shilpika Gautam spoke on a panel at The Economist Energy Transition Summit about the importance of grid innovation in Europe, as well as new procurement and financing models to build resilient supply chains, further enabling grid resilience.
February 2026
Opna cEO speaks about journey along the ganges and the lessons learnt
Opna's CEO Shilpika Gautam discussed her Guinness World Record-breaking expedition, explaining the journey made one thing clear: Climate change is an equity challenge as much as a technical one. The communities most exposed to fragile energy, water, and infrastructure systems are often those with the least access to capital to rebuild them.
February 2026
Opna CEO makes the 100 sustainability leaders 2026 by edie
October 2025
Opna CEO named carbon markets professional of the year 2025
Opna's CEO and Founder Shilpika Gautam won her category for Carbon Markets Professional of the Year at the Women In Green Business Awards 2025 by BusinessGreen.
September 2025
Wise deepens partnership with Opna, doubles carbon budget
Wise continues to invest in carbon removal via Opna, committing a further £1,000,000 to support high-impact carbon projects in its key expansion markets across climate-vulnerable regions.
September 2025
Opna cEO speaks about aI and big data at nordic climate finance summit
Opna's CEO Shilpika Gautam addressed the critical need to navigate integration challenges, data integrity, and upskilling to fully unlock the potential of tech‑powered decarbonisation.
July 2025
Founders And Motherhood: Advice On Balancing Leadership And Childcare
Opna CEO acknowledges, taking on the responsibilities of motherhood alongside her ongoing role as solo founder of a VC-backed company represented a step into the unknown. “Nothing really shows you how tough it is until you are deep in,” she says. “I wasn’t prepared for how stark the change was.”
June 2025
Opna and wise host carbon removal event at london climate action week
During London Climate Action Week, Opna and global fintech player Wise co-hosted a breakfast together to take a deep dive into their partnership and carbon removal journey together.
June 2025
Opna and Women in carbon host event during london climate action week
During London Climate Action Week, Opna teamed up with Women In Carbon, bringing together likeminded people to drive climate solutions forward and foster growth across communities.
June 2025
Wise partners with Opna, driving climate resilience across LatAm
Wise commits £500,000 to support carbon removal projects in climate-vulnerable regions through Opna, with nature-based and hybrid solutions designed to deliver measurable climate impact and community co-benefits.
May 2025
Opna cEO joins climate leaders for carbon removal policy podcast
Opna’s Founder and CEO Shilpika Gautam joins a stellar line-up for Season 4 Episode 3, digging into Article 6, CRCF, tax credits, and what it’ll really take to scale carbon removal.
April 2025
Opna cEO secret guest speaker at female invest x revolut event
Opna's CEO & Founder, Shilpika Gautam was the secret guest speaker at the Feminvest x Revolut 'Information is Power' event in London, sharing her journey from paddling the Ganges to founding Opna – and why women are shaping the future of climate, capital, and resilience.
December 2024
7 Big Ideas That Could Shape 2025: From Housing To Climate Action
As Shilpika Gautam, CEO of carbon removal company Opna, notes, “As always, the devil is in the details. But I see the overall positive news for carbon markets.” As 2025 unfolds, the focus must shift toward scaling these markets and ensuring robust frameworks emerge from Baku to maximize their potential.
December 2024
Why Trump’s return won’t halt progress on clean energy, says Industry
Shilpika Gautam, Founder and CEO of Opna, a carbon project financing platform, says that this reliance on IRA tax credits and fundings might be “the sticking point” when it comes to efforts to repeal them.
November 2024
How paddleboarding on the Ganges led to founding a greentech company
Shilpika Gautam talks about her journey from the trading floor to environmental work. She discusses how a transformative – and record-breaking – experience paddle boarding the Ganges catalysed the founding of Opna.
November 2024
The importance of every business becoming a climate business
Shilpika Gautam is the founder and CEO of climate fintech Opna, which helps corporations find, fund, and monitor carbon projects. She says "It's optimism that fuels resilience and keeps us going."
November 2024
Carbon markets are valued at $800 billion, COP29 focus
Shilpika Gautam discusses the state of the markets, notably how only $2 billion has been mobilised, while the markets are valued at $800 billion.
October 2024
Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16
At the COP16 negotiations in Cali, Colombia, countries failed to figure out how they would mobilise $200 billion annually in conservation funding by 2030, including $30 billion that would come directly from rich nations.
October 2024
Opna named as one of WIRED's Hottest Startups in London in 2024
"It's high time the UK caught up with the policy and financing innovations in other countries, such as the Inflation Reduction Act in the US." says Shilpika Gautam, CEO of greentech startup Opna, who was featured by WIRED as one of the most exciting startups in the UK capital this year.
September 2024
Norrsken Impact/100 2024
Opna has been chosen as one of Norrsken's Impact/100, an annual list of the world's most promising impact startups, noting these 100 startups are a 100 different ways to fix the future.
Our Founder and CEO Shilpika (Shilps) Gautam was interviewed live on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe
Shilpika Gautam shares insights on how Opna is driving meaningful climate action through innovative carbon market solutions - "How do we go beyond carbon and fund impact on the ground?"
A Step Forward? UN Adopts Pact For The Future As Climate Week Begins.
Shilpika Gautam sees the voluntary carbon market as a solution, though it has faced challenges due to media scrutiny and price drops over the past two years as companies have become shy about buying carbon credits.
Opna helps corporates in carbon removal. It just raised $6.5 million with this 11-slide pitch deck.
Opna, a startup that helps carbon removal projects get funded, just raised $6.5 million. The London-based startup hopes to become the go-to place for carbon removal.
Opna wants to help companies hit ‘net zero’ by finding and funding carbon projects
The race to net zero has led thousands of businesses to commit to eliminating their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a commitment that falls short of what is needed to counter the growing climate emergency.
Female founder-led climate fintech startup Opna raises €6M led by Atomico
Opna, a London-based climate fintech company, has announced today that it has closed its $6.5M (€6M) seed funding round.
Opna raises $6.5M to boost global carbon project financing
London fintech Opna (formerly Salt) raises $6.5 million to boost its financing platform for global carbon projects, aiming to help businesses meet net-zero targets.
Atomico leads $6.5m seed round into carbon project financing startup Opna
Opna aims to restore trust in the carbon markets.
Female-founded UK startup Opna raises $6.5M to help corporates reach their net zero goals
VCM is projected to become a trillion-dollar industry. This is where the UK-based climate fintech company Opna (formally known as Salt) comes into play.
Startup nets £5m to connect carbon projects with corporate financing
A climate fintech startup building a platform to connect corporates with carbon projects searching for financing has secured $6.5m (£5.2m) in seed funding.
Climate FinTech Opna seals £5.2m deal for corporate-carbon project link-up
Opna, a London-based climate FinTech company, formerly known as Salt, has recently garnered attention in the finance world.
Opna: Helping corporates accelerate their net-zero goals through carbon project financing
Opna, a carbon projects financing platform that enables corporates to discover, finance and monitor trustworthy carbon projects to meet their net zero goals, announced the closure of its £5.1M Seed round.
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