ArcActive

In the 1970s, former ArcActive CTO Professor John Abrahamson was the first person to find and characterise Carbon Nano Tubes ("CNTs”). Prior to ArcActive, Stuart spent ten years as a partner at two venture capital companies, with a focus on investing in tech businesses. In 2007, John joined forces with ArcActive CEO Stuart McKenzie, and ArcActive was founded with the goal of developing a continuous process for arc-treating carbon fibre. The resulting technology, now patented as ArcCarbon, has been leveraged by the ArcActive team to improve the charge acceptance and longevity of lead acid batteries, finally unleashing the full capability of this ubiquitous technology. Improving battery technology is a huge opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions, whether by enabling the electrification of vehicles or supporting the growing use of renewable energy. In fact, the lead acid battery is the most recycled consumer product in history. That’s why we believe that the quickest way to drive low-cost decarbonisation at scale is by re-engineering the lead acid battery industry. Mike has founded, led and sold two highly successful SaaS businesses and director of several technology businesses and the founder of the EduTech Nepal Foundation.