Microsoft invests in Pantheon

Pantheon Regeneration is pleased to announce a strategic investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund to accelerate and scale development of its ecological restoration projects. Pantheon’s first project, Pocosin Ecological Reserve I, is one of the first commercial peatland restoration projects in the U.S. Peatlands are among the most carbon-dense ecosystems on Earth, making their restoration one of the highest-impact nature-based climate solutions. Pantheon’s approach to peatland restoration is capable of quickly removing CO₂ from the atmosphere and delivering significant credit volumes, while regenerating vital wetland ecosystems that have been nature’s unsung climate hero for thousands of years.

Pantheon is a science-led peatland project developer, owner, and operator, collaborating with Duke University to deliver high-quality carbon credits, that achieve meaningful biodiversity and water co-benefits. Microsoft’s investment supports Pantheon’s mission to restore ecosystems at scale and generate high-quality carbon credits that meet the needs of corporate buyers. Pantheon’s interdisciplinary team—spanning ecology, real assets, institutional finance, and commodities—combines scientific rigor with market execution to establish restoration as an investable climate solution.

The investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund accelerates Pantheon’s project pipeline and delivery capacity. Erika Basham, director, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, will join Pantheon’s board of directors as an observer.

“We’re thrilled to support Pantheon Regeneration’s mission to restore ecosystems and remove carbon from the atmosphere,” said Basham. “Their innovative approach aligns with our goal to invest in scalable, science-based solutions that not only remove emissions but also deliver co-benefits such as biodiversity and water impacts. This investment underscores our focus on supporting scalable, high-integrity climate solutions and the innovative teams that deliver them.”

Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund investment in Pantheon builds on the company’s broader carbon removal strategy, which includes nature-based and engineered solutions capable of scaling to meet global climate commitments.

Pantheon CEO Tripp Wall noted the significance of the investment: “Support from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund is a profound game-changer. The Pantheon team has been driven from day one by the enormous potential of our ecosystem restoration work to deliver the type of landscape scale climate solutions the planet needs and the carbon credit quality and volumes the market craves. We are grateful for this recognition of the quality of what we’re doing and know their support will enable us to scale our work.”

Read our announcement in the Carbon Herald