Dan McCarthy

CEO of One Search, Founder of YWIF Charity, Investor in the Energy Transition, and Chairman of Infrassocs

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 2 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
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Jan 2024
At Samphire Neuroscience, were on a mission to transform womens health through brain based innovation. Our vision is simple: to create a world where women have access to medical grade solutions that empower them to take control of their health—without compromising on technology, design, or lifestyle. Building on over 30 years of research and clinical expertise, we’ve developed Nettle, the worlds first brain stimulating headband for the at-home alleviation of PMS and period pain symptoms. Samphire Neuroscience also offers neuroscience-backed cycle tracking via the Samphire app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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Jan 2024
Proprietary technology for CO2 capture, storage and transport
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Jan 2024
Gazelle Wind Power is pioneering the next generation of floating offshore wind platforms to unlock deep-water wind resources and drive the global energy transition. Our mission is to deliver the lowest levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for floating offshore wind (FLOW) through a lightweight, modular, and rapidly deployable design. Gazelle’s platform is engineered to reduce CAPEX, optimise OPEX, and increase energy generation, making offshore wind more cost-competitive and accelerating the decarbonisation of electricity production. Guided by industry veterans and supported by leading naval engineers, Gazelle is setting the benchmark for Floating Offshore Platforms (FLOW) worldwide.
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2024
Investor
Jan 2024
At Samphire Neuroscience, were on a mission to transform womens health through brain based innovation. Our vision is simple: to create a world where women have access to medical grade solutions that empower them to take control of their health—without compromising on technology, design, or lifestyle. Building on over 30 years of research and clinical expertise, we’ve developed Nettle, the worlds first brain stimulating headband for the at-home alleviation of PMS and period pain symptoms. Samphire Neuroscience also offers neuroscience-backed cycle tracking via the Samphire app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Investor
Jan 2024
Proprietary technology for CO2 capture, storage and transport
Investor
Jan 2024
Gazelle Wind Power is pioneering the next generation of floating offshore wind platforms to unlock deep-water wind resources and drive the global energy transition. Our mission is to deliver the lowest levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for floating offshore wind (FLOW) through a lightweight, modular, and rapidly deployable design. Gazelle’s platform is engineered to reduce CAPEX, optimise OPEX, and increase energy generation, making offshore wind more cost-competitive and accelerating the decarbonisation of electricity production. Guided by industry veterans and supported by leading naval engineers, Gazelle is setting the benchmark for Floating Offshore Platforms (FLOW) worldwide.
2018
Founder and Trustee
Sep 2018
The Young Women Into Finance Scholarship Program is One Search’s own not-for-profit social enterprise, established in 2018 to try and persuade more young women to look at Infrastructure Finance and Investment as a future career path.
2003
Co-Founder/Head of Project Finance and Corporate Finance
Jun 2003
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