Carba was founded by Andrew Jones, Paul Dauenhauer, Nick Halla.

Who are Carba's investors?

Carba's investors include Collaborative Fund, Demos Strategic Investing Partners, Evergreen Climate Innovations, GROOVE CAPITAL.

How much funding has Carba raised?

Carba has disclosed $6M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Where is Carba headquartered?

Carba is headquartered in Minneapolis, US.

Carba

Minneapolis, US · 10 known investors

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Carba develops patented pyrolysis and carbon storage technology that converts waste biomass into stable carbon products for permanent carbon removal. The company targets climate change mitigation through modular reactor systems designed to achieve gigaton-scale carbon capture.

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Founders & leadership

Andrew Jones CEO and Co-founderAndrew Jones is a catalysis researcher and energy entrepreneur who previously co-founded Activated Research Company and invented microreactor technology for chemical analysis. He is now CEO and co-founder of Carba, which develops pyrolysis and carbon storage systems for carbon removal.

Paul DauenhauerCo-founder and Senior Advisor

Nick HallaCo-founder

Investors · 10

Collaborative Fundlisted by Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M

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Demos Strategic Investing Partnerslisted by Demos Strategic Investing Partners

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Evergreen Climate Innovationslisted by Evergreen Climate InnovationsChicago

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GROOVE CAPITALlisted by GROOVE CAPITALMinneapolis

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Also in the syndicate · 6

Canopy Generations FundleadDemos FundGrid CatalystInciteRusheen Capital ManagementleadU.S. Bank

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$6M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026

$6MraisedDec 2025 · 2 sources
Canopy Generations Fund (lead), Rusheen Capital Management (lead), Collaborative Fund, Demos Fund, Grid Catalyst, Groove Capital, Incite
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In the news

U.S. Bank Makes Its First CDR Investment, Backing Carba's Biochar Approachcarbonherald.com · Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Carba do?: Carba develops patented pyrolysis and carbon storage technology that converts waste biomass into stable carbon products for permanent carbon removal. The company targets climate change mitigation through modular reactor systems designed to achieve gigaton-scale carbon capture.
Who founded Carba?: Carba was founded by Andrew Jones, Paul Dauenhauer, Nick Halla.
Who are Carba's investors?: Carba's investors include Collaborative Fund, Demos Strategic Investing Partners, Evergreen Climate Innovations, GROOVE CAPITAL.
How much funding has Carba raised?: Carba has disclosed $6M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Carba headquartered?: Carba is headquartered in Minneapolis, US.