Living Carbon
YC W20 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 40 employees · 15 known investors
Living Carbon develops precision-bred tree varieties and reforestation techniques to convert marginal land into carbon-sequestering ecosystems. The company targets climate mitigation through enhanced photosynthesis and biodiversity restoration.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W20)
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Investors · 15
Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Darco CapitalPhiladelphia
FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K
Juniper$100K – $1.5M
LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M
Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M
MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M
Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
South Quad
Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Felicis VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $15M
TemasekreportedSingapore
Toyota Venturesreported · 2 sourcesLos Altos
In the news
- Living Carbon Announces Agreement with Microsoft for 1.4 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Reforestation of Former Mine Lands in Appalachiafinance.yahoo.com · 2025
- We got an exclusive look at the 18-slide pitch deck Living Carbon, a startup developing 'supertrees' for CO2 removal, used to raise $21 millionbusinessinsider.com · 2023
- Living Carbon Raises $21M To Plant 4M Fast-growing Trees In The UScarbonherald.com · 2023
- Temasek, Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota, Felicis invest in $21m Series A for Living Carbon's 'super trees'agfundernews.com · 2023
- Living Carbon Raises $21M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · 2023
- Living Carbon raises new funding to plant 4M fast-growing, carbon-guzzling supertrees in USglobenewswire.com · 2023
- Temasek, Toyota back climate biotech firm Living Carbon | Reutersreuters.com · 2023