Carat Venture Partners
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Growth · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Carat Venture Partners focuses on deep tech within the sustainable industrial sector, viewing deep tech as the fourth wave of innovation with the potential to transform industries. The firm targets areas including commerce infrastructure and supply chain, advanced manufacturing and materials, alternative energy and storage, artificial intelligence, security, and transportation. It invests early and with high conviction, combining financial capital with knowledge-based capital drawn from deep domain expertise, data-driven research, and a track record. The firm applies AI across the investment lifecycle and emphasizes problem-focused, risk-mitigating investments oriented toward sustainable development.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 2 of 10 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2Energy ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Climate Tech ×1Medical Devices ×1New Materials ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDugu Systems develops simple cycle gas turbines that combust fuel with oxygen at low pressure, using simpler materials and components to generate electricity and heat at lower cost.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesNew York AngelsBrinc
Software for manufacturing improvement
New York, US
Berk Birand(Executive Officer, Director)inAlp Kucukelbir(Director)in
BoardMichael Brown(Director)in
Board seatKlaus Kleinfeld· per SEC Form D · $1.6M raise · filed Sep 2017
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBlackhorn VenturesBowery CapitalClimate InvestmentInnovation Endeavors
Cloud edge orchestration platform using AI automation.
The world's first in-space mobility network.
Universal bioelectronic sensors for decentralized diagnostics.
Ateios develops electrode manufacturing techniques designed to accelerate production speed, reduce carbon emissions, and decrease the physical footprint of battery manufacturing and gigafactories.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyMedical DevicesNew MaterialsLa Jolla, US
Terry Taber(CTO)
Co-investorsCharmides CapitalElevate VenturesGood Growth CapitalHG VenturesTechstarsTitletownTech+2 more
Low pressure gas turbines for clean energy production.
AI automation to eliminate wasted compute.
A new category of supply chain software.
Small modular reactors for nuclear energy.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Carat Venture Partners made?
- Carat Venture Partners has 8 tracked investments.
- What stage does Carat Venture Partners invest at?
- Carat Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Carat Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Carat Venture Partners typically writes checks of $200K – $2M.
- What sectors does Carat Venture Partners focus on?
- Carat Venture Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Carat Venture Partners located?
- Carat Venture Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Carat Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Carat Venture Partners most often shares deals with Charmides Capital, Elevate Ventures, Good Growth Capital, among 7 tracked co-investors.
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