Where is Carbon Direct located?

Carbon Direct is headquartered in New York, US.

Does Carbon Direct lead rounds?

Carbon Direct typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Carbon Direct

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New York · 14 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Carbon Direct serves businesses transitioning to a low-carbon economy by providing comprehensive climate strategy guidance grounded in scientific expertise. The firm helps clients measure and set science-backed climate goals, analyze scenarios to reduce scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, evaluate and build carbon removal portfolios for hard-to-abate emissions, and communicate progress aligned with disclosure regulations and established frameworks. The firm emphasizes equitable decarbonization that addresses environmental justice concerns alongside carbon accounting and stakeholder engagement.

Invests inBiotech Cleantech Climate Tech Deep Tech Energy Hardware New Materials New York United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

New York, NY, US

Leads rounds

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Founded

2020

Last 12 months

1 investment

Tracked investments

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website

Jonathan Goldberg· CEO + Founder

Founder and CEO of Carbon Direct, with expertise in data centers/AI infrastructure and electricity markets.

Cale Kennedy· Chief Technology Officer

Colin McCormick· Chief Innovation Officer

Chief Innovation Officer with expertise in electricity generation and storage, data centers/AI infrastructure, and space technologies. Holds a PhD.

Derya Eryilmaz· Vice President, Power Commercialization

VP of Power Commercialization with expertise in electricity markets, data science, net zero strategy, and environmental science and policy. Holds a PhD.

Greg FitzGerald· Vice President, Supply

Hannah Brigham· Technical Diligence Manager· United Statesin

Hannah Brigham coordinates diligence of carbon dioxide removal projects on Carbon Direct's Science Team, with a background in carbon accounting, climate-smart agriculture, and project management. She previously worked as a sustainability consultant at ClimatePartner and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar.

Jessica Isaacs· Chief Financial Officer

Julio Friedmann· Chief Scientist

Chief Scientist focused on direct air capture, carbon utilization, environmental science and policy, and point source capture. Holds a PhD.

Marie Sobieski· Associate Corporate Counsel

Meera Atreya· Vice President, Decarbonization Science & European Advisory

VP focused on net zero strategy, sustainable bioresource supply and use, biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), and biofuel. Holds a PhD.

Nili Gilbert· Vice Chairwoman

Sarah Federman· Vice President, Landscape Decarbonization

VP of Landscape Decarbonization focused on biodiversity, forest ecology and management, and climate-smart agriculture. Holds a PhD.

Tristan Goodbody· Senior Forest Carbon Geospatial Scientist· Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Areain

Tristan Goodbody earned his PhD in remote sensing of forests and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, where his research integrated 3D forest structure data from digital aerial photogrammetry and lidar to improve forest inventories and sampling methods. He holds a BSc in Natural Resources Conservation, also from UBC. At Carbon Direct he conducts due diligence on nature-based forest carbon projects across North and South America and builds geospatial pipelines to standardize remote sensing analysis.

Zara Ahmed· Chief Operating Officer

COO specializing in environmental science and policy. Holds a DrPH.

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Neurophosneurophos.com inNov 2025 · $110M

Neurophos develops photonic AI accelerator chips (the OPU) that use photonic tensor cores to deliver high compute throughput at low power draw, aiming to compress a full GPU rack into the size and power of a single GPU.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsAustin, US

Patrick Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Traverso(Founder)inHod Finkelstein(Executive Officer)Preston Woo(Executive Officer)

BoardChristopher Alliegro(Director)Nathan Kundtz(Director)

Co-investorsBeyond Earth Ventures Bosch Ventures Builder Capital Dnx Ventures Duke Capital Partners Geometry +6 more

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

AI photonic chip startup Neurophos raises $100m for optical processing unit - DCD

Neurophos · datacenterdynamics.com · May 7, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does Carbon Direct focus on?: Carbon Direct focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials.
Where is Carbon Direct located?: Carbon Direct is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Carbon Direct lead rounds?: Carbon Direct typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Jonathan Goldberg: Carbon Direct - YouTube

Consensus Digital Media · Jonathan Goldberg

Temperature Check with Nili Gilbert: Youth Climate Justice Fund Joshua Amponsem

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Temperature Check: Salesforce on Carbon Removals

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Temperature Check with Nili Gilbert: A Conversation with Salesforce Executive VP Suzanne DiBianca

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Temperature Check with Nili Gilbert: A Conversation with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander

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Sustainable Aviation & Net Zero Goals: Nili Gilbert with United Airlines' Lauren Riley

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