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Carbon Direct — Full Portfolio

12 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first

AIRCOaircompany.comin✓ verified

AIRCO produces high-purity ethanol through a catalytic process that converts carbon dioxide directly into ethanol, eliminating agricultural fermentation.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew Materials

Gregory Constantine(Founder)inDr. Stafford Sheehan(Co-founder)Stafford Sheehan(Founder)

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelToyota VenturesJetBlue VenturesLowercarbon CapitalNew Climate VenturesQP Ventures+2 more

Carbon Cure Technologiescarboncure.comin𝕏

CarbonCure develops technologies that inject captured CO₂ into fresh concrete during mixing, where it mineralizes and permanently embeds in the material while reducing the amount of cement needed.

CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsHalifax

Robert Niven(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCarbonForesight CanadaPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Greensoil PropTech VenturesMaRS

Graphytegraphyte.comin𝕏Jul 2024

Graphyte develops Carbon Casting, a carbon dioxide removal method that dries and compresses biomass such as timber and crop residues into dense carbon blocks wrapped in an impermeable barrier and stores them in monitored underground sites.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsMemphis, US

Barclay Rogers(Founder)in

BoardChris Rivest(Director)Matthew Eggers(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesPrelude VenturesCarbonOverture Climate

Heirloom Carbonheirloomcarbon.comin𝕏

Heirloom operates Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities that use limestone and carbon mineralization technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechCalifornia, US

Shashank Samala(Founder)inNoah McQueen(Founder)

Co-investorsAENUAhren Innovation CapitalAutodesk FoundationBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbon Removal Partners+13 more

LanzaTechlanzatech.comin𝕏

LanzaTech converts carbon-rich gases from industrial sources like steel mills and landfills into fuels and chemicals using synthetic biology.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech

Dr. Jennifer Holmgren(CEO)Richard Forster(Founder)Sean Simpson(Founder)

Co-investorsNovo HoldingsActivant CapitalKhosla VenturesOutset VenturesQiming Venture PartnersSaints Capital+2 more

Neurophosneurophos.cominNov 2025 · $110M

Neurophos develops photonics and metamaterials-based compute hardware, combining optical systems with analog and digital silicon.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Patrick Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Traverso(Founder)inHod Finkelstein(Executive Officer)inPreston Woo(Executive Officer)in

BoardChristopher Alliegro(Director)Nathan Kundtz(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesBosch VenturesBuilder CapitalDnx VenturesDuke Capital Partners+10 more

Sage Geo Systemssagegeosystems.comin

Sage Geosystems develops pressure geothermal technology to generate energy from the earth's subsurface heat, drawing on decades of experience drilling wells worldwide.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHouston, US

Cynthia Taff(Executive Officer, Director)Lev Ring(Founder)inCindy Taff(Founder)

BoardWilliam Restrepo(Director)Clay Shamblin(Director)Staffan Qvist(Director)in

Co-investorsCarbonCubit CapitalHelium-3 VenturesAll Aboard

Sunfiresunfire.dein

Sunfire develops solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) and alkaline electrolysis (AEL) technologies for producing green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, serving the industrial decarbonization market globally.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareDresden, DE

Carl Berninghausen(Founder)inChristian von Olshausen(Founder)Nils Aldag(Founder)in

Co-investorsEuropean Investment BankAhren Innovation CapitalAster CapitalBlue Earth Capital AGInven Capital

Svantesvanteinc.comin𝕏

Svante builds filters and modular rotary contactor machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions and directly from the air.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsBurnaby, CA

Matthew Stevenson(Executive Officer)inClaude Letourneau(President & CEO)

BoardMarc Van Den Berg(Director)Roger Strauch(Director)inDamien Vacherot(Director)Laura Boudreau(Director)

Co-investorsChrysalixThe Roda GroupChevron Technology VenturesMitsui & CoTemasekBay Bridge Ventures Climate+7 more

Twelvetwelve.coin𝕏Jan 2021

Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US

Nicholas Flanders(Founder)inEtosha Cave(Founder)inKendra Kuhl(Founder)inAndrew Cleeland(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)

Co-investorsBreakout VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Dolby Family VenturesFifth WallAdvantage Partners Inc.Aera VC+36 more

Velocysvelocys.cominMar 2014

Velocys licenses advanced Fischer-Tropsch reactor technology and catalysts for the commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and synthetic eFuels.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyAbingdon

Roy Lipski(Executive Officer, Director)inSusan Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul F. Schubert(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPierre Jungels(Director)Jan Verloop(Director)Andrew Jamieson(Director)

Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalCarbonLightrock

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.