Carbon Silicon
Venture capitalActively deployingCarson City · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Carbon Silicon Ventures backs founders transforming biology into an engineering discipline. Its portfolio centers on tools, platforms, and infrastructure at the intersection of biology, engineering, and AI—including DNA synthesis, drug discovery, bioinformatics and genomic data infrastructure, lab automation, microfluidics, physical AI for biological data collection, surgical robotics, phage-drug conjugates, and AI-designed protein ingredients for food. The firm favors deeptech and biotech companies building the underlying engineering layers that make biology programmable, automatable, and scalable.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 5 of 11 portfolio companiesBiotech ×4Deep Tech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Healthtech ×2Medical Devices ×2Cloud Computing ×1Robotics ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×4
Investments · 11 tracked
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Ansa provides an enzymatic DNA synthesis platform that directly synthesizes complex sequences up to 900 bp and delivers constructs up to 50 kb without assembly-based methods.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechEmeryville, US
Dan Lin-Arlow(Founder)inSebastian Palluk(Founder)inJason T. Gammack(Executive Officer, Director)Yanniv Dorone(Director)Daniel Lin-Arlow(Executive Officer, Director)Chenny Zhang(Director)
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
Current Surgical develops a smart needle technology platform for surgical treatment of cancerous tumors.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
Octant is a therapeutics company that develops small molecule drugs to treat protein misfolding diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesEmeryville, US
Sri Kosuri(Co-founder)in
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
PartnerNish Bhat· solo GP
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Carbon Silicon invest at?
- Carbon Silicon invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Carbon Silicon's typical check size?
- Carbon Silicon typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Carbon Silicon focus on?
- Carbon Silicon focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Longevity.
- Where is Carbon Silicon located?
- Carbon Silicon is headquartered in Carson City, US.
- Does Carbon Silicon lead rounds?
- Carbon Silicon typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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