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Carbon Ventures

Venture capital

New York · Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Carbon Ventures invests in technologies that decarbonize and modernize infrastructure across the five largest carbon-emitting industries: manufacturing, transportation, energy, agriculture, and waste management. The firm believes that with the global population reaching nine billion by 2050, resource management must be rethought to avoid shortages, and that technology is essential to building efficient, future-ready infrastructure. It backs audacious founders scaling environmental solutions at the seed and Series A stages, engaging early with a hands-on, teammate approach and providing access to a network of industry experts, experienced startup executives, and advisors.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$500K
HQ
New York, New York, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
11
Acquisitions
1

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Ankoor Patel

Strategy and business development advisor; director at GE Transportation.

Carl de Stefanis

Advisor in consulting, real estate and private equity operations; angel investor.

Chris Gorges

Advisor focused on branding and pitch deck design; founder at Thompson & Prince.

David Lustig

Financial strategy advisor; founder at ITAV Funding.

Doug Chavez

Digital media strategy advisor; EVP of digital commerce at Geometry.

Emil Lamm Nielsen

Member of the senior advisory network focused on full-stack development; senior engineer at GrubHub.

Jay Manickam

Operations and strategy advisor; serial entrepreneur who founded Everfest, Hitch and uShip.

Jordan Hopkins

Strategy and valuations advisor; vice president at Barclays.

Marie Bromberg

Strategy advisor; senior agent at Compass.

Mark Taylor

Product strategy advisor; head of product at Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Noah Robbins

Agtech advisor; founder of Ark Foods.

Patrick Flood

Strategy and community building advisor; battalion commander in the US Army.

Will Lutz

Advisor focused on full-stack development and design; director of commercialization at NJIT.

What they invest in

from 5 of 11 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4Climate Tech ×2IoT ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2SaaS ×2Circular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 11 tracked

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Andiumandium.com

Andium builds InSite, an AI-powered smart camera and remote monitoring platform for wellsite management in the oil and gas industry.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyNew York, US

Jory Schwach(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGhaith Alghamdi(Director)Thomas G. Miglis(Director)Odd Harald Hauge(Director)Marc van den Berg(Director)Geet Bhatt(Director)

Co-investorsAramco VenturesBackedClimate InvestmentFuture matters Venture CapitalLoftyInc CapitalTalis Capital

Circcirc.earthin

Circ develops recycling technology that breaks down textile waste, including poly-cotton blends, to recover fibers for producing new materials such as pulp used by fiber manufacturers and apparel brands.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Peter Majeranowski(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAlante CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesCirculate CapitalCard Sound CapitalEnvisioning PartnersLansdowne Partners+6 more

Idelicidelic.cominAcquired

Idelic offers Safety Suite, a platform that centralizes fleet driver data by integrating with existing vendors and uses predictive analytics to identify at-risk drivers and guide managers in coaching them before accidents occur.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPittsburgh, US

Thomas Hayden Cardiff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nick Bartel(Founder)in

BoardSean Sebastian(Director)

Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBirchmere VenturesOrigin VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture PartnersBain Capital Ventures+2 more

Novel Effectnoveleffect.comin𝕏May 2018

Novel Effect is an app that adds interactive music, sound effects, and character voices to children's books during read-alouds, designed to enhance literacy engagement and comprehension for students in pre-K through 5th grade.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechGamingIoTMedia & EntertainmentSeattle, US

Melissa Hammersley(Director)inMatthew Hammersley(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNick Grouf(Director)inDaniel Leff(Director)inBill Carr(Director)

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonCommunity Access FundProject Voice Capital PartnersTechstarsAlexa FundLux Capital+3 more

Smarter Sortingsmartersorting.comin

Connected Pickup is a waste management technology that integrates retail store inventory systems with waste collection trucks to optimize pickup schedules and reduce unnecessary trips.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsG2 Venture PartnersRegeneration.VC

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

FortifyMobiusSayspringSummitsyncTransitscreenWasteplace

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Carbon Ventures made?
Carbon Ventures has 11 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Carbon Ventures invest at?
Carbon Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Carbon Ventures's typical check size?
Carbon Ventures typically writes checks of $500K.
What sectors does Carbon Ventures focus on?
Carbon Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
Where is Carbon Ventures located?
Carbon Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Carbon Ventures co-invest with?
Carbon Ventures most often shares deals with Accel, In-Q-Tel, Neotribe Ventures, among 19 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Startups Corner Series - Jason Cahill, Carbon Ventures - 2.The founding team

ideasvoice · Jason Cahill

Startups Corner Series - Jason Cahill, Carbon Ventures - 1.Business Plan

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