Carbon13
Venture studioCambridge · Pre-Seed–Seed · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Carbon13 builds and backs ventures tackling Earth's critical life support systems, prioritising the climate emergency. It selects determined founders — scientists, engineers, and serial entrepreneurs — to co-found and build climate-tech startups, with each venture expected to have the potential to mitigate net 10 million tonnes of CO2e per year at scale. Through its Venture Builder programmes in Cambridge and Berlin and a Venture Accelerator for pre-seed startups, Carbon13 aims to support thousands of entrepreneurs and mitigate over 400 million tonnes of CO2e annually by 2040. Investments are made via SEIS funds in partnership with Syndicate Room.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & curated
Founder mafia
The Carbon13 mafia →13 people who came through Carbon13 went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 27 of 89 portfolio companiesClimate Tech ×18Cleantech ×17New Materials ×8Energy ×7Circular Economy ×6SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4IoT ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×14United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×83 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
University of Oxford ×5University of Cambridge ×3Imperial College London ×2Saïd Business School, University of Oxford ×2University of Bath ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×10Engineering ×10Computer Science ×4Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Social Sciences ×2
4 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 89 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 13 dated
Aed Energy develops advanced photovoltaic systems, thermal storage, and power infrastructure for global clean energy deployment.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Rayan Kassis(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMike Slack(Co-Founder & Chief Systems Engineer)Oliver Weber(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsZero Carbon Capital
Bluemethane develops technology to measure, prevent and recover methane emissions from liquid systems such as wastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion and reservoirs.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Louise Parlons Bentata(Founder)in
Co-investorsAgFunder
Carbon Cell is a team of designers, engineers, and scientists developing sustainable materials aimed at reducing plastic use and carbon emissions.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Materials
Elizabeth Lee(CEO)inEden Harrison(COO)inOri Blich(CPO)in
Co-investorsCounteract OneCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Innovate UK Investor PartnershipsOne Planet CapitalCounteractGreen Angel Ventures+1 more
CBAMBOO provides advisory services and software to help companies manage compliance with the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), analyse risk and reduce CBAM costs.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Gabriel Rozenberg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPUSH VenturesPale Blue DotPrequel Ventures
Circular11 recycles waste-bound plastic into low-carbon fencing, furniture, and landscaping products such as plastic lumber for the construction and estates sectors.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
ConnorBenjamin Gibbons(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe FSE GroupSouth West Investment Fund
Coolrun develops technology and sustainable solutions for the global food logistics industry, focusing on reducing emissions and improving efficiency in cold chain operations.
CleantechClimate TechIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
BoardHugh Frost(Chairman)
Co-investorsGreen Angel Ventures
Deep Blue Biotech develops sustainable chemicals by re-engineering cyanobacteria to convert CO₂ into high-value molecules, using AI-driven metabolic modelling.
BiotechCleantechNew Materials
Tim Corcoran(Chief Executive Officer)inLucia Burdisso(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsOne Planet CapitalSustainable Ventures
Differential Bio offers a virtual scale-up platform for bioprocess optimization, using robotic lab automation to gather microliter-scale fermentation data and AI models to simulate and optimize microbial growth, yield, and cost.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechRoboticsCincinnati, US
Christian(CEO & Co-Founder)Martin(Technical Co-Founder)inConrad VanLandingham(Executive Officer)Drew Barontini(Executive Officer)David Woody(Executive Officer, Director)inSean McCosh(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAnanda Impact VenturesBetter VenturesClimate CapitalReGen Ventures
Forge Minerals converts carbon dioxide from biogenic emissions into high-purity magnesium carbonates using advanced chemical processes.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsEdinburgh, GB
Ian Spencer(Co-founder | CEO | Economist)inSylvain Petitgirard(Co-founder | CSO)inMatthew Vaughan(Co-founder | COO)in
Co-investorsOne Planet CapitalSustainable VenturesOld College CapitalScottish Enterprise
Future Greens builds advanced anaerobic digesters that convert organic waste into biogas energy, targeting breweries and food manufacturers.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantech
Co-investorsOne Planet Capital
Havenwise offers software that automatically controls a home's heat pump based on energy tariffs, weather, and the home's heating behaviour to improve comfort and lower running costs.
Climate TechEnergyIoT
Alexander Nelson(Founder)in
Infyos provides a supplier mapping and compliance platform for developers, asset managers, and battery manufacturers to manage regulatory requirements including EU Battery Regulation, UFLPA, and CSRD, while enabling financing and lender due diligence.
CleantechEnergyFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConduit ConnectETCapitalSatgana
Ki Hydrogen develops a biomass electrolyser that combines renewable electricity with lignocellulosic biomass to co-produce green hydrogen and biogenic carbon.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyLondon, GB
Koji Muto(Co-Founder & CEO)inMichael Stanton(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsG-ForceGiTV, Inc.
Limetrack develops IoT-connected "SMART" food waste bins with weighing, RFID access management, and blockchain-enabled digital tracking, paired with data analytics to help businesses reduce food waste, cut disposal costs, and comply with separated waste regulations.
Circular EconomyCleantechIoTCranleigh, GB
MatNex (Materials Nexus) is a materials design company that uses first-principles computation, machine learning, and materials engineering to design new materials to customer-defined performance and cost specifications, then owns and licenses the resulting material IP.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Dr Jonathan Bean(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr Robert Forrest(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsETCapitalMD One VenturesSamos InvestmentsAda Ventures
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Mozaic offers an AI-native operating system that turns site-level ecological data into continuous, portfolio-wide nature-risk intelligence with audit-ready evidence.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS
Sylvain Vaquer(Founder)in
Co-investorsRockstartVolition Capital
Natural Building Systems manufactures ADEPT, a modular low-carbon construction system engineered for easy installation with optimized energy performance and indoor air quality.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechNew Materials
Chloe Donovan(Managing Director)in
Offgrid.finance provides inventory financing to businesses, offering USD loans with risk assessments and loan agreements turned around within 24 hours based on the borrower's credit profile.
FintechLondon, GB
Paulina Sokolova(Founder)inTim Chambers(Founder)in
Co-investorsRockstartAnkur CapitalShell Ventures
Open Hydro develops technology to assess and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater systems, including reservoir emissions, providing climate mitigation and resilience insights for hydropower utilities and water industries.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSLondon, GB
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalSustainable Ventures
Orchid Solar develops modular concentrated solar thermal technology, based on patented Oxford University optics, that focuses sunlight to produce industrial heat up to 1,000°C without burning fuel.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyEdinburgh, GB
Parag Vyas(CEO & Co-founder)inDonald Naylor(CTO & Co-founder)in
Preoptima provides software for whole life and embodied carbon assessment, offering real-time carbon data to support low-carbon building design and planning compliance.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechLondon, GB
Aileen Ryan(Founder)in
Samudra builds an intelligence layer for the blue economy, developed by a team of ocean scientists, engineers and operators.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechIoT
Joyeeta Das(Founder & CEO)inDeepak Shakya(COO/CTO)inCorinne Thompson(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsBritish Design Fund
Sun Bear Biofuture develops genetically modified yeast that produces oil through precision fermentation for sustainable food production.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechOxford, GB
Ben Wilding(CEO)inBen Williams(CTO)
Co-investorsUnruly Capital
VundaHaus makes patent-pending dry-fit cementitious brick facade panels that install without bricklayers or wet trades, marketed as an alternative to conventional external wall insulation (EWI) and brickwork.
Construction TechNew MaterialsPropTech
Adam SladerinAlex Whitcroftin
Co-investorsOne Planet Capital
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ki Hydrogen · sesamers.com · Sep 5, 2026
Circular11 · ukbaa.org.uk · Aug 17, 2026
HavenWise · uktech.news · Jul 29, 2026
Offgrid · get-invest.eu · Jul 21, 2026
Differential · firsthr.app · Jul 14, 2026
Bluemethane · bluemethane.com · May 29, 2026
Mozaic · fingerlakes1.com · Apr 15, 2026
Forge Minerals · businessscotlandmagazine.com · Feb 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Carbon13 made?
- Carbon13 has 89 tracked investments.
- What stage does Carbon13 invest at?
- Carbon13 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Carbon13 focus on?
- Carbon13 focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Carbon13 located?
- Carbon13 is headquartered in Cambridge, GB.
- Who does Carbon13 co-invest with?
- Carbon13 most often shares deals with One Planet Capital, ETCapital, Sustainable Ventures, among 20 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team"Most active climate tech VC in Europe" - Interview with Carbon13 Cofounder and CSO Michael Langguth
Carbon13 · Michael Langguth
Climate Takes Capital - with Carbon13's Michael Langguth and Min Dhillon
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Venture builder in Climate Tech: 150 startups created in 2.5 years. Michael Langguth @ Carbon13
Max Pog + VCs, Family Offices & Venture Studios · Michael Langguth
Delivering impactful Climate Tech with Dr Nicky Dee of Carbon13 - Cambridge Tech Podcast | Acast
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