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Lowercarbon Capital — 2021 Investments

11 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Solugensolugen.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $357M✓ verified

Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US

Sean Hunt(CTO, Co-Founder)inGaurab Chakrabarti(CEO, Co-Founder)inJonathan Tang(Investor)inSlava Solonitsyn(Investor)in

BoardSeth Bannon(Director)in

PartnerClay Dumas· quoted

Co-investorsFifty YearsFounders FundKdT VenturesY CombinatorBaillie GiffordGIC+40 more

Carbon Engineeringcarbonengineering.comin𝕏May 2021Acquired

Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company, founded in 2009, that develops systems to capture large volumes of CO2 directly from the atmosphere.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechSquamish, CA

David Keith(Founder)inDan Friedmann(CEO)in

Co-investorsDesigner FundETCapitalKhosla VenturesRusheen Capital PartnersWUTIF CapitalAirbus+7 more

Compound Foodscompound-foods.cominSep 2021 · $4.5M

Compound Foods develops alternative coffee and cocoa ingredients made from upcycled, climate-resilient sources to address supply chain volatility and environmental impact of traditional coffee and cocoa production.

Climate TechFoodTech

Maricel Saenz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalCollaborative FundEndurance28Female FoundersJuniperMagma Partners+8 more

Kettleourkettle.comNov 2021 · $25M

Kettle builds machine learning models to predict climate change impacts on insurance markets and develops AI-powered insurance and reinsurance products.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

Isaac Espinoza(Chief Executive Officer)inSon Le(Chief Technology Officer)Andrew Engler(Founder)Andrew Engler Nathaniel Manning(Founder)Nathaniel Manning(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesAnthemis VentureFluent VenturesHomebrewInspired Capital+2 more

Kettlekettle.shopin𝕏Nov 2021 · $25M

Kettle operates an online marketplace for buying and trading luxury watches from brands such as Rolex, Omega, Audemars Piguet, and Tudor, with an authenticity guarantee for listed timepieces.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Sean Parsons(Founder)in

Co-investorsParaFi CapitalParafi General FundAcrew CapitalAnthemis VentureDCVC (Data Collective)Homebrew+2 more

Kinemakinema.com𝕏Seed · May 2021 · $2M

Kinema is a streaming platform offering documentaries and films across genres such as drama, comedy, and music, with content presented by various film distributors.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Christie Marchese(Founder)inRish Aggarwal(Founder)in

Co-investorsHelmKindred VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGalaxy InteractiveHuman VenturesI2BF Global Ventures+5 more

Kulakula.aiin𝕏May 2021 · $10M

Kula is an AI-native applicant tracking system that combines sourcing, CRM, screening, scheduling, interview note-taking, and analytics into a single hiring workflow.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Achuthanand Ravi(Founder)inSuman Kumar Dey(Founder)inSathappan M(Founder)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersSquare Peg CapitalTogether FundAgFunderBoxGroupCollaborative Fund+8 more

Lilacgetlilac.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Lilac provides GPU compute infrastructure for startups, offering dedicated GPU VMs, bare-metal nodes, and private clusters with flexible capacity management options.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ryan Ewing(Founder)inLucas Ewing(CEO)in

Co-investorsAventurine PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+10 more

Quiltquilt.cominAug 2021

Quilt makes a ductless heat pump system for residential heating and cooling, including indoor and outdoor units, a control dial, and an app with room-by-room temperature control and occupancy sensing.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US

Paul Lambert(Founder)inMatthew Knoll(Founder)inBill Kee(Founder)inAndrew Stern(Executive Officer)John Marquis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Sokolic(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGarage CapitalGradient VenturesSpacecadet VenturesW ventures+3 more

SIMULATEsimulate.com𝕏Series B · Jun 2021 · $50Macquired by Ahimsa Capital

New York, US

Ben Pasternak(Founder)inSam Terris(Founder)inJoseph Schirripa(Director)Ben Pasternak Sam Terris(Founder)

BoardAlexis Ohanian(Director)in

Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesK2 GlobalLerer HippeauMaC Venture CapitalNvested EquityRainfall Ventures+4 more

Other

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

Urban Machine

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.