Carbon13

Two weeks left to apply to our accelerator the Venture Launchpad ⏱ We're looking for startups working in climatetech, or the Net Zero transition, which avoid or remove GHG emissions, or which tackle other challenges for Earth's life support systems, e.g. biodiversity. https://lnkd.in/e8-5cjmd Eligible startups are: Teams of 2+ founders 👩🔧 👨🔧 UK registered company or intending to, asap. Have not raised equity funding yet (or only a small amount) 💰 Software or deeptech, hardtech, science-based 🔬 And why join the Venture Launchpad? 1. Impact 2. Investability 3. Traction Let's break that down. *Impact* Carbon13's the Venture Builder for the climate emergency. With us you'll understand and maximise your value proposition's potential to reduce emissions - and communicate this to investors, stakeholders and customers. Carbon13's already built a portfolio with a current collective potential to reduce emissions by 500 million tonnes per year. We have the expertise, the tools and the resources to make sure your startup makes a world changing impact. We don't work on anything less. *Investability* There's an investment opportunity on the accelerator of £200,000 (non-SEIS), but whether we invest or not, our aim is to make your startup investment ready. Pitches, strategies, proof points, data rooms, and confidence. We've invested in 72 startups since 2021, now collectively worth £190 million. *Traction* What does traction mean for your startup specifically. What's your commercial roadmap, what's your technical roadmap. At pre-seed you have tonnes more questions than answers for where to progress your product, our ecosystem becomes your brains trust to solve just that. Our ecosystem of hundreds of domain experts, investor partners, and your own entrepreneur in residence, drawn from a diverse pool of exited founders. Plus the alumni community from those 72 invested ventures. *Key details* The Venture Launchpad starts 14th October, deadline for applications is 10th September, programme is 99% remote. Find out more and apply right here: https://lnkd.in/e8-5cjmd #climatetech #accelerator #venturecapital #netzero #sustainability #CCUS #renewables #foodtech #energy #agritech #builtenvironment

Huge congratulations to PuriFire Energy for their seed raise 👏

We're holding a special Tea Break AMA next week, with guest Dylan Doran Kennett, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. We'll be looking at startups from a lawyer's point of 👀

Does this resonate with you? "I wasn't focused on doing a "start-up." I just wanted to devote the rest of my career to fighting the climate crisis“ Natalia Dorfman, an alumna of Carbon13's Venture Builder, now CEO of Kita Or how about: “I decided I wanted to use my skills to solve climate change.” Sioned Owen, alumna and founder of Unbound Energy Or: I didn't think "I want to be an entrepreneur"; I thought "I want to be my own boss" and "I want to solve problems that aren't currently being solved" Elinor Wakefield OBE, CEO of Climate-i They're all women who Carbon13 has invested in via our Venture Builder programmes, and if you want to know more about how you could fight the climate crisis through entrepreneurship then join our webinar specially for aspiring female founders, tomorrow at 3:30pm. You can sign up right here: https://lnkd.in/eUysAhgm #femalefounders #venturecapital #climatecrisis #netzero #greentech #sustainability #diversity

#Biochar is an important source for high quality carbon sequestration, but it is also so much more as it can be used for building materials, packaging, fertiliser and many more… we’re proud to have invested in several companies in the space: - Point2Hectare are optimising Biochar for their two fertiliser products both focused on creating the best crop outcomes for formers. - Carbon Cell are on a mission to make polystyrene waste a thing of the past by replacing it with their proprietary biochar alternative. - Reaforma are making building materials out of biochar. If you want to learn more about the space Kita is sharing some great resources and an upcoming webinar below 👇

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. Only two days left to start (and complete) your application and have the chance to be one of 80 participants in the next cohort of our Venture Builder programme. Benefit from a programme that is already in its tenth round and yet is constantly evolving. Benefit from a world-class support system and 79 fantastic co-founders from tech, science and business who are all committed to changing the trajectory of climate change. You can find a quick link to start your application in the comments 👇

Next Tea Break AMA is this Thursday, we'll be turning the negatives into the positives ➕➕➕

Webinar next Wednesday for aspiring female founders: https://lnkd.in/eUysAhgm This one's an Ask Me Anything with 👩🔬 Stephanie Alys, she's an award winning entrepreneur and Director of Entrepreneurship at Carbon13. So if you've got questions on: - Whether you should become a founder - Whether you should do Carbon13's Venture Builder - How can entrepreneurship make a difference to the climate - What you need to be ready to build a startup - What counts as a good "idea" for a startup Or anything else, you're very welcome to join our informal webinar. And in the mean time, get some inspo from some of the startups Carbon13's invested in, who are led by female founders: Tierra-Foods (Earthshot nominated) Bluemethane (just won Innovate UK and DEFRA grant) Biozeroc (invested by Zero Carbon Capital) Kestrix Natural Building Systems Climalyst Climate-i Preoptima SamudraOceans MapMortar Eslando Circular Fashion VoltVogel Pattern Project And loads more. And not to mention Carbon13 itself, our CEO and cofounder is Nicky Dee ❤️

Congratulations to Bluemethane on their Innovate UK and DEFRA grant 👏 Some stats for you: Bluemethane can capture methane from water and waste water and while methane is - 34 times more potent at capturing heat than CO2 - accounts for half of global warming to date And methane from water is - 6% of anthropogenic methane emissions - which rivals the oil and gas industry's emissions Finance for methane emissions reduction accounts for less than 2% of international climate finance. This makes Bluemethane's grant even more valuable and crucial.

Just love this heartfelt message from Ranjeet Bhalerao this morning, "Dedicating my life to making real estate more sustainable, such that buildings are not just buildings but beings that are actually beneficial for people, business and the planet". This is the energy our founders bring to the Net Zero transition.