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Carbon13’s SEIS Fund VII is now open, linking the vibrant tech hubs of Cambridge and Berlin with investors looking to invest in the ground-breaking ventures of tomorrow. Our distinct approach means we don’t wait around for innovative startups to come to us, we’re building our own dealflow by selecting talented and mission-driven founders for our programmes. The average age of our founders is 37, and up to a quarter hold PhDs. To learn how we build high growth ventures and deploy our Funds, visit our partners SyndicateRoom's website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dUUKseZV This financial promotion has been approved by Syndicate Room Ltd (FCA FRN 613021) on 9 12 2024.

Carbon13 is excited to announce a Christmas cracker of a partnership: Third Derivative, the ecosystem accelerating the clean future. Together we’ll be working on the development and scale-up of climate-critical technologies. Third Derivative’s track record is impressive. Since its founding in 2020, it has supported 225 startups from 20 countries, quickly growing into the world’s most robust climate tech ecosystem. They're also looking for more startups for their Industrial Cohort, you can learn more on our blog, and read more about the partnership too: https://lnkd.in/e9bEK2hh

The last newsletter of 2024 is now here, with all the raises, events, jobs and news from our community.

What's Carbon13's take on 2024? We sat down with Nicky Dee and Michael Langguth to make a bonus episode of Climate Takes to celebrate the end of the year, and look ahead to the new one. Link in the comments >> It's a 15 minute speedy podcast on: - Trends we've seen in 2024 - Reasons for cautious optimism in 2025 - Our favourite moments as a team - Highlighting the wonderful contributions from our ecosystem partners such as Barclays Eagle Labs, Siemens Energy Ventures, Arm and more.

Are you an angel investor looking for hardtech dealflow? Carbon13’s SEIS Fund VII is now open - and we’re one of the few pre-seed funds which can invest at scale into hardtech and deeptech. We’ve been investing in climatetech since 2021, and climatetech means hardtech. Whether it’s quantum computing with Matnex, biotech with Biozeroc, green fuels with Nium, robotics with SamudraOceans or battery storage with Aed Energy. You can explore our our portfolio of 72 ventures here: https://lnkd.in/dyYeehUg And, we didn’t scout this dealflow, we built it. Come learn how Carbon13 builds scalable hardtech and deeptech ventures and invests through our SEIS Funds. This financial promotion has been approved by Syndicate Room Ltd (FCA FRN 613021) on 9 12 2024.

There's three episodes of Climate Takes now available on our channels which between them cover dozens of different #climatetech entrepreneurship topics. In this compilation alone there's: o Eliot Brooks discussing how to deep dive into a new industry as a founder o Joyeeta Das on where she gets the herculean motivation to be a deeptech founder in climate o Lewis Jenkins on the need to stop bickering about what side we're on, and the power of working together to effect change. You can watch any of these episodes in full via the link in the comments >>>

Welcome Geovation as new partners of Carbon13 👏 Geovation is the creation of the Ordnance Survey and HM Land Registry, so together we'll be putting geospatial climate innovation firmly at the centre of the map 🗺️ Geovation is already a brilliant innovation ecosystem with accelerator programmes, coworking space, events, insights and more - Carbon13 alumni have already benefitted from their support, including Kestrix and Agrasta Ltd, so it is a joy to evolve our mutual respect into an official partnership. The Ordnance Survey CEO Nick Bolton comments “This collaboration between Geovation and Carbon13 showcases the power of strategic partnerships in building a sustainable and hopeful future. By supporting the Venture Builder UK programme, we not only strengthen the impact of geospatial technology within the Climatetech arena, but also encourage innovative solutions that can lead to significant global transformations.” To read all the details, click the link to our blog in the comments >> And if you're looking to build in the #geospatial space, reach out to us, applications to our programmes are open now.

Looking to invest in more female founders at pre-seed stage? Carbon13’s SEIS Fund VII is now open, and the team behind it just won Team Of The Year: Investing in Women at the Growth Investor Awards. 65% of the teams in our whole portfolio have at least one female founder, who are now some of the most respected climate entrepreneurs in the sector: o Liv Andersson of Biozeroc o Natalia Dorfman of Kita o Shruti Grover of MannyAI o Sarah Montgomery of Infyos o Joyeeta Das of SamudraOceans o Louise Parlons Bentata of Bluemethane Come learn how Carbon13 is able to access a pipeline of brilliant female founders. Link in the comments >> This financial promotion has been approved by Syndicate Room Ltd (FCA FRN 613021) on 9 12 2024.

🚨We are open!🚨 You can now apply to join the next Venture Builder programme in Cambridge or Berlin. (Application link in comments) 👀 In our five-month Venture Builder programme, we bring together 80 bright minds from the fields of technology, science and business. With a great deal of support at all levels from us and our network of experts, they form teams, identify problem areas with significant potential for savings or reductions, and develop a climate tech startup in response. If you want to start a climate tech venture from the best starting position without losing time, which the climate crisis doesn't give us anyway, then start your application now. We count on you. 👟 🔎 If you would like to find out more about Carbon13, we have two tips for you. Firstly, you can find a brochure in the comments that summarizes the essentials and secondly, we have some webinars coming up that you can use to ask your questions. December 19 - Ask Me Anything - Your Way Into Climate Tech - with Carbon13's Simon Dierks. (Link to register in comments) January 16 - Climate entrepreneurship: lessons from founders with scientific backgrounds - with Tara L., Co-Founder of NANOPLUME from Cambridge Cohort 6. (Link to register in comments) At Carbon13, we recognise that the strongest founding teams and innovation communities are those that are diverse in thought and background. We actively welcome applicants who can build these teams and help us achieve our CO2 emissions combatting mission collectively!

Final reminder for our Cambridge based friends - tomorrow from 4pm is the Climate Tech Club, the Christmas edition 🎅 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g99iKgB4 Hosted at the Barclays Eagle Labs which, if you've not been before, is well worth a visit. It's a flagship for building sustainability and retrofitting standards.