UK agritech startup Elaniti has closed its recent funding round with participation from early-stage biotech investor biotope by VIB, Planetary Impact Ventures and Paulig Group’s CVC arm, PINC. Elaniti was founded in Carbon13’s Cohort 3 of the Venture Builder Programme for the climate emergency.
Carbon13 builds and backs ventures addressing Earth’s critical life support systems. Initially this means addressing the most urgent problem of our time – climate change.
Determined People
The climate crisis needs determined founders committed to this challenge, including scientists, engineers, and serial entrepreneurs. The average age of our cohorts is 37, and a quarter hold PhDs.
CARBON AT OUR CORE
Every startup we build has the potential to reduce or remove CO₂e emissions by net 10 million tonnes per year when at scale.
OUR MISSION IS CLIMATE
Our community is rooted in our mission to fight the climate emergency, and driven by our scalability ethos. This is where climate tech startups will succeed on a global scale.
FROM CAMBRIDGE TO BERLIN
Our Cambridge origins have taught us the importance of commercial, carbon and scientific understanding. Our growth to Berlin fuels our ecosystem of domain expertise, investors, and partners.
OUR APPROACH TO CARBON STARTS WITH PEOPLE
Million tonnes (net) of CO2e – the potential annual mitigation of each Carbon13 venture
Number of invested ventures built through our programmes since 2021
Number of founders developed through our programmes
Number of Domain Experts working with our ventures and Carbon13
Our Mission
We will select and support thousands of entrepreneurs to build ventures with the potential to mitigate over 400 million tonnes of CO2e per annum by 2040. We have set this target because humanity has just a few years to reduce our emissions and slow the pace of global warming, and the innovation delivered by entrepreneurs can play a significant role within this fight.
We simply don’t have time for founders to waste on dead ends or incremental solutions, or to build companies which don’t make a true impact on emissions. The future is Net Zero. Our startups are already building it.
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Welcome to Carbon13’s podcast “Climate Takes” where we ask special guests for their “takes” on their industry and climate challenge, as well as setting a call to action, asking what will it take to solve the climate emergency?
Our Programmes
Whether you’re already a founder or ready to become one, explore our programmes to see how we’ll work with you to innovate on solutions for the climate emergency.
Venture Builder Cambridge
An eight-month programme for a cohort of 80 determined individuals from the UK and beyond, who don’t have a startup yet but want to find a co-founder and build a climate-tech startup.
Venture Builder Berlin
For founders resident in the EU, our Berlin Venture Builder combines the entrepreneurial and academic spirit of Cambridge with the DACH climate tech scene.
Venture Launchpad
The Venture Launchpad is a fully remote startup accelerator where teams work on their Carbon Case, their growth strategies, and their investment readiness for pre-seed and beyond.
News, raises & milestones
Learn more about Carbon13’s progress and community. Here we share fundraising news from our ventures, collaborations with our partners, and our own news, opinion, and milestones.
Carbon13 Finalist – Accelerator Of The Year
Carbon13 is delighted to announce that we’ve been selected as a Finalist for the Accelerator of the Year Award at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards 2025! The Award, sponsored by Kin Group recognises "the accelerator with the most dynamic and innovative programme of...
Carbon Cell raises £1.2 million
Carbon Cell, a London-based materials startup, has raised a £1.2M pre-seed round to scale its novel, plastic-free foam made from biochar and natural polymers. The round was led by Green Angel Ventures and Counteract, with participation from HERmesa, RCA Design and...
Carbon13 invests in eight climate ventures
Carbon13 is delighted to share the eight latest ventures in the Carbon13 stable, through our first fund with SyndicateRoom. There's high potential solutions across the built environment, law, automotive circularity, methane monitoring, biopolymers, and renewable...
Kick-Off of Berlin Cohort 4
After months of preparation, here we go. We have launched Berlin Cohort 4 and are thrilled to see 80 fantastic starters from tech, science and business.
Methane capture unit being piloted at a UK water company
Meet Stephanie, the groundbreaking production-scale methane capture unit, now being piloted at a UK water company!
Our Upcoming Events & Webinars
Whether investor, partner or participant. We show you how Carbon13 is organised and look forward to your questions and ideas. Our regular webinars and in-person events offer a great opportunity to get to know us better.