Change has to be a team sport
Dr Nicky Dee
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Langguth
Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Jonathan Cumming
Chief Financial Officer
Sara Jones
Head of Marketing
Simon Dierks
Head of Marketing Europe
Simon holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Marketing with a research focus on trust building. In his more than 10 years of experience in marketing, he has consulted deeptech start-ups on marketing and financing strategies, as well as being responsible for marketing and communication in an internationally operating climate tech start-up.
Since November 2022, he is Head of Marketing Europe at Carbon13 and is excited about the multitude and diversity of great talents, teams and ideas.
Hattie Mellor
Partnerships Producer
Marina Fontoura
Programme Manager Europe
Anneleen Van Malderen
Operations Manager
Anneleen obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism in Belgium. After moving to the UK, she gained significant administrative and managerial experience working in several companies including deep-tech start-ups. At Carbon13 she manages the day-to-day operations including finance, HR-related and everything else needed to keep the business running.
Min Dhillon
Head of Capital
Min has extensive experience across partnership development, business strategy and go-to-market. Prior to joining Carbon13, he was the UK strategy lead at Eventbrite, pre and post IPO. He has over 10 years of experience spanning technology startups to multi-nationals and is managing Carbon13’s fundraising activities and investor relationships.
Jordan Torch
Data Analyst
Paul Hodgson
Director of Technology and Operations
Jack Williams-Sharkey
Programme Manager
Mai Silk
Programme Manager
Mai is Programme Manager (UK) for Carbon13’s Venture Builder and Venture Launchpad. She manages the events and operations of the programmes; supporting entrepreneurs to team, incorporate, finance and launch climate tech ventures. She is one of the first points of contact for cohort members and is responsible for Carbon13’s Domain Experts. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is keen to pursue her passion in sustainability.
Stephanie Alys
Director of Entrepreneurship
Prior to C13, Stephanie’s career focused on the Energy and Health sectors. She has spent time both in-house and as a Strategy Consultant in renewables, and holds an MSc in Energy and Climate Policy. Stephanie cofounded MysteryVibe, one of the category-defining sextech startups, exiting in 2019. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Vagina Museum.
Johannes Kühn
Interim Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Johannes has a strong background in management of complex, multilateral projects. He worked for more than a decade for Deloitte on a wide range of international projects in the financial services industry. Earlier roles include various international law firms and banking. Johannes is passionate about innovation and development of sustainable solutions for present challenges. That is why, in 2023 he has decided to join Carbon13 to support the much-needed ecological transformation. He is a German qualified lawyer and holds an MBA in International Business.
Members of the board
David Gill
Henry D’Abo
Huge Thank you
Building Carbon13 and a realistic chance to fight the climate emergency could never be possible without the generous time, help and support from our community. We would like to give a huge thank you all of our supporters.