About us
Image Nium‘s novel nanotechnology is replacing Haber-Bosch, the most polluting industrial process on the planet to enable the synthesis of truly green ammonia for fertilisers and fuel.
Carbon13 is not just about investing in a few startups, it is about harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit. That means engaging with academia, business, policy makers, NGOs, consumers, new standards and finance. We need pioneers across the spectrum and that is where our community is critical to the success of our ventures and the transformation we need to see.
With origins across the Cambridge University ecosystem, world leading multinationals and successfully exited starts-ups, this team has deep experience in supporting founders, partners and investors.
Carbon13’s community of climatetech founders, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Experts, Investors and our Industry Partners all contribute to tackle the climate emergency.
Corporate partners work with us because they want to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions, drive innovation, engage staff and identify investment opportunities.
The latest events for potential founders, investors and corporate partners.
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Carbon13’s first impact report highlights our 2021-2022 efforts to support and invest in 32 climatetech ventures making significant strides in decarbonizing our world. The report emphasizes the creation of a collaborative ecosystem to drive substantial carbon emission reductions and foster sustainable innovation. We acknowledge that this is an ongoing journey, and we are committed to continuously providing transparency on our activities.
Carbon13’s community of climatetech founders, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Experts, Investors and our Industry Partners all contribute to tackle the climate emergency. Find out more about the roles across Carbon13 and the impact they have.
Image Stephanie Alys, Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Carbon13
Image James Tabor, BCG Digital Ventures and domain expert at Carbon13
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.
It's wonderful to see deeptech becoming a growing reality. Nium, the next-generation-ammonia venture from Cambridge Cohort 3 of our Venture Builder Programme, has successfully designed, built and delivered their long-anticipated First-of-a-Kind Catalyst production...
We are pleased to share that Anzen, pioneers in the home energy space, has successfully raised £1.1 million in pre-seed funding. This marks a significant step forward in the development of its solid-state heat pump technology. Anzen was part of the third cohort of our...
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 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, 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 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...
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.
