An Introduction to Carbon13 SEIS Fund VIII
This webinar constitutes a financial promotion and is directed only at Professional investors and self-certified High Net-Worth, Sophisticated and Restricted Retail investors.
Min Dhillon, Principal at Carbon13, and Tom Britton, cofounder of Syndicate Room, introduce Carbon13 SEIS Fund VIII, our approach to building high potential climatetech ventures, and how the UK Gov’s Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) works.
Carbon13’s programmes build ventures, but the Carbon13 SEIS Fund is the rocket fuel that launches them.
When investors choose our funds, they invest in startups aiming to disrupt global industries and bring forth the next gen of technologies such as:
- AI
- Bioengineering
- Robotics
- Alternative chemicals
While taking advantage of such tax benefits as:
- Income tax relief of 50%
- Capital gains tax exemption
- Loss relief on investments that fail
(Tax reliefs are subject to status and change.)
This webinar will show you how we do this.
Our track record
We’ve deployed £8million across seven SEIS funds into 64 startups since 2021, and our eighth SEIS Fund is open now (for this tax year (2025/2026).
In this webinar we will:
- Introduce what a SEIS Fund is and why it’s a UK Government scheme for investing in startups with tax benefits such as Capital Gains exemption
- Explain how Carbon13 builds our own dealflow by working with the most talented entrepreneurs in the UK before anyone else.
- Take you through how we invest and build deeptech startups – some of the hardest to scale but with the largest potential for global breakthroughs.
- Look at our portfolio ventures and track record. (NB past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.)
Who’s this webinar for?
This webinar is for individuals who want to explore investing in the Carbon13 SEIS Fund which will be deployed in this tax year (2025/2026). You do not need to be an investor already, if you’re new to SEIS we can take you through the Scheme.
Please do your own research to check whether you qualify as a Professional Client, High Net Worth Individual or Self Certified Sophisticated Investor. More information can be found on our partners’ explainer here: https://www.syndicateroom.com/seis
About Carbon13
Carbon13 is known for investing in high potential climatetech ventures and this SEIS Fund VIII will be no different. We invest in climatetech because of the scale of the opportunity and urgency of the climate emergency – and we target returns just like any other startup fund.
Our current portfolio is collectively worth over £225million, with a decarbonisation potential of 500 million megatonnes of CO2e per year by 2040 – that’s 1% of the globe’s current annual emissions.
About SEIS
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is the government’s scheme to incentivise private investors to invest in startups by giving tax relief on the investments – which are a high risk and illiquid investment, especially when compared to stocks and shares portfolios.
The tax benefits include:
- Income tax relief of 50%
- Capital gains tax exemption
- Loss relief on investments that fail
- Reinvestment relief
- Inheritance tax relief
Tax reliefs are subject to status and change.
Through SEIS, you can invest in a specific startup, or in a fund – like the Carbon13 SEIS Fund. Around £150million is invested in startups each year through the scheme.