Simon Dierks, Head of Marketing at Carbon13, will answer your questions.
Simon has mentored more than 500 founders in the programme and will tell you more about what the programme is about, what time and energy investment we expect from you and what the best-case scenario could look like for you.
We’ll also cover:
- Who can become a founder
- What we’re looking for in a good application
- The types of founders we are looking for
- How the programme works
The Carbon13 approach to creating true impact in the climate emergency.
And because this is an AMA, this is your chance to ask your questions. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Our Why:
Carbon13 is a response to the climate emergency. We recognise that despite the increasing number of commitments to net zero emissions, there is still uncertainty on how to deliver. There are existing technologies to deploy but we also require innovation to reinvent the rules and therefore reimagine what is possible.
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.
Carbon13 in numbers:
- £10 million investment across 84 ventures since 2021
- £38 million – Carbon13 companies have gone on to raise up-rounds totalling more than £38m.
- 84 invested startups since 2021
- 500 million tonnes – Carbon13’s portfolio is collectively working towards a decarbonisation potential at scale of 500 million tonnes per year.
- +10% of the Carbon13 portfolio is Earthshot nominated, including Kita, Samudra Oceans, Forge Minerals, and Nium
- 35 technical, 35 commercial cofounders
- 90% of each cohort forms a cofounding team within Phase 1
- 420 domain experts, carbon experts, entrepreneurs in residence
We caused it. Let’s fix it.