August updates - over £6million in raises, 160 founders, and more

Hello! 

August has seen two big raises from our portfolio, Cocoon have secured over $5 million, and PuriFire Energy £2.7 million, huge congratulations to both teams and you can read the full details below.

A favour

I have one big favour to ask of our community and that is to share our last call for applications to our accelerator the Venture Launchpad.

If you have two secs, please share our LinkedIn Post right here.

Or, send us any founders working on world-changing climatetech ventures.

The deadline is the 10th September, to start the programme on the 14th October.

And what else is happening in September?

160 more founders joining Carbon13's Venture Builders!

Our next two Venture Builder cohorts will get started in Cambridge and Berlin on the 26th. Once again we're blown away by the passion and talent of people who want to fight the climate emergency through entrepreneurship.

We can't wait to introduce them all to our community, so stay tuned.

Other updates this month:

• All the raises, news and job opps from our startups are below

Alumni news

Raises and accelerators 📈 

• Cocoon have raised $5.4 million to decarbonise the cement industry.
• PuriFire Energy have raised £2.7 million for their green methanol solution
• Aed Energy have started the Zero Emission Generators (ZE-Gen) Technology Accelerator, to advance reliable, cost-effective renewable energy-based alternatives to fossil-fueled generators in the Philippines and Nigeria
• Circular11 have won a £100k grant from Innovate UK for their work on plastic recycling
• Bluemethane have also won an Innovate UK and DEFRA grant to develop the first-ever system to accurately measure methane in complex waste streams. And they've sent Harvey off into the world, their first ever methane harvester.

Events and insights 📆

• Carbon13's Puja Balachander was a guest on Cherry Swayne's podcast, speaking on scaling deeptech solutions - which really is a must-listen, so many lessons in there.
• Ki Hydrogen 's Koji Muto is speaking on the webinar "Exploring the potential of truly green hydrogen", 5th September, with our partners Barclays Eagle Labs. This webinar is fresh off Ki Hydrogen's massive Innovate UK grant so is a must attend for anyone interested in hydrogen.
• A second deepdive webinar with Barclays Eagle Labs "Success metrics and carbon goals - turning vision into action" is on the 26th September with Puja Balachander
• "Carbon13 SEIS Fund VI: Investing in early stage climatetech" is next Monday 2nd September
• "Startups from a lawyer's perspective" - this is a LinkedIn Audio Event special with Dylan Doran Kennett from Herbert Smith Freehills. It's an informal AMA on the legal basics for startup founders, 5th September.

Recognition 🏅

• VundaHaus have shared their proof of concept project transforming a draughty Welsh terrace into a well insulated home - if you're into insulation and housing do go and nerd out over this project.
• Mozaic Earth is an UpLink - World Economic Forum 2024 Top Innovator
• Optimise AI has been nominated for TechFest for their digital twin project with Connected Places Catapult and Network Rail at Bristol Temple Meads Station.

Jobs 💻

• SamudraOceans are looking for a mechanical engineer
• Reaforma are looking for a senior chemical or mechanical engineer
• Matnex are looking for a staff engineer
• Fermtech are looking for a Commercial Manager