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Living Carbon

Energy · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2019

Engineering faster-growing, more durable trees MoreLess

Living Carbon is a biotechnology startup that operates in the environmental sector, specifically focusing on climate change mitigation. The company uses advanced genetic technologies to enhance the photosynthesis process in trees, enabling them to grow faster, accumulate more biomass, and capture more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This innovative approach not only helps reduce global warming but also creates durable wood products and investment opportunities.

Living Carbon's business model is unique and potentially lucrative. The company's genetically modified trees can grow on degraded land with high concentrations of heavy metals, effectively cleaning the soil made toxic by industrial activity. This ability to reclaim otherwise unusable land presents significant investment opportunities.

Moreover, the company's trees store more carbon and for a longer period, contributing to the global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The company's research and development platform can be adapted across a range of organisms and desired traits, offering localized climate solutions.

Living Carbon serves a broad market, including environmental conservation organizations, governments, and investors interested in sustainable and eco-friendly ventures. The company generates revenue through the sale of its genetically modified trees and the provision of environmental cleanup services.

Living Carbon's vision is to use biotechnology to create a future where human impact is restorative rather than harmful. The company's work has attracted the support of several remarkable institutions and venture capital investors.

Keywords: Biotechnology, Climate Change Mitigation, Photosynthesis Enhancement, Carbon Capture, Durable Wood Products, Land Reclamation, Investment Opportunities, Environmental Cleanup Services, Sustainable Ventures, Genetically Modified Trees.

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Living Carbon's talent

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Team profiled 5 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 1 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

19 investors on Living Carbon's cap table

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Seed 2 investors entered at this stage
Y Combinator
Hanfield Venture Partners
Series A 17 investors entered at this stage
Felicis
Floodgate
Homebrew
Kimbal Musk
Scott Belsky
Toyota Ventures
Christiana Musk
EQT Foundation
Matt Brezina
Prelude Ventures
Goat Capital
Susan Danziger
Albert Wenger
Lowercarbon Capital
MCJ Collective
Temasek
Octopus Energy Generation

Global footprint

Where Living Carbon has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States92.9%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.6%
🇸🇬 Singapore3.6%
3 countries shown

Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Living Carbon

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