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Engineering faster-growing, more durable trees

Hayward, United StatesFounded 2019Energy
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2026
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Living Carbon

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.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Hayward, United States
Employees
39
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
73.6/100
Sector
Energy, Biotechnology, Forestry, Sustainable Development Goals, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate Tech, NBS, Carbon Removal, Woman Founder, YC W20, DT and LS
Technology
Hardware, Deep Tech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

7 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
EARLY VC✓Equity / VC Apr 2026 $13M $52M Octopus Energy Generation ↗
PROJECT, REAL ESTATE, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE✓Other financing Apr 2026 $500M — Octopus Energy Generation ↗
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Growth signals

Living Carbon website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Living Carbon is 7.8K monthly website visits, up 1.3% over the last three months. Living Carbon's team grew 14.7% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits7.8K 3-month web change+1.3% 1-year team growth+14.7%
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Investors

37 investors on the cap table

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Seed2 investors entered at this stage

Series A17 investors entered at this stage

  • Felicis
  • Albert Wenger
  • Kimbal Musk
  • Matt Brezina
  • Scott Belsky
  • MCJ Collective
  • Goat Capital
  • Susan Danziger
  • Floodgate
  • Toyota Ventures
  • EQT Foundation
  • Homebrew
  • Prelude Ventures
  • Christiana Musk
  • Lowercarbon Capital
  • Temasek
  • Octopus Energy Generation

Other known investors18 additional known investors

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

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States96.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.2%
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Market sentiment

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