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Carbon Drawdown Initiative

Wilhelmshavener Straße 64, Fürth, Bayern, 90766, Germany

Overview

Investment firm focused on companies that remove CO2.

Founded

2019

Deals · 12mo

2

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Austria
France
Germany
Italy
...

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Cotierra
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Bloomineral
Sep 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Rock Flour
Sep 2025Participated
$7 MSeed
sequestra
Feb 2025Participated
$1 MSeed
CREW Carbon
Oct 2024Participated
$5 MSeed
Cotierra
Mar 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
InPlanet
Jan 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
Lithos
Oct 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
Lithos Carbon
Oct 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
Cotierra
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Bloomineral
Sep 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Rock Flour
Sep 2025Participated
$7 MSeed
sequestra
Feb 2025Participated
$1 MSeed
CREW Carbon
Oct 2024Participated
$5 MSeed
Cotierra
Mar 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
InPlanet
Jan 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
Lithos
Oct 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
Lithos Carbon
Oct 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed17
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 deals are recorded across 49 months.All available history.
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 deals are recorded across 49 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture6
Professional Services4
Clean Energy & Sustainability4
Enterprise Software3
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Government & Defense2
Manufacturing2
Health & Life Sciences1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M5
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe7
United States2
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 20 co-investors are shown, with Carbon Removal Partners sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Carbon Drawdown Initiative: 20 co-investors are shown, with Carbon Removal Partners sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Carbon Removal Partners5
Bain Capital Ventures2
Cavallo Ventures2
Climate Founders2
Fall Line Capital2
Greylock Partners2
Union Square Ventures2
2degrees1
Animo Ventures1
Better Ventures1
Bpifrance1
CarbonFix1
Connecticut Innovations1
Counteract1
Echo River Capital1
EIFO1
Gota Ventures1
Hungry4impact1
Katapult1
Mudcake1

Investment Strategy

Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Led accounts for 11% and participating for 89% of round participation.All available history.
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Led accounts for 11% and participating for 89% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led111%
Participating889%
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Carbon Drawdown Initiative: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

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