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The podcast has dropped! Watch/listen to the full episode of Climate Takes Concrete on our platform via the link in the comments >>> Who's talking: Eliot Brooks, CEO and cofounder of Cocoon. He and his cofounders Freddie Scott and William Knapp launched Cocoon last year and raised $5million in just 18 months. Hosted by Carbon13's Sara Jones. What's it about: Concrete, steel, the challenges and the commercial opportunity in decarbonisation. Why does it matter: Concrete and steel account for 15% of global annual emissions. Here's what's coming up ?? #climate #climatetech #podcast #netzero #concrete #steel #builtenvironment

A valuable webinar for anyone working to decarbonise buildings, plus the launch of a new AI demo from Optimise ?

Carbon13 is doing a podcast ???? Tomorrow is the very first episode of "Climate Takes", where we ask our special guests for their takes on their industry and climate challenge, and also ask, what's it going to take to solve the climate emergency? Why now? We work every day with wonderful people, from founders to investors to partners to friends, we want to share their knowledge, their vision, their battle scars, with the wider community. But as we go into 2025, there are so many more people we want to reach. People who want use their working life to scale the solutions that will keep this planet alive. So tomorrow, please help us reach all those new people by sharing our podcast. It's made for the climate curious, as well as for you, our seasoned community. For our first episode, we'll be speaking to Eliot Brooks, CEO and co-founder of Cocoon, for "Climate Takes Concrete". Here's our Sara Jones to tell us why ??

? Wow, we are the winners of the ‘Investing in Women: Team of the Year’ award at the Growth Investor Awards in partnership with British Business Bank. We feel honoured and are all the more motivated to continue on our path. A big congratulations also to the fantastic other nominees Zero Carbon Capital, Black Opal Ventures, Eka Ventures, Parkwalk Advisors, Pembroke VCT and Westerly Winds. We dedicate this award to our team, to all the female founders who have gone through our programmes, to all the female experts who support our teams and to all the female investors who believe in our teams and in us.??? The percentage of female founders in our Venture Builder programme is increasing each time. The last cohort (Berlin Cohort 3) started with 40% women and for the first time we had more women with a scientific background than men. ???? This is no coincidence. This year, we launched a Female Equity Scholarship that we award together with Siemens Energy Ventures. Women who, for a variety of reasons that can often be traced back to being a woman, cannot fully focus on founding a climate tech startup without support are supported by Siemens Energy Ventures with mentorship and a bursary. This is an example of how we are targeting injustices based on need and on feedback from many female founders. ??? We hope to soon have increased the number of female participants from 40% (at least) to 50%. Firstly, because climate tech is a relatively new sector and we still have the chance to right the wrongs of the startup scene here. And secondly, because we cannot build a net-zero future if we exclude smart, determined, mission-driven women. ?? We will be opening applications for our next programme very soon. If you are thinking about setting up in climate tech but don't know exactly how or are unsure whether you are the right person for it, let's talk. ??

As Phase 1 comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you to all the Domain Experts and Entrepreneurs In Residence who contributed their time to the Venture Builder cohort. Our Domain Expert Carousels are our founders' chance to speed test ideas with respected innovators drawn from diverse industries. We need our best people working on climate, and the rest of our best people supporting them and offering advice and support. Our Domain Experts have answered that call and we're very grateful. Please join me in thanking the following who took part last week at our Domain Carousel for the UK cohort ?????????? Eda Leka Neal Coady Natalie N. Troy Stewart Michael Cawley Fadl Saadi Fleurie Amorette-Davies Amrit Chandan Alistair Holzhauer-Barrie Marc Ottolini James Tabor Murray Chapman Martin Threakall Alex Vlassopulos Charlie Pool Mike Clark Graham Hobson Volker Ballueder Peter Spark David Milward Dr. Sabine Seymour Thomas Janvier Dorian H. Shankar Sethuramalingam Leah Lazer Jason Teng Sara Holland Pierre Alexandre Bou-Ach Tarun Kapoor Kamil Mroczek Jérome Joaug Kris Jones (He/Him) Curran Kalha, Ph.D. Raphael Benhamou Igor Felc Abigail Dombey Artyom Sitnikov Dhosjan Greenaway-Dalini, MBA Daniel Kenning Michael Reid Sarah Dees

This is a fantastic opportunity: Hear how to raise angel funding for climatetech ventures, from the man who's managed all of Carbon13's SEIS Funds: Min Dhillon Webinar "Raising investment from climate tech angel investors" is Thursday 28th November, you can book here: https://lnkd.in/eASWyRkm Min will take you through SEIS and raising funds, and how to communicate with angels. He'll share what he's learnt from speaking to hundreds of angels and raising millions of pounds for Carbon13 ventures. This webinar is part of our work with Barclays Eagle Labs, our partners for the Venture Launchpad. #climatetech #venturecapital #angelinvesting

One week from today ?? grab your chance to hear from two Carbon13 alumnae speaking at Climate Connection's Climate Tech Time: o Karishma Gupta of Eslando o Joyeeta Das of SamudraOceans And, it's an extra special Climate Tech Time because it's the 3 year anniversary event for Climate Connection, a fantastic milestone for a wonderful community, ?? Juliette Devillard and team So it's going to be an extra special party for London's climatetech ecosystem, grab your spot right here: https://lnkd.in/e8d9CuHv

???? We’ve Raised €1.53M to Build the Future of Intelligent Order Allocation! ???? Big news for MannyAI! We’re thrilled to announce the close of our €1.53M pre-seed funding round, led by Dreamcraft Ventures, with the support of visionary investors Alante Capital, Plug and Play Tech Center, Carbon13, Ventures Together, and PDS Limited Ventures. This funding supercharges our mission to eliminate overproduction and align demand with supply in the apparel and footwear industries. ?? Our Vision: We’re making just-in-time, small-batch production profitable for traditional manufacturers and helping consumer brands work in unison with their Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. ?? How? Through cutting-edge tools like: Real-Time Order Allocation AI-Driven Cost Negotiation Dynamic Capacity Management Together, we’re setting a new standard for responsiveness and sustainability in fashion manufacturing. ?? Thank You! A huge shoutout to my incredible co-founder Simon Johnson, our amazing team Khalid Muhammad, Antony Phillips and Mustapha Ahmad and our investors for believing in our vision. Your support inspires us to tackle the 40% overproduction challenge in the global garment industry. ?? What’s Next? We’re refining our technology, empowering more factories, and helping brands test and reorder smarter, faster, and with zero excess production. ???? We’re Hiring! Passionate about solving real-world problems with AI? Join us! We’re looking for talented, driven individuals who want to rebuild fashion manufacturing from the factory floor up. Check out our open roles here: https://lnkd.in/eNPcKsfq ?? Thank you ?? Finally, a heartfelt thank you to all our partners and investors who made this journey possible. We couldn’t have done it without you. Mathilde Lyet, Daniel Nyvang-Székely Mariussen, Nico Blier-Silvestri Carsten Gjoertler Salling, Jesper S?gaard, Karla Mora, Leslie Harwell, Lisa Bougie Tess Maria Krasne Yoobin Jung Carolin Wais Zo? Chrysostom Ankur Agarwal Riley Marchant Patricia Ahufinger Michael Langguth, Jonathan C. Puja Balachander ????, Nicky Dee Stephanie Alys, Jérome Joaug, Triin Linamagi, Jess McCarten, Avital von Allemann, Ben Whately, Tom Savage, Jordan Fletcher , Carmel Rafaeli #FashionTech #AI #Sustainability #Overproduction #AgileManufacturing #MannyAI https://lnkd.in/eMW52A6F

We loved having the Venture Builder Berlin at Techspace and now it's official: for 2025 we'll be hosting the Venture Builder UK at their brand new London site too! Full details here: https://lnkd.in/eHYNKeDs ? Berlin x London partnership ? Top rated building for ESG ? Discounts for our cohort ? Mission driven and collaborative community (And ? Yorkshire tea in the kitchen) Huge thanks to Philip Ellis, Co-founder of Techspace, for his hard work and belief in our mission: "We’re thrilled to join forces with Carbon13 to empower the next generation of climate founders with dedicated workspaces that support their growth. At Techspace, we’re passionate about advancing the future of work by fostering environments that drive innovation and collaboration—critical components for climate impact." Shoutout to brought this together, especially our Lauren Mustill, Mai Silk and Hattie Mellor. See you at Techspace! #climatetech #startups #vc #netzero

Applications are open for the 2025 Respond Accelerator! Check out the details below. I have been a judge for a while and the quality of startups in each cohort is very high - Nium one of Carbon13's future climate unicorns has taken part from the UK. ---- For 2025, we’re looking for startups that leverage tech- and business-model innovation to accelerate the transition towards a net-zero economy. Through our six-month accelerator program, startups will receive structured, highly individualized support to scale their impact, alongside a community of experts, mentors, and thought leaders.? Selected founders will:? - Participate in two exclusive, in-person events across Europe: a 3-day - Leadership Offsite and the RESPOND Demo Night. - Receive personalized growth coaching and work with expert coaches on critical decisions to grow their businesses and leadership skills (mainly taking place online). - Be part of our purpose-driven community and connect with a global network of investors, industry experts, and corporate leaders. - Gain visibility through speaking opportunities, conference access, and media coverage.