Temasek, Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Y Combinator, Floodgate, Prelude Ventures, Goat Capital
Company Traction
As of June 2023, Living Carbon claims its photosynthesis enhancement trait shortens the path to profitability for timberland by 2-5 years, resulting in a 50% increase in revenue over a 20-year timeline.
As of June 2023, Living Carbon claims photosynthesis enhancement trait helps trees accumulate up to 53% more biomass than control seedlings. More biomass means more carbon capture.
As of January 2023, Living Carbon claims its trees eat up 27% more CO2 than regular trees.
Stripe, Watershed, and Patch recommend clients to Living Carbon for high-quality carbon removal credit projects.
Leadership Team
Maddie Hall: Co-Founder & CEO of Living Carbon. Former Special Projects at OpenAI.
Patrick Mellor: Co-Founder & CTO of Living Carbon.
Yumin Tao: Chief Science Officer at Living Carbon. Former Director of Protein Engineering at Antheia.
Jake Cacciapaglia: Head of Commercialization at Living Carbon. Former Head of Commercial US at Sano Genetics.
Jake Weyerhaeuser: Director of Finance at Living Carbon. Former VP of Real Estate Investment Banking at LEX.
