About

Founded

2016

Headquarters

Berkeley, California

Industry

Climate

Company Description

We're Twelve, the carbon transformation company, a new kind of chemical company built for the climate era. Our breakthrough technology eliminates emissions by turning CO2 into essential products that today are made from fossil fuels. We call it carbon transformation. We're reinventing what it means to be a chemical company, on a mission to create a climate positive world and a fossil free future.

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Funding

Total Raised

$199.4 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

DCVC, Lowercarbon Capital, Capricorn Technology Impact Fund, Carbon Direct Capital Management, Breakout Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, Elementum Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

Company Traction

Twelve customers include Mercedes-Benz, Procter & Gamble, Shopify, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Air Force.

As of June 2023, Twelve can convert 16 different chemicals from captured CO2.

Leadership Team

Nicholas Flanders: Co-Founder & CEO of Twelve. Former COO & CFO at Levo League.

Etosha Cave: Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer of Twelve. Former Research Assitant at Stanford University.

Kendra Kuhl: Co-Founder & CTO of Twelve. Former Cyclotron Road Project Lead.

Press

Carbon Herald (May 23, 2023): Twelve And Emerging Fuels Technology Partner On Sustainable Aviation Fuel

San Francisco Business Times (January 23, 2023): Berkeley-based sustainable chemical manufacturer Twelve is expanding into Alameda - San Francisco Business Times

Crunchbase News (June 29, 2022): Carbon Transformation Startup Twelve Lands $130M Series B

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