Co-founder climatech startup – Entrepreneurs & Business experts

Co-founder of a climate tech startup – Entrepreneurs & Business experts

Join Carbon
13’s 5‑month Venture Builder Programme and become a co‑founder of a scalable climate tech startup. We support founders at all stages of start‑up development, from ideas and co‑founder teaming through to pre‑seed investment and scale.

Carbon
13 builds and backs ventures addressing Earth’s critical life support systems. We are laser focused on the climate emergency. We ask every founder to aim big, to build a solution with the potential to reduce carbon‑dioxide or greenhouse gases by 10 million tonnes per year.

Save the climate and aim big – before it’s too late.

We provide a short‑cut to meet talented science professionals who can become your tech co‑founders. The program is delivered in London/Cambridge and remotely. At least nine in‑person days in London/Cambridge and the rest remote.

• Phase 1 – Teaming & Ideation:
  Build a team, validate a problem.
• Phase 2 – Validation:
  Intense work on team strengthening, carbon intelligence, rapid iteration, business model, prototype, IP, customer dev, governance.
• Phase 3 – Acceleration:
  Market, product, business model and strategy for seed‑stage investment.

• Team building:
  Find or strengthen a co‑founder team.
• Validation:
  Work with domain experts, test concepts and prototypes, develop a business model.
• Acceleration:
  Scale the venture, prepare for investment and manage growth.

• Experienced entrepreneur or venture catalyst with insights into emitting industries.
• Strong ability to scale quickly and build a startup for a net‑zero future.
• Passion for climate tech and commitment to down‑size the climate emergency.
• Open to working remotely; a flexible schedule for family or other obligations.

Join our next cohort – applications open January, kick‑off end‑April 2026.
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