Cyrille Najjar

We are Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate emergency. We will select and support thousands of entrepreneurs to build ventures each with the potential to reduce or remove at least 10 million tonnes of CO2e per annum once at scale. We have invested in 93 innovative carbon emissions-mitigating startups since 2021, which have a current market value of £290 million, and are collectively working towards 500 million tonnes of emissions reduction by 2040. Our ventures are working across sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, the built environment, food, and materials. Notable alumni include Kita, Biozeroc, Infyos, Nium, Bluemethane, Samudra Oceans, Cocoon Carbon, Tierra Foods, AED Energy, Preoptima and Kestrix. Whether youre a founder, investor or supporter of startups, learn more and join our community on carbonthirteen.com.

We are Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate emergency. We will select and support thousands of entrepreneurs to build ventures each with the potential to reduce or remove at least 10 million tonnes of CO2e per annum once at scale. We have invested in 93 innovative carbon emissions-mitigating startups since 2021, which have a current market value of £290 million, and are collectively working towards 500 million tonnes of emissions reduction by 2040. Our ventures are working across sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, the built environment, food, and materials. Notable alumni include Kita, Biozeroc, Infyos, Nium, Bluemethane, Samudra Oceans, Cocoon Carbon, Tierra Foods, AED Energy, Preoptima and Kestrix. Whether youre a founder, investor or supporter of startups, learn more and join our community on carbonthirteen.com.

StartX is the startup accelerator, fellowship, and community for Stanford students, professors, and alumni. We help Stanford’s highest-potential early-stage founders build a better future. StartX is a community-run nonprofit organization, and we take 0% equity from our startups.This allows us to attract the best entrepreneurs and collaborate with others in the StartX ecosystem. We are supported through grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships, including $8M in grant funding from Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, and Kauffman Foundation. We are Industry and Stage Agnostic StartX founders tackle big problems in every industry, from biotech, medical device, hardware, cleantech, and non-profit to consumer and enterprise IT. The strength of our community speaks for itself: 2× higher chance of reaching $100M+ valuation than the best accelerators 1.7× higher seed valuation than the average Stanford startup +50% more successful at reaching Series A than industry average $8.4M average venture funding raised by StartX companies 85% StartX companies still growing + acquired over 8 years 5× proportion of venture funding raised by female-led StartX companies compared to industry average