# Carbon Drawdown Initiative

> Carbon Drawdown Initiative is a VC fund backing Service Industry and Environmental Consulting. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fürth, Germany
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-drawdown-initiative
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/carbon_drawdown
- Website: https://www.carbon-drawdown.de/home-en

Carbon Drawdown Initiative is an investment business that focuses on firms that remove CO2.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Service Industry | 2 | 40% |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 40% |
| Water | 1 | 20% |
| Recycling | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Austria | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sequestra | Sequestra is developing a technology platform that allows for permanent binding of CO₂ in industrial residues such as steel slag, incineration ash, and demolition waste while making the carbonated materials usable for construction applications. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Everest Carbon | Everest Carbon commercializes breakthrough MRV technology to permanently and cost-effectively remove CO2 from the air. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| CREW Carbon | CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $5.3M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Cotierra | Terra Preta is a platform for decentralized biochar production that removes carbon and restores soil health. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| InPlanet | InPlanet helps to remove carbon from the atmosphere in away that is scable, afforable and safe. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 19, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Carbon Removal Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon-removal-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Climate Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-founders-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ponderosa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ponderosa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANIMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ClimateHaven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climatehaven) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connecticut Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connecticut-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Carbon Drawdown Initiative invest in?

Carbon Drawdown Initiative invests primarily in Service Industry, Environmental Consulting and Water startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Carbon Drawdown Initiative's check size?

Carbon Drawdown Initiative typically joins rounds of $1M–$1.3M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Carbon Drawdown Initiative participates in.

### When did Carbon Drawdown Initiative last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carbon Drawdown Initiative closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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