# Joshua Dienstag

> Joshua Dienstag is a Series D investor at Carbon Direct Capital backing Renewable Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Carbon Direct Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon-direct)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshdienstag
- Website: https://www.carbondirectcapital.com/team/joshua-dienstag

Joshua Dienstag is a Chief Investment Officer at Carbon Direct Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 100% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velocys | Velocys is the company at the forefront of smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) that turns natural gas or biomass into premium liquid products such as diesel and jet fuel.Smaller-scale GTL adds value to shale gas and bio-waste and makes stranded or flared gas economic – an untapped market of up to 25 million barrels per day.Velocys technology,protected by over 900 patents, is specifically designed for smaller scales, combining super-active catalysts with intensified reactor systems. The company’s standardized modular plants are easier to ship and faster to install, at lower risk, even in the most remote or challenging locations. Together with world-class partners, Velocys works flexibly to unlock gas resources of 15,000 to 150,000 MMBtu per day, allowing more companies to take advantage of more opportunities. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 12, 2024 |  |
| Svante | Svante is a leading carbon capture and removal solutions provider specializing in the development and manufacturing of novel solid sorbents, structured adsorbent filters, and rotary contactor machines for post-combustion industrial carbon capture and direct air capture. The company’s leading-edge solid sorbent-based technology is environmentallyresponsible, and scalable, and can be applied to heavy industries with hard-to-avoid emissions, including cement, hydrogen, oil & gas, steel, and more. Svante has developed partnerships across the global CCUS value chain to scale the industry and make it easy for customers to execute source-to-sink carbon capture and removal projects. | $75M | Series D | Feb 02, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chart Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chart-industries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chrysalix Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chrysalix-energy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Capital Cleantech Practice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleantech-practice) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GenZero](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genzero) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Carbon Direct Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Carbon Direct Capital provides selective investment in growth-stage carbon management companies to drive climate impact and financial returns. It specializes in investing with a science-focused approach that maximizes climate impact and financial returns.

4 contacts available at Carbon Direct Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Goldberg | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-goldberg |
| Joshua Dienstag | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-dienstag-6aa9 |
| Mayank Kapoor | Principle | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayank-kapoor-6e65 |
| Stephen Comello | Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-comello |

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## FAQ

### What does Joshua Dienstag invest in?

Joshua Dienstag invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and CleanTech startups, most often at Series D and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joshua Dienstag last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joshua Dienstag closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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