# CARNOT funding: rounds and investors

> CARNOT has raised $7.1M across 8 rounds since 2022. Investors include Crowdcube, Startupbootcamp and ANRI. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/carnot (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *CARNOT*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Cleantech

Raised 9 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$7.1M** raised across 8 rounds since 2022, from 8 sources

**$898K** Round **$1.2M** Grant **$614K** Pre-seed **$426K** Round **$134K** Round **$634K** Round **$440K** Round **$2.7M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $2.7M Feb 2026
- **Step-up i:** 6.2×
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$898K** Round

**$1.2M** Grant

**$614K** Pre-seed

**$426K** Round

**$134K** Round

**$634K** Round

**$440K** Round

**$2.7M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $898K
- **Biggest round:** $2.7M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Round **$2.7M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Aug 2025** Round **$440K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jun 2024** Round **$634K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Mar 2024** Round **$134K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Oct 2023** Round **$426K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2023** Pre-seed **$614K** *2 new* [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [Deepcore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepcore) Source recorded
- **Feb 2023** Grant **$1.2M** *3 new* [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Startupbootcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-2) [Startupbootcamp Australia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-australia) Source recorded
- **Jan 2022** Round **$898K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

CARNOT filed 8 raises, $6.0M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Feb 2026 **$2.7M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2025 **$440K** UK share allotment
- Jun 2024 **$634K** UK share allotment
- Mar 2024 **$134K** UK share allotment
- Oct 2023 **$426K** UK share allotment
- Jan 2023 **$557K** UK share allotment
- Nov 2022 **$200K** UK share allotment
- Jan 2022 **$898K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From CARNOT's own website: 3 founders.

**Archie Watts-Farmer** CEO & Co-Founder

**Nadiur Rahman** COO & Co-Founder

**Francis Lempp** CBO & Co-Founder

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Round** 2022 **Grant** 2023 **Pre-seed** 2023 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Startupbootcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-2) [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [Deepcore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepcore) [Startupbootcamp Australia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-australia)

## Everyone who backed them

[Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) VC firm **1** round

[Startupbootcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-2) Accelerator **1** round

[ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) VC firm **1** round

[Deepcore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepcore) VC firm **1** round

[Startupbootcamp Australia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupbootcamp-australia) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about CARNOT

### Who invested in CARNOT?

CARNOT's investors include Crowdcube, Startupbootcamp, ANRI, Deepcore and Startupbootcamp Australia.

### How much has CARNOT raised?

CARNOT has raised $7.1M across 8 rounds since 2022.

### When did CARNOT last raise?

CARNOT's most recent round, $2.7M, was in Feb 2026.

### What was CARNOT's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.7M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed CARNOT first?

CARNOT's first round on record, in Feb 2023, was backed by Crowdcube, Startupbootcamp and Startupbootcamp Australia.

### What stage is CARNOT at?

CARNOT's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Jul 2023.

### Where is CARNOT based?

CARNOT is based in the United Kingdom.

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