# Living Carbon funding: rounds and investors > Living Carbon has raised $42M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator, Felicis and Temasek Holdings. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/living-carbon (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Living Carbon* 2 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. Biotech Raised 7 months ago Y Combinator: W20 Follow Living Carbon and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fliving-carbon) Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$42M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources **$21M** Series A **$21M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $21M Apr 2026 - **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. 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$21M** Series A **$21M** Venture - **First round:** Series A, $21M - **Biggest round:** $21M - **Between rounds:** 3.3 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Venture **$21M** *5 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) Source recorded - **Jan 2023** Series A **$21M** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Living Carbon's own website: 1 founder, 18 on the team. **Li-Wei Chiu** CEO, Co-founder - **Kevin Kelly** Chief of Staff - **Yongxian Lu** Chief Science Officer - **Yumin Tao** Chief Science Officer - **Karli Rasmussen** VP of Carbon Solutions - **Michelle Tjahjadi** VP of Carbon Product - **Alex Crites** Forestry Operations Manager - **Andy Norris** Associate Research Scientist - **Athena Creer** Senior Greenhouse Manager - **Christian Richey** Senior Research Associate - **Dominick Tucker** Lead Research Scientist - **Jacob Hoyle** Director of Finance - **Jonathan Shears** Senior Research Associate - **Laurel Mills** Lead Research Scientist - **Maddie Hall** Research Scientist - **Rahul Misra** Associate Research Scientist - **Ravi Shah** Finance and Accounting Manager - **Sara Bierschbach** Supply Chain Senior Manager - **Timothy Perez** Lead Research Scientist ## 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. **Series A** 2023 **Venture** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **2** rounds [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=living-carbon). ## Also claim to have backed them These 8 firms list Living Carbon as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm Per its own site [Shrug Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shrug-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Constructor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/constructor-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Juniper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper) VC firm Per its own site [Polymath Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polymath) VC firm Per its own site [C3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c3-ventures) Angel network Per its own site [Fortius Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortius-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Darco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darco-capital) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Living Carbon ### Who invested in Living Carbon? Living Carbon's investors include Y Combinator, Felicis, Temasek Holdings, Lowercarbon Capital and Toyota Ventures. ### How much has Living Carbon raised? Living Carbon has raised $42M across 2 rounds since 2023. ### When did Living Carbon last raise? Living Carbon's most recent round was a Venture of $21M in Apr 2026. ### What was Living Carbon's biggest round? Its most recent round, $21M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Living Carbon first? Living Carbon's first round on record, in Jan 2023, was backed by Y Combinator, Felicis and Temasek Holdings and 2 others. ### What stage is Living Carbon at? Living Carbon's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Living Carbon based? Living Carbon is based in the United States. ## Companies like Living Carbon In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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