# Carbon Removal Investors Map 2026: 31 Investors Backing Carbon Removal Startups > The 31 investors that have backed two or more carbon removal startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, government funds and accelerators and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 23 - [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) - [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) - [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) - [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) - [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) - [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) - [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) - [XAnge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xange) - [DNX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dnx-ventures-us) - [AP Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ap-ventures) - [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) - [Climate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital) - [Carbon Removal Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon-removal-partners) - [*S* Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) - [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) - [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) - [Katapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katapult) - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) - [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) ## Government funds 5 - [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [Natural Resources Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natural-resources) - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) ## Accelerators 3 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 23 investors - [**Lowercarbon Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) VC firm United States 8 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 5 backed - [**Elemental Impact**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Collaborative Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**ARCH Venture Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) VC firm United States 2 backed - [**Builders VC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) VC firm United States 2 backed - [**Union Square Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm United States 2 backed - [**Liquid 2 Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm United States 2 backed ### Government funds 5 investors - [**US Department of Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government fund United States 7 backed - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 4 backed - [**Natural Resources Canada**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natural-resources) Government fund Canada 4 backed - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 2 backed - [**Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) Government fund South Korea 2 backed ### Accelerators 3 investors - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 6 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 5 backed - [**Carbon13**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) Accelerator United Kingdom 2 backed **How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our carbon removal map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Carbon removal market map** 104 startups · 7 segments · $15B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-market-map)[New wave **New carbon removal startups, founded 2020 on** 57 startups · 5 segments · $1.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-carbon-removal-startups-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Carbon removal startups that raised in 2026** 17 startups · 3 segments · $12B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Carbon removal market map: Europe** 41 startups · 5 segments · $545M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-europe-market-map)[Market map · United States **Carbon removal market map: United States** 35 startups · 3 segments · $14B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-united-states-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Carbon removal market map: United Kingdom** 13 startups · 3 segments · $133M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/carbon-removal-united-kingdom-market-map) ## Who backs carbon removal? 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