# Carbon Waters

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/carbon-waters

- Industry: Chemicals
- Headquarters: Bordeaux, France
- Website: www.carbon-waters.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1.8M
- Latest round: Series C (Dec 12, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2017 and based in Bordeaux, France, Carbon Waters operates as a specialty chemicals company designing, developing, and manufacturing ready-to-use graphene premixes such as liquid graphene inks for inkjet printing and spray coating for different surfaces. In June 2018, Carbon Waters raised EUR 0.55 million in venture financing led by new investor Aquiti Gestion, with participation from another new investor Aquitaine Science Transfert. Carbon Waters is part of the Cleantech Open France association, a cleantech ecosystem to accelerate the marketing and industrialization of solutions contributing to climate change mitigation. As of February 2023, the company has 16 employees and is led by CEO, Alban Chesneau.   

Carbon Waters offers services that cover the whole R&D phase and support clients throughout the entire project by proposing and developing solutions fully compatible with the client's processes. The company's graphene is used in a wide range of applications including barrier & corrosion, thermal management, mechanical reinforcement, lubrication, lightness, and electrical conductivity. 

The company plans the launch of a pilot plant for 5 tons of product per year and a new premise (1200 m²).

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Dec 12, 2022, $1.1M — Aquitaine Création Investissement
- Series A, Jul 5, 2018, $0.7M — Technostart, Aquitaine Création Investissement, Aquiti Gestion

## Investors

- Technostart (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/technostart) — Series A
- Aquitaine Création Investissement (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aquitaine-creation-investissement) — Series A, Series C
- Aquiti Gestion (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aquiti-gestion) — Series A