# CREW Carbon

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

- Industry: Environmental Services
- Headquarters: Hamden, US
- Website: www.crewcarbon.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $24M
- Latest round: Series A (May 14, 2026)
- Investors on record: 15

## About

Based in Connecticut, US, and founded in 2022 by Joachim Katchinoff and Noah Planavsky, CREW Carbon is an environmental services company that develops weathering technology designed to eliminate carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The firm’s partners include Frontier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Autodesk, Stripe, Carbon TC Initiative, etc. CREW Carbon raised venture funding from investor Ponderosa Ventures. In May 2026, CREW Carbon, Inc. raised USD 25 million in series A and grant funding led by Burnt Island Ventures, with participation from AP Ventures, Builders VC, Idemitsu Kosan, Kibo Invest, New York Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Animo Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Counteract, Echo River Capital, and Ponderosa Ventures. 

The firm leverages mineral-enhanced technology to remove greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater. CREW Carbon offers a distributed and flexible carbon dioxide removal technology that utilizes containerized enhanced weathering systems for permanent, and verifiable CO2 storage. The company's platform uses hardware and sensor technology to speed up occurring weathering reactions to remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses produced in the wastewater treatment process, generating permanent and measurable carbon removal credits. 

The company plans to utilize the May 2026 funding to deploy its wastewater treatment technology at more utilities, increase industry adoption, and expand its team.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 14, 2026, $19M — Connecticut Innovations, New York Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Builders VC, AP Ventures, Animo Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, Ponderosa Ventures, Counteract, Echo River Capital, Idemitsu Kosan, Kibo Invest
- Seed, Jun 14, 2024, $5.3M — Connecticut Innovations, Animo Ventures, ReGen Ventures, Ponderosa Ventures, Counteract, Echo River Capital, Newlab, Carbon Drawdown Initiative

## Investors

- Connecticut Innovations (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/connecticut-innovations) — Seed, Series A
- Animo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/animo-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- ReGen Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/regen-ventures) — Seed
- Ponderosa Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ponderosa-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Counteract (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/counteract) — Seed, Series A
- Echo River Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/echo-river-capital) — Seed, Series A
- Newlab — Seed
- Carbon Drawdown Initiative — Seed
- New York Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/new-york-ventures) — Series A
- Sony Innovation Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sony-innovation-fund) — Series A
- Builders VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/builders-vc) — Series A
- AP Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ap-ventures) — Series A
- Burnt Island Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/burnt-island-ventures) — Series A
- Idemitsu Kosan — Series A
- Kibo Invest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kibo-invest) — Series A