Wireframe Ventures

The right corporate partnerships can be critical in helping climate startups validate, deploy and scale their technology. At our upcoming #ClimateWeekNYC panel, successful climate founders and leading corporate partners will share their insights & best practices for how to build these relationships and make them work. Join Wireframe Ventures and Broadscale Group on September 24th: https://lu.ma/ptqmydwe

We're excited to announce our investment in Cocoon, leading their $5.4 million pre-seed round. Cocoon is tackling the massive decarbonization challenge in the concrete and steel industries, which together account for 14% of global GHG emissions. Their innovative, modular system reconnects these industries, enabling the production of low-carbon cement while increasing the profitability of sustainable steel operations. Led by an exceptional team with deep experience in industrial decarbonization and materials science, Cocoon has already delivered an MVP and initiated collaborations with cement manufacturers. We're impressed by their ability to leverage existing feedstocks and supply chains for rapid scalability. We're proud to support Eliot Brooks, Freddie Scott, William Knapp, and the Cocoon team in their mission to enable dual decarbonization of the steel and concrete industries. https://lnkd.in/efJ95axD

We’re proud to announce our investment in Sora Fuel. They’ve developed a revolutionary process to produce sustainable aviation fuel using only water, air, and renewable energy. Their liquid bicarbonate electrolyzer efficiently captures atmospheric CO2, dramatically reducing both the cost and energy requirements of producing carbon-negative fuels. We’re excited to support Gareth Ross and the Sora Fuel team alongside The Engine as they work to decarbonize the aviation industry. https://lnkd.in/e_xex2sD

Congratulations to our portfolio company Applied Carbon (fka Climate Robotics) on their $21.5 million Series A! Applied Carbon’s in-field pyrolyzer technology converts agricultural crop waste into high-quality biochar, providing durable carbon removal while simultaneously improving soil health. Their solution has the potential to remove gigatons of CO2 annually while creating significant value for farmers, as biochar is one of the safest and most permanent atmospheric carbon removal methods available. We’re proud to continue supporting Jason Aramburu, Morgan Williams and the team. https://lnkd.in/gaFjxnyf

Congratulations to our portfolio company SirenOpt on closing a $6.6 million seed round. By combining cold atmospheric plasma with machine learning, SirenOpt enables non-destructive, real-time characterization of multiple material properties simultaneously. This innovation has wide-reaching applications across battery, aerospace, semiconductor, and electronic manufacturing industries. We’re proud to continue supporting SirenOpt alongside investors such as Voyager Ventures and TOMORROW as they work to empower manufacturers with cutting-edge metrology solutions. https://lnkd.in/eBs78XE6

Congratulations to Xcimer Energy Corporation on their new $100M financing. We're excited to continue supporting Conner Galloway, Alexander Valys and Ben Wheeler on their mission of making fusion power a reality. Read on to learn more.

Wireframe portfolio company Enveda Biosciences just announced their AI collaboration with Microsoft, and also unveiled PRISM - the world's largest foundation model for metabolomics. "Given their leadership in advancing and implementing AI across industries, we are thrilled to collaborate with Microsoft,” says Viswa Colluru, PhD, CEO and Founder of Enveda. “We believe this relationship and our new foundation model will further accelerate our ability to find powerful new medicines from natural sources." David Healey, Vice President of Data Science at Enveda, adds, "By training PRISM on the largest collection of mass spectra ever assembled, we've created a tool that can help us interpret the language of chemistry and translate it into new, impactful medicines." Read more about this exciting AI partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eDCQ8n6r

We're still unpacking the incredible insights learned and relationships developed at SF Climate Week 2024. If you missed our thought-provoking panel on the impacts of AI & Electrification on the power grid, check out our blog for a full recap 🔌⚡️ https://lnkd.in/esv8qnsc

Thrilled to announce our investment in Caladan Bio, launching out of stealth with a $5M seed round! 🧪 Caladan is revolutionizing synbio with their high-throughput, cost-effective benchtop bioreactors. Congrats Michael Kobida & team!

Congratulations to our portfolio company, Bedrock Energy on completing their first geothermal heating and cooling project at CIM Group's Penn Field campus in Austin! Bedrock's innovative drilling tech and advanced modeling software enabled a highly efficient installation using just 11 bores (vs 30+ for conventional technologies). "This demonstrates how geothermal offers comfort, savings and innovation," said Joselyn Lai, Bedrock's CEO. We're thrilled to back Bedrock as they make clean geothermal HVAC widely accessible for commercial buildings. https://lnkd.in/gH8XeZ-s