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To accelerate access to reliable carbon removals.
Global industries are facing increasing pressure to decarbonise their operations by 2050 in order to fulfil net-zero commitments. One essential strategy for offsetting unavoidable emissions is through carbon removals. However, despite the urgency and necessity to reach net-zero targets, the carbon removal industry is still in its early stages and faces challenges that discourage companies from investing in carbon removal portfolios.
CUR8, a climate startup headquartered in London, is building the tools to professionalise and accelerate the carbon removal industry. The platform facilitates the purchase of carbon removal credits from suppliers and constructs carbon removal portfolios that integrate a range of strategies and methods. Currently, with an industry-standard set price of £150 per carbon removal, CUR8 hopes to bring this price down over time as the industry expands, ensuring accessibility for companies of all sizes.
Well on its way to scaling, the startup has raised substantial capital to kick-start its growth plans. With backing from GV (Google Ventures) among others, CUR8 intends to use this funding to grow its team, scale up capacity and further develop its platform in order to play a critical role in helping solve the challenges posed by the current climate crisis.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
May 2023
$6.8m
SEED
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Marta Krupinska
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously the Head of Google for Startups UK and co-lead of Googles Black Founders Fund Europe. Also co-founded Travelnity, Azimo, and FreeUp (now Earnd).
Mark Stevenson
(CIO & Co-Founder)Previously worked as an Advisor at the UK Ministry of Defense on Peace, Security and Climate Change and to Médecins Sans Frontières. Now an ambassador to Client Earth and Chairs the Impact Board for Climate.vc.
Gabrielle Walker
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Climate Editor at Nature and Features Editor at New Science. Also taught at Cambridge and Princeton University. They have also made many television appearances for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, as a Presenter/Contributing Expert for programmes relating to weather and climate.
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As the first employee, I've seen CUR8 build the strongest, smartest and most purposeful startup team I've ever been part of. Daniel Dennett once said "The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." For me that's the fight against climate change, and in CUR8 I found a company putting impact first, by trying to balance science with scale.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
May 2024
Our culture OKR talks very clearly to building a diverse pipeline of candidates for all roles. We're a mix of nationalities, remote and in-person, parents and non-parents, to try and be as flexible as possible in hiring.
Operations & Strategy
People of all backgrounds are welcomed
May 2024
I genuinely love working at CUR8. It's a group of smart, motivated, community-minded people, bringing their diverse array of talents to help make a brand new trillion dollar market. Most people will have seen company values come and go, CUR8's are very lived and talk to the team energy: boldly go where others don’t, clarify the complex, science driven commercially scalable, kindness and inclusiveness, relentless possibilism. My experience has been of inspiring founders, impact-driven colleagues and a sense of hope in the midst of a climate emergency.
Operations & Strategy
Team energy
May 2024
I really enjoy working for CUR8 because the work is meaningful and the team is hard working. There is a flat hierarchy where your voice matters. The team is diverse and dynamic.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
May 2024
I just joined the team and the people here have been giving me work to contribute to, allowing me to own some processes quickly, while providing answers to all my questions.
Operations & Strategy
Hard working team
May 2024
There is a culture of embracing new ideas, and celebrating progress at CUR8. Our values encompass "boldly going where others don’t" and "relentless possibilism" which does not only apply to the nature of early market that we're working in, but also applies to the way that we work as individuals.
Operations & Strategy
Great work is recognised
May 2024
I’m finding the work really meaningful and challenging, both on a personal level and building an entire new industry tackling climate change. I feel energised and supported while doing complex, rewarding work and I’m surrounded by brilliant, committed team members who are exceptional at their jobs and really wonderful to be around. I grow and learn every day while working at CUR8.
Operations & Strategy
Challenging work
May 2024
The founders and management team are very experienced and have high expectations but always treat everyone with respect, setting ambitious targets but recognising shared responsibility for delivering them.
Operations & Strategy
Supportive management
May 2024
The CUR8 team work exceptionally hard and with smiles on their faces, even on a hard day. I feel energised and encouraged and I feel I can always ask questions and will find someone to help me out.
Operations & Strategy
Team energy
May 2024