Carbon Direct Capital

A new generation of transformative, growth companies has emerged from the carbon management ecosystem. Carbon Direct Capital partners with leading companies in this space. We believe that selective investing with a science-focused approach maximizes both climate impact and financial returns.

Our Team

Alicia Estella

Chief Financial Officer + Chief Compliance Officer

Jonathan Goldberg

CEO + Founder

Joshua Dienstag

Chief Investment Officer

Justine Davids

Associate

Mayank Kapoor

Vice President

Merritt Dailey

Senior Associate

Nili GIlbert

Vice Chairwoman

Pulin Amin

Financial Controller

Shahaab Bhanji

Principal

Stephanie Nitopi Karris, PhD

Principal

Warren Samlin

General Counsel

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News

News Coverage

Mar 27, 2023

Carbon Direct Capital Vice Chairwoman Nili Gilbert Named to Barron’s 2023 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance

Gilbert is named to the 4th annual list honoring the women disrupting today’s financial services industry and shaping its future through innovation and action.

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News Coverage

Mar 8, 2023

The Case for Carbon Removal

In an interview with Barron's, Nili Gilbert makes the case for carbon removal as a solution to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Barron's

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Mar 2, 2023

Air Company Signs $65M Deal With US Air Force

Air Company, an aviation fuel startup that turns CO2 into aviation fuel has entered a $65 million dollar deal with the U.S. Air Force. According to a spokesperson, Air Company is set to produce tens of thousands of gallons of jet fuel for the U.S. Air Force over the next several years.

International Business Times

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Feb 21, 2023

Leilac signs Direct Air Capture MOU for global licence and collaboration agreement with Heirloom

The partnership between Leilac and Heirloom, whose investors include Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures, as well as existing Leilac shareholder Carbon Direct Capital Management, Ahren Innovation Capital and Microsoft, brings together two leading climate technologies to provide an innovative and highly efficient approach to atmospheric carbon dioxide removal by DAC.

Calix

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Nov 16, 2022

Syzygy Plasmonics Raises $76 Million Series C Led by Carbon Direct Capital to Accelerate Delivery of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Technology

The capital raised will fund further development and delivery of all-electric reactor systems that eliminate fossil-based combustion from chemical manufacturing and reduce the carbon intensity of hydrogen, methanol, and fuel.

PR Newswire

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Oct 28, 2022

Cement giant Heidelberg signs license agreement to expand use of carbon capture tech

Paris-headquartered Leilac’s license agreement will apply to any Heidelberg Materials industrial facility where the company’s decarbonization technology, involving the use of carbon capture, is installed.

Carbon Pulse

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