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Lichen Ventures, LLC
Founding General Partner at Lichen Ventures
· United States
Check size
$200,000
Lead stage
Seed
Deals tracked
7
Sectors
Biomanufacturing, Industrial Decarbonization
Biomanufacturing
Industrial Decarbonization
Adaptation and Resilience
Critical Minerals
Methane Management
biomanufacturing
Seed
venture capital
United States
About Lichen
Lichen Ventures, LLC is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. Limited public information is available regarding specific executive leadership, investment thesis, or portfolio composition at this time
Investment thesis
Climate-hard-tech investor backing companies with strong unit economics and measurable climate impact.
Lichen Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in climate-hard-tech companies that disrupt with discipline. The firm focuses on early-stage, US-based companies whose unit economics are strong without monetizing climate impact, backing technologies across biomanufacturing, industrial decarbonization, adaptation and resilience, critical minerals, and methane management. The fund partners with scientists, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem stakeholders to support technically complex innovations with outsized positive impact on planetary health and sustainability
Investment philosophy
According to Lichen Ventures, the firm backs climate-hard-tech companies that “disrupt with discipline” and prioritize superior unit economics at the frontier of biomanufacturing, industrial decarbonization, adaptation and resilience, critical minerals, and methane management. Justin Brodie-Kommit states that he invests in technologies that “win on economics first, climate impact second.”[1][9]
Recent activity
Live platform data · proprietary, citable layer
Notable portfolio
Calectra
Erg Bio
FinEV
Aquapitas
How to approach Lichen
Unit economics first — Invests in technologies that are economically compelling before climate impact is considered.
Climate-hard-tech — Focuses on physical solutions in biomanufacturing, industrial decarbonization, adaptation and resilience, critical minerals, and methane management.
Long-term impact — Positions the firm as a collaborative network committed to durable, real-world outcomes.
Frequently asked
Does Lichen Ventures, LLC invest at Seed stage?
Yes. They invest at Seed, venture capital stage.
Their geographic focus includes United States.
What is their typical check size?
Lichen Ventures, LLC's typical check size is $200,000.
They currently invest through Lichen Ventures.
What sectors does Lichen Ventures, LLC focus on?
Lichen Ventures, LLC primarily invests in Biomanufacturing, Industrial Decarbonization, Adaptation and Resilience, Critical Minerals.
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