Lichen Ventures

Lichen Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in climate-hard-tech companies who disrupt with discipline for the benefit of our planet. We back those with superior unit economics operating at the frontier of biomanufacturing, industrial decarbonization, adaptation and resilience, critical minerals, and methane management. Led by managing partner Justin Brodie-Kommit, PhD, a leader in climate-hard-tech investment, Lichen Ventures and its venture partners are co-creating a symbiotic network fluent in complexity and committed to long-term impact. We are scientists and investors with purpose. We draw strength from layered knowledge, long-term observation and identifying patterns to unwind complex problems. At Lichen Ventures, we envision a future where progress doesn’t come at the planet’s expense. We believe our tomorrow is shaped by the potential of climate-hard-tech innovations to substantially benefit and change the trajectory of our planet’s health and sustainability. We are focusing on US-based companies whose unit economics pencil out without monetizing their climate impacts, whose savings are undeniably just good business. Our thesis includes sectors that are most ripe for disruption and hold the most power for positive impact: biomanufacturing, adaptation and resilience, industrial decarbonization, critical minerals, and methane management. We invite those who disrupt with discipline and those operating at the frontier of climate-hard-tech to join us.