Carbon Silicon Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2022

AUM

-

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Carbon Silicon Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, United States, founded in 2022 by Nish Bhat, co-founder of Color Genomics. The firm focuses on transforming biology into an engineering discipline, with a team that includes experts in biotechnology and AI. They are distinguished by their commitment to backing founders who are pioneering in synthetic DNA, automated labs, and protein design.

The firm invests primarily in the biotechnology and healthcare sectors, with a focus on synthetic biology, AI, and deeptech. They typically invest in pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, with check sizes ranging from $100K to $500K. Carbon Silicon Ventures primarily invests in companies based in the United States, with a portfolio that includes companies like Ansa Biotechnologies and Octant.

Notable investments by Carbon Silicon Ventures include Ansa Biotechnologies - enzymatic DNA synthesis platform, Octant - multi-target corrector molecules, Basepair - bioinformatics infrastructure, Medra AI - physical AI scientist, and Femtofluidics - digital microfluidic platforms.

Industry

Biotechnology Robotics AI MedTech Deeptech

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Nish Bhat Cofounder, General Partner
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FAQs about Carbon Silicon Ventures

Carbon Silicon Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Carbon Silicon Ventures is located in New York, New York, United States.
Carbon Silicon Ventures was founded in 2022.
Carbon Silicon Ventures invests in companies and startups in Biotechnology, Robotics, AI, MedTech, Deeptech.
Carbon Silicon Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Carbon Silicon Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Carbon Silicon Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
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