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Carat Partners

Carat Partners Fund I, L.P.

Open, writing first checksEmerging manager

Open: first sale Aug 2023, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

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Vintage
2023
Fund size
$11.75M to $350M (Form D)
Stages
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Advanced materials, Manufacturing, Energy, Energy storage, Logistics, AI applications, Cybersecurity, Mobility
Regions
Global

01 · Thesis

Carat Partners is a deep-tech venture firm that leads pre-growth investments in sustainable companies with imminent customer traction. It invests from seed extension through Series B across sectors including advanced manufacturing, alternative energy, supply chain, and AI.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$200K to $2M (stated by the firm)

Stated by the firm (firm-level)

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Lars Uffhausen, Manager of the GPLLC

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideWe lead pre-growth investments for sustainable companies with imminent customer traction.

    We lead pre-growth investments for sustainable companies with imminent customer traction.
    https://caratvp.com/

  • Firm-wideChecks of $200000 to $2000000

    providing $200k to $2m checks in post-seed capital
    https://caratvp.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://caratvp.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1987015/000198701525000002/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026