The 1% mission: why Europe’s climate tech future runs through industrial giants, not consumer apps

<p>“We are looking for one thing: people who want to start a business in climate, and want to start it <em>now</em>.”</p><p>In this episode of Angel Insights, host Tom Britton sits down with <strong>Michael Langguth</strong>, Founding Partner of <a href="www.carbonthirteen.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Carbon 13</strong></a>, the venture builder for the climate emergency.</p><p>While much of the climate conversation focuses on consumer habits, Michael and his team are focused on the &quot;hard stuff&quot;: the industrial transformation required to mitigate 400 million tonnes of CO2e of global emissions.</p><p>Michael shares his journey from a £20m exit in mobile commerce to building a venture engine in Cambridge and Berlin that has already launched over 300 companies. We dive into why the average age of a Carbon 13 founder is 37, the death of the &quot;green premium&quot;, and how the UK’s tax ecosystem provides a global edge for deep-tech innovation.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The &quot;green discount&quot;:</strong> Why the most investable climate plays today are cheaper and more efficient than fossil-fuel incumbents.</p></li><li><p><strong>The venture builder model:</strong> How Carbon 13 vets 2,000 applicants a year to find the postdocs and serial entrepreneurs capable of engineering a gigaton-scale future.</p></li><li><p><strong>Strategic geography:</strong> How Carbon 13 bridges the gap between the UK’s early-stage capital and Germany’s industrial <em>Mittelstand</em>.</p></li><li><p><strong>The role of tax incentives:</strong> Why schemes like the <a href="https://www.syndicateroom.com/seis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)</a> make the UK the world’s best laboratory for high-risk, high-impact deep tech.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Find out more:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Explore the Carbon 13 investment opportunity on <a href="https://www.syndicateroom.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SyndicateRoom</a>.</p></li><li><p>Follow Michael Langguth on LinkedIn for insights into the European climate-tech ecosystem.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Don&#39;t invest unless you&#39;re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. </strong><a href="https://www.syndicateroom.com/#">Take 2 mins to learn more</a><strong>.</strong></p><p><em>For