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Twelve Series C

Twelve, which works in carbon transformation technology development in Berkeley, raised $85M in a Series C round announced on 11 Mar 2025. 15 firms took part. It is Twelve's fourth venture round on record; the one before was a Growth in Sep 2024.

Twelve Chemicals

$85M

Amount raised

Not disclosed

Post-money valuation

15

Investors

no lead named

Valuation

What this round says about the price

Twelve did not disclose a valuation in this round. It came 6 months after Twelve's Growth. It is 13% of the $672M Twelve has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Twelve.

Twelve's funding rounds

Twelve has 4 venture rounds on record and 1 other deal. This one is highlighted.

  1. Series A 8 Jul 2021, led by Capricorn Technology Impact Fund and Carbon Direct Capital $57M
  2. Series B 1 Jul 2022, led by DCVC $130M
  3. Debt not a venture round 19 Sep 2024 $45M
  4. Growth 19 Sep 2024, led by TPG $400M
  5. Series C this round 11 Mar 2025 $85M

Investors

Who put money in

15 firms took part; no lead investor was named.

Investors

  • SMBC new investor
  • TPG backs 114 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 5 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Amazon (The Climate Pledge Fund) new investor
  • backs 48 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Development Bank of Japan new investor
  • backs 2 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Greycroft backs 236 venture-backed companies new investor
  • 2551 Capital new investor
  • backs 6 venture-backed companies new investor
  • MOL Switch new investor
  • CSC Leasing new investor
  • backs 116 venture-backed companies new investor
  • DCVC backs 171 venture-backed companies new investor
  • new investor

Use of proceeds

What the money is for

According to the announcement, the money goes to product development and scaling operations.

  • Product development
  • Scaling operations

Comparable rounds

How it compares

7 Series C rounds in Chemicals within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $47M, and this round was 1.8 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series C rounds in Chemicals:

Series C rounds in Chemicals, Mar 2024 to Mar 2026: 7 rounds with an amount, log scale.
Comparable rounds
CompanyAnnouncedAmountPost-moneyLed by
Chemicals27 May 2025$40Mnot disclosednot named
Chemicals21 Nov 2024$47Mnot disclosedUniper and HYCAP Group
Chemicals7 Nov 2024$6.0Mnot disclosedPangaea Ventures and Cottonwood Technology Fund
Infinium Chemicals10 Sep 2024$1.10Bnot disclosedBrookfield
Chemicals25 Sep 2024$53Mnot disclosedOPG Pension Plan
Chemicals19 Jun 2024$28Mnot disclosedWoven Capital
Chemicals5 Apr 2024$152Mnot disclosednot named

Sources

Where this comes from

Reported by 5 sources.

Questions

Frequently asked

How much did Twelve raise in its Series C round?

Twelve raised $85M in its Series C round, announced in Mar 2025.

Which investors took part in Twelve's Series C round?

SMBC, TPG, Pulse Fund, Amazon (The Climate Pledge Fund), Mitsui Global Investment and Development Bank of Japan and 9 more.

What was Twelve's valuation at the Series C round?

It was not disclosed.

How does it compare with other Series C rounds in Chemicals?

7 Series C rounds in Chemicals within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $47M, and this round was 1.8 times the median.