Dutch state investor joins €35m bet to make carbon 'work beautifully'
6 Jul 2026
10:44
A publicly listed Dutch materials company has spun out its CO2 conversion technology into a standalone startup called Carbeau, with Invest-NL among its first backers.
"We believe Carbeau can play an important role in transforming CO2 from a challenge into an opportunity," said CEO Yap Chie Cheung.
"We believe Carbeau can play an important role in transforming CO2 from a challenge into an opportunity," said CEO Yap Chie Cheung.
Invest-NL has joined a €35.2m funding round for Carbeau, a Dutch startup converting CO2 into chemicals using electricity.
Carbeau is a spin-out from Avantium, the Amsterdam-listed renewable materials company. The name Carbeau combines "carbon" with "beau", reflecting the company's stated mission of "making carbon work beautifully". The technology platform was previously known as Volta Technology.