Carly Anderson

Carly Anderson is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Timescale Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building climate and deep tech companies in critical infrastructure and materials. At Timescale Ventures, she focuses on sourcing and supporting seed and Series A startups, drawing on her experience as a Principal and early-stage investor at Prelude Ventures, where she has overseen investments in companies such as AMP, Ebb Carbon, Fleet Robotics, Graphyte, Heirloom Technologies, Lime, Living Carbon, polySpectra, Pyka, SCiFi Foods, Thea Energy, and Xcimer. Before joining Prelude Ventures in 2022, she was a Chemical Engineer and Partner in the energy and climate practice at Prime Movers Lab, a Senior Engineer and the first engineering hire at CO2 capture startup Mosaic Materials, and earlier led R&D on electrical plasma devices and advanced energy materials in academic and industrial settings after starting her career as an engineer with consulting firm DEI working on technology deployments in commercial nuclear power plants.

Anderson’s work spans multiple patents, scientific publications, and articles for both technical and general audiences in areas including low-temperature plasmas, advanced materials for energy, and carbon capture technologies. She has presented her research and investment perspectives to diverse audiences ranging from government forums, including engagements at the White House, to university and industry events. She holds a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and a PhD in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where her research focused on advanced materials for the energy sector and plasma-based systems.