Our Mission?
We make CBAM easy
We are building technology that helps companies of all sizes to handle the complex challenges that come with carbon pricing regulations in international trade. We are driven by the goal of saving companies time, resources and money so they can fully focus on their core business.
Built by Experts
kolum was founded by Helge and Marius at the end of 2023. Helge, a doctoral candidate at the University of Münster who has been researching the legal implications of the EU CBAM since 2021, began offering webinars for affected companies at the beginning of 2023. After exchanging ideas with hundreds of companies and learning about their problems and challenges firsthand, he turned to his friend Marius. Together, they conceived an MVP to address the immediate challenges of CBAM. Encouraged by the strong traction from both SMEs and larger companies, they decided to develop the company with a larger vision for an end-to-end technology solution. They are now working with a small, fantastic team to make carbon border adjustment mechanisms simple and manageable for organizations of all sizes.
Our Team
We are building kolum with a small team of dedicated specialists
Helge
Managing Director
Marius
Managing Director
Niko
Chief Technology Officer
Ronny
Software Engineer
Philipp
Software Engineer
Michelle
Founder Associate Intern
Sophie
GTM Working Student
Fabrice
Head of Sales
We are VC-backed...
...and have operational support by leading business angels from the Sustainability, Customs, and Software space
Anna Alex
Co-Founder Planetly, Nala Earth, Outfittery
Markus Sudhoff
Managing Director Climate Founders GmbH
Janine Lampprecht
Managing Director Grenzlotsen GmbH
Christian Peters
Managing Director zweitag GmbH
Markus Linder
Founder & CEO inoqo, zoovu
Managing Director Triple Impact Ventures
Henning Emmrich
Managing Partner goodgrow.vc
Former COO Frontastic
Thomas Gottheil
Managing Partner goodgrow.vc
Former CEO Frontastic
Michal Bartmanski
Managing Partner goodgrow.vc
Founder Enginiety
Florian Gottschaller
Founding Partner superangels
Alexander Brand
Founding Partner superangels
Franzi Majer
Founding Partner superangels