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.

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kolum founders

Our Team

We are building kolum with a small team of dedicated specialists

    Helge

    Helge

    Managing Director

    Marius

    Marius

    Managing Director

    Niko

    Niko

    Chief Technology Officer

    Ronny

    Ronny

    Software Engineer

    Philipp

    Philipp

    Software Engineer

We are VC-backed...

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...and have operational support by leading business angels from the Sustainability, Customs, and Software space

Anna Alex

Anna Alex

Co-Founder Planetly, Nala Earth, Outfittery

Markus Sudhoff

Markus Sudhoff

Managing Director Climate Founders GmbH

Janine Lampprecht

Janine Lampprecht

Managing Director Grenzlotsen GmbH

Christian Peters

Christian Peters

Managing Director zweitag GmbH

Markus Linder

Markus Linder

Founder & CEO inoqo, zoovu

Managing Director Triple Impact Ventures

Henning Emmrich

Henning Emmrich

Managing Partner goodgrow.vc

Former COO Frontastic

Thomas Gottheil

Thomas Gottheil

Managing Partner goodgrow.vc

Former CEO Frontastic

Michal Bartmanski

Michal Bartmanski

Managing Partner goodgrow.vc

Founder Enginiety

Florian Gottschaller

Florian Gottschaller

Founding Partner superangels

Alexander Brand

Alexander Brand

Founding Partner superangels

Franzi Majer

Franzi Majer

Founding Partner superangels

Care to join?

There is always space for great team additions. Please check out our career page for current openings. If you do not find a position that suits you but you think you could be a great fit anyway: send us a quick message to marius@kolum.earth.

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