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Justin Brodie-Kommit, Ph.D.

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Founding General Partner at Lichen Ventures
📍 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Justin is the Founding General Partner at Lichen Ventures, a venture fund backing seed-stage Climate-Hard-Tech companies. With a Ph. D. in Cell Biology from Johns Hopkins, he leverages his deep technical background to evaluate science-based solutions. Colleagues describe him as a skilled mentor and consummate connector.

His work is deeply motivated by a desire to create a sustainable world for his daughter, Lyra. This personal drive fuels his professional mission and his extensive community work, where he is a co-lead organizer for DC Climate Week, fostering collaboration in the Mid-Atlantics climate ecosystem.

Unique fact: Justin co-founded Green Spear, a company that developed technology to convert CO2 directly into battery materials.

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Current Role
Founding General Partner
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Priorities

Topics Justin cares about

Climate Hard-Tech
His venture fund, Lichen Ventures, exclusively invests in Climate-Hard-Tech companies that win on superior unit economics rather than relying on green premiums.
Industrial Decarbonization
This is a key focus area for both his venture fund and his personal angel investments, targeting companies with breakthrough scientific solutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Founding General Partner
Lichen Ventures
10-2025
Co-Lead Organizer DCCW '26
DC Climate Week
6-2024
Steering Committee and Advisory Board Member
DC Climate Week
2-2025 - 6-2025
Climate Innovation and Technology Co-Theme Lead & Programming Committee Member
DC Climate Week
12-2020
Climate-Hard-Tech Angel Investor
Justin Brodie-Kommit Investing
In the press

Media appearances

Justin Brodie-Kommit: General Partner at Lichen Ventures – The Investor With Joel Palathinkal. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Justin Brodie-Kommit: General Partner at Lichen Ventures – The Investor With Joel Palathinkal. Featured in Wave AI Podcast
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Education
2012 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The Johns Hopkins University
8-2008 - 5-2012
Bachelors of Science
Bucknell University
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