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Top 72 Carbon Capturing and Gas Recycling startups
Oct 27, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić | 22 |
These startups develop new carbon capturing technologies such as direct air capture, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, mineral carbonation for permanent storage, electrochemical CO2 reduction, sorbent-based capture systems, membrane separation technologies, etc.
1
Country: Kenya | Funding: $5M
Octavia Carbon is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) company based in Kenya.
Octavia Carbon is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) company based in Kenya.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $26M
NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and oils for aquaculture and beyond.
NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and oils for aquaculture and beyond.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $32.5M
Mantel proposes a method to trap CO2 before it enters the atmosphere.
Mantel proposes a method to trap CO2 before it enters the atmosphere.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $30M
Graphyte utilizes carbon dioxide removal solution that is permanent, affordable, and immediately scalable.
Graphyte utilizes carbon dioxide removal solution that is permanent, affordable, and immediately scalable.
5
Country: New Zealand | Funding: $1B
LanzaTech has developed a novel gas-liquid fermentation process that produces fuels and chemicals from gas resources.
LanzaTech has developed a novel gas-liquid fermentation process that produces fuels and chemicals from gas resources.
6
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $784.3M
Climeworks engages in capturing CO2 from the air via commercial carbon dioxide removal technology.
Climeworks engages in capturing CO2 from the air via commercial carbon dioxide removal technology.
7
Country: Canada | Funding: $479M
Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider specializing in the development and manufacturing of novel solid sorbents.
Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider specializing in the development and manufacturing of novel solid sorbents.
8
Country: UK | Funding: $213.6M
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
9
Country: UK | Funding: $212.4M
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $199.4M
Twelve is a new kind of chemical company built for the climate era. We make essential products from air, not oil.
Twelve is a new kind of chemical company built for the climate era. We make essential products from air, not oil.
11
Country: Iceland | Funding: $117M
Carbfix provides a natural and permanent storage solution by turning CO2 into stone underground in less than two years.
Carbfix provides a natural and permanent storage solution by turning CO2 into stone underground in less than two years.
12
Country: USA | Funding: $116M
Avnos is commercializing technology to capture CO2 without consuming water, producing water for every ton.
Avnos is commercializing technology to capture CO2 without consuming water, producing water for every ton.
13
Country: USA | Funding: $105M
Solidia Technologies is a tech firm that makes it profitable to use CO₂ for manufacturing construction and industrial products.
Solidia Technologies is a tech firm that makes it profitable to use CO₂ for manufacturing construction and industrial products.
14
Country: Australia | Funding: A$155M
Loam Bio is an agtech company that is using microbes to help the carbon cycle. It delivers high-quality CO2 removal with environmental co-benefits, by providing growers with unique tools and connecting them to business leaders who are driving the global path to net-zero.
Loam Bio is an agtech company that is using microbes to help the carbon cycle. It delivers high-quality CO2 removal with environmental co-benefits, by providing growers with unique tools and connecting them to business leaders who are driving the global path to net-zero.
15
Country: Canada | Funding: $92.4M
CarbonCure Technologies creates, develops and licenses solutions that consume waste CO2 to make better concrete.
CarbonCure Technologies creates, develops and licenses solutions that consume waste CO2 to make better concrete.
16
Country: Finland | Funding: $66.3M
Solar Foods has developed a process that uses renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our atmosphere to create an alternative protein it calls Solein.
Solar Foods has developed a process that uses renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our atmosphere to create an alternative protein it calls Solein.
17
Country: Iceland | Funding: $66.3M
Carbon Recycling International is a company that produces methanol for use as an alternative fuel source.
Carbon Recycling International is a company that produces methanol for use as an alternative fuel source.
18
Country: USA | Funding: $54.3M
Heirloom Carbon develops technology called carbon mineralization, to help minerals absorb CO2 from the ambient air in days, rather than years. By combining the best of engineering and nature, we can offer the most cost-effective and scalable Direct Air Capture solution in the world.
Heirloom Carbon develops technology called carbon mineralization, to help minerals absorb CO2 from the ambient air in days, rather than years. By combining the best of engineering and nature, we can offer the most cost-effective and scalable Direct Air Capture solution in the world.
19
Country: USA | Funding: $54.3M
Ocean carbon removal startup Running Tide crafts adaptive aquaculture techniques to optimize nature while amplifying flavor and health.
Ocean carbon removal startup Running Tide crafts adaptive aquaculture techniques to optimize nature while amplifying flavor and health.
20
Country: USA | Funding: $48.7M
Dimensional Energy transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and valuable consumer products with the lowest energy input per barrel installed.
Dimensional Energy transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and valuable consumer products with the lowest energy input per barrel installed.
21
Country: UK | Funding: $46.8M
Econic Technologies develops new catalysts and processes for the manufacture of polymers from CO2.
Econic Technologies develops new catalysts and processes for the manufacture of polymers from CO2.
22
Country: UK | Funding: $43.2M
4.01 is a company that specializes in eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere by mineralizing it in peridotite.
4.01 is a company that specializes in eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere by mineralizing it in peridotite.
23
Country: UK | Funding: $38.7M
Mission Zero is an Electrochemical that removes carbon dioxide from the air and concentrates it for a variety of sequestration pathways.
Mission Zero is an Electrochemical that removes carbon dioxide from the air and concentrates it for a variety of sequestration pathways.
24
Country: USA | Funding: $39.1M
Air Company turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and aviation fuel
Air Company turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and aviation fuel
25
Country: UK | Funding: £31.3M
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
26
Country: USA | Funding: $34.5M
Captura is a carbon capture system to support a sustainable future for the climate.
Captura is a carbon capture system to support a sustainable future for the climate.
27
Country: Finland | Funding: $27.5M
A biochar technology and project developer. The most scalable solution for industry & carbon removal
A biochar technology and project developer. The most scalable solution for industry & carbon removal
28
Country: UK | Funding: $25M
Isometric is a carbon removal registry, verification service, and science platform.
Isometric is a carbon removal registry, verification service, and science platform.
29
Country: USA | Funding: $23M
Ebb Carbon works on a reverse electrochemical ocean deacidification process that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.
Ebb Carbon works on a reverse electrochemical ocean deacidification process that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.
30
Country: Bahamas | Funding: $21.3M
Partanna specializes in the production of building materials designed to absorb CO2.
Partanna specializes in the production of building materials designed to absorb CO2.
31
Country: France | Funding: $17M
Dioxycle is develops electrolyzer that turns CO2 into ethylene
Dioxycle is develops electrolyzer that turns CO2 into ethylene
32
Country: Germany | Funding: $16.4M
CEEZER is a digital platform offering companies easy, secure, direct access to top-quality projects across the voluntary carbon market.
CEEZER is a digital platform offering companies easy, secure, direct access to top-quality projects across the voluntary carbon market.
33
Country: USA | Funding: $14.1M
Osmoses engages in decarbonizing gas separations to eliminate one gigaton of carbon emissions per year.
Osmoses engages in decarbonizing gas separations to eliminate one gigaton of carbon emissions per year.
34
Country: USA | Funding: $11.5M
Cemvita Factory has developed biomimicking technologies and custom-engineered microorganisms that catalyze the conversion of CO2 at ambient pressure and temperature
Cemvita Factory has developed biomimicking technologies and custom-engineered microorganisms that catalyze the conversion of CO2 at ambient pressure and temperature
35
Country: Israel | Funding: $11.5M
RepAir Carbon’s aim is to develop cell approach to capture or store greenhouse gases “at a gigaton scale”.
RepAir Carbon’s aim is to develop cell approach to capture or store greenhouse gases “at a gigaton scale”.
36
Country: USA | Funding: $11.6M
By engineering a new way to use CO2, and store energy, OCOchem’s technology helps solve the dual challenges of carbon emissions and large-scale zero-carbon energy storage for customers interested in reducing their carbon footprint, energy storage costs, or both.
By engineering a new way to use CO2, and store energy, OCOchem’s technology helps solve the dual challenges of carbon emissions and large-scale zero-carbon energy storage for customers interested in reducing their carbon footprint, energy storage costs, or both.
37
Country: USA | Funding: $12M
Eion removes atmospheric CO2, permanently and verifiably, with enhanced rock weathering on soil
Eion removes atmospheric CO2, permanently and verifiably, with enhanced rock weathering on soil
38
Country: USA | Funding: $12.2M
Noya is reversing climate change and pulling CO2 out of the sky by retrofitting existing pieces of equipment to capture carbon.
Noya is reversing climate change and pulling CO2 out of the sky by retrofitting existing pieces of equipment to capture carbon.
39
Country: UK | Funding: $12.1M
CarbonChain's AI platform automates emissions tracking in carbon-heavy supply chains for a net-zero economy.
CarbonChain's AI platform automates emissions tracking in carbon-heavy supply chains for a net-zero economy.
40
Country: UK | Funding: $10.9M
Deep Branch’s proprietary CO₂-to-protein process directly utilises CO₂ from industrial emissions to generate Proton, a single-cell protein (SCP) optimised for animal nutrition.
Deep Branch’s proprietary CO₂-to-protein process directly utilises CO₂ from industrial emissions to generate Proton, a single-cell protein (SCP) optimised for animal nutrition.
41
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $10.7M
UniSieve is a cleantech company that provides molecular separation membrane solutions for a wide range of applications. Energy carriers such as hydrogen or methane are transported and consumed in purified form.
UniSieve is a cleantech company that provides molecular separation membrane solutions for a wide range of applications. Energy carriers such as hydrogen or methane are transported and consumed in purified form.
42
Country: USA | Funding: $11M
Spiritus is a climate tech company developing direct-air-capture technology.
Spiritus is a climate tech company developing direct-air-capture technology.
43
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
CarbonBuilt enables concrete manufacturing to drive greenhouse gas reductions through the utilization of CO2 and other industrial wastes.
CarbonBuilt enables concrete manufacturing to drive greenhouse gas reductions through the utilization of CO2 and other industrial wastes.
44
Country: USA | Funding: $9.3M
Blue Planet uses it’s patented Liquid Condensed Phase Technology to convert CO2 into high-value CarbonMix building and highway materials.
Blue Planet uses it’s patented Liquid Condensed Phase Technology to convert CO2 into high-value CarbonMix building and highway materials.
45
Country: USA | Funding: $8.4M
Banyu Carbon focuses on developing a novel photocatalytic approach to marine carbon dioxide removal.
Banyu Carbon focuses on developing a novel photocatalytic approach to marine carbon dioxide removal.
46
Country: USA | Funding: $6.9M
AirMyne is scaling high-quality carbon removal through Direct Air Capture.
AirMyne is scaling high-quality carbon removal through Direct Air Capture.
47
Country: USA | Funding: $6.8M
Clairity Technology is a climate startup that creates low-cost, scalable technology to harvest carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Clairity Technology is a climate startup that creates low-cost, scalable technology to harvest carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
48
Country: Estonia | Funding: €6.1M
UP Catalyst uses molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation to reprocess CO2 and produce valuable carbonaceous nanomaterials that can be used in battery and supercapacitor technologies.
UP Catalyst uses molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation to reprocess CO2 and produce valuable carbonaceous nanomaterials that can be used in battery and supercapacitor technologies.
49
Country: Germany | Funding: €6M
EcoLocked provides a turnkey solution for the construction industry to build with climate-neutral concrete. It is creating a climate-friendly built environment by converting captured carbon into highly functional concrete admix materials.
EcoLocked provides a turnkey solution for the construction industry to build with climate-neutral concrete. It is creating a climate-friendly built environment by converting captured carbon into highly functional concrete admix materials.
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Country: UK | Funding: £4.5M
Developing novel technology for carbon sequestration into concrete
Developing novel technology for carbon sequestration into concrete
