Terraform Industries manufactures carbon negative "natural gas" by extracting CO2 from the atmosphere. Since a large fraction of natural gas is not burned but used industrially for products including fertilizer, plastics, pharmaceuticals, coatings and adhesives, our natural gas is net carbon negative. Terraform Industries is a bet on cheap solar, synthetic hydrocarbon supremacy, and hyperscale. The overarching goal is to zero out the net transport of carbon from the crust to the atmosphere and oceans as quickly as possible by displacing drilled natural gas production with direct atmospheric processing.
Noya captures CO2 from the sky and re-sells it for 2x cheaper than existing options. We do this by retrofitting existing industrial equipment like cooling towers and converting them into CO2 capture machines.
Developer of an electric energy designed for mobility and stationary applications. The company's energy turns electric maas fleet operation into a profitable business providing a level of service with a smaller number of vehicles and energize-n-go cell technology charges in minutes, making an electric gas station concept for e-mobility feasible, enabling clients to charge many times faster than rechargeable batteries, with a practically infinite number of charge or discharge cycles.
Tandem Repeat specializes in the development of biopolymer-based textiles, focusing on sustainable manufacturing practices. The company utilizes innovative technology that combines fermentation and biosynthesis to produce programmable and customizable textiles from sustainable resources. Its offerings cater to various markets, including textiles, medical, and cosmetics, providing clients with advanced materials that can be tailored to specific needs. By emphasizing sustainability and programmability, Tandem Repeat aims to revolutionize the textile industry with its unique approach to material production.
Pina Earth is a climate tech startup focused on facilitating carbon markets for forest owners in Europe. The company enables local forests to become certified carbon projects through independent certification, promoting climate-resilient forestry and providing sustainable income for landowners. By employing advanced remote sensing technologies and artificial intelligence, Pina Earth accurately measures and monitors the carbon stored in forests. The platform assists landowners in registering their land for carbon credits, offering a high-tech forest management service that encourages sustainable practices, such as planting climate-resilient tree species. These adaptations are designed to enhance carbon uptake over time, allowing forest owners to generate additional carbon credits while contributing to environmental sustainability.
Developer of a robotic system designed to digitize particle separation within fluids. The company's system uses computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to see and separate particles in water without physical barriers such as filters and membranes, enabling people to get clean water at a lower cost, using fewer chemicals and lower energy costs.
Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the development and operation of green infrastructure projects. By offering actionable signals, the platform helps developers, operators, and investors identify optimal locations for profitable construction. It gathers extensive data across 3,500 counties in the United States, covering areas such as environmental conditions, permitting regulations, zoning laws, interconnection details, and competition risks. Additionally, Paces provides modeled signals that include climate risk assessments, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings, all tailored to specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets. This comprehensive approach accelerates renewable project development and improves long-term returns for stakeholders.
Ecosapiens is a Web3 and NFT project designed to empower individuals in the fight against climate change. The company offers a platform that integrates carbon into digital art while emphasizing nature-based solutions for carbon removal, reduction, and prevention. Through its innovative approach, Ecosapiens enables consumers to actively contribute to environmental sustainability and make a meaningful impact on the climate.
Amperon Holdings, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in New York with an additional office in Houston, specializes in developing predictive tools for energy retailers and grid operators. The company focuses on utilizing AI and real-time operational grid intelligence to provide accurate electricity demand forecasts. By leveraging data from over 70 million smart meters installed across the country, Amperon delivers detailed energy data for various ratepayers, including residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. This innovative approach allows utilities and energy suppliers to effectively manage costs and address grid volatility caused by factors such as climate change and global disruptions. Amperon's efforts aim to advance the transition to a smarter energy grid, optimizing the utilization of previously untapped data.
Enduring Planet is a not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Portland, Oregon, established in 2021 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. The firm provides growth capital to climate entrepreneurs through revenue-based financing, offering non-dilutive capital in exchange for a fixed percentage of a company's top-line revenue. Investment amounts range from $100,000 to $500,000, typically representing a 2% to 10% revenue share over a 2 to 3-year term. Enduring Planet's funding scales with revenue growth, enabling rapid follow-on investments. The firm focuses on companies within the New Climate Economy, supporting initiatives across mitigation, removal, adaptation, and resilience. Additionally, Enduring Planet prioritizes investments in underrepresented founders, diverse teams, and startups that serve marginalized communities, ensuring broad inclusivity in its investment strategy.
Developer of an online investment platform designed to offer sustainable and green investment services. The company's platform offers low-fee and diversified investment portfolios built for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, enabling users to reinvest in the companies solving climate change.
BasiGo is an e-mobility startup focused on transforming public transportation by offering electric buses as a cost-effective alternative to diesel. The company aims to make electric buses accessible to all bus owners through innovative Pay-As-You-Drive financing systems. BasiGo's electric buses utilize proven and safe battery technology, allowing them to operate throughout the day on a single charge. By providing an economical, convenient, and reliable solution, BasiGo helps customers address the challenges posed by increasing diesel fuel costs, thereby promoting a more sustainable future in public transport.
MicroByre, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company focuses on developing genetically tractable strains from non-model micro-species, specializing in the domestication and genetic engineering of bacteria that are typically resistant to industrial applications. By utilizing a unique technology platform, MicroByre creates a reliable and generalizable domestication pipeline that supports fermentation processes. Its machine-learning platform analyzes a comprehensive dataset to identify bacteria that meet specific industrial functional criteria, facilitating precise genetic modifications. This approach provides clients with enhanced flexibility and yield while reducing the need for nutritional additives and improving contamination tolerance and phage resistance. Overall, MicroByre serves the biotechnology sector by addressing challenges in microbial utilization for industrial purposes.
Olympian Motors is an innovative electric vehicle startup dedicated to redefining the automotive experience by focusing on aesthetics and minimalism. The company has adopted a fabless production model, which allows for an asset-light manufacturing approach, significantly reducing the typical go-to-market timeframe from over three years to just eight months. Olympian Motors aims to enhance the driving experience by simplifying the cockpit interface and user experience, while prioritizing environmental sustainability through the use of recyclable plastics and plant-based leather. Their electric vehicles are software-defined, providing a superior user experience and ensuring data privacy throughout the system. By targeting a new segment of consumers who value design, comfort, and eco-friendliness, Olympian Motors seeks to transform the often commoditized automotive market.
DiviGas Pte. Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Singapore, specializes in the development of advanced industrial membranes for various sectors, including refineries, chemical processing, and industrial applications. The company's flagship product, the DIVI-H Membrane, is a hydrogen separation nano-molecular membrane designed to efficiently purify hydrogen from diverse feedstock compositions. This technology finds utility in a wide range of processes, such as hot caprolactam recovery, coal gasification, and ammonia off-gas systems. DiviGas serves multiple industries, including petrochemicals, ammonia and methanol production, metallurgical processes, and power-to-gas systems, offering innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability in these fields.
BasiGo is an e-mobility startup focused on transforming public transportation by offering electric buses as a cost-effective alternative to diesel. The company aims to make electric buses accessible to all bus owners through innovative Pay-As-You-Drive financing systems. BasiGo's electric buses utilize proven and safe battery technology, allowing them to operate throughout the day on a single charge. By providing an economical, convenient, and reliable solution, BasiGo helps customers address the challenges posed by increasing diesel fuel costs, thereby promoting a more sustainable future in public transport.
microTERRA creates sustainable protein for farmers in LATAM. Protein is the largest cost to farmers, representing 70% of their total spend. By combining hardware and biotech, microTERRA develops microalgae systems that transform wastewater into a sustainable protein and clean water. Our first customers are fish farms. We transform their wastewater into fish feed, onsite, lowering their production costs, producing protein sustainably and cleaning the water.
Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future. Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services. Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.
Manufacturer of construction materials intended to drive large-scale greenhouse gas reductions through the cost-effective utilization of carbon dioxide and other industrial waste. The company's technology injects carbon dioxide emissions directly from industrial sources into proprietary low-carbon concrete formulations, enabling base industries to transform and achieve their carbon emission reduction goals while getting products that meet industry specifications.
We are a Bay Area-based sustainable e-commerce marketplace. We acquiring, nurture and grow e-commerce brands on a mission to make quality, sustainable products more accessible and affordable. Flora exists to empower people to live sustainably in their daily lives because we believe that inspiring small sustainable choices can lead to a big impact.
Cemvita Factory Inc. is a Houston-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in converting carbon dioxide and water into valuable products. Utilizing a CO2 utilization platform that mimics photosynthesis, Cemvita processes solar energy, water, and carbon dioxide to generate nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, including polymers. The company employs synthetic biology to develop innovative solutions aimed at enhancing energy sustainability and facilitating the extraction of resources in oil and gas, chemicals, and mining industries. Through its technology, Cemvita aims to provide environmentally friendly alternatives for reducing carbon emissions and improving resource extraction methods.
SINAI Technologies Inc. specializes in software solutions that assist companies in planning and implementing carbon emissions strategies. Its platform monitors various departments and processes within an organization to provide tailored recommendations for reducing carbon emissions in alignment with both internal and external objectives. The software includes features such as a carbon footprint module that converts data on waste generation, energy usage, and fuel consumption into greenhouse gas emissions, thereby facilitating the creation of carbon inventories. Additionally, SINAI offers tools for low carbon scenario analysis, carbon pricing design, and setting emissions reduction targets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SINAI Technologies positions itself as a leader in enterprise decarbonization, helping organizations measure, analyze, and manage their emissions effectively.
SINAI Technologies Inc. specializes in software solutions that assist companies in planning and implementing carbon emissions strategies. Its platform monitors various departments and processes within an organization to provide tailored recommendations for reducing carbon emissions in alignment with both internal and external objectives. The software includes features such as a carbon footprint module that converts data on waste generation, energy usage, and fuel consumption into greenhouse gas emissions, thereby facilitating the creation of carbon inventories. Additionally, SINAI offers tools for low carbon scenario analysis, carbon pricing design, and setting emissions reduction targets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SINAI Technologies positions itself as a leader in enterprise decarbonization, helping organizations measure, analyze, and manage their emissions effectively.
Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup founded in 2020 by former Tesla employees, based in San Francisco. The company is focused on revolutionizing the recreational vehicle (RV) industry, which is valued at $26 billion, by developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer. This innovative vehicle aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gas-powered RVs, alleviating issues such as noise, emissions, and range anxiety. By prioritizing sustainability, Lightship seeks to enhance outdoor travel experiences while promoting the preservation of nature. The company’s approach allows travelers to reduce fuel costs and minimize their environmental impact, making it easier to explore the outdoors responsibly.
ION Energy, Inc. is a manufacturer of energy storage systems based in Bayside, New York. The company specializes in producing batteries for scooters and homes, along with battery management systems. ION Energy also provides a battery analytics and diagnostic platform known as RIFT, which utilizes advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance decision-making for electric vehicle and energy storage providers. This technology empowers organizations by offering ready-to-deploy battery management systems or the option to create custom models with zero downtime. ION Energy positions itself as a versatile partner for original equipment manufacturers and battery pack manufacturers in the evolving energy landscape.
Colossal Biosciences is an innovative firm in the field of bioscience and genetic engineering, focused on advancing genomics technology. The company is dedicated to developing transformative solutions for the restoration of extinct species, protection of critically endangered species, and the repopulation of essential ecosystems. Utilizing CRISPR technology, Colossal aims to facilitate species de-extinction, starting with the woolly mammoth, thereby enabling environmental organizations to rehabilitate ecosystems and promote biodiversity. Through its efforts, Colossal seeks to address ecological challenges while also considering the economic and biological needs of humanity.
Aerial is a sustainability software company that specializes in tracking and managing carbon footprints. Its platform automatically calculates users' carbon emissions based on their lifestyle choices and simplifies the process of offsetting these emissions through contributions to verified reforestation projects. Additionally, Aerial provides users with actionable insights into sustainable living, crafted by credible science writers. The company aims to facilitate an effortless transition to a more sustainable lifestyle while helping individuals and organizations understand and reduce their environmental impact. Aerial's innovative approach to carbon management has garnered attention from various media outlets.
Carbo Culture Oy is a Finnish company that specializes in producing biochar from biomass waste, utilizing a carbon sequestration process to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Founded in 2016 and based in Helsinki, the company focuses on upcycling orchard waste into stable, solid biocarbon products. These products serve various applications, including soil remediation and enhancing soil properties by improving water retention and nutrient availability. Carbo Culture's biochar acts as a long-term solution for repairing damaged soils and mitigating crop losses while preventing carbon from re-entering the atmosphere for centuries. The company's innovative approach reflects its commitment to sustainable practices and environmental responsibility.
New Age Meats is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing cultivated meat using an automated, data-driven platform and advanced stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells rather than relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives.
Swift Solar Inc. is a U.S.-based company specializing in the design and manufacture of lightweight, flexible solar panels. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Carlos, California, with an additional facility in Golden, Colorado, the company focuses on advanced photovoltaic technology utilizing perovskite semiconductors. Swift Solar's products are engineered for diverse applications, including aerospace, automotive, and building sectors. The team comprises experts from prestigious institutions such as Stanford, MIT, and the University of Washington, who leverage their knowledge to develop innovative solar cell architectures and specialized manufacturing techniques. Swift Solar's ultra-thin perovskite films are designed for high efficiency, enabling the production of tandem solar cells that maximize light absorption and conversion efficiency while maintaining a low weight.
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Sway offers regenerative design solutions for plastic pollution using seaweed to create compostable replacements for single-use plastics. The company was co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Amperon Holdings, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in New York with an additional office in Houston, specializes in developing predictive tools for energy retailers and grid operators. The company focuses on utilizing AI and real-time operational grid intelligence to provide accurate electricity demand forecasts. By leveraging data from over 70 million smart meters installed across the country, Amperon delivers detailed energy data for various ratepayers, including residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. This innovative approach allows utilities and energy suppliers to effectively manage costs and address grid volatility caused by factors such as climate change and global disruptions. Amperon's efforts aim to advance the transition to a smarter energy grid, optimizing the utilization of previously untapped data.
Shiru, Inc., a food technology company, develops and produces proteins. The company focuses on producing edible proteins to replace dairy products and eggs in the food industry. Shiru, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Oakland, California.
Upshift, Inc. offers car subscription services in the San Francisco area, catering to both personal and business needs. Founded in 2012 and based in Oakland, California, the company provides a convenient alternative to traditional car ownership. Its platform allows users to subscribe to monthly plans or pay per trip, delivering clean vehicles, such as a Prius, directly to customers. Upshift's services include concierge options, vehicle pickup, parking, insurance, and maintenance, ensuring a hassle-free experience. The company's model aims to reduce carbon emissions and the need for parking spaces by minimizing the number of cars on the road, making it easier for individuals and businesses to access transportation without the responsibilities of ownership.