Carbon Capture Innovation Hub
Discover the startups and breakthrough technologies transforming our fight against climate change through innovative carbon removal solutions
120+
Active Startups
$668M
Total Funding
20
Countries
Inside the Carbon Capture Boom
We have listed innovative startups advancing the global carbon capture industry. These companies are developing breakthrough solutions spanning Direct Air Capture (DAC), mineralization, biochar utilization, and carbon-to-value pathways.
- Leading Countries: United States (34 startups), United Kingdom (14), France (5), Germany (4), and India (3).
- Many startups are leveraging electrochemical COâ‚‚ capture, low-carbon cement, and carbon-negative materials to accelerate net-zero transitions.
- A surge in carbon-to-value startups indicates a growing shift from COâ‚‚ storage to commercial utilization, including fuels, construction materials, and chemicals.
Explore Startups
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AgTech Soil Management (Fertilizers, Amendments, Biochar, Microbes)
Cquesta develops deep-rooted crops to sequester carbon and improve soil health, enhancing crop resilience against extreme weather. Our patented technology leverages natural plant abilities to increase root biomass, storing more...
Technology Focus
Cquesta’s solution leverages the natural ability of plants to grow deeper and larger root systems. These enhanced roots help crops become more resilient by improving access to soil nutrients and water, especially during extreme weather conditions. At the same time, the increased root biomass captures and stores more carbon underground, providing a scalable and durable carbon removal method that integrates seamlessly with existing farming practices. This dual approach supports both sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation without requiring farmers to change their current planting habits.
Cquesta’s solution leverages the natural ability of plants to grow deeper and larger root systems. These enhanced roots help crops become more resilient by improving access to soil nutrients and...
United States
2022
Energy Oil & Gas
Perse is a data technology platform that uses real-time energy and carbon data from grid-connected assets to provide businesses and consumers with detailed insights and personalized recommendations, significantly reducing costs...
Technology Focus
Perse uses real-time data collection from grid-connected assets such as buildings, vehicles, and energy systems to provide detailed energy and carbon insights. Their solution combines advanced analytics and automated, personalized recommendations, such as energy efficiency measures, demand response, and lower carbon alternatives, to help users reduce costs and carbon emissions. They also offer seamless integration through APIs, a user-friendly platform (Perse Hub), and white-label products, enabling businesses and consumers to automate and optimize their path to net-zero effectively.
Perse uses real-time data collection from grid-connected assets such as buildings, vehicles, and energy systems to provide detailed energy and carbon insights. Their solution combines advanced analytics and automated, personalized...
United Kingdom
2020
Industrial Manufacturing Automotive
Fairmat transforms carbon fiber waste into high-performance recycled composites using patented Infinity Recycling technology, a cold plasma process. This innovative method, enhanced by robotics and AI, significantly reduces environmental impact...
Technology Focus
Fairmat addresses the challenge of carbon fiber waste by employing its proprietary Infinity Recycling technology, a cold atmospheric plasma process that selectively removes resin from composite materials, preserving the integrity of carbon fibers for reuse. This method, combined with advanced robotics and AI-driven systems, enables the transformation of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) waste into high-performance, sustainable materials. These recycled composites maintain the strength and lightweight properties of virgin carbon fiber, making them suitable for applications across industries such as sports, energy, automotive, and electronics, while significantly reducing environmental impact and promoting a circular economy.
Fairmat addresses the challenge of carbon fiber waste by employing its proprietary Infinity Recycling technology, a cold atmospheric plasma process that selectively removes resin from composite materials, preserving the integrity...
France
2020
Hydrogen Industrial Manufacturing
Mission Zero Technologies is a DAC startup developing modular, energy-efficient, and scalable direct air capture systems. Their electrochemical methods remove COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere, consuming 3-5 times less energy than...
Technology Focus
Mission Zero Technologies conducts research and development in direct air capture (DAC), focusing on electrochemical methods to remove COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere. Their niche lies in creating modular, energy-efficient DAC systems that are versatile, mobile, and scalable for diverse industrial applications and geographic locations.
Mission Zero Technologies conducts research and development in direct air capture (DAC), focusing on electrochemical methods to remove COâ‚‚ from the atmosphere. Their niche lies in creating modular, energy-efficient DAC...
United Kingdom
2020
Oil & Gas Renewable
ClimateWells tackles methane emissions from aging oil wells by facilitating early decommissioning of low-production oilfields. We generate verified carbon credits, offering genuine climate benefits and improved local air quality, with...
Technology Focus
ClimateWells solves methane emissions by incentivising oil and gas operators to shut down low-production, high-emission marginal wells earlier than planned. This early decommissioning permanently eliminates methane emissions at the source, generating verified carbon credits that deliver genuine climate benefits and improve local air quality and community health, without compromising overall energy supply.
ClimateWells solves methane emissions by incentivising oil and gas operators to shut down low-production, high-emission marginal wells earlier than planned. This early decommissioning permanently eliminates methane emissions at the source,...
Japan
2021
AgTech Soil Management (Fertilizers, Amendments, Biochar, Microbes)
ReSeed empowers smallholder farmers to access carbon markets, offering a tech platform that simplifies participation, provides agricultural support, and uses AI/satellite data to verify carbon storage. We bring credits to...
Technology Focus
ReSeed solves the exclusion of smallholder farmers from carbon markets by offering a tech-enabled platform that simplifies participation, requiring only 3-10 hours of work annually. They measure and verify carbon stored on farms using AI and satellite data, quickly bring carbon credits to market within 6-12 months, and pay farmers immediately when credits are sold. Their model ensures fair revenue sharing, no upfront costs, and provides farmers with agricultural support services, significantly boosting household incomes while promoting regenerative farming and climate action.
ReSeed solves the exclusion of smallholder farmers from carbon markets by offering a tech-enabled platform that simplifies participation, requiring only 3-10 hours of work annually. They measure and verify carbon...
United States
2022
Construction and Mining Industrial Manufacturing
Cool Planet Technologies (CPT) develops cutting-edge, patented membrane technology for highly efficient, chemical-free COâ‚‚ capture from industrial emissions. Our modular solutions reduce energy use by 60% and space by 50%,...
Technology Focus
Cool Planet Technologies uses a modular, membrane-based carbon capture solution that separates COâ‚‚ from industrial flue gases with up to 99% efficiency and 99.9% purity. The system is compact, scalable, chemical-free, and electrically powered, making it adaptable to sectors such as cement, steel, and refining. Its plug-and-play design enables fast deployment, low energy use, and a cost-effective path to industrial decarbonisation.
Cool Planet Technologies uses a modular, membrane-based carbon capture solution that separates COâ‚‚ from industrial flue gases with up to 99% efficiency and 99.9% purity. The system is compact, scalable,...
Finland
2019
Hydrogen Renewable
Wild Hydrogen revolutionizes sustainable hydrogen production with its patented RiPR technology, converting wet biogenic waste into carbon-negative hydrogen, biomethane, and biochar. Our highly efficient, scalable, and environmentally friendly solution delivers...
Technology Focus
Wild Hydrogen is using its patented Rising Pressure Reformer (RiPR) technology to solve the problem of expensive, carbon-intensive hydrogen production. RiPR works by breaking down wet biogenic waste (such as food or agricultural waste) using supercritical water reformation, a process where water at high pressure and temperature acts as a solvent to convert organic material into hydrogen, biomethane, biochar, and captured CO₂. This method is carbon-negative, meaning it removes more CO₂ from the atmosphere than it emits. It doesn’t rely on rare earth metals, uses very little electricity, and handles a wide range of feedstocks, making it both sustainable and scalable.
Wild Hydrogen is using its patented Rising Pressure Reformer (RiPR) technology to solve the problem of expensive, carbon-intensive hydrogen production. RiPR works by breaking down wet biogenic waste (such as...
Netherlands
2021