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New carbon removal startups, founded 2020 on

The new wave: 57 carbon removal startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $1.4B between them, placed in 5 segments.

57startups on the map
5segments
$1.4Braised between them
Point-source capturemost funded segment

Point-source capture

24

Direct air capture

18

Biochar and biomass

8

Storage and utilisation

4

Ocean carbon removal

3

Segment by segment

Point-source capture

24 startups · $1.0B raised

  1. 1PointFive1PointFive is a multi-solution platform for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) that provides decarbonization solutions.United States$500M
  2. Summit Carbon SolutionsSummit Carbon Solutions (SCS) is a U.S.-based decarbonization platform headquartered in Ames, Iowa.United States$300M
  3. IsometricIsometric is a London-based certification platform focused on the industrial economy, specializing in carbon removal registry and United Kingdom$50M
  4. RRivanUnited Kingdom$47M
  5. Deep SkyDeep Sky is a developer of a CO2 removal infrastructure designed to reduce the carbon footprint.Canada$40M
  6. MantelMantel is a climate technology startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing molten-salt-based carbon capture technology.United States$30M
  7. Helix EarthHelix Earth Technologies, Inc.United States$12M
  8. Carbon RidgeCarbon Ridge is a climate technology startup based in Santa Monica, California, founded in February 2021.United States$9.5M

Direct air capture

18 startups · $206M raised

  1. AvnosAvnos, Inc.United States$53M
  2. SpiritusSpiritus is a climate technology company based in White Rock, New Mexico, specializing in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology aimeCroatia$30M
  3. Capture6Capture6 is a climate technology company based in Berkeley, California, and Rotorua, New Zealand.United States$28M
  4. NoyaNoya, also known as Noya Labs, is a climate technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.United States$22M
  5. PhlairPhlair is a Munich-based climate technology company founded in 2022, specializing in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology.Germany$22M
  6. BrineworksBrineworks is a climate technology startup based in Amsterdam, founded in 2023.Netherlands$8.0M
  7. AirMyneAirMyne is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2022.United States$6.9M
  8. Clairity TechnologyClairity Technology is a climate-tech startup founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles, California.United States$6.8M

Biochar and biomass

8 startups · $27M raised

  1. Firefly Green FuelsFirefly Green Fuels is a British developer focused on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).United Kingdom$6.2M
  2. ReCarberReCarber is a Swedish climate technology company founded in 2023, based in Stockholm.Sweden$5.3M
  3. Rosy SoilRosy Soil is a gardening and consumer soil company based in New York.United States$5.0M
  4. BIOSORRABIOSORRA is a female-led climate-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2021-2022.United States$3.5M
  5. CotierraCotierra is a Swiss-based climate-tech startup founded in July 2023 and headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.Switzerland$3.0M
  6. autarkizeAutarkize is a climate-tech company based in Bavaria, Germany, founded in 2022.Germany$2.5M
  7. SAGAVASAGAVA treats organic waste to make marine bio-oil, biochar, and green power.Denmark$1.5M
  8. Nina EnergyNina Energy Limited is a clean-tech company based in Quito, Ecuador, founded in 2021.Ecuador$268K

Storage and utilisation

4 startups · $85M raised

  1. Applied CarbonApplied Carbon is a Houston-based climate technology company founded in 2020, specializing in innovative solutions for carbon sequUnited States$73M
  2. Concrete4ChangeDeveloping novel technology for carbon sequestration into concreteUnited Kingdom$5.9M
  3. InSoilInSoil is a climate finance company that provides farmers with financial solutions to increase their soil carbon sequestration.Lithuania$4.2M
  4. EnoflexEnoflex Limited is a UK-based manufacturer specializing in cost-effective composite pipes for the energy transition.United Kingdom$2.1M

Ocean carbon removal

3 startups · $46M raised

  1. GigablueGigablue is a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) company based in New York, NY, founded in 2022.United States$20M
  2. Samudra OceansSamudra Oceans is a London-based climate technology startup founded in 2022, focused on advancing ocean farming and blue carbon capture.United Kingdom$14M
  3. EquaticEquatic uses a seawater electrolysis process that enhances the ocean's capacity to absorb and store large quantities of carbon dioxide.United States$12M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in carbon removal, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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