New wave · Worldwide
New methane reduction startups, founded 2020 on
The new wave: 12 methane reduction startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $107M between them, placed in 3 segments.
Funding by segment
- Livestock emissions$33M6
- Methane into products$40M3
- Oil and gas leaks$34M3
Where they are based
- United States4$34M
- Australia3$18M
- Canada2$4.3M
- New Zealand1$9.5M
- France1$35M
- Germany1$5.8M
United States
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
France
GermanyFounded
Total raised
- Under $1M1
- $1M to $10M8
- $10M to $50M3
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
12 of 12 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States4
- Australia3
- Canada2
- New Zealand1
- France1
- Germany1
Startups by country, 6 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Livestock emissions
6 startups · $33M raised
Number 8 bioNumber 8 bio is a Sydney-based ag-biotech startup founded in 2022, focused on developing BetterFeedTM, a scalable feed additive thAustralia$12M
Ruminant BioTechRuminant BioTech is an agri-tech company based in New Zealand, dedicated to developing solutions that reduce methane emissions froNew Zealand$9.5M
Alga BiosciencesAlga Biosciences is a climate technology startup founded in 2021, based in San Francisco, California.United States$4.0M
BovoticaBovotica is an Australian agricultural biotechnology startup founded in 2023, based in Brisbane.Australia$3.4M
Rumin8Rumin8 is an Australian climate technology company founded in 2021 and based in Perth, Western Australia.Australia$3.0M
SynergrazeSynergraze specializes in cattle feed additive to reduce methane emissions, sustainable agriculture that improves agricultural productivity.Canada$1.3M
Methane into products
3 startups · $40M raised
Spark CleantechSpark Cleantech is a French deeptech company founded in 2021 and based in Gif-sur-Yvette.France$35M
Vespene EnergyVespene Energy is a CleanTech company based in Berkeley, California, focused on methane mitigation.United States$4.3M
CarbonBridgeCarbonBridge converts methane to methanol using microbes in a proprietary bioreactor.United States$720K
Oil and gas leaks
3 startups · $34M raised
Molten IndustriesMolten Industries is a cleantech startup located in Oakland, California, founded in 2021.United States$25M
AIRMOAIRMO GmbH is a German startup founded in 2022, specializing in climate-tech and space-tech solutions.Germany$5.8M
Highwood Emissions ManagementHighwood Emissions Management is a Calgary-based software and consulting firm founded in 2020.Canada$3.0M
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 methane reduction, 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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