# New Methane Reduction Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (12 Companies) > 12 methane reduction startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 3 segments, best-funded first: $107M raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-methane-reduction-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Livestock emissions 6 - [Number 8 bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/number-8-bio) - [Ruminant BioTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruminant-biotech) - [Alga Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/alga-biosciences) - [Bovotica](https://millionrounds.com/company/bovotica) - [Rumin8](https://millionrounds.com/company/rumin8) - [Synergraze](https://millionrounds.com/company/synergraze) ## Methane into products 3 - [Spark Cleantech](https://millionrounds.com/company/spark-cleantech) - [Vespene Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/vespene-energy) - [CarbonBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonbridge) ## Oil and gas leaks 3 - [Molten Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/molten-industries) - [AIRMO](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmo) - [Highwood Emissions Management](https://millionrounds.com/company/highwood-emissions-management) ## Segment by segment ### Livestock emissions 6 startups · $33M raised - [**Number 8 bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/number-8-bio) Number 8 bio is a Sydney-based ag-biotech startup founded in 2022, focused on developing BetterFeedTM, a scalable feed additive th Australia $12M - [**Ruminant BioTech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruminant-biotech) Ruminant BioTech is an agri-tech company based in New Zealand, dedicated to developing solutions that reduce methane emissions fro New Zealand $9.5M - [**Alga Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/alga-biosciences) Alga Biosciences is a climate technology startup founded in 2021, based in San Francisco, California. United States $4.0M - [**Bovotica**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bovotica) Bovotica is an Australian agricultural biotechnology startup founded in 2023, based in Brisbane. Australia $3.4M - [**Rumin8**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rumin8) Rumin8 is an Australian climate technology company founded in 2021 and based in Perth, Western Australia. Australia $3.0M - [**Synergraze**](https://millionrounds.com/company/synergraze) Synergraze 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 Cleantech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spark-cleantech) Spark Cleantech is a French deeptech company founded in 2021 and based in Gif-sur-Yvette. France $35M - [**Vespene Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vespene-energy) Vespene Energy is a CleanTech company based in Berkeley, California, focused on methane mitigation. United States $4.3M - [**CarbonBridge**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonbridge) CarbonBridge converts methane to methanol using microbes in a proprietary bioreactor. United States $720K ### Oil and gas leaks 3 startups · $34M raised - [**Molten Industries**](https://millionrounds.com/company/molten-industries) Molten Industries is a cleantech startup located in Oakland, California, founded in 2021. United States $25M - [**AIRMO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmo) AIRMO GmbH is a German startup founded in 2022, specializing in climate-tech and space-tech solutions. Germany $5.8M - [**Highwood Emissions Management**](https://millionrounds.com/company/highwood-emissions-management) Highwood 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. 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