How to Scale Market and Scale Technology at the Same Time

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Climeworks' main business was about selling CO2 as a commodity. Now the company is able to take it out of the air and store it on the ground. "We're two founders and this is simply too much for one brain," says founder Jan van Dongen.

The carbon-capture industry notched a breakthrough in early 2023, when Climeworks became the first company to be third-party certified for taking carbon out of the air and mineralizing it underground. Climeworks co-founder and co-CEO Christoph Gebald is now racing to scale this new potential, from Iceland to Oman to the United States, by convincing investors, corporate partners, and governments to support a new pillar in the quest for net-zero goals. Christoph points to both serendipity and learning from mistakes as key in helping Climeworks navigate the steep path required in addressing climate-crisis.

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