Circular Carbon: $50M Raised by Serial Founder for DAC-Supplied Cost-Competitive Industrial CO2 [👏 Interview]

Project finance for carbon removed from the atmosphere to supply beverage and heavy industry customers in the US and abroad.

🎧 Episode Summary

Aircapture creates and scales modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems that harvest carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere for on-site application or storage.

The company fosters a circular carbon economy by supplying this clean CO2 to industrial and commercial customers for uses ranging from carbonating beverages to permanent underground sequestration.

Recently securing $50 million in Series A funding, Aircapture is currently focused on expanding its manufacturing capabilities to improve system reliability and reduce deployment costs.

Matt Atwood is the Founder and CEO of Aircapture, a technologist and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in renewable and climate technology development.

Before his current role, he founded Algae Systems, where he developed the world's first energy-positive wastewater treatment platform. His career in carbon removal began with biofuel research in 2002, leading him to discover Direct Air Capture in 2009 as a scalable solution for diverse global markets.

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