Reversing Climate Change 361: Carbon-to-Value's Long-Awaited Vindication—w/ Matt Atwood, Founder & CEO of Aircapture
Aug 11, 2025
Matt Atwood, the Founder and CEO of Aircapture, shares his expertise in modular direct air capture technology. He reveals how Aircapture raised $50M in a tough market by offering superior products without relying on policy support. Matt discusses the innovation of producing cost-effective, beverage-grade CO2, which could disrupt traditional supply chains. He emphasizes the importance of navigating funding challenges and the thrilling potential of scalability in carbon capture, showcasing the promising future of carbontech.
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Merchant CO2 Sales Enabled The Raise
- Aircapture raised $50M by selling CO2 where customers already buy it.
- Matt Atwood pursued on-site merchant markets instead of relying on carbon credits.
Beverage Carbonation As First Market
- Aircapture targets beverage-grade CO2 to replace expensive shipped supplies.
- Modularity lets Matt Atwood deliver on-site liquid CO2 at competitive prices.
Two-Week Container Deployment In UAE
- In the UAE Aircapture shipped modular units and the full injection setup from port to site.
- Matt Atwood says the system was delivered and fully operational in just over two weeks.