The Social Radars Founder Mode: Paul Gross, Founder & CEO of Remora Carbon
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Sep 8, 2025 Paul Gross, CEO of Remora Carbon, shares his innovative journey in capturing carbon emissions from vehicles. He discusses the groundbreaking technology aimed at purifying emissions from semi-trucks and the challenges of scaling this solution. Paul highlights his entrepreneurial motivations, driven by concerns over CO2 shortages in breweries, and the importance of teamwork. He also dives into delegation strategies in leadership and the intricate balance of empowerment and oversight while navigating growth as a young founder in a competitive industry.
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Mobile Carbon Capture On Vehicles
- Paul describes retrofitting onto semi-trucks and locomotives to capture CO2 directly from the tailpipe and produce beverage-grade CO2.
- He explains the device size: a big box for trucks and an entire rail car behind locomotives to filter and liquefy CO2.
Founding Story From College Research
- Paul started Remora right out of college after researching regional CO2 shortages and vehicle emissions and seeing an opportunity to match supply and demand.
- He met co-founder Christina, an academic who had done a PhD on mobile carbon capture, and they started the company together in late 2020.
Garage Prototype In Detroit
- After YC Winter 2021 (virtual), the team built their first prototype in Eric's garage in Detroit to demonstrate the concept on a tiny truck.
- Eric brought deep mechanical and diesel experience, complementing Paul and Christina's backgrounds.