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Carbon Solutions Now and Next: From Biomass to Mineralization
The a16z Show

Carbon Solutions Now and Next: From Biomass to Mineralization

Andreessen Horowitz 45m 42 months ago
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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In this episode, we tackle three carbon removal projects of varying scale, business models, and technical challenges.
Biomass pyrolysis via Charm Industrial
An electrochemical process via Travertine
Mineralization via 44.01
We cover these companies through the lens of their founders – Peter Reinhardt (CEO of Charm Industrial), Laura Lammers (CEO of Travertine), and Karan Khimji (COO of 44.01) – who share the fascinating stories of how they stumbled into this industry, how their processes work, whether they can economically scale, and ultimately why each of them is dedicating their time and energy to this field.
This episode also closes out our carbon removal mini series, where we’ve seen a unique convergence of attention, capital, policy, and creativity being applied. With that combination, it's rare that humans don't surprise one another in progress.
 
Resources: 
Charm Industrial:
Charm Industrial’s website: https://charmindustrial.com/
Charm Industrial on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharmIndustrial
Peter on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/reinpk
Travertine:
Travertine’s website: https://www.travertinetech.com/
44.01:
44.01’s website: https://4401.earth/
 
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