What Vycarb does

Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based climate technology company founded in 2022 that has built a water-based carbon dioxide capture and storage platform. The company's core technology uses pH-mediated dissolution to convert captured CO2 into dissolved bicarbonate (HCO3) in natural water bodies, leveraging passive natural water flow to accelerate Earth's natural carbon storage reaction. Vycarb's stated storage duration is 10-100,000+ years, and the system combines the capture process with a proprietary real-time, autonomous carbon sensing technology that provides continuous, independently verifiable measurement of removed and stored carbon. The team was designed by expert ocean carbon and carbonate chemists alongside naval and mechatronics engineers, and the founder/CEO is Garrett Boudinot.

Vycarb generates revenue through two primary channels: (1) enterprise sales of carbon removal credits to corporate buyers with named customers including Klarna, Stripe, Frontier, and Milkywire — many of whom participate through carbon marketplaces and sustainability platforms — and (2) technology deployment partnerships with industrial operators, exemplified by the 2026 partnerships with Tomco Systems (industrial CO2 management) and atdepth (ocean monitoring) to scale from pilots to commercial deployments. Pricing is quote-based with annual subscription-style billing typical of voluntary carbon removal contracts; no public pricing tiers are disclosed.

The company has validated its technology through multiple real-world deployments around NYC since 2023, including a pilot installation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and operation in the East River. In 2026, the technology received independent technical validation by Ramboll through the U.S. Department of Energy's CCUS Commercialization Voucher Program, formally confirming Pilot Scale readiness for industrial-scale deployment. Vycarb has raised $5M in seed funding (October 2025) led by Twynam with participation from Shell Ventures, Hatch Blue, SGInnovate, MOL Switch, Clocktower Ventures, and Idemitsu, and is building a project pipeline in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company is explicitly positioning itself as a technology provider rather than a project developer.

Name

Vycarb

Legal name

Vycarb

Website

https://www.vy-carb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based climate technology company founded in 2022 that sells water-based carbon capture, removal, and storage services, converting CO2 into dissolved bicarbonate in natural waters and providing real-time verifiable measurement to corporate carbon buyers and industrial partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Capture and Storage

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Removal Measurement, Monitoring & Verification (Removal MRV & Durability) (EUABAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biomass Carbon Removal & Storage (BECCS/Bioenergy with CO₂ Capture) (EUABAFAB)

Keywords

• Carbon capture technology
• Carbon removal services
• Carbon storage solutions
• CO2 sequestration
• Climate technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Carbon Removal Credits/Certificates: Revenue generated from selling carbon removal credits to enterprise customers seeking to offset their carbon emissions. Company partners with corporate buyers like Klarna, Stripe, and Frontier for carbon removal services.
2. Technology Licensing and Deployment: Revenue from deploying Vycarb's technology solutions at industrial sites. Partnerships with companies like Tomco Systems for industrial CO2 management indicate potential licensing and deployment services model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based technology company that captures and permanently stores carbon dioxide in natural waters by converting CO2 into dissolved bicarbonate (HCO3) through pH-mediated dissolution. The company combines a novel carbon neutralization process with first-of-a-kind real-time autonomous carbon sensing technology to enable instant, measurable, and independently verifiable CO2 capture, removal, and storage in any water body using passive natural water flow.

Product overview

Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based technology company (founded 2022) offering a full-stack carbon capture, removal, and storage solution comprised of three integrated core products: (1) Water-Based CO2 Capture and Storage Technology that converts carbon into permanent dissolved bicarbonate via pH-mediated dissolution; (2) Real-Time Carbon Sensing Technology providing autonomous, measurable, and independently verifiable carbon monitoring; and (3) Carbon Neutralization Process designed by ocean carbon chemists and engineers. These products work together to enable instant, permanent, and safe carbon dioxide capture and storage in any water body using passive natural water flow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water-Based CO2 Capture and Storage Technology A water-based carbon capture and storage technology that converts CO2 into dissolved bicarbonate (HCO3) in natural waters through pH-mediated dissolution, accelerating the Earth's natural carbon storage reaction. The technology enables permanent CO2 sequestration (10-100,000+ years) using passive natural water flow, eliminating the need for active pumping or energy-intensive processes. It is designed for enterprise carbon emitters and industrial facilities.
• Real-Time Carbon Sensing Technology A first-of-a-kind autonomous carbon sensing technology that measures in real time exactly how much carbon dioxide has been captured, removed, and stored in any water body. The technology enables easy, widespread data sharing and independent third-party verification of carbon removal claims. It is targeted at enterprise carbon removal buyers requiring verifiable, measurable CO2 removal outcomes.
• Carbon Removal Credits and Services Carbon removal credits and related services sold on a subscription/recurring basis to enterprise customers seeking to offset or remove carbon emissions for ESG and net-zero commitments. Customers include fintech firms (Klarna, Stripe), carbon marketplaces (Frontier), and sustainability platforms (Milkywire). Services are quote-based, negotiated per customer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon stored for 10-100,000+ years as dissolved bicarbonate in natural waters
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tomco SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Partnership with industrial CO2 management company Tomco Systems to scale Vycarb's technology from pilots to commercial deployments in 2026. Tomco provides industrial CO2 management expertise for deployment at industrial sites.
• atdepthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Partnership with ocean monitoring firm atdepth to support scaling of technology from pilots to commercial deployments. atdepth provides ocean monitoring capabilities for deployments in marine environments.
• ActivatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActivate fellowship program supporting science entrepreneurs. Founder Garrett Boudinot is an Activate fellow. Vycarb selected for Activate Global - Singapore Fellowship for international expansion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ebb Carbon: Ebb Carbon is a San Francisco-based direct ocean capture startup that removes CO2 by adding alkalinity to seawater. It is Vycarb's closest direct peer — both deploy water-based CDR with permanent storage in natural waters and target voluntary corporate carbon buyers.
• Heirloom Carbon Technologies: Heirloom is a leading DAC company using limestone-based capture to permanently mineralize CO2. It is a direct peer in durable carbon removal with enterprise buyers and a similar technology-then-deployment scaling model.
• CarbonCapture Inc. CarbonCapture Inc. develops DAC systems targeting industrial-scale CO2 removal and permanent geological storage. It is a direct peer in scaling durable CDR for the voluntary market with similar enterprise B2B sales motion.
• 44.01: 44.01 is an Oman-based CDR company that mineralizes CO2 into peridotite for permanent storage. It is a direct peer in mineral/water-based durable removal pathways serving voluntary corporate buyers.
• C-Quest Capital: C-Quest Capital is a carbon project developer and credit originator focused on nature-based and technological removal. It is a direct peer in sourcing, verifying, and selling durable carbon credits to corporate buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Climeworks: Climeworks is the most established DAC incumbent with operational Orca and Mammoth plants and a broad corporate offtake book. It competes with Vycarb in the durable carbon removal credit market, though its capture mechanism (solid sorbent DAC) differs from Vycarb's water-based approach.
• Carbon Engineering (1Point5): Carbon Engineering, now operating under 1Point5 (Occidental subsidiary), is a broad DAC incumbent running the STRATOS facility. It is a broad incumbent in the same durable CDR market Vycarb targets.

Emerging players

• CarbonCure Technologies: CarbonCure injects captured CO2 into concrete for permanent mineralization, serving the construction materials sector. It is an emerging player in CO2 utilization/removal with a different end use (concrete) but comparable mission of durable carbon storage.
• CarbonOrO: CarbonOrO is a Canadian DAC startup developing modular direct air capture systems. It is an emerging player in the durable CDR space with similar technology-vendor go-to-market positioning to Vycarb.

Others

• Pachama: Pachama is a carbon credit marketplace and MRV platform using remote sensing and AI to verify forest and tech-based removal credits. It is an adjacent ecosystem player — more buyer/verification infrastructure than a direct CDR competitor, but operates in the same voluntary carbon buyer ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vycarb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors18 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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