Spiritus

What Spiritus does

Spiritus Technologies, PBC is a US-based climate tech company developing third-generation direct air capture (DAC) technology spun out of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Its core platform, SpiritusDAC, centers on a proprietary solid sorbent (the artificial 'fruit') deployed in passive air-contacting arrays ('trees') within modular Carbon Orchard sites, paired with a low-temperature (<212°F) non-TVSA desorption process that releases CO2 using waste heat or electricity. The company targets <$100/ton levelized carbon removal versus an industry benchmark of $600-$1,000/ton, <1 MWh per ton energy intensity, and <$500/t/y CAPEX.

The business model is built around two monetization streams: (i) sale of permanent, geologically sequestered carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits via pre-purchase agreements and offtake contracts to enterprise buyers (Frontier coalition members including Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, Meta, JP Morgan, plus marketplace partners Watershed, Cloverly, and Terraset), supplemented by Section 45Q tax credits of $180/ton; and (ii) Orchard Power, a newer product line that integrates Spiritus' DAC with natural gas generation to deliver firm, dispatchable, life-cycle net-zero electricity for power-intensive customers such as AI hyperscale data centers. Pricing for early credits has been ~$700/ton (Frontier development grant pricing on 713 tons), with a target sub-$100/ton at commercial scale.

Operational footprint includes the Nambé Pueblo pilot facility in New Mexico (~1,000 tpy, coming online in 2025), Garden One sorbent manufacturing in Lee's Summit, Missouri (37,500 sq ft, 30 projected jobs), and Orchard One in Casper, Wyoming (designed for >1 Mtpa, Class VI permit filed). Spiritus has raised approximately $41M in disclosed funding across a 2023 seed (Khosla Ventures-led, $11M) and a March 2025 Series A (Aramco Ventures-led, $30M), with additional backing from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, TDK Ventures, and Page One Ventures; an Aramco MoU (May 2024) frames Saudi Arabia expansion, and a Prometheus Hyperscale partnership (October 2025) anchors Orchard Power demand for a 1.5 GW Wyoming AI data center campus.

Name

Spiritus

Legal name

Spiritus Technologies, PBC

Website

https://spiritus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spiritus is a climate tech company that develops third-generation direct air capture technology using a proprietary solid sorbent and low-temperature desorption, selling permanent CDR credits to enterprise buyers and carbon-negative electricity (Orchard Power) to AI data center operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Direct Air Capture / Carbon Dioxide Removal

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

Direct Air Capture (DAC) Systems & Plants (EUABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct Air Capture (DAC) Project Development (EUABABAJ), Carbon Removal Project Development, Financing & Offtake (Developers, Aggregators, Buyers Clubs) (EUABAFAL)

Keywords

• Direct air capture
• Carbon dioxide removal
• Carbon capture technology
• Modular carbon orchard
• Carbon-negative electricity

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Credits: Spiritus sells permanent carbon dioxide removal credits (tonnes of CO₂ geologically sequestered) to corporate buyers through pre-purchase agreements and offtake contracts. The company sells directly and through founding partners Watershed, Cloverly, and Terraset. Customers pre-purchase credits years in advance, providing capital to support technology development and facility construction. Pricing is sub-$100/ton at scale, with Frontier having paid ~$500,000 for 713 removal credits (~$700/ton) as an early development grant. Section 45Q tax credits of $180/ton for DAC add further government revenue support.
2. Orchard Power — Integrated Energy with Carbon Management: Through the Orchard Power platform, Spiritus delivers firm, dispatchable electricity generated by high-efficiency natural gas paired with integrated carbon capture (both point-source and direct air capture), providing power-intensive customers (e.g., AI data centers) with carbon-negative electricity as a service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spiritus develops and operates third-generation direct air capture (DAC) technology that removes CO2 from ambient air using a proprietary solid sorbent ("Fruit" balls) deployed in passive air-contacting arrays ("trees") within modular "Carbon Orchard" facilities, paired with a low-temperature (<212°F) non-TVSA desorption process and permanent on-site geological sequestration. The company sells verified carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits to enterprise buyers and, through its Orchard Power platform, delivers firm carbon-negative electricity to AI data centers and industrial customers.

Product overview

Spiritus is a climate tech company offering a direct air capture (DAC) technology platform built around its proprietary sorbent material and Carbon Orchard system. The core product portfolio includes: the SpiritusDAC/Carbon Orchard System (the foundational DAC technology using passive sorbent air contacting), the Spiritus Sorbent 'Fruit' (spherical sorbent units manufactured at Garden One), Carbon Dioxide Removal services (verified CDR below $100/ton), and Orchard Power (integrated power generation combining DAC with natural gas). Major deployments include Orchard One in Wyoming (flagship project targeting 1+ million tons/year), the Pueblo of Nambé Pilot Facility in New Mexico (1,000 tons/year prototype), and Garden One in Missouri (sorbent manufacturing). The company operates a modular, scalable approach enabling megaton-capacity carbon removal with geological sequestration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Credits Verified, permanent carbon dioxide removal credits (tonnes of CO2 geologically sequestered) sold to enterprise buyers through pre-purchase agreements and offtake contracts. Designed for corporations with science-based net-zero and ESG targets that need durable, high-quality CDR at sub-$100/ton economics at scale, with current pre-purchasers including Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, Meta, JP Morgan and other Frontier coalition members.
• Orchard Power Integrated carbon-negative electricity platform that pairs Spiritus' low-cost, low-temperature DAC with high-efficiency natural gas generation to deliver firm, dispatchable, life-cycle net-zero power without intermittency and with faster time-to-market than SMRs or nuclear. Targeted at AI hyperscale data centers and power-intensive industrial customers such as the 1.5 GW Prometheus Hyperscale Wyoming campus.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Los Alamos National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025The core technology was developed and spun out of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Co-founder and CTO Matt Lee worked at the lab. Spiritus' partnership with Pueblo of Nambé brings together Spiritus, NPDC, and Los Alamos National Laboratory to accelerate breakthrough solutions in carbon removal.
• Prometheus HyperscalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Strategic partnership to build a carbon-negative digital infrastructure campus in Wyoming. Prometheus will build 1.5 GW AI-ready data center; Spiritus will deploy its Orchard Power platform to deliver firm, carbon-negative electricity. Project is a minimum $500M investment. First firm power expected by 2026. Captured CO₂ permanently stored in Casper Carbon Capture's sequestration wells.
• Casper Carbon CapturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Strategic partner managing CO₂ sequestration wells for the Prometheus hyperscale partnership and for Spiritus' Orchard One project in Wyoming. They provide the geological storage infrastructure — deep underground rock formations — for permanent CO₂ sequestration.
• Nambé Pueblo Development Corporation (NPDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Provided the pilot facility site on Nambé Pueblo tribal land in New Mexico. Leased ~10,300 sq ft warehouse on 1 acre at $850,000 over six years. NPDC navigated Spiritus through building a network of trusted vendors and provided crucial infrastructure enhancements. Partnership highlights Spiritus' model for working with tribal nations to build social license for CDR operations.
• Frontier ClimatecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 8 August 2024Advance market commitment backed by Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, and McKinsey. Facilitated $500,000 pre-purchase of 713 removal credits from Spiritus. Frontier acts as a buyer/aggregator, enabling Spiritus credits to reach the coalition's members. Spiritus is selected as a supplier in Frontier's carbon removal marketplace.
• WatershedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 March 2024Selected as a supplier in Watershed's carbon removal marketplace. Founding partner selling Spiritus credits to enterprise customers. One of the first carbon pre-purchase customers for Orchard One.
• TerrasetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 March 2024Climate platform enabling individual citizens and companies to purchase carbon removal credits. Founding partner selling Spiritus credits alongside Watershed and Cloverly.
• CloverlyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 March 2024Carbon offset/removal platform listed as a founding partner alongside Watershed and Terraset for selling Spiritus carbon removal credits.
• Live-OakminorOthers · 19 March 2024Project partner for Orchard One in Wyoming, listed among the project's partner organizations alongside SALOF, Wood, Puro.earth, Tetra-Tech, and Orrick.
• Wood GroupminorOthers · 19 March 2024Project partner for Orchard One in Wyoming, providing engineering and technical services for the project.
• Tetra TechminorOthers · 19 March 2024Project partner for Orchard One in Wyoming, providing technical consulting services.
• Puro.earthminorOthers · 19 March 2024Project partner for Orchard One, providing CO₂ removal verification and certification services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Climeworks: Swiss-headquartered pioneer in commercial DAC using solid sorbent technology. Direct competitor in selling permanent CDR credits to enterprise buyers; Climeworks' Mammoth plant is the closest analog to Spiritus' Orchard One in scale and ambition.
• Heirloom Carbon: California-based DAC company using limestone-based sorbents. Direct competitor in the voluntary CDR market with similar enterprise customer base and Frontier coalition participation.
• 1PointFive (Occidental subsidiary): Operates STRATOS, the world's largest announced DAC facility in Texas. Direct competitor in scaling megaton-capacity DAC, backed by an integrated oil & gas parent (Occidental) — analogous to Spiritus' Aramco relationship.
• CarbonCapture Inc. US-based DAC company developing megaton-scale facilities. Competes directly in the same DAC project development, financing, and offtake space as Spiritus.
• Global Thermostat: Earlier-stage DAC competitor pursuing solid sorbent capture at commercial scale. Direct technology and market peer selling CDR credits to enterprise customers.

Emerging players

• Equatic: DAC company using electrochemical seawater processing to capture CO2 while producing hydrogen. Adjacent competitor in the durable CDR market with a differentiated process.
• RepAir Technology: Israel-based DAC startup using electro-swing adsorption. Competes in the same low-cost, energy-efficient DAC niche as Spiritus, though at earlier stage.
• Avnos: California-based DAC startup developing hybrid sorbent systems with water co-capture. Emerging competitor in the next-generation DAC space targeting cost reductions similar to Spiritus' <$100/ton goal.

Broad incumbents

• LanzaTech: Carbon capture and recycling company converting waste gases to fuels and chemicals. Broader carbon capture incumbent that Spiritus hired from (Mayur Sathe) and that operates in adjacent parts of the decarbonization value chain.

Others

• Watershed: Enterprise carbon management platform and Spiritus' channel partner. Not a DAC operator but the dominant corporate carbon accounting and CDR marketplace, making it the most consequential ecosystem player for Spiritus' go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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