CarbonCapture Inc.

What CarbonCapture Inc. does

CarbonCapture Inc. is a U.S.-based direct air capture (DAC) technology company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company designs, manufactures, and deploys modular DAC systems that use solid sorbents to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide when cooled and release it when heated. Its flagship product, the Leo Series, is the first U.S. DAC system designed for mass production: each shipping-container-sized module (46 ft × 13 ft × 15 ft, with 12 reactors) captures over 500 tons of CO2 per year at 98% extraction purity, and modules can be arrayed for megaton-scale deployments. The underlying Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) is a patented, deeply modular platform with nested tiers that enables plug-and-play upgrades with next-generation sorbents over a 20–30 year operating life. Advanced structured sorbents are co-developed with W.L. Gore & Associates and validated in partnership with Georgia Tech.

CarbonCapture generates revenue across three streams: (1) selling high-quality carbon removal credits — measurable, verifiable, permanent (1,000+ years in deep saline aquifers via Class VI wells), and 100% additional — to large enterprise buyers (Microsoft, Alphabet, Stripe, Shopify, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, BCG); (2) selling Leo Series DAC modules to third-party project developers worldwide starting in 2025; and (3) operating its own carbon removal projects (Project Bison paused in Wyoming, Project Tamarack in Alberta via subsidiary True North Carbon, and the Northwest Louisiana DAC Hub) where it generates and sells credits. Manufacturing is anchored at the world's first DAC production facility in Mesa, Arizona (83,000 sq ft, up to 4,000 modules/year / 2 megatons CO2/year at full capacity), with a second Los Angeles facility for fabrication and prototype testing.

The company has raised approximately $115M across two Series A rounds ($35M in October 2021 led by Prime Movers Lab; $80M in March 2024 led by Prime Movers Lab with Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Aramco Ventures, and Siemens Financial Services), won World Economic Forum 2023 Technology Pioneer recognition, secured multiple DOE grants and awards (~$30M cumulative including Wyoming and Louisiana hub funding and Phase 1 CDR Purchase Pilot Prize), and signed over $27M in carbon credit offtake agreements with major corporate buyers.

Name

CarbonCapture Inc.

Legal name

Carbon Capture, Inc.

Website

https://carboncapture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CarbonCapture Inc. designs and manufactures modular direct air capture (DAC) systems — the Leo Series — using solid sorbents and a patented modular architecture, serving enterprise carbon credit buyers and project developers with permanent atmospheric CO2 removal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Direct Air Capture Systems

akta.pro primary industry

Direct Air Capture (DAC) Project Development (EUABABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Direct air capture
• Carbon removal credits
• DAC modules
• Atmospheric CO2 capture
• Carbon capture technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Removal Credits: CarbonCapture creates high-quality carbon removal credits by combining atmospheric carbon removal with permanent geological storage. Credits are sold to corporate buyers seeking to meet net-zero commitments. The company delivers measurable (precisely metered CO2 capture), verifiable (third-party verification), permanent (1,000+ years in deep saline aquifers), and additional (100% additional) credits.
2. DAC System Sales: Sale of Leo Series DAC modules to developers of carbon removal projects worldwide. Modules available starting 2025. Company designs, manufactures, and deploys modular DAC systems for third-party project developers.
3. Project Development: The company deploys DAC systems at its own carbon removal projects (Project Bison in Wyoming, Sonora, Louisiana DAC Hub). Hands-on deployment approach allows continuous improvement of system efficiency, maintainability, and ease of deployment.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CarbonCapture Inc. designs, manufactures, and deploys modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems that use solid sorbents to extract atmospheric CO2, then sells those systems to carbon removal project developers and high-quality carbon removal credits (CO2 permanently stored in deep saline aquifers) to enterprise buyers pursuing net-zero commitments.

Product overview

CarbonCapture Inc. offers a modular direct air capture (DAC) platform centered on its Leo Series — the first DAC system designed for mass production in the U.S. Each Leo Series module (shipping container-sized, 46 ft x 13 ft x 15 ft) captures over 500 tons of CO₂ per year at 98% purity and can be connected in arrays for large-scale deployment. The company's Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) enables plug-and-play upgrades with higher-capacity sorbents over a 20–30 year module lifetime. Customers can purchase DAC systems, carbon removal credits, or both. The company also provides customized installation services and collaborates with partners like W.L. Gore & Associates on advanced structured sorbents. Deployment projects include Project Bison (Wyoming, paused), Project Tamarack (Alberta, Canada), Project Sonora, and the Northwest Louisiana DAC Hub. A new 83,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona is designed to produce up to 4,000 modules per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Leo Series: The first DAC system designed for mass production. Each module is the size of a standard shipping container and capable of capturing over 500 tons of CO2 annually.

Products and services

• Leo Series DAC Module Shipping container-sized direct air capture module (46 ft x 13 ft x 15 ft) containing 12 reactors, capable of capturing over 500 tons of CO2 per year at 98% extraction purity. Modules connect in arrays for large-scale deployment and are sold to carbon removal project developers worldwide starting in 2025.
• Carbon Removal Credits High-quality carbon removal credits created by combining atmospheric CO2 removal via DAC with permanent geological storage in deep saline aquifers via Class VI injection wells. Credits are measurable, third-party verifiable, permanent (1,000+ years), and additional. Sold to enterprise buyers (Microsoft, Alphabet, Stripe, Shopify, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, BCG) to support net-zero commitments.
• DAC Installation Services Customized installation of Leo Series DAC modules based on site requirements, including hardware and sorbent supply, offered to carbon removal project developers deploying DAC systems.
• Advanced Structured Sorbents Advanced structured sorbent materials developed with W.L. Gore & Associates for more efficient atmospheric carbon removal. Offer higher throughput, lower operational energy, and plug-and-play cartridge form factors compatible with the open architecture DAC systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 tons CO2 captured per module per year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Deep SkycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Host of Project Tamarack at Deep Sky Alpha facility in Innisfail, Alberta. Deep Sky provides all utilities, renewable power, operations, and CO2 transport and sequestration for Canada's largest single-technology DAC deployment.
• IsometriccoreTechnology or Integration · 25 September 2025World's leading carbon removal registry. Oversees Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for Project Tamarack to ensure every credit represents a tonne of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere.
• BattellecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 February 2025Project management partner for Northwest Louisiana DAC Hub. Battelle supports environmental impact study and helps implement robust community benefits plan. World's largest non-profit research organization.
• Twelve (Climeworks)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2025Collaboration partner for Northwest Louisiana DAC Hub. Twelve is co-developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production using captured CO2. Only DOE-funded hub incorporating SAF development.
• Arizona State University (ASU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025ASU-led, DOE-funded $11.2M project for Southwest DAC Hub. CarbonCapture serves as co-anchor tech company. ASU to begin developing DAC hub featuring next generation DAC modules.
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2024Multi-year collaboration on sorbent development and testing. Joint publication on humidity effects on sub-ambient direct air capture. Dr. Christopher Jones' team has been engaged in CO2 sorbent design since 2005. CarbonCapture provides mechanical and engineering requirements for plug-and-play sorbent cartridges.
• W. L. Gore & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2024Multi-year collaboration to develop advanced structured sorbents for atmospheric carbon removal. Gore draws upon experience in composite materials to develop sorbents that excel at protecting against degradation when using direct steam as heating medium. Commercial quantities of next-generation structured sorbents incorporated in CarbonCapture's Leo Series DAC systems.
• Fluor CorporationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 21 June 2024Matt Reisdorf, Executive Director of Process Technology at Fluor, confirmed live DAC demonstration results. Technical validation from major engineering firm.
• Carbon Capture CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 January 2024Nonpartisan organization building federal policy to support carbon management technologies. Patricia Loria, VP Business Development, serves on Governance Board. Coalition has 100+ member companies, unions, and NGOs.
• Frontier (Stripe, Shopify, Google, Meta, Microsoft)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 November 2023Frontier Buyers coalition signed $20M offtake agreement to remove over 45,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. Major enterprise customers including Microsoft, BCG, Stripe, Shopify, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, and Alphabet have signed offtake agreements worth over $27M.
• Frontier Carbon SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2023Project Bison storage partner. Frontier provides world-class open storage for carbon management in Mountain West. Accomplishments include securing first three Class VI permits issued by Wyoming DEQ.
• HeliogenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2021Collaboration to develop facilities that remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere using AI-enabled concentrated solar energy. Heliogen provides solar thermal technology for DAC operations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• CarbonOrO: Emerging DAC company pursuing modular, mass-manufacturable direct air capture with their own sorbent and system design. Overlaps with CarbonCapture's thesis of industrialized DAC deployment at scale, though at earlier funding and deployment stage.
• Equatic: Ocean-based carbon removal company that captures CO2 while producing hydrogen. Adjacent rather than direct peer — different mechanism but operates in the same durable carbon removal credits market selling to the same enterprise buyers (Frontier, Microsoft).
• Charm Industrial: Biomass-based carbon removal company that converts agricultural residue into bio-oil injected underground. Different carbon removal pathway (biogenic rather than DAC) but competes for the same durable removal credit offtake pool from corporate buyers like Stripe and Shopify.
• Avnos: Hybrid DAC company based in California developing systems that combine CO2 capture with water production. Earlier-stage than CarbonCapture but pursuing overlapping enterprise customer demand with a differentiated technology approach.
• Spiritus Technologies: Earlier-stage DAC startup pursuing modular sorbent-based capture systems. Targets the same enterprise carbon removal credit market and overlaps thematically with CarbonCapture's mass-manufacturing platform thesis, though pre-commercial.
• Verdox: Massachusetts-based DAC company spun out of MIT, developing electrochemical direct air capture technology. Different capture mechanism but targets the same corporate offtake market with a competing mass-production thesis for carbon removal.

Direct peers

• Heirloom Carbon Technologies: U.S. DAC company using a different technical pathway (limestone-based sorbents) to capture CO2 from the atmosphere. Has raised significant capital and operates the first U.S. commercial DAC facility. Targets the same corporate offtake market and competes head-to-head for enterprise carbon removal commitments.
• Climeworks: Swiss-based DAC pioneer and the most established direct competitor. Operates commercial DAC plants (Mammoth in Iceland) and supplies high-quality carbon removal credits to enterprise buyers including the same Frontier coalition. Targets the same corporate net-zero buyers with comparable technology approach (solid sorbent contactors).
• 1PointFive: Occidental Petroleum's DAC arm built on the legacy Carbon Engineering technology. Building the Stratos facility in Texas, the largest planned DAC project in the U.S. Directly competes for the same enterprise offtake demand and DOE hub funding, with materially larger balance sheet backing.
• Global Thermostat: Earlier-stage DAC pioneer focused on solid sorbent contactor technology with commercial pilot deployments. Competes in the same DAC equipment and carbon credit categories with comparable solid-sorbent mechanism, though smaller scale and slower commercialization pace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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