Press & News
July 9, 2026 | Carbon to Value
Carbon to Value Initiative’s Year 5 Startups Turn Corporate Engagement into Pilots, Offtakes, and Scale-Up
June 30, 2026 | Carbon to Value
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year 6 of the Initiative's Carbontech Accelerator Program
May 11, 2026 | Dioxycle
C2V Year 3 Cohort Member Dioxycle won Fluor's CCU and SAF Pitch Competition at Energise the Future in Amsterdam, earning an in-kind FEL-Ω execution from Fluor to support commercial-scale project development
April 13, 2026 | Oxylus Energy
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member Oxylus Energy secured $2.96M through ARPA-E’s broader $34M initiative to develop AI-powered labs accelerating CO₂-to-methanol catalyst discovery
April 8, 2026 | Sora Fuel
C2V Year 5 Cohort Member Sora Fuel raised $14.6M in a round co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, with support from Engine Ventures and Wireframe Ventures, to scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from gallons to barrels per day
April 2, 2026 | Carbon Upcycling
C2V Year 2 Cohort Member Carbon Upcycling secured up to $10M in financing from ATEL Ventures to scale low-carbon cement production, with its flagship project expected to produce up to 30,000 tonnes annually
March 4, 2026 | Octavia Carbon
C2V Year 5 Cohort Member Octavia Carbon secured a new offtake agreement facilitated by Carbon Direct, supporting continued efforts to advance direct air capture operations and scale DAC technology in Kenya
March 4, 2026 | Dioxycle
C2V Year 3 Cohort Member Dioxycle formed a multi-year partnership with CLC Member L’Oreal to produce packaging materials from captured carbon emissions using carbon electrolysis to convert CO and CO₂ into ethylene for polyethylene production
February 12, 2026 | CarbonQuest
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member CarbonQuest reached multiple milestones in scaling distributed carbon capture, including its first deployment on natural gas compression engines and its first project in Canada with partner Cielo Carbon Solutions
February 4, 2026 | Carbon Upcycling
C2V Year 2 Cohort Member Carbon Upcycling appointed Markus Kritzler as CEO, bringing executive industry experience to help scale the company’s technology that transforms captured CO₂ into low-carbon materials for cement and construction
January 8, 2026 | Lydian
C2V Year 2 Cohort Member Lydian raised $43.7M to scale its power-to-liquids technology that converts captured CO₂ and renewable electricity into drop-in sustainable aviation fuel, supporting development of its first commercial-scale demonstration plant expected to be operational by 2027
January 6, 2026 | Mars Materials
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member Mars Materials validated a CO₂-derived carbon fiber precursor in collaboration with North Carolina State University and The Textile Innovation Engine of North Carolina, demonstrating performance comparable to conventional fossil-based inputs
November 18, 2025 | Carbon to Value
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year 5 Startup Cohort for its Carbontech Accelerator
October 14, 2025 | Made of Air
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member Made of Air secured €960K from IBB’s ProFIT program to scale Sequoia, its carbon-negative facade system that turns buildings into long-term carbon storage
August 25, 2025 | enaDyne
C2V Year 3 Cohort Member enaDyne raised €7M to scale its plasma-catalysis tech that turns CO₂ into chemicals like syngas, methanol, and ethylene while eliminating PFAS emissions
August 25, 2025 | RenewCO₂
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member RenewCO2 raised a $4M seed round to advance its technology that converts CO₂ into fuels and essential chemicals
August 23, 2025 | Mars Materials
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member Mars Materials achieved industry-first validation of its CO₂-based acrylonitrile by global polymer leader SNF, clearing a major step toward commercialization
August 20, 2025 | Seabound
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member Seabound received £1.1M from the UK Government to launch the world’s first port-based carbon and emissions capture project at the Port of Southampton
August 8, 2025 | Terrafixing
C2V Year 3 Cohort Member Terrafixing received $2.5M from the federal government through the Energy Innovation Program (EIP)
July 24, 2025 | Carbonova
C2V Year 2 Cohort Member Carbonova received $4.4M from Emissions Reduction Alberta to develop end-to-end carbon nanofiber production from carbon-rich feedstocks in Calgary
July 16, 2025 | Seabound
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member Seabound launched a first-of-its-kind onboard carbon capture project on the UBC Cork, in partnership with Hartmann Group, accelerating progress toward net-zero maritime transport
July 4, 2025 | Phlair
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member Phlair signed an agreement with Carbon Removal to develop Europe’s first large-scale DAC carbon removal and geological storage project in Norway, targeting up to 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ in later phases
July 3, 2025 | CarbonBlue
C2V Year 4 Member CarbonBlue launched Midway, the world’s first synergetic carbon dioxide removal (CDR) system integrated into an operating water desalination plant, achieving 90% carbon removal efficiency
June 18, 2025 | Carbon Upcycling
C2V Year 2 Cohort Member Carbon Upcycling closed an $18M round led by Builders Vision to scale low-carbon cement solutions, including projects with Ash Grove and TITAN Group
June 17, 2025 | Carbon to Value
The Carbon to Value Initiative Opens Applications for Year 5
June 3, 2025 | Ardent
C2V Year 4 Cohort Member Ardent completed a successful pilot with Braskem for its Optiperm™ membrane, advancing energy-efficient olefin separation toward commercial use in plastics production
June 3, 2025 | CarbonQuest
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member CarbonQuest entered the food and beverage sector with its on-site CO₂ capture and reuse technology
May 12, 2025 | Carbfix
C2V Year 1 Cohort Member Carbfix became the first company to receive an onshore CO₂ storage permit under EU law, marking a milestone in land-based carbon sequestration in Europe
May 5, 2025 | Carbon to Value
Carbon to Value Initiative’s Year 4 Startups Turn Collaboration into Commercial Traction
Carbon Unbound 2025
We’re excited to partner with Carbon Unbound East Coast on May 20 - 21, 2025, where 400+ business leaders, investors, policymakers, and buyers will gather in New York this May to shape the future of carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
March 11, 2025 | Capture6
Capture6, a C2V Y4 Startup, completes $27.5 million Series A and project funding round
February 27, 2025 | Carbon Herald
C2V Y1 Startup CarbonQuest Secures $20M to Expand Carbon Capture Deployment
February 27, 2025 | Phlair
Frontier buyers sign first electrochemical DAC deal with Phlair, a C2V Y4 Startup
February 25, 2025 | BusinessWire
C2V Y3 Startup Mitico Secures $4.3 Million Seed Funding to Commercialize Industrial Carbon Capture Technology
February 6, 2025 | Clean Energy Ventures
MacroCycle, a C2V Y4 Startup, Raises $6.5M to Commercialize Plastic Upcycling Technology with 80% Less Energy
December 11, 2024 | CarbonQuest
CarbonQuest and Carbfix, two C2V Y1 Startups, Announce a Memorandum of Understanding to Pursue Distributed Carbon Capture and Mineralization Projects in North America
November 18, 2024 | Planetary
Planetary, a C2V Y1 Startup, Delivers First Ocean Alkalinity Credits: A Milestone in Ocean-Based Carbon Removal
September 23, 2024 | Phlair
Phlair, a C2V Y4 startup, has secured €14.5 million in funding to accelerate the development of its Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology
September 18, 2024 | Air Company
C2V Y1 startup Air Company has raised $69 million in Series B funding to scale its carbon utilization technology and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production
September 12, 2024 | Carbon to Value Initiative
The Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative has announced its Year 4 Cohort for its Carbontech Accelerator Program
September 3, 2024 | Oxylus Energy
Oxylus Energy, a C2V Y4 startup, has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round to advance its clean fuel technology
August 30, 2024 | Decarb Connect
Frederic Clerc, Director of the Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative, featured on Decarb Connect’s Podcast
June 3, 2024 | Ecolocked
C2V Y2 startup ecoLocked raised €4M to tackle the construction industry’s carbon footprint and enable 1Gt of carbon removal by 2040
April 16, 2024 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year 4 of the Initiative's Carbontech Accelerator Program
April 3, 2024 | Carbonfree
C2V Y1 Startup Carbonfree signs agreement with US Steel to deploy its first commercial mineralization technology at 50,000 t/y of CO₂ scale
March 14, 2024 | Carbonova
C2V Y2 Startup Carbonova raised $6M in funding to transform GHG emissions into inexpensive everyday essentials
February 1, 2024 | Carbon to Value Initiative
Carbon to Value Initiative Builds Up Carbontech Ecosystem in Year 3
January 31, 2024 | Greentown Labs
We Can’t Reach Net-zero Emissions Without Emerging Technologies. But Who is Going to Pay for Them?
January 16, 2024 | Capture6
C2V Year 3 Startup Capture6 announce strategic partnership with K-water and BKT to remove CO₂ while recovering freshwater and minimizing brine discharge in South Korea
December 1, 2023 | Mitico
Mitico Raises $1.2M to Scale Point Source Carbon Capture Solutions
October 3, 2023 | Osmoses
C2V Year 2 Startup Osmoses gets $11M seed to bring its molecule-scale membranes to the hydrogen market
September 6, 2023 | Lydian
C2V Year 2 Startup Lydian Raises $12M for Energy-Efficient E-fuels
July 31, 2023 | Carbon Upcycling
C2V Year 2 Startup Carbon Upcycling raises $26M Series A led by BDC Capital and Climate Investment
July 26, 2023 | Dioxycle
C2V Year 3 Startup Dioxycle raises $17m to turn CO₂ emissions into sustainable chemicals
July 6, 2023 | Fluor
Carbontech Leadership Member Fluor and C2V Year 1 Cohort company Carbfix Collaborate to Address Carbon Capture and Storage Solutions for Hard-To-Abate Sectors
July 5, 2023 | Capture6
C2V Year 3 startup Capture6 secures over $8M of funding for the construction of their first pilot facility, jointly with Palmdale Water District
June 21, 2023 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Three Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program
March 2, 2023 | Carbonfree
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Carbonfree and U.S. Steel Sign MOU to Capture CO2 Emissions at one of the Largest Integrated Steel Mills in North America
February 28, 2023 | USA Today
Jet fuel from the air? How DOD contract aims to experiment with sustainable aviation fuel
February 23, 2023 | Planetary
Introducing Planetary’s Ocean CDR MRV Protocol – A Breakthrough in Carbon Removal
February 23, 2023 | Carbonfree
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Carbonfree collaborates with bp to help bring Carbon Capture & Utilization Technology to Industrial Sites around the World
January 31, 2023 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative announces Year 3 of the Initiative's Carbontech Accelerator Program
January 25, 2023 | Carbon to Value
How The Carbon to Value Initiative Is Creating a Robust Carbontech Ecosystem: Year 2 Outcomes
September 21, 2022 | Startbase
C2V Year 2 startup ecoLocked received 1.8 million euros in their first round of funding
September 14, 2022 | ESG Today
C2V Year 1 startup Patch raised $55 million in Series B funding
July 12th, 2022 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Two Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program
June 3, 2022 | Carbon Herald
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Planetary wins $1 Million XPRIZE for Ocean Carbon Removal
April 19, 2022 | PR Newswire
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Air Company raises $30M Series, led the Carbontech Leadership Council member Carbon Direct
April 13, 2022 | BusinessWire
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Cemvita partners with Carbontech Leadership Council member Fluor to to Scale Sustainable Bio-Solutions to Extract Critical Minerals
February 22, 2022 | Carbfix
C2V Year 1 Cohort company Carbfix wins two $1M Milestone Prizes in XPRIZE
February 16, 2022 | Engineering News
Fluor, C2V open second year of carbontech accelerator programme
February 8, 2022 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative and Fluor Announce Year Two of the Carbontech Accelerator Program
January 12, 2022 | Carbon to Value Initiative
Major Wins for a Nascent Carbontech Industry - Year 1 Results of the Carbon to Value Initiative
December 5, 2021 | The Guardian
From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2
July 29, 2021 | Decarb Connect
Converting the carbon from problem waste product to high value asset (Podcast)
July 29, 2021 | Carbonfree
Carbonfree selects Fluor to help bring its carbon-to-value technology to market
June 12, 2021 | Inhabitat
Carbon to Value Initiative launches business accelerator for carbontech startups
May 4, 2021 | Smart Cities World
First cohort of carbontech start-ups announced for C2V accelerator
April 28, 2021 | Houston Innovation Map
Houston startup selected for international carbontech accelerator
April 28, 2021 | PR Newswire
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces First Cohort of Carbontech Startup Participants
October 22, 2020 | PR Newswire
Carbon to Value Initiative Leaders Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program Announce Formation of the Carbontech Leadership Council
July 16, 2020 | Bloomberg
Wanted: Start-Ups That Can Turn Captured CO2 Into Vodka, Jewels
July 16, 2020 | NYU Tandon
Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program announce the Carbon to Value Initiative
