CarbonBridge

Day 3 recap! Today, we announced the 3x 2024 Ocean Exchange Award Winners - each in the amount of $100,000 USD! Orcelle Winner - CarbonBridge, Manu Pillai Neptun Winner - Oyster Heaven, George Birch, MBA Neptune Winner - Phoenix Waste Solutions, Yuen-Li Chan We also saw pitches from the remaining 6 finalists: Oyster Heaven, George Birch, MBA (Orcelle winner) Phoenix Waste Solutions, Yuen-Li Chan (Neptune winner) Seacork Studio, Annie Dahan Soarce, Derek Saltzman (+ Mason Mincey) SynMatter LLC, Benjamin Pearman ZEM Fuel Systems Ltd, A. Damiano Bonaccorso Congratulations to ALL Ocean Exchange finalists and Collegiate Finalists - the solutions you all presented were INCREDIBLE and definitely worthwhile. Each year we are blown away by the new developments in technologies and advancements in systems that allow us to push toward a more healthier and resilient ocean ecosystem. #OceanExchange #OceanExchange24

?? Global Founders, One Big Conversation on ClimateTech Fundraising! What happens when you bring together two European founders and two from the U.S., coordinate across five calendars, and conquer two time zones? You get an EPIC two-hour deep dive into one of the hottest sectors—ClimateTech. ?? In this episode of TheOnePoint podcast, I explore the Pre-seed/Angel stage ClimateTech fundraising journey with four founders — Johanna Broell, Laura Laringe, Manu Pillai, and Matias Machado. And here’s the kicker—while ClimateTech is booming, it’s not all smooth sailing. Founders often struggle with fundraising, especially in the earliest stages. What makes the story even more complex is that many ClimateTech startups are Atoms, and not just Bits.? In this episode, we tackle the real issues—straight from the trenches! ?? Four brilliant founders share their stories and reveal hard-earned insights: ?? How to demystify the fundraising journey. ?? Tips, tricks, and the do’s and don’ts of investor outreach. ?? Surviving pivots like a pro. ?? Whether to hire fundraising consultants. ?? The role of grants and government support. And so much more. This conversation goes beyond just the what—it dives into the how, and compares the U.S. and European ecosystems for invaluable lessons on both sides of the pond. Don’t miss out—whether you're in ClimateTech or just curious about startup survival in a high-stakes world, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss! ?? Read ?? the concise version of the discussion in the ‘All Things VC’ newsletter below. Or even better - listen ?? to the whole episode on YouTube or Spotify. #vc #startups #climatetech #innovation #tech #venturecapital #founders #entrepreneurship #fundraising #insights #TheOnePoint #AllThingsVC

Congrats Santa Cruz Accelerates' 5th cohort graduate, CarbonBridge / Manu Pillai, whose startup was selected by the U.S. DOE ARPA-E to receive funding to help them continue their mission to replace fossil fuels with microbial methanol! https://lnkd.in/gmwKbK7U

As the global economy prepares for an energy transition that will change the future of energy landscapes, new alternative fuels are coming to the fore. Hydrogen has been gaining traction as a clean alternative fuel as it only emits water upon combustion. However, there are a number of inherent challenges with the production, handling, and consumption of hydrogen with the state of technology today. It is still expensive to produce clean hydrogen from renewable sources. As a gas, hydrogen also requires capital-intensive infrastructure for its storage and transport. Methanol is tomorrow’s hydrogen, today. It is an extremely efficient hydrogen carrier, packing more hydrogen in one simple alcohol molecule than can be found in hydrogen. Being a liquid at ambient conditions, methanol can be handled, stored, and transported with ease by leveraging existing infrastructure that supports the global trade of methanol. Methanol reformers are able to generate on-demand hydrogen at the point of use to avoid the complexity and high cost associated with the logistics of hydrogen as a fuel. Methanol can also be produced from sustainable and green pathways to allow it to be a carrier of low carbon, and potentially carbon-neutral, hydrogen. Learn more about methanol as a hydrogen carrier in this latest infographic developed by MI in collaboration with MI member, Element 1. Key data about methanol as a hydrogen carrier used in this infographic can also be found in Element 1’s white paper titled “The Renewable Methanol Pathway to Green Hydrogen”. https://bit.ly/3Y11VpC #methanol #fuelcells #marine #alternativefuel #renewable #maritime #efuel #energytransition #futurefuel