Category: News Highlights

By Sasha Ranevska, Carbon HeraldGraphyte, a leading company in the carbon removal industry, recently completed a Series A funding round totaling $30 million. This event marks a big milestone for the Arkansas-based company, as they continue to make strides in the fight against climate change. The funding round was jointly led by Prelude Ventures and Carbon Direct Capital and also included contributions from current investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Overture. One of the main obstacl

Graphyte announces the successful closing of a $30 million Series A funding round.

By Ben Geman, Axios Boldface names in climate VC are staking Graphyte, a young startup that says it unlocked a comparatively cheap carbon removal method using biomass.Why it matters: Backers say the tech has a clear pathway to commercial scale, and it provides a durable and readily monitored form of removal.Driving the news: Graphyte this morning will announce close of a $30 million Series A deal co-led by Prelude Ventures and Carbon Direct Capital. • The Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventu

Biomass carbon removal, like that at Graphyte, is relatively cheap and easy, and can store carbon indefinitely.

Senior editor Amy Feldman talks with Graphyte’s Barclay Rogers about biomass-based solutions to carbon removal.

Graphyte was named one of 24 semifinalist businesses to receive a total of $1.2 million from the DoE to accelerate CDR technologies.

Graphyte will remove 15K metric tons of CO2 this year…notably more carbon-removal capacity than the largest existing DAC projects.

CBS Mornings visited the Graphyte plant in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to observe Carbon Casting in action. Watch the segment.

“Graphyte’s first facility producing carbon casting blocks this week will become the largest carbon removal company in the world”

A startup backed by Bill Gates plans this week to begin operating what could be the largest carbon removal facility on the planet.

Barclay Rogers, Graphyte’s founder and chief executive officer speaks with BloombergNEF’s Iain Wilson.

Graphyte’s Barclay Rogers speaks with Dan Loney, host of Wharton Business Daily, Wharton’s flagship show on SiriusXM Business Radio.