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Brilliant Planet
Carbon capture using algae
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Sustainability
- Environmental
- Camden Town, London, UK
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Company mission
To unlock the power of algae as a scalable, affordable and near-term solution to climate change.
Our take
With each day, our ability to limit the impacts of the climate crisis lessens. And while governments might be slow-acting, Brilliant Planet aims to sequester as much carbon as possible for less than $50 per ton.
It harnesses the natural ability of algae to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, with a 30 hectare in the Moroccan desert algae farm which replicates the perfect conditions for algae to grow. It’s an almost completely natural process - the sun does most of the work growing - though some energy is used on moving around such large quantities of water. The algae is grown in seawater, which is completely de-acidified as a byproduct of the process.
Other companies use algae similarly, but Brilliant Planet is the only one to use seawater and so to provide that additional bonus of de-acidification. And as our planet continues to heat, multiple companies working on algae carbon capture is no bad thing.
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Benefits
- The ability to buy additional leave
- Private medical insurance (individual or family)
- Gym, pool & fitness class memberships
- Professional development & training
- Duvet days
- Work-from-home equipment allowance
- Enhanced parental leave
- 24/7 counselling services (work and personal)
- A number of wellbeing resources
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Jan 2020
$4.6m
GRANT
Total funding: $31.3m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Raffael Jovine
(Chief Scientist)Former Research Staff at MIT, VP of ZPM International, Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company, and Senior VP of Clinerion.
Adam Taylor
(CEO)Previously worked as a Portfolio Manager at Liongate Capital Management, Managing Director at Oakfield Holdings, Non-Exec Director at KEFI Gold and Copper, and Founder & CEO of FirstWave Group.