Many industrial manufacturers, including cement and concrete producers, are seeking solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of their products. In collaboration with these producers, we recognized that the fastest path to a low-carbon material was to develop a solution that did not require novel materials, new processes, and expensive technologies. So, we set out to develop a proven, familiar material to speed market adoption and accelerate global decarbonization. The solution鈥攁 carbon-negative limestone.听
The University of Colorado听Connection
Second to water, concrete is the most used material on the planet, so finding a sustainable way to make concrete is critical. Minus Materials looks to do just that, by using algae to grow limestone for concrete production. The company is led together by Sarah Williams (CU 麻豆影院 Materials Science & Engineering, '22) and Wil Srubar (CU 麻豆影院 College of Engineering & Applied Science). The Minus Materials team participated in a Six-Pack Startup Challenge that Venture Partners at CU 麻豆影院 offered in 2020听and won the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC). Minus Materials has since participated in Indie Bio.
Funding Status and Investment Opportunities
- Industry: Environmentalism and Sustainability, Cleantech, Advanced Materials
- Funding Stage: Pre-Seed
- Contact for Investment Inquiries:听Sarah Williams, sarah.williams@minusmaterials.com
In the News
- CU 麻豆影院 startup working with Microsoft to test low-carbon concrete for its data centers听(2023)
- VP startup wants buildings to suck up carbon, one living concrete block at a time听(2022)
- This carbon-neutral, biogenic cement is the future of infrastructure听(2022)
- CU 麻豆影院 startup Minus Materials selected for Innovandi Open Challenge听(2021)
- Lab Venture Challenge awards record-breaking $1.35 million to promising CU 麻豆影院 ventures听(2020)
Venture Partners Programs鈥�
- Lab Venture Challenge (2020)
- Venture Partners Six-Pack Startup Startup Challenge (2020)
- Intellectual Property Management (2020)
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