CTSS Episode 1: Living Carbon
MCJ Climate Tech Startup Series, featuring Living Carbon
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Living Carbon is a San Francisco, CA based startup using biotechnology to develop trees that better capture and store carbon. By using biochemistry to enhance a tree’s natural ability to drawdown atmospheric carbon, the company is not only devising a solution to address climate change, but also producing more durable wood for a multitude of building and manufacturing applications. Co-Founders Maddie Hall and Patrick Mellor walk me through a company overview deck, and share the story and mission behind Living Carbon.
I enjoyed learning more about Living Carbon, and I hope you do too!
Synopsis
Mission: Address climate change by meaningfully reducing atmospheric carbon using biologically modified trees, while simultaneously producing more durable wood-based products.
Team: Maddie Hall (CEO & Co-Founder), Patrick Mellor (CTO & Co-Founder), Yumin Tao, PhD (VP of Plant Biotechnology) & Jacob Hoyle (Plant Biologist).
Product: A genetic engineering process and technique that augments a tree’s ability to capture and store carbon, while also making the wood it produces more durable.
Traction: Proof of concept developed; $400K in LOIs from top timber companies; approval by USDA; 2 provisional patents filed.