Carbo Culture

Patented Carbolysis process — high pressure and high heat — converts waste biomass from agriculture and forestry into stable biochar that locks the carbon away for over a thousand years, sold as durable carbon removal. Founders Henrietta Moon and Chris Carstens, who met at Singularity University at NASA Ames in 2013. Finnish parent with a California subsidiary; the ARC Middenmeer plant in North Holland is under way. Legal name formerly Finpe Oy.

The row

Sector

Energy, Climate & Environment

Stage

Pre-revenue — No sales yet

Location

Helsinki

Founded

2016

Business ID

2750471-9 · Finnish trade register

Funding

~$25M total: Series A $18.3M (2023, GenZero + True Ventures, with Tesi participating) + ~$6.2M seed; plus a €3.5M Dutch state grant 3/2026 (ARC Middenmeer)

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