Entrepreneurs in AirMiners Launchpad accelerator program achieve success as leading global innovators in solving the climate crisis
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE )--Today, the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition announced 15 milestone award winners. Of those, 10 are AirMiners members, two are graduates of the AirMiners Launchpad program, with a third joining the upcoming batch. Each of the winners was awarded a $1M prize to support their exceptional work on carbon removal solutions.
"The fact that so many AirMiners members won the prize is a testament to the success of the AirMiners program. We encourage all early-stage carbon removal entrepreneurs to join AirMiners," said Marcius Extavour, Vice President of Energy and Climate at XPRIZE.
The AirMiners Launchpad affiliated winners are:
“We salute the awards reflecting the incredible progress of these early-stage teams. Their success validates AirMiners’ mission to support innovators solving for gigaton-scale carbon removal. Through our partnership with XPRIZE and Creative Destruction Lab, the AirMiners accelerator program has grown quickly to support 28 early-stage carbon removal startups over the last eight months, with more joining our next batch,” said Tito Jankowski, AirMiners Co-Founder.
AirMiners is the place for entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and designers working to extract carbon from the air. To learn more visit http://airminers.org, or follow on Twitter @airminers or LinkedIn.
Developed in partnership with XPRIZE and Creative Destruction Lab, AirMiners Launchpad is a six-week accelerator program for early teams or individuals working on gigaton-scale carbon removal. Innovators and entrepreneurs hoping to compete for the next phase of the $100M XPRIZE should join the AirMiners Launchpad for startup support.
Sign-ups for Batch #5 of AirMiners Launchpad are now open. Interested entrepreneurs can apply for AirMiners Launchpad at https://launchpad.airminers.org/.
For more information, contact: Tito Jankowski tito@airminers.org (662) 729-1336
For more information, contact: Tito Jankowski tito@airminers.org (662) 729-1336