Captura

Congratulations to our investors Hitachi, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Japan Airlines (JAL) on announcing Japan's first Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) pilot on Kume Island, Okinawa.   This first-of-a-kind project will generate important operational and environmental data to help advance DOC deployment along Japan's coastline. The partners see it as the first step toward building an island-based, domestically self-sufficient carbon economy, with the long-term vision of utilizing captured CO₂ as a feedstock for synthetic fuels.   We're excited to see this important milestone for the DOC industry and look forward to continuing our work with Hitachi, MOL, and JAL as we advance plans to deploy Captura's technology in Japan.   Read the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/g93sfDpm

The carbon removal industry is navigating a complex moment, and this recent feature from Carbon Pulse provides a thoughtful look at the realities facing the sector.   Captura was pleased to host Allison Gacad at our 1,000 t/yr pilot facility for the first article in ‘Ocean Carbon Removal Watch’, a three-part special report on marine carbon removal supported by the Pulitzer Center.   The article highlights Captura's pragmatic approach to building a resilient business. While always remaining focused on our mission of climate mitigation and ocean health, we're now also selling our core electrodialysis platform into a range of established commercial markets.   This gives us a stronger business today while helping ensure our carbon removal technology is ready to scale when the market is.   As Katherine Peachey, Head of Equinor Ventures, says in the article: “From our perspective, the case for carbon removal isn’t really a question. It’s needed for a credible net zero pathway. The real question is, what technologies can do it efficiently and affordably, and what companies can survive long enough to get to the time when it really scales up and the market really opens up for it?”   That's exactly the kind of company we're working to build.   Thank you to Allison Gacad, Carbon Pulse and the Pulitzer Center for taking the time to learn about our work and share our story. https://lnkd.in/df3raAMh   #CarbonDioxideRemoval #DirectOceanCapture #OceanHealth #Electrodialysis

Captura CEO Steve Oldham recently spoke with Investment Reports for a special report to be published in Newsweek about how our proprietary electrodialysis platform is creating commercial opportunities across multiple industries while simultaneously advancing our Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology. The interview highlights an important milestone for Captura: we are now executing on two complementary growth paths. ➜ Scaling Direct Ocean Capture Our Hawaiʻi demonstration plant with our partner Equinor validated our DOC technology at both the physical scale and performance level needed for commercial deployment, paving the way for our first wave of commercial plants. ➜ Commercializing our electrodialysis platform Originally developed for DOC, our proprietary electrodialysis technology is now being commercialized across multiple industrial applications, including direct lithium extraction, desalination and wastewater valorization. With growing demand for our membranes and electrodialysis stacks, we're expanding domestic manufacturing to support customers across these markets. Combined with the recent first close of our $12.5 million Series B financing, this marks an exciting new phase of commercial execution—building a resilient business that delivers value through both climate technology and industrial applications. Read Steve's full interview below.

Today marks a significant milestone for Captura. We're proud to announce the first close of our US$12.5 million Series B financing, led by Equinor Ventures, which will enable us to expand U.S. manufacturing of our bipolar membrane electrodialysis platform. Originally developed to power our Direct Ocean Capture technology, our electrodialysis platform is now enabling solutions across multiple resource-critical industries—from direct lithium extraction and industrial water treatment to long-duration energy storage and carbon removal. This investment comes at a pivotal time for Captura as we: ➜ Deliver our first electrodialysis stacks for the lithium extraction market ➜ Scale production at the only U.S.-based manufacturing facility producing complete bipolar membrane electrodialysis systems ➜ Continue advancing commercial deployment of Direct Ocean Capture with partners around the world We're incredibly grateful for the confidence and continued support of our investors as we enter this next phase of commercial growth. Thank you to Equinor Ventures, Aramco Ventures, EDP Ventures, Eni Next, Freeflow Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Japan Airlines & Translink Capital Innovation Fund (JAL Innovation Fund), Maersk Growth, mTerra Ventures, and National Grid Partners for their continued partnership and support as we scale our technology across multiple markets. Learn more in today's announcement: https://lnkd.in/gEFz48pC

Marine carbon removal is gaining momentum as scientific research, policy development, and private-sector investment begin to converge. In a new Reuters piece, Angeli Mehta PhD examines the opportunities and challenges facing the sector, from nature-based solutions to engineered approaches such as Captura's Direct Ocean Capture. The article includes insights from Captura's Sophie Chu, Ph.D. on the importance of rigorous monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) to ensure approaches deliver permanent, measurable carbon removal as the industry scales. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/g3eMAA5f #CarbonRemoval #DirectOceanCapture #OceanClimateSolutions

We're proud to share that Captura has been recognized as 1 of 1,000 companies selected for the World Economic Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups coaliton. The ocean is both a vital climate regulator and one of the ecosystems most affected by climate change. At Captura, we're harnessing the ocean's natural processes to help address that challenge, enabling scalable carbon removal by removing excess CO₂, while keeping ocean health at the center of everything we do. Being included in this global coalition is a meaningful recognition of the work our team, partners, and supporters have done to advance a safe and scalable ocean-based climate solution. We're honored to join a community of innovators working across the blue economy to accelerate progress toward a healthier ocean by 2030. Thank you to the World Economic Forum and the 1000 Ocean Startups coalition for bringing together organizations committed to unlocking and protecting the ocean's potential for climate impact. Learn more about the coalition here: https://lnkd.in/eAJH32YF #1of1000 #OceanInnovation #CarbonRemoval #DirectOceanCapture

Captura is excited to partner with SAF+ International Group on the development of a commercial electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility at the Port of Port-La Nouvelle in France.   The facility is targeted to produce 75,000 tons of eSAF annually by combining green hydrogen with captured CO₂, and Captura is pleased to be selected to supply the CO₂ from a Direct Ocean Capture plant.   Electrofuels, such as eSAF, are clean, synthetic fuels that are drop-in compatible with today’s aviation and transport infrastructure and can reduce emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional diesel and jet fuels.   They offer an important complement to electrification by providing a scalable liquid fuel pathway that can avoid the feedstock limitations of many biofuel pathways, while delivering the high energy density needed for heavy transportation sectors such as aviation and shipping.   We’re proud to be working alongside SAF+ International Group, BBA Consultants, Schneider Electric, Topsoe, Sasol, SEMOP Port-La Nouvelle, and additional project partners to help advance scalable, low-carbon fuel solutions in Europe.   #eSAF #SustainableAviationFuel #DirectOceanCapture #GreenHydrogen

Check out this Executive Insights interview featuring Captura Co-founder & CTO, CX Xiang, with S&P Global at CERAWeek.   In this conversation, CX shares how Captura is advancing a range of sustainability and industrial solutions—from direct ocean capture to electrodialysis and long-duration energy storage.   https://lnkd.in/g6BiEkPz

🌊 Disciplined capital is strategic, data-driven, and outcome-focused. Future Planet Capital's global portfolio company Captura, provides a simple, streamlined process for Direct Ocean Capture of carbon and delivers breakthrough electrodialysis solutions for global industries. Today, its Direct Ocean Capture solution is moving beyond pilots and into industrial deployment. This is exactly the kind of profit-for-purpose innovation that must be backed by data, with results that can be measured, compared, and scaled. 💡 Big ideas, need to find their way from powerpoint, into steel, cement and real infrastructure.  🗞️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eF3ks_Rz UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund [UKI2S] | Future Planet Capital Regional Douglas Hansen-Luke, Ed Phillips, Lyle Pentith, Alexander Shadbolt, Peter Mitchell, CX Xiang Image: Captura #ImpactInvesting #ClimateTech #CarbonRemoval #VentureCapital #VC