Create Something That Matters
We focus on hard climate problems, deep tech white spaces, and $10bn+ markets. We’re looking for individuals with the skill and the will to create in that space.
Opportunity Areas
Clean Cooling
Slashing AC energy use and emissions, to ensure climate adaptation without compromising the speed of mitigation.
- Industry
- Discover
Geothermal Energy
Making clean firm energy available almost anywhere, with the heat just below our feet.
- Energy
- apply
Next-Gen Biorefineries
Unlocking 30 EJ of advanced biofuels through efficient fractionation of plant dry matter.
- Energy
- Industry
- apply
Wastewater Treatment
Advanced water treatment that reduces emissions, recovers clean energy, recycles nutrients, and removes carbon from the atmosphere.
- Industry
- apply
Geologic Hydrogen
Extracting clean H2 from below ground at $1/kg.
- Energy
- collaborate
Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Decarbonising air travel with scaleable SAF production technology.
- Energy
- collaborate
Copper Recycling
Bridging the copper supply gap by unlocking secondary supply for electrification.
- Industry
- collaborate
Modern Electrolysis
Reinventing electrolysis to fully leverage the solar PV revolution.
- Energy
- collaborate
Enteric Methane
Cutting methane emissions from ruminants while increasing animal productivity.
- Agriculture
- collaborate
Food Without Agriculture
Decoupling food production from land use and its emissions.
- Agriculture
- collaborate
Novel Energy Crops
Engineering super fast growing plants to bridge the sustainable biomass gap for energy and carbon removal.
- Agriculture
- Energy
- join
Battery Anode Minerals
Producing high-performance anode minerals from sustainable biomass for the sodium-ion and lithium-ion battery value chain.
- Industry
- join
Adaptive Proteins
Leveraging the superpowers of protein for climate adaptation in food and agriculture.
- Agriculture
- Industry
- join
Direct Air Capture
Breaking the energy barrier of DAC with a path to 250 kWh/ton.
- Carbon Removal
- join
Carbon Negative Materials
Growing high performance concrete materials that remove and sequester atmospheric CO2.
- Carbon Removal
- Industry
- join
>500Mt
CO2eq
CO2eq
>100m
People
People
>$10bn
Markets
Markets
6
Companies
Companies
Academia asks the right questions, but I wanted to apply the answers in the real world at scale. Marble gave me everything I needed to make the transition from academic to entrepreneur.
What We Look For In Founders
Climate Motivated
You only want to work on things that are directly trying to solve climate change. It’s a singular focus for you and the only way you want to spend your time. You have some knowledge of the climate tech world and existing startups in the space.
Technically Outstanding
You are technically outstanding in a relevant domain. A PhD in a relevant field is a big plus. You must be very comfortable reviewing and assessing scientific literature and be able to ideate technically. Your technical background directly relates to the impact areas we are looking to build in, or in an area that we believe could unlock high impact climate solutions.
Drive and Determination
You are a driven individual who has always pushed themselves to achieve the best outcome they can get. You’ve worked around problems in the past. Found innovative ways to get what you needed done. And you’re determined to see things through to the end. You’ve experienced failures in your professional or personal life that you had to overcome to get to where you are today.
Convincing
You are able to explain complex topics simply. You understand the key message you need to get across. You have used successfully convinced others to collaborate with you on topics or approaches that you believe to be the most interesting.
Creativity
You look for new and unexpected approaches when you’re solving problems. You’re open to new suggestions when you’re trying to solve a hard problem and actively seek input from others. You can break down complex challenges into component parts so that you can more effectively find innovative ways to solve them. Whether it’s the latest technical paper, or established techniques from another field, you explore many routes when looking for a solution.
Ready to Build
You are convinced that starting a company is your best way to make the maximum impact on climate. You’ve thought about stepping into entrepreneurship, but haven’t felt like you can take the leap before now. You’re tired of focusing on academic goals and want to find a way to build and effect real world change, quickly.