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CZero, Inc.

Goleta, CA
LAST FUNDING
$5.0M
Pre-Seed

Advanced engineering services and contract R&D for making energy cleaner across all sources and uses.

Funding history

DateRoundAmountInvestorsSource
Pre-Seed$5.0M

About CZero, Inc.

How much funding has CZero, Inc. raised?

CZero, Inc. has raised $5.0M in total funding. The most recent round was Pre-Seed.

Where is CZero, Inc. headquartered?

CZero, Inc. is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

What does CZero, Inc. do?

Advanced engineering services and contract R&D for making energy cleaner across all sources and uses.

What problem does CZero, Inc. solve?

Companies developing new energy technology or complex mechanical systems often lack in-house engineering capacity to solve difficult design, modeling, and testing problems.

What's CZero, Inc.'s solution?

CZero provides contract engineering services — mechanical design, controls, systems modeling/simulation, prototyping, and testing — partnering with companies of all sizes across the energy sector.

What makes CZero, Inc. different?

They describe an 'analysis-led design' approach with a closely integrated team, a focus on scalable energy-efficiency/storage/emissions solutions, and hold GSA contracts, with client testimonials citing their agility and specialized talent pool for seed-stage companies.

What makes CZero, Inc. notable?

A mechanical engineering R&D firm based in Fort Collins, Colorado (not SoCal), co-founded in 2007 by Guy Babbitt and Chris Turner; it has done engineering work on ARPA-E energy programs.

Leadership

Zach Jones
Executive Officer, Director
Eric McFarland
Executive Officer, Director
Fabien Duclocher
Director
Brian Mayers
Director
Young Sun Shim
Director
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