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H2 Clipper, Inc.

Santa Barbara, CA · Founded 2022
LAST FUNDING
$7.6M
Series A

The infrastructure for the distribution of liquid hydrogen.

Funding history

RoundAmount
Series A$7.6M
SEC Form D filed
Apr 4, 2024·Nov 14, 2023·Oct 24, 2023·Jun 16, 2023·May 25, 2023·Apr 28, 2023·Apr 10, 2023·Mar 15, 2023·Dec 1, 2022·Nov 14, 2022·Sep 13, 2022·Mar 2, 2022·Dec 29, 2021

About H2 Clipper, Inc.

How much funding has H2 Clipper, Inc. raised?

H2 Clipper, Inc. has raised $7.6M in total funding. The most recent round was Series A.

Where is H2 Clipper, Inc. headquartered?

H2 Clipper, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

What does H2 Clipper, Inc. do?

The infrastructure for the distribution of liquid hydrogen.

What problem does H2 Clipper, Inc. solve?

Green hydrogen can be produced cheaply in remote, renewable-rich regions like the Middle East, North Africa, and Chile, but those places are far from the consumer markets that need the hydrogen.

What's H2 Clipper, Inc.'s solution?

H2 Clipper delivers hydrogen anywhere in the world through an end-to-end transport and distribution system, combining 'Safety Pipe' pipeline technology for last-mile gas delivery, regional hydrogen storage depots, and the Clipper Airship for long-haul liquid hydrogen and freight transport.

What makes H2 Clipper, Inc. different?

They claim their Pipe-within-a-Pipe Safety Pipe Technology can move gaseous hydrogen up to 500 miles without repressurization using existing rights of way, and that the Clipper Airship is the world's first point-to-point liquid hydrogen delivery system.

What makes H2 Clipper, Inc. notable?

H2 Clipper was founded by Rinaldo Brutoco and is developing hydrogen-powered cargo airships; it has raised roughly $6M across two funding rounds.

Leadership

Rinaldo Brutoco
Executive Officer, Director
Viviana Gonzalez
Executive Officer
Joe Massaquoi
Executive Officer
Marie Case
Director
Diane Cirincione-Jampolsky
Director
Robert Colucci
Director
Robert Fornaro
Director
Peter Georgescu
Director
Jose Gurria
Director
Michael Harmon
Director
Martin Whittaker
Director
James P. Wisecup
Director
Industry
B2B
Founded
2022
HQ
Santa Barbara, CA
Raised
$7.6M
Stage
Series A

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