Newlight Technologies, Inc.
Newlight | AirCarbon - a natural, carbon-negative, regenerative, ocean-degradable material that can replace plastic. Harnessing the technology in nature to improve the world.
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About Newlight Technologies, Inc.
How much funding has Newlight Technologies, Inc. raised?
Newlight Technologies, Inc. has raised $271.2M in total funding. The most recent round was Series C.
Where is Newlight Technologies, Inc. headquartered?
Newlight Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.
What does Newlight Technologies, Inc. do?
Newlight | AirCarbon - a natural, carbon-negative, regenerative, ocean-degradable material that can replace plastic. Harnessing the technology in nature to improve the world.
What problem does Newlight Technologies, Inc. solve?
Large volumes of greenhouse gas flow into the atmosphere from sources like landfills, power plants, and livestock, driving plastic pollution and climate change.
What's Newlight Technologies, Inc.'s solution?
Newlight uses microorganisms found in nature to convert air and greenhouse gas (CO2e) into a meltable, moldable biomaterial called Aircarbon that can be made into products.
What makes Newlight Technologies, Inc. different?
Aircarbon is made from greenhouse gas with no oil or food crops, is FDA approved, home compostable, carbon-negative (certified under ISO 14046-3 and PAS 2050:2011), and high-strength in both hot and cold conditions.
What makes Newlight Technologies, Inc. notable?
Co-founded and led by CEO Mark Herrema, whose AirCarbon plastic-alternative material is backed in part by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, the venture arm of oil company Occidental Petroleum.
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