Minus Materials Inc.
The University of Colorado Connection
Second to water, concrete is the most used material on the planet, so finding a sustainable way to make concrete is critical. Minus Materials looks to do just that, by using algae to grow limestone for concrete production. The company is led together by Sarah Williams (CU Boulder Materials Science & Engineering, '22) and Wil Srubar (CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science). The Minus Materials team participated in a Six-Pack Startup Challenge that Venture Partners at CU Boulder offered in 2020 and won the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC). Minus Materials has since participated in Indie Bio.
Funding Status and Investment Opportunities
- Industry: Environmentalism and Sustainability, Cleantech, Advanced Materials
- Funding Stage: Pre-Seed
- Contact for Investment Inquiries: Sarah Williams, sarah.williams@minusmaterials.com
In the News
- CU Boulder startup working with Microsoft to test low-carbon concrete for its data centers (2023)
- VP startup wants buildings to suck up carbon, one living concrete block at a time (2022)
- This carbon-neutral, biogenic cement is the future of infrastructure (2022)
- CU Boulder startup Minus Materials selected for Innovandi Open Challenge (2021)
- Lab Venture Challenge awards record-breaking $1.35 million to promising CU Boulder ventures (2020)
Venture Partners Programs
- Lab Venture Challenge (2020)
- Venture Partners Six-Pack Startup Startup Challenge (2020)
- Intellectual Property Management (2020)
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