Recycling CO2 emissions into chemicals and fuels that are cost-competitive with petroleum-sourced products
Notable Achievements
- Named one of the top 46 climate-tech startups to watch in 2021 by Business Insider.
- In March 2021, Procter & Gamble announced a partnership with Twelve to produce carbon negative ingredients for Tide.
- Investors include DCVC, Breakout Ventures, evōk, and Dolby Family Ventures.
Currently Operating in One Region
Press Mentions

June 23, 2021
Has the Carbontech Revolution Begun?
Science can now pull carbon out of the air. For that to make a difference, though, businesses need to find profitable places to put it.
Read on The New York Times »
May 16, 2023
Etihad Airways And Twelve Announce Partnership To Advance E-Jet Fuel
Etihad Airways and Twelve companies have signed an agreement to scale up the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and advance the development of SAF technology.
Read on Travel Radar - Aviation News »
October 31, 2022
Twelve and LanzaTech Partner to Create Ethanol From CO2
Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have transformed CO2 emissions into ethanol as a part of an ongoing research
Read on businesswire »
July 14, 2022
Twelve and Alaska Airlines to collaborate with Microsoft to advance sustainable aviation fuel derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy
/PRNewswire/ -- Carbon transformation company Twelve, Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) have signed a Memorandum of...
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June 29, 2022
Twelve to Deploy World’s First Industrial-Scale Carbon Transformation Platform with $130M Series B
Twelve, the carbon transformation company, is announcing $130 million in Series B and additional funding to scale the engineering, manufacturing, and
Read on businesswire »
May 19, 2022
E152 - Daniel Epstein on Repurposing Capitalism, Intuition and Meaningful Entrepreneurship // Alchemists Of The Future - all that we are (fka the future is beautiful)
“All businesses solve problems. We think those that solve more meaningful and impactful problems will be valued more by the market over time, and that’s what will lead to the shift.” Daniel Epstein...
Read on all that we are (fka the future is beautiful) »More Ventures in Energy & Environment
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