Overview
A 12-week virtual program offering founders the necessary tools for their technology development, commercialization, and fundraising needs.
Our mission is to increase global collaboration on and awareness of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), enabling gigaton-scale deployment by:
- providing tailored support to selected global startups so they can scale faster and reach their next fundraising round
- connecting startups from emerging and established markets to Asian capital and markets
Our team will support you all the way through to launch
Who we're looking for
We are looking for early-stage founders working on carbon removal solutions and enabling technologies to help create a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future.
Focus Areas
Including but not limited to
- Direct air capture, utilization, and storage
- Mineralization
- Ocean carbon removal
- Biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) including biochar and bio-oil
- Frontier biotech
- Enabling technologies including MRV tools
Eligibility
- Incorporated entity
- At least two full-time founders
- TRL 4+ with supporting data
Evaluation Criteria
- Annual gigaton-scale emissions reduction potential
- Techno-economic model at 1M ton scale
- Do no harm ecological solutions
How startups benefit
Tailored Support
Intimate cohort size for customized programming. Ongoing fundraising and hiring support from our portfolio team.
Global Exposure
Connect to a global network of potential partners and/or customers.
De-Risk Commercialization
Connect with our test facility partners to accelerate your ability to generate field data and third-party validation.
Network with Industry Experts
Connect with industry leaders and technical experts for in-depth guidance on challenges such as carbon credit certification, supply chain, IP, and scale-up.
Investor Access
Receive coaching on your pitch, storytelling, and clarity on what investors are looking for. Opportunities to pitch and be spotlighted at events during and after the program.
Tailored Support
Intimate cohort size for customized programming. Ongoing fundraising and hiring support from our portfolio team.
Network with Industry Experts
Connect with industry leaders and technical experts for in-depth guidance on challenges such as carbon credit certification, supply chain, IP, and scale-up.
Global Exposure
Connect to a global network of potential partners and/or customers.
Investor Access
Receive coaching on your pitch, storytelling, and clarity on what investors are looking for. Opportunities to pitch and be spotlighted at events during and after the program.
De-Risk Commercialization
Connect with our test facility partners to accelerate your ability to generate field data and third-party validation.
Curriculum highlights
- One-on-one meetings with relevant mentors and subject matter experts
- Learn to address technical challenges such as IP, supply chain, and techno-economic modeling
- Refine your business model, go-to-market strategy, and financial model
- Access potential customers and test facilities to validate and de-risk your technology
- Support building your impact pro forma model from Rho Impact
- Join our impact reporting platform to quantify your startup’s impact and refine its strategy
What to expect
Our Offer
- Investment is conditional on the startup proceeding to the second stage of the application process. The investment amount is determined on a case-by-case basis in exchange for an equity alignment dependent on the startup’s valuation, and
- Program equity alignment in the form of advisory shares to Brinc
Terms & Coniditions
- Brinc charges US$35,000 as a program fee, linked to the startup securing investment. Payment of the program fee is required only when the program investment partner fully disburses the investment amount.
- While Brinc’s program equity alignment is mandatory, the actual allocation to Brinc is negotiable.
- Applicants can be based anywhere as the program is virtual
Thesis
Climate change threatens both human and planetary health, potentially impacting global food production, increasing the risk of infectious diseases, and displacing entire populations whose homes would be underwater. The recent IPCC report unequivocally states that dramatic reduction in emissions is necessary within the next decade to maintain global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees C and avoid the worst effects. Reaching net zero targets will require us to change how we move, eat, make, and power our lives.
The challenge of our time is also an enormous opportunity. Reports of investment required to hit net zero targets are as high as US$9.2 trillion annually over the next three decades. As we redesign our lives to ensure our world is habitable for generations to come, we have the opportunity to implement systems that restore and heal our planet. We can empower currently disadvantaged communities to take part in a just transition. New technologies such as carbon removal will need to reach equivalent scales to incumbent ones today, providing pathways to upskill workers and create a level playing field.
This new world can only be built by uniting a global ecosystem of stakeholders, ranging from communities to government to private capital. Brinc aims to find entrepreneurs motivated to develop game-changing solutions to the climate tech challenge. This program will enable them to tap into a wide-ranging network and develop critical skills to accelerate their paths to success
Ready to Apply?
Limited spaces are available – Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now!
Why Carbon Removal?
The IPCC report and an increasing number of analyses clearly state that gigaton-scale carbon removal will be necessary to achieve net zero targets. Technology-based solutions need to scale from thousands of tons per year today to 5-10 Gt per year by 2050. Innovations inspired by nature that can achieve permanence and scalability need validation. Enabling technologies such as measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) tools will also be required to support these efforts. This is the defining decade to invest in technologies which can ensure our planet is habitable for generations to come.
select mentors & speakers
JJ Steeley
Kai Martin
Reilly O'Hara
Ted Christie-Miller
Varsha Ramesh
Varsha Ramesh
Ginny Radmall
Luciano Bueno
Network
Ready to Apply?
Limited spaces are available – Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now!