C-Combinator, a Public Benefit Corporation

To substantially impact climate change through profitable seaweed growing/harvesting and processing into diverse products with massive ($100B) market potentials

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Other
  • Location Boston, MA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2020
  • Employees 10
  • Incorporation Type Other
  • Website c-combinator.com

Company Summary

C-Combinator, a Public Benefit Corporation, is focused on harvesting, farming, and processing seaweed for sale into profitable end-markets such as biostimulants, bioplastics, nutraceuticals, cattle feed, and biofuel. Our solutions protect and restore ocean ecosystems, address food needs and reduce carbon emissions. The IP has been in development for 10-years at the Climate Foundation, and C-Combinator has an exclusive license for the IP.

Team

  • Ben Ellis
    Executive Vice President

    -Senior Vice President -Phoenix Revolution
    -Tetrem Capital management
    nearly 10 years capital management experience

  • Geoff Chapin
    Chief Executive Officer

    • Board Member, Prime Coalition & Environmental Entrepreneurs
    • Founder/CEO, Next Step Living
    • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New England
    • Manager, Bain Consulting
    • MBA/MPA MIT Sloan and JFK

  • Jason Cole
    Director of Business and Product Development

    PhD, Educational and instructional technology
    Vice Chancellor for information technology- Peralta Community College District
    CEO, Board Chairman -Remote-Learner

  • Brian von Herzen PhD
    Founder, Inventor and Board Member

    Brian Von Herzen- Founder, Executive Chairman
    • Executive Director/Founder, The Climate Foundation
    • CTO, Co-Founder and Board Member, Bright Energy
    Storage Technologies
    • CEO/Founder Rapid Protypes, Inc.,
    • PhD, Caltech

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