# Aircapture

> Aircapture builds and operates modular direct air capture systems at commercial and industrial sites, supplying purified atmospheric CO₂ directly to production processes. Its CO₂ as a Service model serves users such as breweries and concrete producers, while partnerships connect the same capture technology to permanent mineral storage.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, United States
- **Founders:** Matt Atwood (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** CO₂ as a Service, Modular direct air capture systems, Lightswing
- **Notable:** Project Hajar, with 44.01, received the USD 1 million XFACTOR Air award in the 2025 XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition., Corning reports eight modular units reached operational status in 17 days at Project Hajar., Announced USD 50 million Series A in June 2025.

## Products & services

- **CO₂ as a Service** — On-site atmospheric CO₂ production and supply in liquid or gas form, integrated with customer manufacturing processes. At Almanac, the customer pays for CO₂ used rather than buying the equipment directly.
- **Modular direct air capture systems** — Compact capture units integrated with purification and customer-specific delivery equipment for beverage and industrial use or connection to storage partners.
- **Lightswing** — Patented microwave-based DAC regeneration process announced as a CarbonX 2.0 winner; a 100-tonne-per-year Kenya pilot is planned to validate commercial-scale performance.

## Achievements

- Project Hajar, with 44.01, received the USD 1 million XFACTOR Air award in the 2025 XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition.
- Corning reports eight modular units reached operational status in 17 days at Project Hajar.
- Announced USD 50 million Series A in June 2025.
- Almanac launched a commercial beer using Aircapture-supplied atmospheric CO₂ in March 2026.
- Selected as one of 16 Tencent CarbonX 2.0 winners in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Aircapture announced its CarbonX 2.0 award for Lightswing and a planned 100-tonne-per-year pilot in Kenya.
- **2026-03** — Corning announced the transition of its multi-year Aircapture collaboration toward early commercial deployment and scale-up.
- **2026-03** — Almanac and Aircapture launched Flow - Clean Air Edition using on-site atmospheric CO₂.
- **2026-02** — Jeff Holyoak joined as Head of Commercial Strategy.
- **2025-09** — Aircapture announced its first commercial DAC installation in Japan with Aizawa Concrete.

## Links

- Website: https://aircapture.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/air-capture/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/capture_air
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AircaptureInc

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Last updated: 2026-09-30