# AirMyne

> AirMyne is a Berkeley, California climate-tech company building liquid-based direct air capture (DAC) systems that pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at industrial scale. Founded in 2022 by chemical-industry veterans Sudip Mukhopadhyay and Mark Cyffka, the company designs a low-temperature, energy-flexible capture process - regenerating its solvent at roughly 100-130 C so it can run on waste heat, geothermal energy, or electricity rather than the high-temperature furnaces most DAC rivals require. Backed by Y Combinator and, more recently, a strategic investment from Japanese energy giant ENEOS, AirMyne is moving from kilogram-per-day prototypes toward a commercial pilot and demonstration plant.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Sudip Mukhopadhyay (Co-founder & CEO), Mark Cyffka (Co-founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~18 employees
- **Products:** Liquid-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) system, Low-temperature solvent regeneration, Point-source capture mode
- **Notable:** Launched out of Y Combinator in 2022., Raised a $6.9M seed round in March 2024., Reported reducing DAC energy requirements by over 100x and reaching kilogram-per-day capture scale.

## Products & services

- **Liquid-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) system** — An engineered process that captures CO2 from ambient air using an inorganic liquid solvent, with modular collectors feeding a centralized regeneration column - similar in layout to conventional chemical-plant infrastructure.
- **Low-temperature solvent regeneration** — The captured CO2 is released by regenerating the solvent at roughly 100-130 C, low enough to run on industrial waste heat, geothermal energy, or electricity instead of high-temperature furnaces.
- **Point-source capture mode** — The same platform can operate at concentrated emission sources (roughly 1-10% CO2), extending its use beyond ambient-air capture.

## Achievements

- Launched out of Y Combinator in 2022.
- Raised a $6.9M seed round in March 2024.
- Reported reducing DAC energy requirements by over 100x and reaching kilogram-per-day capture scale.
- Holds three fully granted patents covering its process.
- Secured a strategic investment from ENEOS, one of Japan's largest energy companies, in 2026.
- Planning to break ground on a commercial pilot and demonstration plant with California Energy Commission support.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced a strategic investment from ENEOS Holdings to co-develop liquid-solvent DAC for industrial-scale deployment.
- **2026** — Plans to break ground on a commercial pilot and demonstration plant, supported by California Energy Commission funding.
- **2024-03** — Raised $6.9M seed round; detailed plans to pair DAC with geothermal energy and deliver captured CO2 to utilization partners.
- **2022-05** — Publicly launched ('Hello world, we're AirMyne') out of Y Combinator.

## Links

- Website: https://airmyne.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airmyne
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/airmyneco2

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