# Charm Industrial

> Charm Industrial is a San Francisco-based climate company that converts agricultural residues into bio-oil through fast pyrolysis and injects it deep underground for permanent carbon removal. Founded in 2018 by Peter Reinhardt, Kevin Meissner, Shaun Meehan and Kelly Hering, Charm is one of the fastest-growing carbon dioxide removal companies and counts Frontier, Stripe, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Meta and Shopify as customers.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Reinhardt (Co-founder & CEO), Kevin Meissner (Co-founder), Shaun Meehan (Co-founder, former Chief Scientist), Kelly Hering (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~99 employees
- **Products:** Bio-oil sequestration, Biochar co-product, Carbon Ledger / MRV, Pyrolyzer hardware
- **Notable:** First company to inject bio-oil for permanent CO2 storage at commercial scale., Rated 'best in class' for permanence and additionality by CarbonPlan., Crossed thousands of tons of net-negative CO2 delivered (tracked publicly on the Carbon Ledger).

## Products & services

- **Bio-oil sequestration** — Converts agricultural residues (mostly corn stover) into a stable bio-oil via fast pyrolysis, then injects it into permitted Class I, II or V injection wells for permanent geological storage.
- **Biochar co-product** — Produces biochar alongside bio-oil; the char can be returned to soils for additional carbon storage and soil health benefits.
- **Carbon Ledger / MRV** — Public, ton-by-ton ledger of bio-oil and biochar tons delivered, with third-party measurement, reporting and verification.
- **Pyrolyzer hardware** — Designs and operates pyrolyzers that turn biomass into bio-oil close to where the biomass is grown, reducing trucking emissions.

## Achievements

- First company to inject bio-oil for permanent CO2 storage at commercial scale.
- Rated 'best in class' for permanence and additionality by CarbonPlan.
- Crossed thousands of tons of net-negative CO2 delivered (tracked publicly on the Carbon Ledger).
- Closed $100M Series B in June 2023 led by General Catalyst.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Published 'The Charm Underground' progress report covering pyrolyzer scale-up.
- **2024** — Announced offtake agreement with TD Bank and expansion into Canadian feedstock supply chains.
- **2023-06** — $100M Series B led by General Catalyst closed.
- **2023-05** — Signed $53M Frontier offtake for 112K tons of CO2 removal through 2030.

## Links

- Website: https://charmindustrial.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charm-industrial
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/charmindustrial
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@charmindustrial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charmindustrial/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CharmIndustrial/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19