2023 Finalist Teams
$100,000 Grand Prize: Seia Bio
Seia Bio is developing a coating for microbial fertilizers to protect them from processing and storage stress and therefore extending their shelf life and crop yield once applied in the field.
$30,000 Runner up: Arbon
Arbon is capturing CO2 with moisture swing adsorption technology, which only requires water, while cutting the energy cost of DAC by over 60%.
$10,000 Third Place: Simon Cycle
Simon Cycle is upcycling plastic waste into virgin grade material, requiring 80% less energy in the production process.
Ocean Innovation: PRONOE
PRONOE is developing an industrial system to turn industrial effluents into an alkaline flow to counter ocean acidification and allow carbon removal at the ocean’s surface.
MassCEC $5K Prize: Seia Bio
Seia Bio is developing a coating for microbial fertilizers to protect them from processing and storage stress and therefore extending their shelf life and crop yield once applied in the field.