Startup · $15.4m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round KC8 Capture Technologies raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Cemex | Unnamed stage | - |
| Cemex Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
| Federal Government | Grant | - |
| the federal government | Grant | - |
| Woodside Energy | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies KC8 Capture Technologies acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Ross | Executive Director | SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing (Tue 9 Jul 2024), @AuManufacturing (Thu 26 Oct 2023) |
| Greg Ross | Director (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming KC8 Capture Technologies. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Seven organisations share federal grants under a carbon capture programme; named recipients include MCi Carbon, Novalith, Calix and KC8, whose award follows a $10 million raise backed by Woodside Energy and Cemex Ventures.
Melbourne carbon capture firm KC8 has secured $10 million from Woodside and Cemex's venture arm to grow its team and roll out its solvent technology across cement, steel, energy and chemical sectors.
Coal-industry body LETA has committed $6 million to back KC8 Capture Technologies' PACER project, which will trial capturing cement-production emissions at Cement Australia's Gladstone facility.