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March 18, 2024

Bill Gates-backed Mission Zero raises £22m for direct air capture

UK-based Mission Zero builds machines to remove carbon from the air

Freya Pratty

4 min read

UK-based Mission Zero builds machines to remove carbon from the air  — a process known as direct air capture (DAC). To scale up its tech, Mission Zero has just raised a £21.8m Series A round, led by 2150. Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, which led the seed round in 2020, also put in cash into the Series A, alongside World Fund, Fortescue and Siemens. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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