Frontier Innovation Track
Funds early-stage carbon removal work through Stripe's Frontier Innovation Track with grants and pre-purchase pathways.
Frontier's Innovation Track is the primary entry point for early-stage carbon dioxide removal (CDR) companies seeking non-dilutive capital to advance their technologies. Frontier is a carbon removal procurement initiative collectively funded by Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, McKinsey, and other corporate buyers. The Innovation Track offers two instruments: R&D grants of approximately $250,000–$7…
Carbon removal: surficial mineralization, ocean/inland water alkalinity enhancement, MRV toolkit for open-system pathways, novel CDR approaches. Priority pathways: biomass carbon removal & storage, direct air capture, enhanced weathering, marine carbon removal, mineralization.
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