YCW20· OtherLiving Carbon
maximizing biomass on low quality land
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Founders
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Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Ohmic BiosciencesS23Genetically engineering plants for disease resistance.Shared: synthetic biology, biotech, climateActive
ACXS24Next-generation biocides for sustainable agriculture at scaleShared: synthetic biology, biotech, agricultureActive
EpinomaS21We engineer proteins that control the operating system of biology.Shared: synthetic biology, biotechActive
JupeS21Just add landShared: climateInactive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
MolagriS26Resistance free pesticides.Shared: synthetic biology, biotech, climateActive
Alga BiosciencesW22We stop cows from burping methane.Shared: biotech, climate, agricultureActive
Birch BiosciencesS22We recycle plastic using engineered enzymesShared: synthetic biology, biotech, climateActive
Ligo BiosciencesS24Enzyme design models.Shared: synthetic biology, biotech, climateActive
OvipostW18Automated insect farmingShared: biotech, climate, agricultureInactive
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AtmoW20Ultra-precise AI weather forecasting.Active
PowerXW20AI powered sensors that save energy, water and emissionsAcquired
About Living Carbon
transforming degraded land into high quality environmental assets using end to end operational expertise and precision breeding.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Living Carbon: questions
Which YC batch was Living Carbon in?
Living Carbon was in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch (W20).
Is Living Carbon still active?
Y Combinator lists Living Carbon as active.
Where is Living Carbon based?
Living Carbon lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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