October 08, 2023

#127 Scalable Carbon Capture, Building as a Non-Deeptech Founder, Creative Business Models, & Navigating Funding Challenges w/ Luke Shors (Capture6)

1 hour 1 minute

Why you should listen:
**Learn about a new breakthrough carbon capture model
**How you can build a deep tech company as a non-deep-tech founder
**How to raise from both public and private funding sources

Show Notes:
In this episode, Silas Mähner (@silasmahner) and Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interview Luke Shors, co-founder of Capture6. Capture6 is a direct air carbon capture company, applying its innovative technology and business model to revolutionize the way that carbon capture takes place. One of their claims to fame is their approach on being efficient with water usage and creating beneficial byproducts from their capture process. Luke himself is not a deep tech founder and shares great insights on how he navigated building a deep tech company in climate.

Overall, a super good episode packed full of insights.

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Topics:
**6:53 Starting as a public benefit company
**12:50 Being a climate founder without deeptech background**16:28 Capture6 differentiator**20:01 Economic advantage of direct air capture
**31:15 Price of Capture6's carbon
**36:11 GTM
**40:22 Messaging in public vs. private funding
**50:37 Advice for founders
**54:00 If he started a company today

Links:
**Connect with Luke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-shors/
**Capture6: https://capture6.org
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**HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner, @somilagg

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