LanzaTech’s carbon capture and utilization technology provides a capital-efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional carbon capture and storage (CCS). Waste gas streams captured from industrial factories can be directly converted on-site to low-carbon liquid fuels and chemicals by adding a LanzaTech facility at the source, offering the potential to reduce global CO₂ levels while accessing multi-billion dollar commodities markets.

In a tough capital raising market I am proud that we've attracted funding from both existing and new investors, including several of our strategic partners. The funding validates the confidence our investors have in us, the strength of our technology, the quality of our partnerships and the opportunity to make a big impact on the global fuels and chemicals markets through capturing and reusing carbon.

—Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech

LanzaTech’s gas fermentation platform enables the regional production of low-cost energy from local wastes and residues, including gases as varied as industrial flue gas, gasified biomass wastes and residues, biogas, and high-CO₂ stranded natural gas.

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility, fully financed by BaoSteel, one of the largest steel manufacturers in China, is expected to be operational in 2015 and will use steel mill off gases to produce fuels and chemicals.

LanzaTech will use the Series D proceeds to extend its core gas fermentation platform and further develop the product portfolio. To date, products include fuels such as ethanol or jet fuel and commodity chemicals such as butadiene used in nylon production or propylene used in plastics manufacture.