About

Founded

2019

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Industry

Climate

Company Description

We survey concentrated methane seeps to quantify their emissions, then deploy methane destruction devices on these seeps to dramatically reduce their greenhouse warming potential.

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Funding

Total Raised

Undisclosed

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Lowercarbon Capital, StartX, Climate Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Third Derivative

Company Traction

As of June 2023, Frost Methane claims its flares combust methane at a 10x lower capex than other productive uses of the gas.

As of June 2023, Frost Methane claims carbon markets will pay 25x more for flared methane than CO2 offsets.

As of June 2023, Frost Methane claims flaring methane reduces CO2 emissions by 98% for every unit.

Leadership Team

Olya Irzak: Founder & CEO of Frost Methane. Former System Architect at Off.Grid.Electric.

Elizabeth Hillstrom: Lead Engineer at Frost Methane. Former Engineer II at Kairos Power.

Angela Mitcham: Business Development Lead at Frost Methane. Former Director of Business Development at Terahertz Device Corporation.

Press

Work on Climate (November 24, 2020): Arctic adventures: Olya Irzak of Frost Methane

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