About

2018

Salt Lake City, Utah

Climate

It is our mission to make geothermal power the most affordable form of widely-deployable, 24/7, carbon-free energy generation on the planet.

Funding

$12 million

Undisclosed

Union Square Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Munich Re Ventures, Safar Partners, Grantham Environmental Trust, First Star Ventures, Prime Impact Fund

As of June 2023, Zanskar claims it is 5x better at identifying key subsurface geothermal characteristics, which results in a 50-66% capex reduction for project developers.

Carl Hoiland: Co-Founder & CEO of Zanskar. Former Research Affiliate at Berkeley Lab.

Joel Edwards: Co-Founder & CTO of Zanskar. Former Graduate Research Assistant at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Kellen Gunderson: Director of Exploration at Zanskar. Former Senior Earth Scientist at Chevron.

Ian Warren: Principal Geoscientist at Zanskar. Former Senior Geoscientist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory.