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Releaf Earth (YC S17) — Turning food waste into biochar to remove CO2 from the atmsophere

Releaf Earth is a climate tech startup pioneering carbon removal and agricultural solutions leveraging biochar (BCR). Expanding from our roots in food processing technology, we now specialize in producing premium biochar from palm kernel shells.

Releaf Earth is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2017 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Turning food waste into Biochar to remove CO2 from the atmsophere. The founders listed are Kenna Nzewi (Founder/CEO), Uzoma Ayogu (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 26, 2017).

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Releaf Earth

New accelerator entry · 2017-04-26 · the record

Summer 2017
batch
100
people
Early
stage
Nigeria
region
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BatchSummer 2017
Announced2017-04-26
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size100
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Climate
SectorsCarbon Capture and Removal, Climate, Supply Chain, Agriculture
RegionsNigeria, Africa, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedLagos, LA, Nigeria
HiringNo
Sitehttp://www.releaf.africa
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Releaf Earth is a climate tech startup pioneering carbon removal and agricultural solutions leveraging biochar (BCR). Expanding from our roots in food processing technology, we now specialize in producing premium biochar from palm kernel shells. Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) is a powerful tool for carbon sequestration and a key technology for economic development in Africa. African farmers already experience a 150% global mean temperature rise from a climate crisis they didn’t cause. Releaf's mission is to empower rural communities with improved productivity, crop yields, and a role in achieving Net Zero Emissions.

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