CHF 1.3M to develop Qaptis mobile carbon capture tech

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01.03.2023

Valais based Qaptis has successfully closed its pre-seed round with participation of best-in-class investors including commodities giant Cargill, BlackWood and YB Startup. Its CO2 capture device aims to decarbonize freight transport and supply chains. Retrofitted on heavy vehicles, it is projected to be one of the first mobile devices of its kind. 

Today, heavy-duty transport accounts for more than 10% of the EU's annual greenhouse gas emissions. Low-carbon solutions (hydrogen, electric) that are currently being developed to tackle this problem are facing one major challenge: their full implementation requires the entire infrastructure and fleet in circulation to be renewed. This can take decades. Qaptis is bridging the gap between the global ambition to decarbonize heavy transport to reach Net-Zero in 2050 and our industrial and infrastructural capacity to do it.

Qaptis was born out of the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Created in July 2021, the team is building an unprecedented device that is projected to capture up to 90% of the vehicle’s CO2 emissions. The device retrofits the existing internal combustion engines. Once attached to the exhaust pipe, it will capture CO2 by using the waste heat available at the exhaust.

The power of this solution lies in its ability to bring immediate answers to the global emission challenges. With the Qaptis capture device there is no need to renew the existing fleet or change infrastructure. With low upfront costs, each transporter can take decarbonization in their own hands. Apart from investors, the potential of the Qaptis technology has already been appreciated by some of the major industry players.

Validating the technology and expanding the team

The initial funding provided by BlackWood, Cargill, YB Startup, Plug and Play and business angels is used to expand the engineering team of Qaptis and reach the Technology Readiness Level 5 (TRL 5).

« We are thrilled and honored that top strategic investors and first clients are sharing our vision. Our carbon capture solution is an exciting promise to the market that needs to turn decarbonization ambitions into concrete actions. » Theodore Caby, Co-founder & CEO, Qaptis

« Qaptis’ cutting-edge technology could provide the most pragmatic solution to allow for energy transition in road delivery and beyond. We are delighted to support the Team on their road to decarbonization. » Bastian Larsen, BlackWood

(Press release)

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