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Jason Aramburu

Founder

Founder/CEO at Edyn · CEO + Co-Founder at Applied Carbon

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedApplied CarbonEdyn · YC

About

Jason Aramburu is the cofounder and CEO of Applied Carbon, working on biochar and pyrolysis systems for agricultural soil amendment and climate change mitigation. He has worked in carbon removal technologies for over two decades and also invests in AI and clean energy companies as an angel and venture investor, with investments including NEAR Protocol, Groq, and Rain AI. His recognitions include Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs, an Ashoka Fellowship, an Echoing Green Fellowship, and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.

Founder/CEO at EdynYC W14

Intro paths

YC

Jason went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jason can intro founders to Edyn's investors below.

Edyn's investors · 3

Indicator VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checksMorningside GroupHong KongY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

CEO + Co-Founder at Applied Carbon

Intro paths

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In turn, Jason can intro founders to Applied Carbon's investors below.

Applied Carbon's investors · 8

Autodesk FoundationSan FranciscoCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksOverture ClimateSanta Monica · $1M – $3M checksS2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checksThird SphereNew York · $250K – $1M checksTO VCNew YorkWireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksZag Capital

Co-founders at Applied Carbon

MMMorgan M. Williams
Morgan M. WilliamsCOO + Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Applied CarbonCofounder and CEOcurrent2020 — present
  2. NEAR ProtocolInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  3. Creative Destruction Lab - MontrealMentorcurrent2019 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
  4. Baidu.venturesDirector2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. EdynFounder and CEO2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. re:charFounder2006 — 2013
  7. InnozoneEnvironmental Researcher2007
  8. Princeton University Carbon Mitigation InitiativeResearcher2005 — 2007
  9. Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteSoil Science researcher2006
  10. Medical and Health Research Association of New York Cityanalyst2006

Skills & more

Carbon Removal1Renewable Energy70Biofuels24Pyrolysis7Biochar12Social Entrepreneurship38Alternative Energy25Waste to Energy8Designing4Climate Change67Gasification4Cleantech16
+9 moreEnvironmental AwarenessBioenergyEnergyAgricultureEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalSustainable DevelopmentSustainabilityStrategic Planning

Languages French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jason Aramburu?
Jason Aramburu is the cofounder and CEO of Applied Carbon, working on biochar and pyrolysis systems for agricultural soil amendment and climate change mitigation. He has worked in carbon removal technologies for over two decades and also invests in AI and clean energy companies as an angel and venture investor, with investments including NEAR Protocol, Groq, and Rain AI. His recognitions include Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs, an Ashoka Fellowship, an Echoing Green Fellowship, and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.
Where does Jason Aramburu work?
Jason Aramburu is CEO + Co-Founder of Applied Carbon and Founder/CEO at Edyn.
What companies did Jason Aramburu found?
Jason Aramburu founded Applied Carbon, Edyn.
Where did Jason Aramburu go to school?
Jason Aramburu studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology); Y Combinator.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Applied Carbon13

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Also worked at NEAR Protocol7

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Also worked at Creative Destruction Lab - Montreal12

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Also worked at Edyn1

Morgan M. WilliamsCOO + Co-Founder at Applied Carbon