About
Rob McGinnis founded Prometheus, which produces synthetic fuels from captured CO2 using renewable energy. He previously launched venture-backed companies in desalination and nanotechnology, holds over 20 patents, and completed a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Yale.
Rob McGinnis @rob_mcginnis
For people who care about AI power: we’re offering the fastest, cheapest, and best way to power AI at GW scale. Prometheus fuels made from air and renewable electricity are better than nuclear, geothermal, batteries, or the grid. @ericschmidt @sama @larryellison @ajassy @BradSmi https://t.co/dXj8NOYkyu
Sep 11, 2025 · ♥ 4
Rob McGinnis @rob_mcginnis
Shout out and thanks to @ycombinator and our seed investors, “the bold few who backed the new”: @paulg @snowmaker @gc @mojombo @expa @hoomanradfar @immad @gustaf https://t.co/lV1DPfLzK2
Sep 2, 2025 · ♥ 3
Rob McGinnis @rob_mcginnis
DAC now cheaper than point source CO2 capture in most contexts https://t.co/u7E4uTcedR
Aug 6, 2025 · ♥ 8
Founder/CEO at PrometheusYC W19
Intro paths
Rob went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Prometheus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Rob can intro founders to Prometheus's investors below.