Our breakthrough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, aerobrew™, will make affordable net-zero aviation a reality. The technology is innovative, highly scaleable and able to tap into future global renewable energy systems efficiently. Starting from renewable feedstocks including green hydrogen, driven by renewable electricity, and sustainably sourced CO2, for example from direct air capture, aerobrew™ provides an efficient route to large-scale production of e-kerosene, overcoming the scale up challenges and high costs of alternative e-fuels technologies. aerobrew™ is also compatible with the biogenic route whereby the carbon required for the process is derived from renewable and sustainable cellulosic biomass which, does not compete with the food chain (wood, miscanthus, etc.). With a high carbon conversion, high selectivity and a high overall SAF yield, aerobrew™ leads to attractive production economics and cost leadership. With a rapidly growing demand for SAF, aerobrew™ stands to contribute significantly to the decarbonisation of global aviation and to support the achievement of net zero 2050 targets.
Location: Switzerland, Zurich
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $22.61M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 22.03.2025 | Verve Vent... | verve.vc |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.01.2025 | - | $9M | - |
| 30.07.2024 | - | $4.9M | - |
| 15.12.2023 | Seed | $8.71M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| 18.01.2025 | Metafuels Takes Flight: A New Era for Sustainable Aviation Fuel | In the world of aviation, the quest for sustainability is akin to a plane seeking a clear sky. Metafuels, a Zurich-based startup, is charting a course toward that goal. With a recent funding boost of $9 million, the company is gaining altit... |
| 16.01.2025 | Metafuels closes oversubscribed $9 million round | Based in Zurich, Metafuels focuses on the development and deployment of proprietary sustainable fuel technologies, with an initial focus on synthetic aviation fuel (SAF), which do not require reengineering or re-purchasing of existing airc... |
| 15.01.2025 | Swiss aviation fuel startup Metafuels raises $9M | Metafuels, a developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel compatible with existing aircrafts, has raised $9M in a round led by Celsius Industries. Other new investors are RockCreek, Fortescue Ventures, Verve Ventures, with existing... |
| 03.08.2024 | Soaring Towards Sustainability: Metafuels and PSI's Green Aviation Breakthrough | In the quest for a greener future, aviation stands at a crossroads. Traditional fuels are like anchors, weighing down progress. But a new wind is blowing through the industry. Zurich-based startup Metafuels, in partnership with the Paul Sch... |
| 31.07.2024 | Metafuels and PSI receive CHF 4.4 million from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy | While current alternatives such as electrification and hydrogen remain years away from widespread adoption, especially for long-haul flights due to logistical and design hurdles, sustainable aviation fuel emerges as a viable drop-in replac... |
| 30.07.2024 | Swiss green aviation fuel startup Metafuels secures $4.9M | Zurich-based climate tech startup Metafuels and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has been awarded a grant from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy to construct an e-SAF pilot plant for the development of sustainable aviation fuel. The grant... |
| 19.03.2024 | 6 neue Startups: aidable, Synaps, velsa, myotwin, Reconic, metafuels | deutsche-startups.de präsentiert heute wieder einmal einige junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten, an den Start gegangen sind, sowie Firmen, die zuletzt aus dem Stealth-Mode erwacht sind. Übrigens: Noch meh... |
| 19.12.2023 | The outlook for startups in 2024 is hazy | Even though the economy is signaling a bit of a bounce-back, 2024 might not be much better than 2023 when it comes to startups sharing a piece of the budget pie. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCP... |
| 15.12.2023 | Pitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck | About 2% of the world’s CO₂ emissions come from pressurized, jet-powered sausages careening through the air. Earlier this week, I covered one startup, Metafuels, that thinks it has a solution for reducing aircraft emissions. I was able to t... |
| 15.12.2023 | United, JetBlue, Microsoft Among Backers of 3 Jet Fuel Startups for $36 Million | Six travel startups have announced fundraises of nearly $104 million this week. Dimensional Energy, which is developing a renewable aviation fuel made from carbon dioxide, has raised $20 million in series A funding. The funding round was le... |
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