Aether Fuels is a next-generation climate technology company aiming to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” industries including aviation and ocean shipping with breakthrough solutions for producing sustainable fuels that are practical, economical, and scalable. Our innovations span novel process flows, plant configurations, catalysts, and unique equipment that dramatically reduce capex and feedstock costs. Our designs maximize efficiencies and yield to make sustainable fuels truly viable for customers looking to decarbonize. We’re experts in bio-fuels, e-fuels, gasification, syngas production, and liquids synthesis, and proven veterans in developing and operating pilot and commercial-scale energy and fuel production facilities. Our shared obsession is applying out-sized innovation to solve big problems that threaten the planet. Aether was established in 2022 as a spin-out of Xora Innovation, a deep-tech early-stage investment platform of Temasek, and is based in the United States and Singapore. www.aetherfuels.com
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $8.5M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 11.11.2023 | Foothill V... | foothill.v... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.12.2023 | Seed | $8.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.07.2024 | Flying Taxis, Jet Fuel, Hotel Booking: Funding for These 17 Travel Startups Tops $300 Million | It’s been a busy time for travel startups – 17 of them announced fundraises totaling over $317 million in the past three weeks. There’s a lot of variety in the areas these companies are working in: flying taxis, skiing tours, renewable jet ... |
| 01.07.2024 | Global climate technology firm Aether Fuels raised $34 M in Series A round | Global advanced climate technology company Aether Fuels has revealed that a syndicate of international investors has provided $34 million in Series A financing. Chevron Technology Ventures, CDP Venture Capital, Zeon Ventures, and AP Venture... |
| 27.06.2024 | Aether Fuels Secures $34 Million in Series A Financing | Aether’s CEO Conor Madigan in front of a section of a 100 gallon-per-day (gpd) scale test production facility built by strategic partner GTI Energy at their Chicago-area campus. Aether will apply a portion of the new funds to expand this te... |
| 18.12.2023 | Aether Fuels Raises US$8.5M in Pre-Series A Funding | Aether Fuels, a Chicago, IL and Singapore-based advanced climate technology company, raised US$8.5m in pre-Series A financing via convertible notes. The global syndicate included JetBlue Ventures, the corporate venture capital (CVC) divisio... |
| 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... |
| 14.12.2023 | Aether Fuels Secures $8.5 Million for Advancing Sustainable Fuels in Aviation and Maritime Transportation | Aether specializes in producing sustainable fuels derived from affordable and abundant waste carbon sources to support the decarbonization of aviation and ocean shipping industries. Aether's innovative process combines feedstock flexibility... |
| 14.12.2023 | Aether Fuels Raises US$8.5 Million to Develop Sustainable Fuels for Aviation and Ocean Shipping | - |
| - | Aether Fuels | “Aether Fuels | Scalable & Economical Sustainable Fuels” |