What’s it all about?
Direct Air Capture, space geeks, a founder’s journey, the trials and tribulations of a cleantech CEO, self-awareness, new pastures and ventures, and what it really means to be successful. A fascinating and candid conversation with a founder I’ve known for many years, sharing his journey and his life beyond a cleantech CEO.
About Max Beaumont:
Max is the founder and strategic adviser to Skytree (www.skytree.eu). Before starting Skytree in 2010 (with zero experience in business until then), he was a system engineer at the European Space Agency working on CO2 removal hardware to maintain air quality for astronauts. Max is British and has a Physics degree. He is a PADI advanced diver, occasionally writes, runs a product development agency (https://numa.studio) and is the proud owner of two dogs.
About The Skytree:
Skytree develops and deploys smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide. While creating a tool to combat climate change, the company also enables the use or storage of its CO2 to aid societies and businesses around the world.
Stats
- • €8M raised to date
- • €25M valuation (Q1 2023)
- • Headcount > 30 FTE incl. x4 PhD researchers
- • Deals closed with multinationals in Japan, UK, Germany & France
- • 16 patents
- • >20 prototypes
- • HQ in Amsterdam with sales offices in US and APAC
- • Spin-out from the European Space Agency