This is an open application for expressions of interest. Active recruitment for the role will begin later this year.
Join Us as a Founder in Climate
At DSV, we are always on the lookout for entrepreneurial-minded individuals with technical and commercial domain expertise to solve urgent unmet challenges through venture building. We are currently seeking passionate and driven individuals to join our Climate sector, focusing on addressing CO2 conversion and ex-situ storage.
You will join DSV’s venture creation programme as a Co-Founder in Residence and work closely with the DSV team, using our methodology, to spin-out a new company. During the programme, you’ll work on all aspects related to venture creation in this opportunity area, including working out the optimal approach to solve for the desired outcome, building a team and building a viable business case. Once the new venture is incorporated with pre-seed investment from DSV, you and your co-founders will own the majority stake in the business and continue receiving support from the DSV team post-spinout.
Enabling CO2 Conversion and Ex-Situ Storage
CO2 storage is a crucial component of the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) value chain. Technology-based approaches to removing carbon from the atmosphere (direct air capture) are dependent on CO2 storage for “negative emissions.” Carbon sequestration has the unique ability to provide long-term, durable carbon removal solutions and a source of valuable materials, avoiding emissions from conventional alternatives. However, challenges arise when considering emissions over the entire CDR life cycle, permanence of storage, market size limitations, and cost associated with conversion processes.
CO2 contains strong C=O double bonds which require significant energy to break; therefore, most carbon sequestration has been limited to exogenic reaction schemes, such as mineralisation, that are producing carbonates above ground for use as construction materials. Even though aggregates and concrete are the largest material market today, it has its limits in the low Gt range. Beyond this, we need to find low-energy, affordable conversion pathways for a wide variety of carbon-based materials and chemicals with functional properties suitable for specific applications.
Our Approach
We are looking to develop technologies which unlock CO2 conversion pathways for effective low-energy, permanent sequestration. Advancing electrochemical, mechanochemical, or biochemical technologies for a range of feedstocks and catalysts for effective CO2 reduction or polymerisation could unlock pathways for sequestration at the Gton scale whilst adding value to the economy.
Requirements
Who Should Apply
Most suitable candidates will likely meet multiple of the following criteria:
Benefits
OUR OFFER
By joining DSV, you’ll be joining a team of operators who have founded companies and led translation of science at some of the most respected universities, charities, funds and government agencies. 2/3 of the team have founded or led a company at C-suite and 65% have a PhD. Our team dedicate several hours every week to each Founder or founding team to provide tailored guidance, resources and feedback covering every aspect of what it takes to successfully launch a new venture from both the tech and commercial perspectives:
ABOUT DSV
Deep Science Ventures is creating a future in which both humans and the planet can thrive.
We use our unique venture creation process to create, spin-out and invest into science companies, combining available scientific knowledge and founder-type scientists into high-impact ventures.
We operate in 4 sectors: Pharmaceuticals, Climate, Agriculture and Computation, tackling the challenges defining those areas by taking a first principles approach and partnering with leading institutions.