Business Co-Founder / Chief Commercial Officer

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ZCarbon

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Boston, MA, United States

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Company Description

ZCarbon is a Circular Economy/Carbon-to-Value/Climate-tech start-up with a vision to enable gigaton carbon removal by 2050. Our transformative, low energy, low cost, and highly scalable technology produces valuable materials from industrial waste while also capturing CO2 from the air. As a result, we can be profitable without carbon credits, thus removing an major policy and market challenge that impedes climate action.


As a first offering, we are looking to sell Carbon Negative Materials in Chemicals and Concrete applications, with an immediate addressable market >$5B. The technology has been demonstrated in the field environment with 300+ hours of testing, and we are in preparations to build a pilot in early 2026. We have filed 7 patent applications and numerous in the pipeline.


Role Description: Raise seed funding round. Lead the effort towards developing go-to-market strategy, executing the product-market fit, developing corporate partnerships, building a business, and building a successful company.


Criteria:

The winning candidate will fill at least one of the following four buckets:

  • You have a track record of raising capital VCs and Family Offices, and have built a network you can bank on. Prior experience in securing business/investment deals and partnerships with corporations would be great. Bonus if you know the ins and outs of Project Finance,
  • You have a knack of finding and executing product-market fits. You have done it before and you are ready to take the next breakthrough technology to market.
  • You have business experience in the Concrete or Chemicals space. We are looking to sell carbon negative materials for application in concrete and chemicals.
  • You have built a start-up in Hardtech, Physical sciences, Cleantech, Climate tech and ready to dive again.


A vision and passion for Climate Tech is a must. A make-it-happen mindset would be a perfect fit. Being an effective communicator is essential for the success of a business leader.


Education:

You may have an MBA from a top tier institution , or an BS/MS/PhD in Chem Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.


Prior experience in Climate Tech, DAC or Carbon Capture would be a plus, but not a limiting factor.