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Brilliant Planet

Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company's innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land.

www.brilliantplanet.com London, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
Total raised
$12.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series A
Apr 2022

Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company's innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land.

Brilliant Planet has raised $12.0M across 1 round. Its most recent round was a Series A of $12.0M in Apr 2022. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.

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Apr 6, 2022
Series A
$12.0M

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