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LanzaTech Funding Round
LanzaTech, based in Skokie, secured $46 million in funding from European Union.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
11/5/2025
Transaction Type
Debt
Amount
$46,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The EU grant will focus on demonstrating and optimizing the technology under real-world industrial conditions and will serve as a critical steppingstone towards the broader application of this technology across other sectors and geographies, potentially transforming the global approach to industrial carbon emissions.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
8045 Lamon Ave. 400
Skokie, IL 60077
USA
Skokie, IL 60077
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
The Illinois-based company exploits a species of bacteria--discovered in the intestinal tract of rabbits--that breaks down carbon monoxide and reassembles the atoms into ethanol.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Holmgren
Chief Scientific Officer
Sean Simpson
Vice President
Laurel Harmon
Vice President
Michelle Kocal
Vice President
Nilesh Kumar
Vice President
Ken Lai
Vice President
Carl Wolf
VP - Bus. Development
Benjamin Blackburn
VP - Bus. Development
Prabhakar Nair
VP - Engineering
Robert Conrado
VP - Engineering
Julie Zarraga
VP - Finance
George Dimitrov
VP - General Counsel
Mark Burton
VP - Human Resources
Freya Burton
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