Pioneering
negative emissions
— at scale

We are engineering the first Direct Air Capture platform designed to grow with the world's needs.

A Future
Beyond Zero

OUR MISSION
Achieving net-zero isn't enough.

To reverse climate change, we need negative emissions.

At Yama, we help the world not just offset, but actively reduce the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere, by removing 1Gt CO₂ per year by 2050
OUR APPROACH
Our technology combines advanced electrochemical process with scalable low-grade heat sources
Minimizing energy
We build modular DAC systems repurposing mature components to fast track scale up
<200$/tCO₂ at first mega plant
We are selling high quality carbon credits and CO₂ for green chemistry
300 tCO₂/year to a mega plant
OUR PROCESS

Powering scalable carbon removal with our 3.0 Direct Air Capture

Air Absorption

We start by absorb CO₂ directly from the air by absorbing it with a liquid solvent.

CO₂ Desorption

The CO₂ is desorbed using an efficient pH and temperature swing process

Storage or Use

The extracted CO₂ is either permanently stored or used for industrial applications.
OUR ROADMAP

Paving the way for gigaton-scale carbon removal

Q4 2025
Pilot unit assembling industrial size equipment, CO₂ is stored for long term sequestration generating revenue
100 to 300 tCO₂ per year
Clients: Milkywire, Klarna
France
2027
Demonstrator, Yama's first commercial plant
5000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DAC hubs : France, EU, Kenya, USA
2029
First-of-a-Kind (FOAK), Yama's second commercial plant
40 000 tCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DAC hubs : France, EU, Kenya, USA
2031
Mega plant, located in areas where renewables are abundant
1mtCO₂ per year
Offtakes
DAC hubs : France, EU, Kenya, USA
PARTNERS

We are already selling high-quality carbon credits to clients and supported by the greatest investors, accelerators and French entities.

OUR TEAM

Your skills, our mission: tackling climate change

At Yama, we believe that great ideas need great minds.

We’re seeking forward-thinking professionals who are ready to face one of the world’s biggest challenges : climate change.
CO-FOUNDERS
Aurélie Gonzalez
CEO
Seasoned climate entrepreneur with a track record of founding two ventures and over ten years of expertise in the fields of decarbonation and carbon removal. M.Eng. in process and energy from a top-tier French institution, alongside six years directing environmental performance in engineering.
Valentin Fougerit
CTO
M.Eng. in process engineering and Ph.D. in Carbon Capture. Boasting a decade-long track record spearheading engineering development within the biogas sector, specializing in scaling up processes from lab to pilot. Extensive experience includes robust R&D management within plant operations.
Harry Macpherson
Head of science
Materials scientist and electrochemist, with a M.Eng. from the University of Oxford and five years experience in industrial R&D. Previously invented novel electrochemical processes for lithium-ion battery recycling and developed technologies for materials manufacturing and electrochemical CO2 reduction.
COLLABORATORS
Anastasiia
PhD in chemistry, leading solvent development
Jacek
Master in process and computational, leading modeling
Wendy
PhD in membrane development, electrochemistry expert
Tyson
PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, leading absorption
Rashad
PhD student in air contactor development
Aysu
Master degree in process engineering, junior process developement
Eric
Master in process engineering, leading process engineering
Madhi
PhD in molecular electrochemistry, leading R&D Lab tests
Talal
PhD in electrochemical transformation, electrochemistry lead
Ahmed
Master in mechanic and PhD in computational mechanic, mechanic lead

Latest news

1 novembre 2024
Paris-based Yama secured $3 million to “revolutionise Direct Air Capture” with its hybrid electrochemical technology, which enables ultra-low energy and fast-pace deployment to support large-scale carbon removal.
5 septembre 2024
New partnership with Great Carbon Valley aims to advance CO₂ sequestration solutions across the region.
12 juillet 2024
Exciting News! We've just closed $3 million to propel our mission forward!
1 mai 2024
Awarded $200K from Milkywire Climate Fund to launch carbon credits; our first client, Klarna, joins at Innovation Zero.
16 avril 2024
Honored by AFEN as France’s first DAC leader; we’re invited to speak on climate action at the Senate (Le Monde)
1 mars 2024
Recognized for DAC innovation, we join Third Derivative and Remove accelerators to further expand our reach.