Meet the 2024 THG Accelerator Cohort
BioMetallica
Singapore
Summary: BioMetallica is revolutionizing waste management by transforming over 2 million tons of e-waste and spent autocatalysts annually into valuable, sustainable resources through their innovative biotechnology.
Value prop: BioMetallica uses an eco-friendly, biomimicry-based approach that transforms waste into valuable resources. Their advanced biometallurgy techniques, utilizing engineered bacteria and electrolysis, offer a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for extracting precious metals from e-waste, significantly reducing environmental impact while maximizing resource recovery. Additional opportunities exist in battery recycling.
Founder(s): Joe Ansah-Antwi, Xirui Li
Driven Plastics
Pueblo, Colorado
Summary: Driven Plastics addresses the plastic waste crisis by transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into a proprietary asphalt additive that improves road quality and durability while reducing maintenance costs.
Value prop: Driven Plastics tackles the plastic waste crisis by converting difficult-to-recycle plastics into a proprietary asphalt additive, enhancing road quality and longevity while reducing maintenance costs. Their innovative process not only diverts significant amounts of landfill-bound plastic but also supports local communities by utilizing local waste for infrastructure projects, creating better roads and jobs.
Founder(s): Mark McCollough, Marie Logsden, Chris Wacinski
Hentrac
Antwerp, Belgium
Description: In a world where sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, Hentrac emerges as a catalyst for change, offering an innovative solution to the complex challenge of achieving transparent and efficient supply chain traceability.
Value prop: Hentrac offers a centralized platform for automating supply chain traceability, helping companies enhance quality and sustainability while reducing compliance risks and administrative burdens. By integrating various data sources and providing intelligent analysis, real-time dashboarding, and audit reporting, Hentrac enables businesses to manage and optimize their supply chains effectively.
Founder(s): Lucas Hendrickx, Floris Abrams
Naki
Kiryat Gat, Israel
Summary: NAKI specializes in converting untreatable food industry sludge into valuable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock through a carbon-negative process that generates on-site biogas and reduces waste disposal costs.
Value prop: NAKI transforms untreatable food industry sludge into valuable SAF feedstock through an innovative, carbon-negative process that generates on-site biogas and reduces waste disposal costs. This localized solution decarbonizes food operations, creates additional revenue streams, and supports a circular economy by reducing landfill volumes and reliance on imported feedstocks.
Founder(s): Barak Manbar, Michael Kuflik
PFC-X
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Summary: PFC-X specializes in the eco-friendly plasma reactivation of granulated activated carbon (GAC) and the destruction of poly-fluorinated compounds (PFAS), offering a low-energy, additive-free solution with minimal waste and virtually no loss of filter material.
Value prop: PFC-X offers an eco-friendly solution for reactivating granulated activated carbon (GAC) and destroying poly-fluorinated compounds (PFAS) through a low-energy, additive-free plasma process. This technology minimizes waste and filter material loss, providing a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional thermal regeneration methods, reducing environmental impact and operational costs.
Founder(s): Thomas Giroux, Greg Fridman, Charles Bailey
TDRI Solutions inc.
Tauranga, New Zealand
Summary: TDRI Solutions specializes in advanced subsurface moisture detection for road construction and maintenance, leveraging non-invasive, high-speed scanning technology to enhance the precision and efficiency of infrastructure management.
Value prop: TDRI Solutions utilizes non-invasive, high-speed scanning technology to predict where potholes will form. This innovative approach helps identify moisture-related issues, enhance treatment effectiveness, extend pavement life, and optimize maintenance costs, offering precise, real-time data to support informed decision-making and proactive infrastructure management.
Founder(s): Damian Butters, Max Thomson
Smartville
Carlsbad, California
Summary: Smartville develops EV battery circularity solutions with unique battery-connect hardware and a data-driven platform. It creates end-to-end solutions for assessing, capturing, and sharing battery data; and streamlining battery qualification, integration, and reuse.
Value prop: Smartville accelerates the transition to sustainable transportation by unlocking the untapped value of electric vehicle batteries through advanced technologies for battery qualification, integration, and use. Their solutions, such as Smartville 360™ and Smartville Periscope™, support diverse utility and commercial applications, offering the most sustainable options in the market.
Founder(s): Antoni Tong, Michael Ferry, Grant Berman
Forever Analytical Solutions
South Bend, Indiana
Summary: Forever Analytical Solutions is a startup that develops cutting-edge methods for detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various samples, offering rapid, field-deployable, and home-test kits to ensure precise and comprehensive PFAS monitoring for environmental and public health protection.
Value prop: FAS offers innovative, rapid, and field-deployable methods for detecting PFAS in various environmental samples, ensuring comprehensive monitoring and protection of public health. Their home-test kits provide accurate and convenient testing solutions for both individuals and professionals concerned with environmental safety.
Founder(s): Hunter MacMillan