Energy climate

Heimdal

Website
Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Heimdal builds machines that permanently capture and store atmospheric CO2. We are building technology that profitably captures CO2 with this tax credit, right here in the United States. Our first deployment is Bantam, the largest DAC facility in the US with the lowest cost per ton anywhere in the world.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Marcus Lima

Founder/CEO

Co-founder and CEO of Torus. We build agentic engineering tools for capital project engineering firms. Previously founder of Heimdal, direct air carbon capture technology and infrastructure. Oxford and Cambridge grad.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Erik Millar

Founder

🇮🇲 Before Heimdal I started various other projects such as carbon farming in Australia and developing a solar farm on the Isle of Man. I also worked on other academic projects such as developing the software and hardware for a glove to translate English to Tactile Fingerspelling to enable deafblind individuals to understand non-fingerspellers. BEng Mechanical Engineering MSc Energy Systems University of Oxford

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
12team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2020 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationsite error
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedDenver, CO, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

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