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Luke Connell

Luke Connell

Co-founder and CEO of CarbonRun, a carbon dioxide removal company pioneering river alkalinity enhancement to fight climate change and restore aquatic ecosystems.

Jun 11, 2026

The Carbon Curve

The Carbon Curve

Is carbon removal stronger than the headlines suggest?

Jun 11 · 45m

Naeem Merchant
Naeem MerchantHOST
4:21
Luke, what do you think?
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:24
Yeah, I think Trish summarized it really well.
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:26
And we're lucky to have her support as we figure out what the next version of capital stacks look like for carbon removal technologies.
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:32
I think Venture in the last 20 years did really well with software and is a great fit there with SaaS models.
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:39
And Brandon, you've come from that space and that world.
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:43
And Brandon, again, that partnership in the space, one of their investors, Golden Ventures, ended up investing in us through that referral.
Luke Connell
Luke ConnellGUEST
4:50
And they've started in tech and they're like, climate tech, let's see if this is venture grade.

18 MINS LATER

Naeem Merchant
Naeem MerchantHOST
22:47
The main one

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