Global Brain has invested in Terraton Industrial, Inc. (Terraton), a biochar carbon dioxide removal (CDR) platform company, through its ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P. (ANA Future Frontier Fund) and TAKANAWA GATEWAY Global Co-Benefits Fund L.P. (TAKANAWA Fund). Terraton is a startup scaling biochar CDR through its proprietary, vertically integrated platform of software, hardware, and financing. As the global demand for CDR technologies to combat climate change grows, biochar is gaining attention as a proven and scalable method. By using untapped agricultural waste as a raw material, it also offers multiple co-benefits such as improving soil health and creating new revenue streams for agribusiness operators. However, the widespread adoption of biochar has been hindered by challenges such as high upfront costs, operational complexity, and limited access to carbon markets. Terraton’s platform comprehensively solves these barriers, enabling agribusiness operators to rapidly deploy reliable biochar facilities with low initial investment and sell carbon credits. Global Brain highly values Terraton’s unique platform and its potential to simultaneously address agricultural challenges and meet the demands of the global CDR market, which led to this investment decision. Through this investment, Global Brain will leverage the extensive networks and assets of ANA HOLDINGS INC. and the limited partner (LP) companies of the TAKANAWA Fund including East Japan Railway Company to contribute to Terraton’s business growth.

About Terraton

Location: California, US
CEO: Kevin Gibbs
Founded: July 2024
URL: https://terraton.ai/

About ANA Future Frontier Fund

Name: ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P.
General Partner: Global Brain Corporation
Fund Size: JPY 8 billion
Fund Term: 10 years

About TAKANAWA Fund

Name: TAKANAWA GATEWAY Global Co-Benefits Fund L.P.
General Partner: Global Brain Corporation
Fund Size: Approximately JPY 10 billion (planned)
Fund Term: 10 years

About Global Brain

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto
Founded: January 1998
URL: https://globalbrains.com

Global Brain has invested in Terraton Industrial, Inc., a biochar carbon dioxide removal platform company