| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Method | Unknown |
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://www.liferaft.cc/ |
| liferaftcc | |
| Status | π’ Active (score: 75/100) |
| Company size | Small (10 to 49) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
About
Liferaft is a U.S.-headquartered biochar company focused on durable carbon capture and restoring rural economies, which finalized an agreement in March 2026 to supply Microsoft with one million carbon removal units over ten years. The company operates biochar facilities in Iowa and Illinois, with the Microsoft deal facilitated by Supercritical, producing biochar via pyrolysis of agricultural and municipal biomass that is blended with compost for agricultural soil applications.

History
- 2026-10-15 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-07-31 β news mention: Microsoft Carbon Capture 2026, 1M Tonne Liferaft Deal - EnkiAI (source)
- 2026-07-29 β news mention: Liferaft, Microsoft, and Supercritical Finalize 10-Year Offtake Agreement for One Million Carbon Rem (source)
- 2026-07-27 β news mention: Liferaft: Liferaft is thrilled to announce our partnership with Microsoft on a one million carbon re (source)
- 2026-07-15 β liveliness: π‘ Moderate β π’ Active
- 2026-07-08 β news mention: Microsoft hit pause on carbon removal purchases. Now what? | DeviceDaily.com (source)
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: liveliness
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: liveliness
- 2026-05-01 β liveliness: π’ Active β π‘ Moderate
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β refresh: coresignal, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 β liveliness: π’ Active β π‘ Moderate
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β url added from cdr.fyi supplier page: https://www.liferaft.cc/ (source)
- 2026-04-19 β discovered via: cdrfyi (source)
AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands; exact headcounts are not published. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.