| Pathway | DAC |
|---|---|
| Method | DAC (Solid Sorbent) |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | https://planetsavers.earth/ |
| planetsavers | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 100/100) |
| Company size | Small (10 to 49) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| Open roles | 5 on cdrjobs |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
About
Planet Savers is a University of Tokyo spinout founded in July 2023, positioned as Japan’s first Direct Air Capture startup. It develops a zeolite-based CO2 adsorbent and an optimized DACCU (DAC + Carbon Utilization) recovery/concentration unit, backed by NEDO, Spiral Capital and JAFCO (¥250M seed in 2024). The company is targeting a 1 ton/day prototype and was selected for the Bosch Carbon Capture Startup Challenge 2025.
Registry Memberships
- Cdrjobsearth
History
- 2026-09-28 — news mention: Durable Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Market to Reach US$36.27 Billion by 2035: 48.14% CAGR, Growth & (source)
- 2026-09-15 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-09-08 — news mention: Asset Finance & Alternatives in APAC & Beyond - by Huiling (source)
- 2026-08-30 — news mention: Planet Savers: We are pleased to announce that Planet Savers株式会社 has been selected for the Ministry (source)
- 2026-07-25 — news mention: Planet Savers: Europe may be approaching a structural shift in the market for durable carbon removal (source)
- 2026-07-25 — news mention: Planet Savers: New National Public Polling: Only 12% of Japanese adults say they fully or mostly und (source)
- 2026-07-25 — news mention: Planet Savers: 日本におけるCO2除去技術（CDR）に対する理解は、まだこれからです。 一方で、正しく説明されることで、多くの人がその必要性と可能性を支持することが明らかになりました。 (source)
- 2026-05-17 — news mention: Crew Carbon raised $25M to scale wastewater treatment and CO2 removal tech. https://t.co/2FLGVnJmkj (source)
- 2026-05-16 — news mention: This Week in CDR - May 15, 2026 | CDR.fyi (source)
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=DAC focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=DAC focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=DAC focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 — backfilled from V1 (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.