Frontier coalition raises $915M more for carbon removal, adds Anthropic

The new commitments bring Frontier's total to $1.8 billion and shift its focus toward scaling a handful of carbon removal technologies through long-term offtake contracts.

Summary

Frontier has secured about $915 million in fresh funding, lifting its total financial commitments to $1.8 billion and adding Anthropic to a roster of backers that also includes Stripe, Google, Shopify, Salesforce and H&M Group. The coalition, launched in 2022 as an advance market commitment by Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta and McKinsey with $925 million in initial pledges, is using the new round to help scale carbon removal technologies including ocean alkalinity enhancement, biomass-based removal, enhanced rock weathering and direct air capture. Frontier said it plans roughly 10 to 15 concentrated investments through eight- to 10-year offtake contracts, with some running to 2040, as it moves from helping launch the industry to supporting the companies it sees as best positioned to reach durable commercial scale.

Terms & Concepts
  • advance market commitment: A funding model in which buyers commit in advance to purchase future output, helping emerging technologies attract capital and scale.
  • offtake contracts: Agreements to buy a project's future production over a set period, giving suppliers revenue visibility.
  • direct air capture: A carbon removal process that uses technology to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.