Found Industries

Turning aluminium waste into clean industrial fuel and critical metals.

Found Industries
Sector
Energy Transition
Location
USA
Investment Year
2024
Stage
Seed

The problem

The aluminium industry is one of the world's largest energy consumers, responsible for 2% of global emissions, yet heavy industries still lack affordable, compact, carbon-free power. At the same time, the West has little control over its supply of the critical metals these industries depend on.

The solution

Found Industries turns aluminium waste into clean industrial heat and hydrogen, a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Its exothermic reaction generates power with minimal reliance on the grid, and the process yields negative-carbon alumina tri-hydrate while recovering critical metals like gallium from feedstock, creating a closed-loop solution that improves aluminium circularity and strengthens Western metal supply.

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