Planetary Technologies

Planetary Technologies, formerly known as Bioeconomy Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Registered as an investment adviser, it identifies and builds scalable technologies to help the world transition beyond fossil fuels at the pace climate change demands. The firm publishes climate and bioeconomy research through its "IDEAS" hub and Bioeconomy Dashboard, and takes an active role in shaping portfolio companies' technology direction. Its thesis targets three areas: materials replacing petrochemicals, low-cost carbon-free energy, and technologies improving Earth's ecosystems. Notable portfolio companies include Cyclic Materials, Tandem PV, SunTrain, Lumen Bioscience, Arzeda, and Parse Biosciences (acquired by Qiagen), spanning rare-earth recycling, perovskite solar, and synthetic biology. Investment criteria center on early-stage, high-impact climate and bioeconomy innovation; specific check sizes aren't publicly disclosed.