“My Secret Sauce” Founder’s Story: Noah McQueen from Heirloom

Join Startup Basecamp’s first “My Secret Sauce” event where you get to hear the founder story of some of the most successful climate tech startups.

Meet Noah McQueen, Co-Founder and Head of Research at Heirloom, which leverages the natural power of limestone to remove 1 billion tons of C02 by 2035 using the world’s most cost-effective Direct Air Capture technology.

Over the course of this event, you will:

• Learn about Noah, their story, and what drove them to start Heirloom.
• What Heirloom does, its business model, and fundraising journey
• Tips they have about fundraising and their secrets to success
• Get to ask them your fundraising questions
• Network with other founders in zoom breakout sessions.

About the speaker:

I am incredibly passionate about the creation and implementation of planet-saving technology to both capture and remove carbon dioxide and mitigate the effects of climate change.Currently, I am co-founder and head of research at Heirloom, where we focus on developing and scaling the next generation of direct air capture for positive climate impact. Our goal is to remove 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2035.

I received my B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in May 2018 and my PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in December 2021. During my PhD, I worked with Professor Jennifer Wilcox at both Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Pennsylvania where my research surrounded carbon dioxide capture and removal with a focus on carbon mineralization technologies, direct air capture systems, and techno-economic analysis.