Aether Fuels

Enabling a net zero world through sustainable liquid fuels

Chicago, United States · Founded 2022 · $49.0M raised

Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Employees
11–50
Founded
2022
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$49.0M
Last Round
$15.0M Convertible NoteJan 2026
Rounds
2

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About

Aether Fuels develops sustainable liquid-fuel technology for hard-to-abate industries, including aviation and ocean shipping. Its proprietary Aether Aurora process converts waste carbon from CO2, CO, and hydrocarbons into liquid fuels using electrified syngas generation and by-product recycling. The company is commercializing the process with GTI Energy and maintains an R&D center on GTI's Chicago-area campus to support scalable, lower-carbon fuel production.

Summary

Aether Fuels is a Climate Tech company based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2022. It has raised $49.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $15.0M Convertible Note round in Jan 2026. Investors include AP Ventures, Aster and CDP Venture Capital SGR.

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Funding History

ConvertibleConvertible NoteJan 2026
$15.0M

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