MIT Start Up Raises $3 Million to Advance Low Emission Hydrogen in the Energy Industry

Thiozen Inc., a pioneer in low emission hydrogen technology, has raised $3 million in Series Seed funding.

The round was led by Eni Next, the venture investment vehicle of Eni S.p.A, with participation from Good Growth Capital and Mount Wilson Ventures. Thiozen is developing a unique solution that would dramatically reduce emissions in the energy industry. It generates hydrogen from a high-volume industrial waste stream and water, avoiding the large carbon footprint of traditional hydrogen production.

"Thiozen is a pragmatic response to greenhouse gas emissions for the energy industry, a sector that faces perhaps the most difficulty in their path to decarbonization," said Ryan Gillis, CEO of Thiozen Inc. "Commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are just words until the technology that allows these reductions is brought to market. We are excited to be working with a high caliber group of investors that shares our vision of a low carbon world."

"We are very excited to partner with Thiozen, a company founded by high caliber scientists to develop and commercialize a promising technology to produce hydrogen from a waste stream with multiple applications along the entire energy supply chain. This investment reaffirms our commitment to support innovative solutions for clean hydrogen production," said Mr. Gabriele Franceschini, Chairman and CEO of Eni Next.

Thiozen will use the Series Seed funds to scale its technology to a commercial demonstration. Success will accelerate the energy transition by allowing large energy customers to turn a waste stream into valuable low emission hydrogen gas.

About Thiozen

Thiozen was founded out of MIT in 2020 by CEO Dr. Ryan Gillis, COO Ajay Bawa, and Board Member Professor William Green. Thiozen is commercializing its novel process to produce low cost and low emission hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide and water. The technology was first invented by Dr. Ryan Gillis and Professor William Green at MIT. Thiozen is based in Beverly, MA at Northshore InnoVentures. For more information, click here.