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Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

Update: 2025-10-30
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Maximilian Kufner - co-founder and CEO of Again.Bio.

At Again they are using a millennia-old bacteria to turn CO2 emissions into clean sustainable products.

Last year they’ve raised ~ Eur 40m led by HV Capital and Google Ventures bringing the total raise to ~Eur 100m.

They are building bioreactors that capture harmful CO2 emissions at the point source, thus producing carbon negative chemicals in an energetically efficient process.

During this episode we discuss about his journey from being a venture capitalist investing in Again to joining as a co-founder, The differences between chemocatalysis and biocatalysys and why optimism and attitude is sometimes more important than skills.

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Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

Max Kufner - Bioreactors that capture harmful CO2, Moving from VC to the co-founder role, Why attitude is sometimes more important than skill

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