Brimstone Co-Founder and CEO Cody Finke

About this episode

Cody Finke discusses his journey and the innovative work of Brimstone in decarbonization solutions.

Cody Finke is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brimstone, a company working on the most impactful decarbonization solutions for the industrial sector. Brimstone’s breakthrough process delivers multiple industrial materials, including Portland cement, Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) and Smelter-Grade Alumina. Emily spoke to Cody about his journey; from growing up in Seattle and Idaho to earning a PhD at Caltech and working in environmental research, where he learned the importance of developing solutions that can scale. That path ultimately led Cody to co-found Brimstone, a company that has raised over $60 million, and signed a partnership with Oklahoma company Dolese Bros. Co. to supply the materials for its commercial-scale plant.

People in this episode

Host: Emily Kirsch

Guest: Cody Finke

Topics covered

• decarbonization
• industrial materials
• entrepreneurship
• environmental research
• startup funding

Keywords

• Cody Finke
• Brimstone
• decarbonization
• industrial sector
• startup funding
• environmental research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brimstone, Dolese Bros. Co., Caltech

Places: Seattle, Idaho

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