Sesame Sustainability Inc

Based in Massachusetts, US, and founded by Emre Gencer (CEO), Jim Owens (Head of Engineering), and Paul Sizaire (Head of Product) in 2023, Sesame Sustainability Inc operates as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that offers an industrial decarbonization platform. In June 2024, Sesame Sustainability Inc raised USD 2. 4 million in seed funding co-led by investors Powerhouse Ventures and Flybridge Capital Partners. The company’s platform is designed to expedite and enhance the modeling, derisking, and verification of decarbonization investments.

Sesame integrates emissions modeling, techno-economic analysis, and system optimization into a cohesive platform and combines plant-level information with databases and flexible first-principles models. Sesame’s offerings include configurable cost and emissions models applicable to various commercial and emerging technology assets, from electrolyzers to vehicle fleets. The platform serves several industries, including hydrogen, renewable energy, transportation, oil and gas, and iron and steel. It facilitates rapid multi-scenario analysis and fosters cross-team collaboration.

The company’s platform also supports emerging technologies such as hydrogen, electrification, and carbon capture, streamlining the assessment of costs and emissions for these solutions. The company plans to utilize the June 2024 funding to support the launching of its industrial decarbonization platform.