About Noya

Noya is on a mission to accelerate the world’s transition to carbon negativity. Founded in 2020 by CEO Josh Santos and CTO Daniel Cavero, with a goal to ensure a healthy planet for generations to come, Noya has developed a scalable, cost-effective Direct Air Capture approach using abundant, low-cost materials. Headquartered in Oakland, Noya works with industry-leading organizations like Shopify and Watershed who are committed to purchasing high-quality carbon removal credits.

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Our founders

Josh
Josh
Santos

Co-Founder/CEO

Prior to co-founding Noya, Josh built electric vehicle product development strategy at Harley-Davidson, scaled Model 3 production at Tesla, and built and scaled new B2B products at Labdoor. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT.

Daniel
Daniel
Cavero

Co-Founder/CTO

Prior to co-founding Noya, Daniel designed AI/Robotics products at Nod Labs and designed fuselage components at rLoop (a SpaceX Hyperloop company). He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University.

Our company news

How Trump 2.0 will influence carbon removal

How Trump 2.0 will influence carbon removal

Lateefah Simon Visits Noya’s Headquarters in West Oakland, Learns about Innovative Direct Air Capture Approach

Lateefah Simon Visits Noya’s Headquarters in West Oakland, Learns about Innovative Direct Air Capture Approach

Noya Raises $11M Series A to Accelerate Carbon Removal Deployment

Noya Raises $11M Series A to Accelerate Carbon Removal Deployment

Raising our sail to leverage Direct Air Capture tailwinds while they’re blowing

Raising our sail to leverage Direct Air Capture tailwinds while they’re blowing

Noya selected for Shopify’s Sustainability Fund

Noya selected for Shopify’s Sustainability Fund

Noya welcomes Nuro CTO Andrew Clare to its board, gears up to deliver high-quality, permanent carbon removal at its first commercial facility

Noya welcomes Nuro CTO Andrew Clare to its board, gears up to deliver high-quality, permanent carbon removal at its first commercial facility

How our tech works, Part 2: Regeneration

How our tech works, Part 2: Regeneration

How our tech works, Part 1: Monoliths

How our tech works, Part 1: Monoliths

How our tech works, Part 0: Introduction

How our tech works, Part 0: Introduction

What others are saying about Noya

DAC startups seek to stand out by offering added benefits of water, electricity production

DAC startups seek to stand out by offering added benefits of water, electricity production

Noya pivots to embrace modular direct air capture, lands $11M Series A

Noya pivots to embrace modular direct air capture, lands $11M Series A

DAC startup Noya raises $11M from USV, Collab Fund

DAC startup Noya raises $11M from USV, Collab Fund

The Success Of One Company Could Just Lead The U.S. To Become Carbon Negative Relatively Quickly

The Success Of One Company Could Just Lead The U.S. To Become Carbon Negative Relatively Quickly

Shopify Puts Up Cash for Rooftop Carbon-Capture Machines, Tree-Planting Drones

Shopify Puts Up Cash for Rooftop Carbon-Capture Machines, Tree-Planting Drones

Capturing carbon one cooling tower at a time

Capturing carbon one cooling tower at a time

This startup uses the cooling towers on buildings as carbon capture devices

This startup uses the cooling towers on buildings as carbon capture devices

The Climate Torch: Josh Santos, CEO at Noya

The Climate Torch: Josh Santos, CEO at Noya

Our Investment in Noya

Our Investment in Noya

Direct Air Carbon Capture is Crazy, Noya to the Rescue

Direct Air Carbon Capture is Crazy, Noya to the Rescue

Startup Series: Noya

Startup Series: Noya

Noya Labs turns cooling towers into direct air capture devices for CO2 emissions

Noya Labs turns cooling towers into direct air capture devices for CO2 emissions