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Releaf Earth

Turning food waste into Biochar to remove CO2 from the atmsophere

Releaf Earth is a climate tech startup pioneering carbon removal and agricultural solutions leveraging biochar (BCR). Expanding from our roots in food processing technology, we now specialize in producing premium biochar from palm kernel shells. Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) is a powerful tool for carbon sequestration and a key technology for economic development in Africa. African farmers already experience a 150% global mean temperature rise from a climate crisis they didn’t cause. Releaf's mission is to empower rural communities with improved productivity, crop yields, and a role in achieving Net Zero Emissions.
Releaf Earth
Founded:2017
Team Size:100
Location:Lagos, Nigeria

Active Founders

Uzoma Ayogu, Founder/CTO

Uzo is CTO & Co-founder of Releaf - Uzo graduated from Duke with a degree in Mechanical engineering in 2017 and currently serves on Duke’s Board of Trustees as a full voting member. Uzo has professional experience working on jet engines at GE Aviation, devising, funding, building resilient engineering impact projects in sanitation & water in rural Brazil & Togo, & independent research research on autonomous drone medical delivery.
Uzoma Ayogu
Uzoma Ayogu
Releaf Earth

Kenna Nzewi, Founder/CEO

Co-founder + CEO of Releaf. We develop technology to unlock the processing of local crop varieties in emerging markets.
Kenna Nzewi
Kenna Nzewi
Releaf Earth