Co-Founder & CEO
Since Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Profile summary: Stanford GSB MBA
Vaulted Deep
Vaulted Deep provides a permitted underground disposal pathway for organic waste streams like biosolids, agricultural byproducts, and pulp and paper sludge. The company converts waste into a slurry and injects it thousands of feet underground into deep rock formations, permanently isolating it from surface ecosystems. Its AI-accelerated platform supports site identification and development, with over 226,000 tons of waste processed to date.
- Clean Technology
- Utilities
- Artificial Intelligence
Updated 29 days ago
Funding
Raised to date
$40.3MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 2 rounds
+2$32.3M · Series A
Announced Nov 2024 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $40.3M
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Product
Problem
Organic waste management options are shrinking as landfills close and land application rules tighten, leaving companies without reliable disposal pathways. Most organic waste is landfilled, spread on fields, or incinerated, allowing contaminants to work their way into local air and water and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
Solution
Vaulted Deep provides the first new place to put waste in 50 years: a permitted underground pathway for organic waste streams such as biosolids, agricultural byproducts, and pulp and paper sludge. The company turns organic waste into a slurry and places it thousands of feet underground using proven oil and gas technology, permanently isolating it in deep rock formations and layers of steel and cement. This approach creates year-round capacity that simplifies operations and keeps waste permanently out of the environment. An AI-accelerated development platform helps identify, develop, and operate the best sites faster, bringing greater speed, safety, and precision to waste infrastructure development.
Target Audience
Primary customers are municipalities, utilities, agricultural producers, and industrial companies generating organic waste streams such as biosolids, agricultural byproducts, and pulp and paper sludge who need reliable, permitted disposal options.
Features
- Geologic sequestration of organic waste in stable underground formations thousands of feet deep, using proven oil and gas injection technology
- AI-Accelerated Development Platform for faster, safer, and more precise site identification, development, and operation
- Year-round processing capacity that simplifies operational planning for waste generators
- Permanent isolation of waste in deep rock formations with layers of steel and cement, far from surface ecosystems
- Operational standards built around safety, reliability, and continuous monitoring, with 226,000 tons of waste processed to date