Paul Gambill
Paul Gambill is currently the co-founder at Nori. He previously served as Executive Officer, Director, and Promoter at Nori, LLC, and founded Nori, a startup that has since closed.
Seattle Carbon Removal Startup Nori Shuts Down After Raising $17.25M and Seven Years of Operation
Seattle-based carbon removal startup Nori, which raised $17.25 million and operated a blockchain-enabled marketplace for carbon credits, has shut down after seven years due to challenges in the voluntary carbon market and funding difficulties. Despite being on track to remove over 700,000 tons of carbon in 2023 and directing $6.5 million to farmers, Nori ceased operations amid an uncertain and evolving carbon credit sector.
Harshit Shah Named CTO of Kyruus Health; Ryan Asdourian Joins Lumen as CMO and EVP; Fred Hutch Announces 2024 Weintraub Awardees
Harshit Shah, former AWS engineering head, becomes CTO at healthcare software company Kyruus Health, while Ryan Asdourian, a longtime Microsoft manager, joins telecom firm Lumen as CMO and EVP. Additionally, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced 12 recipients of the 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Award.
Carbon Removal Startup Nori Raises $6.25M Led by Toyota Ventures, Appoints Matt Trudeau CEO
Carbon removal startup Nori raised $6.25 million led by Toyota Ventures and others, bringing total funding to $17.25 million, and appointed Matt Trudeau as new CEO. Nori sells blockchain-based carbon credits from farmers capturing carbon, has partnered with Bayer, and faces supply shortages amid growing offset demand.
Seattle Carbon Removal Startup Nori Lays Off 10 Employees Amid Market Challenges
Seattle-based carbon removal startup Nori laid off 10 employees, about 37% of its staff, due to challenging market conditions and tightening startup funding. Founded in 2017, Nori focuses on selling carbon credits from sustainable farming practices and recently integrated its marketplace on blockchain.
Seattle startups push into crypto, blockchain and Web3 amid investor caution and regulatory shifts
The article lists Seattle startups building products and services around crypto, blockchain, and Web3, noting the region’s talent but limited local investor interest and regulatory uncertainty. Industry leaders cite Seattle’s potential as a cloud-computing hub while warning entrepreneurs face funding disadvantages compared with other jurisdictions.
Nori raises $7M Series A led by M13 with investment from Toyota Ventures to scale blockchain carbon-removal credits
Seattle carbon-removal startup Nori raised $7 million in a Series A led by M13 with participation from Toyota Ventures; Nori pays farmers for verifiable practices that store CO2 using a blockchain-based carbon-credit marketplace.
Nori raises $4M seed from Placeholder-led round to scale crypto carbon-offset marketplace
Seattle startup Nori raised $4 million in a seed round led by Placeholder to expand its crypto-based carbon-offset marketplace that pays farmers for regenerative practices; the platform has sold nearly 13,000 metric tons of CO2 offsets and aims to sell 20,000 more by year-end.
Nori CEO Paul Gambill Raises $1.3M Pre-Seed, Poised to Scale Carbon-Removal Marketplace
Nori, a Seattle carbon-removal marketplace founded by Paul Gambill, raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round and is nearing its next funding target as it prepares to scale and hire. Gambill, a former engineer and entrepreneur, aims to grow the team after years of early-stage bootstrapping and Techstars Sustainability Accelerator support.
E8 launches Decarbon8-US philanthropic fund to back climate-tech startups, raised $120,000 so far
Seattle-based E8 launched Decarbon8-US, a tax-deductible philanthropic fund that lets anyone donate to support early-stage climate-tech startups; it has raised $120,000 so far and will award $50,000–$75,000 to three-to-six companies announced in July.
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Nori Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2018–present, Co-founder · current
