# Planetary

> Planetary is a VC fund in Gatineau backing CleanTech and Recycling. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gatineau, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetary-hydrogen/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/planetary_tech
- Website: http://planetaryhydrogen.com

Planetary is a VC fund in Gatineau focused on CleanTech and Recycling. Planetary develops ocean-based carbon removal technology to accelerate the natural carbon cycle. Planetary’s system purifies the mountains of alkaline rock waste left behind by large-scale mining operations, extracting the alkalinity from the rubble and putting it in the ocean, thus accelerating the carbon transition and rebalancing oceanchemistry.Planetary Technologies is on a mission to remove 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2035.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Planetary. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Planetary. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/planetary-hydrogen?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| Recycling | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brock Battochio | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brock-battochio-3fc2 |
| Greg Rau | CTO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-rau-6ede |
| Mike Kelland | CEO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-kelland |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cyclic Materials | Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements aiming to reduce the opening of new mines and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and cleaner energy. It operates landfill-bound products and recovering their critical metals that help businesses in supplying wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronicssegments by reducing CO2 emissions. | $27M | Series A | Apr 25, 2023 | https://www.cyclicmaterials.earth/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bioindustrial Innovation Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bioindustrial-innovation-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy Impact Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-impact-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifth Wall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifth-wall-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Planetary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planetary-technologies-fdff) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Planetary invest in?

Planetary invests primarily in CleanTech, Recycling and Industrial startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Planetary?

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### Who are the partners at Planetary?

The team at Planetary includes Brock Battochio (Co-Founder), Greg Rau (CTO and Co-Founder) and Mike Kelland (CEO and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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