Bootstrapped during COVID, now €22m strong: Inside Metafuels' secret sauce for greener jet fuel
25 aug. 2025
07:00
When COVID-19 shut down the world, carbon capture expert Saurabh Kapoor started plotting his first startup. He wanted to turn his expertise into something useful – and with real impact.
“All roads more or less led to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),” Kapoor tells Impact Loop.
We explore:
—> How Metafuels plans to scale its "Aerobrew" clean jet fuel
—> How picking patient investors is crucial to building in climate tech
—> And the enormity of the SAF challenge
“All roads more or less led to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),” Kapoor tells Impact Loop.
We explore:
—> How Metafuels plans to scale its "Aerobrew" clean jet fuel
—> How picking patient investors is crucial to building in climate tech
—> And the enormity of the SAF challenge
When COVID-19 grounded planes, it also grounded Saurabh Kapoor. Then a consultant advising industrial clients on decarbonisation, Kapoor suddenly had time to step back.
“Consulting was soul-destroying at times,” he tells Impact Loop. “You write reports, they sit on a shelf, and nothing happens. I knew I wanted to do something more tangible.”