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Cody Finke
Co-founder & CEO, Brimstone
Cody is co-founder and CEO of Brimstone, a U.S.-based industrial innovator pioneering a patented refining process for producing cement, steel, aluminum, and other critical minerals from a globally abundant rock. He holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Carleton College and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech. He completed postdoctoral research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a DOE Cyclotron Road Fellow.
Cody and Brimstone's technology have been recognized by Nature Journals, the International Energy Agency, MIT Technology Review, the Global Cleantech 100, and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies. Brimstone has raised more than $80M to date from leading investors, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, DCVC, Collaborative Fund, Amazon Climate Pledge, Fifth Wall, S2G Ventures, Acceler8, GVP Climate, Impact Science Ventures, Osage University Partners, SystemIQ, and Kajima Ventures. In 2025, Brimstone signed a commercial agreement with Amazon, and in 2026, it signed an MOU with Century Aluminum, the largest U.S. aluminum producer.
Cody and Brimstone's technology have been recognized by Nature Journals, the International Energy Agency, MIT Technology Review, the Global Cleantech 100, and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies. Brimstone has raised more than $80M to date from leading investors, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, DCVC, Collaborative Fund, Amazon Climate Pledge, Fifth Wall, S2G Ventures, Acceler8, GVP Climate, Impact Science Ventures, Osage University Partners, SystemIQ, and Kajima Ventures. In 2025, Brimstone signed a commercial agreement with Amazon, and in 2026, it signed an MOU with Century Aluminum, the largest U.S. aluminum producer.
