Funding the “Missing Middle” – How to Scale Up Climate Solutions

Map of Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund projects Lithos Carbon founders (from left) Mary Yap, Dr. Chris Reinhard, and Dr. Noah Planavsky (click to enlarge) The term “missing middle” refers to the funding gap between early-stage innovation and large-scale commercial deployment. While the missing middle concept has become a mainstay in climate conversations – appearing in investment panels, policy discussions, and startup pitch decks – the real-world implications, especially for emerging carbon removal technologies like enhanced rock weathering (ERW), remains under-explored. ERW technologies like those developed by Lithos Carbon, ...