Sifted reported that regulatory hurdles in Europe were slowing scale-up, contributing to the company’s U.S. expansion.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Oslo-based Carbon Crusher builds carbon-negative road rehabilitation systems, combining on-site crushing/recycling, bio-based binders, and road-analytics software in a CRAAS/CRaaS service model.
Primary product
Carbon-negative road rehabilitation systems (Carbon Rover + BioBinder + SkyRoads)
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Team size
10-20
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Construction
Sub-industry
Road rehabilitation / carbon-negative infrastructure
Offices
18 jobs at Carbon Crusher
Business model
Stage
Series A
Latest round
Series A · Jun 2023
Jun 2023 · Climate Capital and Lowercarbon Capital
Jun 2022
May 2022
Mar 2022
Jan 2022
Leadership
CEO & Co-founder
Founder COO
Partner / Chief Inspire Officer
Joerg Joergensen
CFO
Tonje Norheim
Vice President Business Development
Preben Sander
Senior Vice President of Communications
Head of Road Material Research & Testing
Head of Research & Special Projects
Runar Buvik
Head of Software
Head of Sales Norway & Core Global Sales Support
Head of Bio Engineering
Halvor Flåten
Strategy and business development
Founders
Founder
Mission-driven and sustainability-focused, with public messaging around being brave, living with nature, and being open and reliable; hiring pages emphasize initiative, creativity, and hands-on problem solving.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts mention competitive salary with performance-based incentives, but no salary bands were found.
Benefits
Pricing
Project-based / quote-based services delivered through Crushing as a Service (CRAAS/CRaaS) and partner delivery arrangements.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Sifted reported that regulatory hurdles in Europe were slowing scale-up, contributing to the company’s U.S. expansion.
SourceCarbon Pulse reported that carbon removal credits from road refurbishment were being pre-sold to an industrial customer while methodology approval was still expected in Q2 2026.
SourceCarbon Pulse · Jan 2026
Reported pre-sales of carbon removal credits from road refurbishment to an industrial customer, with methodology approval expected in Q2 2026.
The Engineer · Dec 2025
Covered the Carbon Rover launch, claiming semi-autonomous road refurbishment, up to 70% lower costs, testing in five countries, and backers including Metaplanet and Y Combinator.
MCJ · Jun 2025
CEO Haakon Brunell discussed CaaS, SkyRoads, bio-based binders, local partner deployment, and the company’s 2035 gigaton ambition.
Sifted · May 2024
Reported 1.5 million square meters refurbished, over 10,000 tonnes of CO2 sequestered, 15 active customers, and U.S. expansion due to European regulatory hurdles.
ClimatePoint · Mar 2024
Reported quantified climate-impact potential, including over 4 million tonnes CO2e sequestered and 2 million tonnes avoided through 2027.