State of play: United's jet-fuel bets

OXCCU is simply the latest aspiring fuel-maker to draw investment from United Airlines Ventures.

• 👀 It isn't even the first that's focused on carbon dioxide.

State of play: Other fuel startups in the corporate venture arm's stable include:

• Alder Fuels, a D.C.-based fuel maker that uses "biomass" from forest and crop waste.
• Dimensional Energy, a Chicago-based CO2-to-fuels startup.
• Fulcrum Bioenergy, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based company working to convert landfill waste into fuel.
• Next Renewable Fuels, a Portland, Ore.-based startup making fuel from recycled organic materials like cooking oil.