You are not investing in a consumer goods company. Consumer products are how we launch, but the opportunity is in materials.
Steel accounts for 7–8% of global emissions, and there are many other carbon-intensive industries (cement, aluminium, chemicals) that require materials science innovation to decarbonise. Sustainable alternatives exist, but they struggle commercially because demand is unproven. We are building that demand through products people genuinely want, starting with high-end knives forged from green steel, then scaling the materials business behind them.
Our mission is to make materials people choose, not just use. Green steel is the first step. The approach applies to any high-emission material category.
Green steel knives. Premium products that prove demand for sustainable materials.
Our first product is chef's knives forged from hydrogen-reduced steel, with up to 95% lower emissions in the reduction process. We're building the whole process in-house, from making the hydrogen to finishing the steel. Sensor telemetry and on-chain experiment provenance run through the rig end-to-end. The output is real green steel, batch-traceable, ready to forge.
Knives are high-value, high-touch, and make the quality of green steel tangible. Every sale is a signal to producers that the market is real. The green steel market is technically ready but commercially unproven, and we are building the proof.
What comes next: the same demand-first strategy applied to other high-emission material categories. Steel is where we prove the model. The opportunity extends to any industry where sustainable alternatives exist but lack commercial proof.
Knives are where we start. They are not where we stop.
Green steel sits within a $400B+ market that is technically ready but commercially unproven. Beyond steel, cement, aluminium, and chemicals face the same challenge: sustainable alternatives exist but lack the commercial demand to scale. We want to contribute to the shift toward sustainable materials across multiple categories, not just sell products.
Products build demand. Demand justifies investment. Over time, we see a path from consumer goods into materials: in-house production, partnerships, and a role in how sustainable materials scale commercially.
Products prove the market. Materials are the endgame.
Early stage. Real progress.
Early R&D on green steel. Built the software and AI systems we run on. Blockchain verification system built. VACSO brand and landing page live. Steel collection and waitlist in place.
Building waitlist demand for green steel knives. Standing up in-house green steel production. Preparing for seed round. Refining product design with experienced knifemakers.
Launch first knife product. Scale in-house green steel production. Expand into adjacent premium product categories. Build materials partnerships.
Oscar Osborne
Founder
Building VACSO to prove that sustainable materials can work commercially. Current focus is green steel knives, proving the demand-first model before expanding into adjacent premium product categories. Business school at UNSW researching the commercialisation of green hydrogen technologies; assembled the lab and reactor and built the simulation stack and on-chain certificate system.
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