About
Embrace the curve.
Our story is one of exploration, curiosity, and a desire to be useful.
The path hasn’t been straight or predictable. Rather, it’s been a winding road of diverse experiences and evolving passions. These unexpected detours have allowed us to explore bold ideas and connect across disciplines.
In every twist and turn, one thread has remained constant: a passion for discovering and sharing great ideas.
From babies to biomass, it's been a great ride and we even managed to make a some history along the way.
Today Mettais is a company driven by purpose, inspired by possibility, and focused on real world impact.
JEFF METTAIS
Founder/CEO
Jeff began his career with a move to Japan and 12 years of deep immersion into Japanese business culture. Highlights include co-founding a children’s media company that was sold to Disney Japan and leading development for a Japanese foundation that built the first fully-accredited private university in New Zealand. Jeff also co-founded Edute, a Japanese importer and distributor of toys and gear for children that is still going strong 21 years later.
After relocating to the US, Jeff led development at The Baby Einstein Company, the popular baby media brand that was acquired by The Walt Disney Company. Several years later, he co-founded and served as President at Weeschool, an app-based platform that empowered parents to play with and teach babies and toddlers at home. Weeschool was acquired by the leading provider of early learning solutions in America.
Moving into clean tech, Jeff co-founded GazoTech SAS, a French producer of green gases and gasification equipment supplier. The Company holds licenses for leading gasifiers out of India and Germany. Venture funded, GazoTech is pioneering the production of RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) from waste wood in France. The Company also promotes sustainable agriculture through the production of biochar that improves agricultural soil health and productivity, while removing carbon from the atmosphere (CDR).
Jeff also advises ventures on cross border business growth, in industries spanning health tech, retail distribution, manufacturing, and energy – recently launching a new platform to support startups in Denver, Tokyo and Paris.
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