Pachama
Pachama harnesses satellite data and AI to empower companies to invest in nature confidently. They provide tools for companies to support high-quality carbon projects and earn income through restoring nature. Their technology enables ongoing visibility into project impacts, rigorous carbon accounting, and ecological design. With a mission to restore nature at climate scale, Pachama has helped fund projects that restored over 10K hectares and conserved more than 2M hectares of native forest, equipping Fortune 500 companies with insights to invest in nature. They aim to catalyze a new generation of nature-based carbon projects, helping carbon markets evolve.
Pachama
Pachama harnesses satellite data and AI to empower companies to invest in nature confidently. They provide tools for companies to support high-quality carbon projects and earn income through restoring nature. Their technology enables ongoing visibility into project impacts, rigorous carbon accounting, and ecological design. With a mission to restore nature at climate scale, Pachama has helped fund projects that restored over 10K hectares and conserved more than 2M hectares of native forest, equipping Fortune 500 companies with insights to invest in nature. They aim to catalyze a new generation of nature-based carbon projects, helping carbon markets evolve.
TL;DR
Founded: 2018
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Mission: Use AI and satellite/remote-sensing data to verify and monitor forest carbon and enable nature-based carbon investments
Employees (approx.): 83
Total funding (reported): USD 88,250,000
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Nature-based carbon accounting, forest conservation, reforestation project verification and carbon marketplaces
Founded
2018
Industry
Climate tech / Environmental services
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
USD 4,100,000
Initial funding announced January 2020
USD 5,000,000
Round included investors such as Amazon and Breakthrough Energy Ventures
USD 15,000,000
Participation from Amazon Climate Pledge Fund and others
USD 64,000,000
Series B extended in Dec 2023 with a reported $9M extension; T.Capital named as a new investor in the extension
Investor Signal
“Includes climate-focused funds and strategic corporate investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Future Positive, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, and notable angel/individual investors”