
Pina Earth is a climate tech company that offers high-quality CO2 certificates from local German forests to finance the transformation of monoculture forests into climate-resilient mixed forests. Their business model involves developing and certifying regional climate protection projects, quantifying additional CO2 storage through advanced technology including digital twins and climate-based simulations, and selling these CO2 certificates to sustainability-oriented companies. This approach supports forest owners with additional income to fund forest transformation while providing transparent, scientifically validated climate impact data to buyers. Pina Earth is positioned as a leader in regional, biodiversity-focused carbon markets with certified projects across Germany and a strong network of corporate clients.

Pina Earth is a climate tech company that offers high-quality CO2 certificates from local German forests to finance the transformation of monoculture forests into climate-resilient mixed forests. Their business model involves developing and certifying regional climate protection projects, quantifying additional CO2 storage through advanced technology including digital twins and climate-based simulations, and selling these CO2 certificates to sustainability-oriented companies. This approach supports forest owners with additional income to fund forest transformation while providing transparent, scientifically validated climate impact data to buyers. Pina Earth is positioned as a leader in regional, biodiversity-focused carbon markets with certified projects across Germany and a strong network of corporate clients.
Headquarters: Munich / Starnberg, Germany
Founded: 2021
Sector: Climate tech — forest carbon projects
Team size: ≈23 employees
Funding (reported): Seed + YC pre-seed (~$500k); reported €2.4M seed
Lack of high-quality, regionally traceable forest carbon credits and financing for converting monoculture forests into climate-resilient mixed forests.
2021
Climate tech / Carbon markets / Forestry
500000
YC provided pre-seed support reported at approximately $500k
2400000
Reported seed financing of €2.4M with participation from investors such as XAnge, Nordstar and others
“Participated in Y Combinator; seed investors include XAnge, Nordstar and Climate Capital”