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CarbonChain

Tracks greenhouse gas emissions for compliance

Overview

CarbonChain provides a subscription-based carbon tracking platform that helps businesses measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The platform analyzes a company’s activities to pinpoint the most carbon-intensive areas, using data on CO2 and methane. It supports CBAM compliance with global emissions data and supplier insights, enabling better supplier selection and emissions management. In addition to the platform, CarbonChain offers consulting services to optimize carbon reduction strategies, aiming to help organizations comply with international regulations and lower their carbon footprint.

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About CarbonChain

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Why CarbonChain is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsConsultingEnterprise SoftwareSocial Impact

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$11M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • Metal Exchange and Pennex adopted CarbonChain in 2026, widening U.S. metals penetration.
  • Customers include Societe Generale, Rabobank, Gunvor, and IXM, validating enterprise demand.
  • November 2024 validation strengthens sales into CBAM-sensitive customers needing audit-ready Scope 3 data.

What critics are saying

  • CarbonChain still reports only €9.1 million total funding from April 2023.
  • Narrow metals and commodities concentration exposes revenue to procurement slowdowns by 2027.
  • If CBAM enforcement weakens, CarbonChain loses its core buying trigger and commoditizes.

What makes CarbonChain unique

  • SGS revalidated CarbonChain’s corporate and product methodologies in November 2024.
  • Thyssenkrupp Materials Services uses CarbonChain for cradle-to-customer metals procurement transparency.
  • Asset-specific emissions factors beat global-average estimators in metals, commodities, and heavy industry.

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Funding

Total Funding

$11M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

5 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
$10M
$15M
$30M

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Private Healthcare
  • Gym Membership
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

0%
FrenchWeb
Jun 3rd, 2025
Atmen raises €5M for green certification

Atmen has raised €5 million to automate the green certification of industrial supply chains. As European industries aim to prove the sustainability of their products, there's a growing need for a certification system that can convert complex supply chains into compliant, traceable, and verifiable evidence. Atmen aims to provide this critical infrastructure, becoming the invisible backbone of industrial green certification, crucial for European industries facing stricter ESG regulations.

PR Newswire
Nov 11th, 2024
Carbonchain Ha Recibido La Validación De Terceros Para Su Última Metodología Corporativa

CarbonChain ha recibido la validación de terceros para su última Metodología Corporativa de Contabilización e Información de la Huella de Carbono y la Metodología de Contabilización e Información de la Huella de Carbono de Productos. Y también metodologías sectoriales adicionales para petróleo y gas, transporte y metales y minerales. LONDRES, 11 de noviembre de 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CarbonChain – una plataforma de seguimiento del carbono basada en inteligencia artificial que ofrece a las empresas una visibilidad completa de las emisiones de la cadena de suministro – cree que es la primera plataforma de contabilidad del carbono del mundo que permite a los fabricantes y comerciantes de materias primas calcular sus emisiones utilizando metodologías validadas por terceros, tanto para la huella de carbono corporativa (CCFs) como la huella de carbono de producto (PCFs)

PR Newswire
Nov 11th, 2024
Carbonchain Has Received Third-Party Validation For Its Latest Corporate Carbon Footprint Accounting And Reporting Methodology And Product Carbon Footprint Accounting And Reporting Methodology

- and additional sector-specific methodologies for oil gas, transport, and metals minerals. LONDON, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CarbonChain – an AI-powered carbon tracking platform that provides companies with end-to-end visibility into supply chain emissions – believes that it is the first carbon accounting platform in the world to enable manufacturers and commodity traders to calculate their emissions using third-party validated methodologies for both Corporate Carbon Footprints (CCFs) and Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs). SGS has independently reviewed and validated these methodologies as aligned with global carbon accounting standards – specifically, the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard

PR Newswire
Apr 10th, 2024
Lancement De Carbonchain Comply : Une Évolution Majeure Dans Le Reporting Carbone Saas Pour Les Métaux Et L'Énergie

CarbonChain dévoile une nouvelle solution de reporting des émissions pour la divulgation obligatoire et volontaire, faisant progresser sa plateforme spécialisée de comptabilisation du carbone pour les chaînes d'approvisionnement des matières premières. LONDRES, 10 avril 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CarbonChain – une plateforme de comptabilisation du carbone alimentée par l'IA et offrant aux entreprises une visibilité de bout en bout sur les émissions de la chaîne d'approvisionnement – annonce le lancement de CarbonChain Comply, une évolution majeure de la plateforme qui fait passer le reporting carbone à un niveau supérieur de rapidité et de facilité. CarbonChain Comply offre une solution complète aux entreprises appartenant aux chaînes d'approvisionnement des métaux et de l'énergie qui doivent faire face à des changements réglementaires monumentaux en matière d'émissions de carbone et à une demande croissante de la part des parties prenantes pour une divulgation transparente et précise

PR Newswire
Apr 10th, 2024
Lanzamiento De Carbonchain Comply: Actualización En Saas De Informes De Carbono Para Metales Y Energía

-Lanzamiento de CarbonChain Comply: importante actualización en SaaS de informes de carbono para metales y energía. CarbonChain presenta una nueva solución de informes de emisiones para divulgación obligatoria y voluntaria, avanzando en su plataforma especializada de contabilidad de carbono para cadenas de suministro de productos básicos. LONDRES, 10 de abril de 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CarbonChain, una plataforma de contabilidad de carbono impulsada por IA que proporciona a las empresas visibilidad de extremo a extremo de las emisiones de la cadena de suministro, anuncia el lanzamiento de CarbonChain Comply, una importante actualización de la plataforma que lleva los informes de carbono al siguiente nivel de velocidad y facilidad

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