Flowcarbon

What Flowcarbon does

Flowcarbon is a New York-based carbon finance firm that provides bespoke capital solutions, project development advisory, and tax credit structuring services to companies in infrastructure, decarbonization, and engineered carbon removal sectors. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Dana Gibber alongside COO Caroline Klatt, CBO Martin Kessler, and co-founder Adam Neumann, with offices in New York and London. Its core service lines cover project origination and screening, due diligence and deal structuring (with access to a private credit and alternative financing network), and transferable tax credit execution for renewable energy projects, with primary customer segments being carbon removal project developers and innovative companies in frontier industries.

Name

Flowcarbon

Legal name

Flow Carbon Inc.

Website

https://flowcarbon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flowcarbon is a New York-based carbon finance firm providing project finance, tax credit structuring, and project development advisory to engineered carbon removal developers and infrastructure companies, supported by its CarbonSmart convening platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Finance Services: Flowcarbon provides end-to-end project finance services including origination, project screening and diligence, and deal structuring for companies in infrastructure, decarbonization, and new technology sectors.
2. Tax Credit Services: Market-leading tax credit specialists assist buyers and sellers with tailored structuring and execution services for transferable tax credits on renewable energy projects.
3. Carbon Project Development: Identification and evaluation of companies across new and emerging sectors including infrastructure, decarbonization, and new technology, with expertise in offtakes, commercial revenue streams, technology capabilities and risks, tax credits, environmental credits, and insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Flowcarbon is a carbon finance firm delivering bespoke capital solutions and project finance services to companies in infrastructure, decarbonization, and frontier industries. Its core offerings include end-to-end project finance (origination, project screening and diligence, and deal structuring with access to private credit and alternative financing providers), tax credit solutions (tailored structuring and execution for transferable tax credits on renewable energy projects), and carbon project development (identification and evaluation of engineered carbon removal and emerging-sector opportunities). The firm monetizes these as fee-based advisory engagements delivered through direct, relationship-based enterprise sales.

Product overview

Flowcarbon is a carbon finance company offering a suite of services centered on project finance, tax credit solutions, and carbon project development. The core offerings include Project Finance (origination, screening, due diligence, and deal structuring for decarbonization projects), Tax Credits Solutions (structuring and execution for transferable tax credits on renewable energy), and Project Development (identifying and evaluating companies in emerging sectors). The company also operates supporting platforms: Knowcarbon (knowledge resources and insights hub) and CarbonSmart (event series and thought leadership platform). The company previously attempted to launch the Goddess Nature Token (GNT) on the Celo blockchain, but this product failed and investors were refunded. Flowcarbon's services are designed to help innovative companies in infrastructure, decarbonization, and carbon markets access creative capital solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CarbonSmart: Flowcarbon's thought leadership and event series, convening leaders in the decarbonization economy. Includes webinars, round tables, small dinners and a flagship conference during New York Climate Week.

Products and services

• Project Finance End-to-end project finance services for carbon removal, decarbonization, and infrastructure projects. Covers project screening, due diligence (offtakes, commercial revenue streams, technology capabilities and risks, environmental credits, insurance), financial modeling, deal structuring, and identification of optimal deal partners via Flowcarbon's private credit and alternative financing network. Designed for companies and project developers in infrastructure, decarbonization, and frontier industries.
• Tax Credits Solutions Tailored structuring and execution services for transferable tax credits on renewable energy projects. Provided by Flowcarbon's market-leading tax credit specialists to buyers and sellers requiring support on credit transferability, pricing, and execution.
• Carbon Project Development Origination service in which Flowcarbon's expert team identifies and evaluates companies across new and emerging sectors (infrastructure, decarbonization, new technology) for carbon project development engagements, supporting clients from deal sourcing through bankability and execution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully facilitated Clean Maine Carbon's issuance of inaugural biochar CO2 Removal Certificates on Puro.earth registry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Puro.earthcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 December 2024Flowcarbon served as carbon development partner for Clean Maine Carbon's biochar CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) issued on the Puro.earth registry. Puro.earth is a carbon registry for engineered carbon removal.
• Celo FoundationcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 March 2022Flowcarbon joined Celo's Climate Collective and launched the Goddess Nature Token (GNT) on the Celo blockchain. Celo is a mobile-first blockchain platform focused on climate-positive projects.
• Clean Maine CarboncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlowcarbon served as carbon development partner for Clean Maine Carbon's inaugural biochar CO2 Removal Certificates. Clean Maine Carbon transforms locally sourced woody biomass into premium biochar for carbon sequestration.
• AptosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Aptos blockchain for carbon-negative initiatives, announced September 2023.
• Gold StandardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlowcarbon was selected for tokenization partnership by Gold Standard, a carbon credit certification body.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and reduction platform with climate advisory services. Comparable in serving corporates seeking decarbonization strategy, reporting, and carbon market advisory support.
• South Pole Group: Global climate consultancy and carbon project developer offering project origination, advisory, and carbon credit services. Directly comparable to Flowcarbon's project finance and carbon advisory offerings for corporate and institutional buyers.
• Pollination: Climate advisory and project finance firm specializing in decarbonization, nature-based solutions, and transition finance. Closely mirrors Flowcarbon's bespoke capital solutions and project development service lines.
• Sylvera: Carbon credit ratings and analytics provider serving buyers and investors in voluntary carbon markets. Comparable in serving institutional clients navigating carbon credit quality and project finance diligence.
• Patch: Carbon credit infrastructure and API platform enabling businesses to embed carbon offsetting. Comparable as a carbon markets technology-and-advisory player targeting the same institutional and corporate buyer segments.
• Pachama: Marketplace and project developer connecting companies to nature-based carbon credits. Overlaps with Flowcarbon's project development and carbon credit origination focus on nature- and engineered-based removal.
• Nori: Carbon removal marketplace and registry focused on agricultural and engineered removal projects. Comparable as a project-side infrastructure platform in the voluntary carbon removal space Flowcarbon finances.
• Rubicon Carbon: Carbon credit management and project finance firm offering portfolio solutions for high-quality carbon removals and reductions. Closely comparable to Flowcarbon's project finance and bespoke capital solutions mandate.

Emerging players

• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform enabling enterprises to measure and manage their carbon footprint. Adjacent — overlaps with the corporate decarbonization advisory audience Flowcarbon targets.

Broad incumbents

• Stripe Climate: Stripe's carbon removal purchasing program, distributing capital to removal projects at scale. Comparable as a buyer and financer of carbon removal projects, but operating within Stripe's broader payments platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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