Perennial

What Perennial does

Perennial (legal entity: Cloud Agronomics Inc., d/b/a Perennial) is a Boulder, Colorado-based soil carbon MRV technology company founded in 2018. The company builds digital soil mapping (DSM) technology — most notably its proprietary ATLAS-SOC machine learning model — that combines remote sensing, environmental datasets, and microbial/biogeochemically-informed predictors to quantify soil organic carbon (SOC), bulk density, and SOC stocks at scale. The model is trained on more than 350,000 soil samples and has been peer-reviewed and third-party validated. A complementary microbial biogeochemical model, SOCSPOT, evaluates land by durable (20+ year) carbon sequestration potential at 30m resolution. Perennial has mapped more than 10 million acres globally and supports products and protocols spanning cropland, grazing land, rangeland, and grasslands.

The company's commercial offering is structured around two primary solutions: Scope 3 Solutions for corporate sustainability teams and Carbon Markets Solutions for carbon project developers, both delivered through its MMRV platform. In August 2025, Perennial secured approval of VT0014, the first AI-enabled digital soil mapping tool approved by a major carbon registry (Verra), applicable to Verra ALM methodologies VM0042 and VM0032, as well as Gold Standard and Australia CER. The platform also addresses SBTi FLAG, GHGP LSRG, CSRD, and VCI sustainability reporting frameworks. Revenue mechanics are quote-based, multi-year enterprise contracts for MMRV services and project-based data product sales (GeoTIFF/GeoJSON exports) for ecosystem data layers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; distribution is direct enterprise sales.

Perennial's customer base spans agribusiness (Bayer, Vital Farms, Adecoagro, KWS, Chargeurs, Nativa), carbon project developers (Anthesis, Kateri, rTek), business assurance (AmSpec Group), and government (USDA), with flagship multi-year partnerships including a global MMRV relationship with Bayer's Ecosystem Services business and a 10-year exclusive agreement with rTek for grasslands regeneration in Kazakhstan's Altai Steppe. The company has raised over $25 million in total funding from GenZero, Bloomberg LP, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Temasek, SineWave Ventures, and Augment Ventures, led by an $18M Series A in May 2022. Perennial has been recognized as a TIME Best Invention (2022) and was featured by NASA and the World Bank for its technology.

Name

Perennial

Legal name

Cloud Agronomics Inc.

Website

https://perennial.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Perennial provides digital soil mapping-based Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) for soil carbon, serving corporate sustainability teams managing Scope 3 emissions and carbon project developers building registry-aligned credit programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Carbon Measurement Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF), Agriculture & Land-Use MRV (Soil carbon, livestock, forestry/REDD+) (EUAHADAI), Soil Carbon & Regenerative Agriculture Removal (Soil Organic Carbon Credits) (EUABAFAG), Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification) (AFABAMAK)

Keywords

• Soil carbon MRV
• Digital soil mapping
• Carbon verification platform
• Scope 3 measurement
• Regenerative agriculture data

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. MMRV Services: Full-service Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) for soil carbon projects and Scope 3 sustainability programs. Delivered as professional services with project-based engagements.
2. Soil Ecosystem Data Products: Direct data product sales including ATLAS-SOC soil carbon measurements, SOCSPOT sequestration potential data, and Soil Health Indicators. Available as analysis-ready exports (GeoTIFF, GeoJSON) for custom workflows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perennial operates a Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) platform for soil-based carbon removal and Scope 3 emissions. Its proprietary ATLAS-SOC digital soil mapping model combines machine learning with remote sensing and environmental datasets to quantify soil organic carbon at scale, requiring up to 10x fewer soil samples while maintaining registry-aligned accuracy for Verra, Gold Standard, and Australia CER carbon crediting programs.

Product overview

Perennial offers a unified MMRV (Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) platform for soil carbon quantification, consisting of core services and specialized tools. The platform comprises the main MMRV Platform serving both Scope 3 sustainability programs and Carbon Projects Solutions, powered by the proprietary ATLAS-SOC digital soil mapping model. Key products include VT0014 (Verra-approved AI tool for soil carbon quantification), ATLAS-SOC Core and Fine-Tuned variants for different accuracy requirements, SOCSPOT for sequestration potential analysis, and Soil Health Indicators for comprehensive ecosystem assessment. The Soil Ecosystem Maps platform provides public data visualization. The Adaptable MMRV framework allows selection between Digital Soil Mapping alone, Digital Soil Mapping combined with biogeochemical models, or Measure/Remeasure approaches based on project needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MMRV Platform Perennial's core Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification platform delivering registry-aligned, outcome-based measurements for any crop, any land use, anywhere in the world. Supports both Scope 3 sustainability programs and carbon credit projects.
• Scope 3 Solutions MMRV solution for sustainability teams measuring field-level outcomes across global sourcing portfolios. Provides standards-aligned data for Scope 3 reporting without overburdening farmers.
• Carbon Projects Solutions Full-service MMRV for soil carbon projects, optimizing from planning to credit issuance. Reduces upfront costs through efficient sampling and maximizes carbon credit issuance through low uncertainty measurements.
• VT0014 Verra-approved tool for quantifying soil carbon using digital soil mapping. The first AI-enabled carbon quantification tool recognized by a major registry. Applies to Verra ALM methodologies including VM0042 and VM0032.
• ATLAS-SOC Perennial's proprietary digital soil mapping model that combines machine learning with biogeochemically-informed predictors from remote sensing and environmental datasets. Peer-reviewed, third-party validated, and built on over 350,000 soil samples.
• Soil Ecosystem Maps Public data visualization platform showcasing global soil health and soil carbon data. Allows users to explore relative carbon sequestration potential, carbon use efficiency, microbial soil pH index, and other soil health data.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 10x fewer soil samples required while achieving low uncertainty
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and strategic.

• AmSpec GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Partnership to expand access to MMRV services worldwide. Collaboration aims to improve soil sampling and analysis for carbon projects and sustainability programs across global networks. AmSpec provides business assurance and sustainability expertise.
• Valor CarboncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2025Strategic partnership to promote regenerative soil carbon projects worldwide, starting with Central Asia. Combines Perennial's MMRV capabilities with Valor Carbon's project development and regional network to facilitate project funding and verification.
• CoolPathflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2025Collaboration on first-of-its-kind compost-enhanced rangeland restoration project in California. Involves applying compost to degraded lands to improve soil health and sequester carbon.
• BayerflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal MMRV partnership for carbon projects through Bayer's Ecosystem Services business within Crop Science division. After extensive validation studies, Bayer chose Perennial as global MMRV partner due to exceptional ability to deliver precise results with minimal sampling.
• rTekflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive 10-year MMRV partnership to regenerate globally degraded grasslands. Focus on Altai Steppe in Kazakhstan, the largest contiguous grassland on the planet. rTek focuses on ground-level problem solving while Perennial provides scientific rigor and scale.
• AnthesisstrategicTechnology or IntegrationCarbon project development partnership. Anthesis combines Perennial's digital soil mapping tools with their expertise in project design, verification, and market access for flagship projects like SARA and AgriCarbon.
• KateristrategicTechnology or IntegrationPartnership utilizing VT0014 for grasslands carbon credit programs. Kateri uses Perennial's DSM tool to deliver low-uncertainty, registry-approved measurements to initialize models and streamline pathway to issuance.
• AdecoagrostrategicTechnology or IntegrationEvaluation partnership for grasslands carbon credit program using digital soil mapping combined with biogeochemical models. Adecoagro exploring scalable solution for their operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Regrow Ag: Regrow Ag is the most direct competitor to Perennial, offering digital soil mapping and MRV for soil carbon and Scope 3 emissions across agriculture. Both companies serve carbon project developers and corporate sustainability teams with similar digital MRV offerings.
• CIBO Technologies: CIBO Technologies uses satellite imagery, modeling, and AI to quantify soil carbon and yield outcomes at scale for agriculture and carbon markets. Its platform is directly comparable to Perennial's ATLAS-SOC for digital soil carbon quantification.
• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag operates a major agricultural carbon program (Indigo Carbon) with significant in-house MRV capabilities for soil-based credits. It is a direct competitor to Perennial in the carbon project developer / Scope 3 sustainability buyer segment.
• Boomitra: Boomitra issues soil carbon credits globally using remote sensing and AI to measure SOC changes on farmland. It competes directly with Perennial in serving carbon project developers, particularly across emerging markets.
• Pachama: Pachama combines satellite remote sensing and AI to verify forest and land-based carbon credits. While more forestry-focused than Perennial, it competes in the broader nature-based MRV space and uses overlapping satellite/ML technology.
• Carbonfuture: Carbonfuture is a carbon credit platform with built-in MRV infrastructure for nature-based removal projects. It overlaps with Perennial in carbon project developer tooling and registry-aligned verification.

Broad incumbents

• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Bayer's Climate FieldView is the largest digital agriculture platform globally. It represents both a key Perennial customer and a long-term adjacent incumbent that could internalize soil carbon MRV capabilities into its broader precision ag stack.

Emerging players

• Taranis: Taranis provides AI-driven aerial imagery and field-level insights for precision agriculture. While its primary focus is crop intelligence, its imagery and analytics capabilities position it as an emerging adjacent player that could expand into soil carbon MRV.
• Terramera: Terramera focuses on regenerative agriculture technology and soil health. Its overlap with Perennial is partial — both serve the regenerative agriculture ecosystem, though Terramera is more input/product oriented while Perennial is measurement-oriented.

Others

• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings, analytics, and MRV-grade data on carbon credits. It is a thematic peer / ecosystem participant that both complements and competes with Perennial by validating the same carbon projects Perennial measures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments2 records

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