What EcoNetix does

Econetix GmbH is a Vienna-headquartered carbon asset manager founded in 2023 and operating as a vertically integrated climate-tech firm across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with regional offices in Abu Dhabi and Kampala. The company organises its business around three integrated pillars: (1) Carbon Project Development, which originates and operates its own portfolio of 15+ registered carbon projects spanning afforestation/reforestation and REDD+ forestry in the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Tanzania; improved cookstoves in the DRC, Uganda, and Rwanda; solar lighting in the DRC and Uganda; floating solar in the Maldives; and biomass removal and storage in Namibia and Cameroon; (2) a proprietary digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) platform that combines AI, satellite imagery, drones, and environmental sensor networks to deliver continuous real-time monitoring, replacing annual third-party audits and supporting compliance-grade reporting under CORSIA, Article 6, VCM, JCM, and CCP frameworks; and (3) ESG Advisory services covering net-zero strategy, CSRD/IFRS-aligned reporting, carbon footprint calculation, green event consulting, and SBTi-aligned target setting.

Econetix monetises through transaction fees on carbon credit sales (both voluntary and CORSIA-eligible), professional services fees on advisory engagements, and long-cycle revenue from project origination, certification, and commercialisation. Pricing is bilateral and quote-based per tonne for credits and project-based for advisory, with multi-million dollar forward supply agreements negotiated with channel partners such as SCB Environmental Markets and SmartestEnergy (Marubeni Group subsidiary) serving aviation and corporate CORSIA buyers. The customer base spans enterprise clients including ORF/Eurovision Song Contest 2026, SK Rapid Wien, Mutares (private equity), HRE Development, Deutsche AG, and Climate Austria, alongside offtake partners in the compliance market. The company was founded by Jakob Zenz (CEO), Paul Nimmerfall (Managing Director), and David Salzgeber (Co-Founder, Co-CEO, CTO), and has raised EUR 4.5 million in total seed funding, most recently via a September 2025 extension advised by Schoenherr.

Name

EcoNetix

Legal name

Econetix GmbH

Website

https://econetix.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Econetix is a Vienna-based carbon asset manager operating a portfolio of 15+ certified carbon projects across Africa and the Maldives, combined with a proprietary AI-powered dMRV platform and ESG advisory, serving aviation, corporate, sports, event, and private equity clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Asset Management

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital MRV & Traceability Platforms (dMRV, APIs, Data Pipelines, Tokenization Support) (EUABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ), Industrial & Energy MRV (Facilities, Renewables, Methane, Process Emissions) (EUABACAI), GHG Monitoring Plans & Sampling Design (Field Protocols, QA/QC) (EUABACAE)

Keywords

• Carbon asset management
• DMRV technology
• Carbon credit development
• ESG advisory services
• CORSIA carbon credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CORSIA Carbon Credit Supply: Multi-million dollar forward supply agreements with offtake partners (e.g., SmartestEnergy, SCB Environmental Markets) for CORSIA-eligible carbon credits generated from Econetix's own Gold Standard-certified projects in Africa (DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Sierra Leone). Transaction-based revenue tied to project pipeline advancement.
2. Voluntary Carbon Credit Sales: Sale of verified carbon credits from Econetix's portfolio (over 15 certified carbon projects) to voluntary market buyers including corporate, sport, and event clients. Pricing per tonne with project-specific matching by geography, project type, or certification standard.
3. ESG Advisory & Consulting: Professional services including net-zero strategy, carbon footprint calculation, CSRD reporting, green event consulting, ESG consultancy, carbon procurement strategy, and embedded ESG advisory for portfolio companies (e.g., Mutares portfolio including Kuljettava). Includes CO2 calculation, reduction roadmap design, and impact communication.
4. Carbon Project Development & Origination: Long-cycle revenue from originating, developing, certifying, and commercialising high-integrity carbon projects across CORSIA, Article 6, VCM (Voluntary Carbon Market), JCM (Joint Crediting Mechanism), and CCP (Carbon Crediting Period) frameworks. Pipeline includes 10+ projects in DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Sierra Leone.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

EcoNetix originates, develops, certifies, and commercialises a portfolio of high-integrity carbon projects across Africa (cookstoves, solar lighting, ARR/REDD+ forestry, biomass removal, floating solar) under Gold Standard, Verra VCS, and Puro.earth methodologies, while operating a proprietary AI-powered dMRV platform for real-time monitoring, reporting, and verification. It sells CORSIA-eligible and voluntary carbon credits to airlines, corporates, private equity, sport, and event clients, and delivers ESG advisory services covering net-zero strategy, carbon footprint calculation, CSRD reporting, and green event consulting.

Product overview

Econetix operates as a global Carbon Asset Manager rather than a single unified software product, organised around three integrated service lines that together form a platform-plus-modules offering: (1) Carbon Project Development, which originates and operates Econetix's own portfolio of Gold Standard and Verra-registered projects across Africa (Gamboma, Massangui, Gambella, Igombe, DRC/Uganda/Rwanda cookstoves, DRC/Uganda solar lamps, Maldives floating solar, Namibia/Cameroon biomass storage); (2) the proprietary dMRV Platform (Project Monitoring), an AI-, satellite-, drone- and sensor-powered real-time monitoring and reporting system that underpins project integrity; and (3) ESG Advisory, which delivers Net-Zero strategy, carbon footprint calculation, CORSIA credit supply, SBTi-aligned target setting, sustainable logistics advisory, and Green Event Advisory (e.g., ESC 2026, SK Rapid Wien, SMETS trucks). The dMRV platform and ESG advisory wrap around the project portfolio, enabling Econetix to deliver end-to-end compliance-grade services for CORSIA, Article 6, voluntary carbon markets, CSRD, and UZ 76 frameworks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbon Project Development Origination, development, certification, and commercialisation of high-integrity carbon projects across Africa spanning improved cookstoves, solar lighting, ARR/REDD+ forestry, biomass removal, and floating solar under Gold Standard, Verra VCS, and Puro.earth methodologies. Offered to offtake partners, airlines, corporates, and PE buyers seeking compliance-grade and voluntary credits.
• dMRV Platform (Digital Measurement, Reporting & Verification) Proprietary AI-powered platform that fuses satellite imagery, drone data, and ground-sensor networks (UV index, soil moisture, pH) to deliver continuous real-time monitoring, validation, and audit-ready reporting across the full carbon project lifecycle. Deployed internally for Econetix's portfolio and underlying the integrity guarantee offered to credit buyers.
• ESG Advisory Strategy and consultancy offering for corporates and PE portfolio companies covering Net-Zero strategy, ESG consultancy, carbon footprint calculation, carbon procurement strategy, green event consulting, and CSRD/ESRS-aligned sustainability reporting.
• CORSIA Credit Supply Supply of CORSIA-eligible carbon credits from Econetix's certified African project portfolio (Gold Standard projects in DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Sierra Leone) to aviation and corporate buyers via offtake partners including SCB Environmental Markets and SmartestEnergy (Marubeni Group). Delivered via multi-million dollar forward supply agreements.
• Green Event Advisory (Climate Neutral Events) End-to-end event sustainability offering combining precise CO2 calculation, green event certification (e.g., UZ 76 'Green Producing'), high-integrity offsetting using Econetix's own credits, and transparent reporting. Used by sport clubs (SK Rapid Wien), broadcasters (ORF/ESC 2026), festivals (Green Peak Festival Abu Dhabi, Pakistan International Screen Awards), and equipment manufacturers (SMETS).
• Corporate Carbon Offsetting & SBTi Services Carbon procurement and offsetting programmes for corporates including SBTi-aligned target setting, transition planning, and supply of high-integrity credits from Econetix's own portfolio for compliance and voluntary market use.
• Sustainable Logistics Advisory Footprint analysis, reduction strategy, business case development, and impact communication services for logistics, freight, and manufacturing companies, with emphasis on operational efficiency, fuel cost reduction, and tender competitiveness (e.g., SMETS carbon-neutral runway cleaner truck program).
• Forestry Project — Gamboma (ARR, Republic of the Congo) Large-scale afforestation, reforestation, and assisted natural regeneration project across 120,860 hectares in the Gamboma Region (Republic of the Congo), Verra VCS 5820, targeting approximately 734,000 tCO2e per year under VM0047 methodology with a 2026-2067 crediting period. Underpins Econetix's compliance and voluntary carbon credit supply.
• Forestry Project — Massangui (ARR & REDD+, Republic of the Congo) Combined ARR and REDD+ project covering 23,000 hectares in the Massangui Region (Republic of the Congo) — 5,000 ha of REDD+ protection and 18,000 ha of afforestation plantations at approximately 800 trees/ha — Verra VCS 5816, targeting 2.8 million tCO2e lifetime removals under VM0047/VM0048 methodologies.
• Forestry Project — Gambella (A/R, Ethiopia) Gold Standard GS 13001 afforestation/reforestation project across 27,000 hectares in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia (20,650 ha forestry, 3,175 ha community agriculture, 3,175 ha biodiversity reserve), targeting approximately 688,917 tCO2e per year under the GS4GG Afforestation/Reforestation GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology version 2.
• BiCRS Carbonate Namibia I Biomass Storage Biomass with Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) project in Namibia storing waste biomass from invasive scrub clearance in engineered anaerobic deposits, targeting approximately 60,000 tCO2e annually and 2.05 million tCO2e lifetime under the Puro.earth Terrestrial Storage of Biomass methodology.
• BiCRS Cameroon Biomass Storage Small-scale Biomass with Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) project in Cameroon intercepting sawmill waste wood and storing it in engineered anaerobic structures, targeting 15,900 tCO2e lifetime removals under the Puro.earth Terrestrial Storage of Biomass methodology.
• Improved Cookstoves — DRC Gold Standard GS12620 energy efficiency project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo promoting cleaner cookstoves, targeting approximately 7,609,845 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime, with a signed Article 6 Letter of Authorization from the Government of the DRC for 750,000 tCO2e.
• Solar Lighting Systems — DRC Gold Standard GS12470 small-scale energy efficiency project supplying clean solar lighting to off-grid households in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, targeting 804,338 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime, with a signed Article 6 Letter of Authorization from the DRC government.
• Improved Cookstoves — Uganda Large-scale Uganda improved cookstove energy efficiency project under the Verified Carbon Standard, targeting 400,000 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime, with Gold Standard certification in progress and a Letter of Authorization expected in Q2 2026.
• Improved Cookstoves — Rwanda Large-scale Rwandan improved cookstove energy efficiency project under the Verified Carbon Standard, targeting 5,000,000 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime.
• Floating Solar Panels — Maldives Renewable energy project developed with Swimsol in the Maldives replacing diesel generation with rooftop and floating offshore solar PV on island resorts; Gold Standard registered under AMS-IF methodology and producing CORSIA-eligible credits, targeting 450,000 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime.
• Solar Lighting Systems — Uganda Solar energy efficiency project with BrightLife supplying clean lighting systems to off-grid Ugandan households, targeting 368,000 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime and structured under high-integrity carbon standards.
• Forestry Project — Igombe River Forest Reserve (REDD+, Tanzania) REDD+ project on the government-owned Igombe River Forest Reserve in Tanzania's Tabora Region focused on preventing deforestation and forest degradation, targeting 5,912,880 tCO2e avoided over the project lifetime.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and climate advisory firm offering project development, dMRV, and corporate offsetting across CORSIA, VCM, and Article 6. Direct competitor to Econetix's project origination + advisory + dMRV stack, with overlapping corporate and aviation buyer base.
• Pachama: AI/satellite-based dMRV and carbon credit marketplace for nature-based solutions. Closely comparable to Econetix's dMRV technology layer and its role in monitoring ARR/REDD+ forestry projects for corporate buyers.
• Octavia Carbon: Africa-focused carbon removal project developer (Kenya) using dMRV and direct air capture. Direct competitor in African carbon project origination, dMRV deployment, and CORSIA/VCM supply.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Independent carbon credit ratings provider using satellite imagery and ML to assess project integrity. Comparable as a dMRV-adjacent infrastructure player in the same VCM integrity space Econetix targets, though Sylvera does not originate or sell credits.
• Carbonex (Carbon Growth Partners): Carbon asset management and offtake intermediary focused on Africa and emerging markets, supplying CORSIA and VCM credits. Comparable to Econetix's African CORSIA supply and intermediation business.
• Cloverly: Carbon credit marketplace and API platform connecting businesses to high-integrity credits. Comparable as a digital distribution layer for corporate offsetting, though Cloverly does not develop its own project portfolio like Econetix.
• Patch: Carbon credit API platform for businesses to embed offsetting into apps and operations. Comparable on the digital distribution side of carbon credit supply, but with no own-project portfolio.
• Charm Industrial: Biomass-based carbon removal project developer (Puro.earth methodology). Comparable on the engineered carbon removal project side of Econetix's BiCRS Namibia and Cameroon biomass storage portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Climate Impact X (CIX): Singapore-based carbon exchange backed by DBS, SGX, Standard Chartered, and Temasek. A broader incumbent in CORSIA and VCM credit trading, comparable as a CORSIA supply/distribution channel Econetix could feed into.

Others

• Verra (Verified Carbon Standard): Operator of the VCS Program that registers many of Econetix's forestry projects (VCS 5820, 5816). Not a competitor but the registry infrastructure Econetix depends on for carbon credit issuance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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