What Terra.do does

Terra.do operates an online climate school and careers platform serving individual professionals seeking climate careers and organizations building climate-capable teams. The company's core product is a 12-week cohort-based Climate Change: Learning for Action fellowship, supplemented by a catalog of 20+ on-demand courses priced between $299 and $899 covering climate science, climate finance, decarbonization, corporate sustainability, software/tech for climate, and food and agriculture. The technology stack is an online learning management system with iOS/Android mobile applications, cohort-based program delivery infrastructure, and a community networking layer.

The business model is primarily B2C one-time course purchases with lifetime content access, layered with a B2B organizational training track offering team pricing and employer reimbursement support. A flagship climate job board lists 65,000+ positions across 16,400+ companies, and the company monetizes adjacent network effects through a community of 7,000+ alumni from 95+ countries and a newsletter (The Climate Switch) reaching 100,000+ subscribers. Pricing tiers vary by course type and learner status, including discounted alumni pricing ($599) and Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA) pricing ($299) for frontline communities.

The company was founded in 2020, incorporated in Delaware with headquarters in Stanford, California, and employs 51–100 people. Terra.do is venture-backed, having closed a $5 million seed round led by Avaana Capital in June 2022 alongside a WeFunder crowdfunding campaign in September 2022, with total disclosed funding of approximately $8.4 million across earlier rounds and the 2022 events. Founders include Kamal Kapadia (Co-Founder and Course Creator), Anshuman Bapna, Nilesh Bansod, and Bodhi Debnath.

Name

Terra.do

Legal name

Terra.do Inc.

Website

https://terra.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Terra.do operates an online climate school and careers platform offering cohort-based fellowships, 20+ on-demand courses, a global alumni community, and a climate job board serving career transitioners and corporate sustainability teams across 95+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Enrollment Fees: One-time purchase model for individual courses ranging from $299-$899, with lifetime access to content. Includes cohort-based programs like Climate Fellowship and Climate Action Facilitation Training.
2. Organizational Training: Team pricing and enterprise training programs for organizations seeking bulk climate education for employees. Course reimbursement resources provided for employer-sponsored learning.
3. Crowdfunding Campaign: WeFunder crowdfunding campaign launched September 2022 to raise funds from accredited and non-accredited investors globally to support climate education and career development initiatives.
4. Climate Fellowship: Flagship 12-week Climate Fellowship with application process, featuring 25% discount for Terra.do members, need-based scholarships available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Terra.do operates an online climate learning and careers platform offering cohort-based fellowships, on-demand courses, a global professional community, and the world's largest climate job board. Its flagship Climate Change: Learning for Action is a 12-week fellowship covering climate science, impacts, and solutions, complemented by 20+ on-demand courses spanning decarbonization, sustainable AI, carbon accounting, and corporate sustainability, plus a mobile app and live events.

Product overview

Terra.do is a climate career platform building the world's largest platform for climate action. The platform operates as a unified ecosystem combining educational programs, a global community, and a climate jobs marketplace. The core offerings include the Climate Change: Learning for Action fellowship (12-week cohort-based program), Terra AI Studio (6-week AI-focused cohort), and Software for Climate (8-week developer course). The platform hosts an extensive catalog of 20+ on-demand courses covering climate science, climate finance, decarbonization, software/tech, corporate action, food & agriculture, and sustainability topics. Additional services include the Climate Jobs Board (65,000+ jobs at 16,400+ companies), a Global Community (7,000+ alumni, 200+ mentors, 95+ countries), Live Events and Workshops, and a Mobile App. The platform also offers organization training and course reimbursement support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Change: Learning for Action (Climate Fellowship) A 12-week online fellowship program covering climate science, impacts, and solutions with 8+ guest experts, hands-on projects, need-based scholarships, personalized feedback, and tailored career development support for professionals transitioning into climate careers. Features a 60+% career transition rate among alumni.
• Terra AI Studio A 6-week cohort-based program to learn AI tools, form teams, and build practical solutions for climate organizations. Runs 8 weeks with 1 year community access, requiring 6-10 hours per week.
• Software for Climate An 8-week course to unlock potential as a climate change software developer, covering software's role in climate solutions, four major applications of software in climate, portfolio project creation, and climate tech peer networking.
• Climate Jobs Board The world's largest climate job board featuring 65,000+ climate jobs at 16,400+ companies worldwide, spanning renewable energy to sustainable finance, with career workshops and alumni access.
• Global Community A community of 7,000+ alumni from 95+ countries with 200+ expert mentors, offering collaborative learning, fresh insights through curated content, 1:1 mentorship, and live online and in-person networking events.
• Live Events and Workshops Immersive events and practical workshops with top climate voices and peers, including open houses, expert events, and networking sessions in locations such as NYC, Berlin, Bangalore, and Paris.
• Terra.do Mobile App Mobile application launched in June 2022 to connect climate professionals with employers, facilitating job applications and networking. Available via Apple App Store and Google Play.
• Climate Action Facilitation Training A 6-week cohort-based training to transform climate knowledge into confident facilitation through established interactive tools, enabling participants to facilitate 2nd Generation Climate Fresk workshops. Priced at $899 (general), $599 (alumni), $299 (MAPA).
• Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator An 8-week cohort-based course equipping professionals with skills for corporate sustainability teams, covering lifecycle analysis, materiality assessment, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, and sustainable design.
• Fundamentals of Climate Science A 4-week introductory course (2 hours per week) teaching how to measure and compare the climate impacts of different greenhouse gases, clear up emissions misconceptions, and understand climate stabilization requirements.
• Sustainable AI A 4-week course (4 hours per week) equipping professionals with tools and strategies to mitigate AI's climate impact, optimize AI products for sustainability, and implement responsible energy-efficient AI technologies. Priced at $399 with lifetime access.
• Carbon Accounting and Reduction A 4-week course on measuring carbon footprint and establishing reduction targets for businesses using the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, covering science-based targets and net zero strategies. Priced at $399 with lifetime access.
• Supply Chain Decarbonization A 4-week course (4 hours per week) on strategies to measure and reduce carbon emissions in supply chains, covering life cycle analysis and supplier engagement. Priced at $399 with lifetime access.
• Carbon Offsets Foundations A foundational course on carbon offsets, their role in reducing greenhouse gases, differences from removals, offset markets, key challenges, best practices, and alternatives including additionality, permanence, and verification.
• Sustainable Cloud Engineering A 5-week intermediate course (4 hours per week) covering sustainable cloud computing, eco-friendly architecture, energy-efficient deployments, and GreenOps strategies to reduce IT's environmental impact.
• Economics of Climate Change A 1-week course (3-4 hours) exploring economic dimensions of climate change, covering supply and demand, market failure, carbon pricing schemes including EU ETS, and corporate carbon pricing models.
• Local Impacts and Extreme Event Attribution A 2-week course (2 hours per week) exploring the science of linking specific disasters to human-caused climate change, covering IPCC AR6 findings, disaster risk assessment, and climate impact communication.
• Carbon Removal Technologies and Risks A 4-week deep-dive into the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) portfolio, covering advantages, challenges, and risks of currently pursued approaches to ensure CDR investments align with emissions reduction efforts. Priced at $399 with lifetime access.
• Digital Product Decarbonization A 4-week course outlining techniques for digital product managers and builders to measure and reduce emissions from their products.
• Energy Decarbonization Pathways and Tools A 4-week course exploring fundamental principles, mathematical concepts, and interconnections driving global clean energy transitions.
• Leveraging Data and AI in Sustainability A 4-week course focused on scaling data use to accelerate sustainability initiatives, developing fit-for-purpose data and AI strategy, and streamlining climate and nature reporting.
• Mastering Corporate Climate Reporting A 4-week course covering climate-related financial disclosures and reporting requirements that have become mandatory in markets worldwide.
• Soil Health and Regenerative Farming A 2-week course covering soil health and its critical role in addressing climate change through regenerative agriculture.
• Carbon Dioxide Removal, Capture, and Geoengineering An in-depth course exploring science, technology, and policy behind carbon dioxide removal (CDR), from forests to direct air capture, examining nature-based solutions and advanced technologies.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Climate FreskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer Climate Action Facilitation Training that certifies participants as Second-Generation Climate Fresk Facilitators. Climate Fresk is a collaborative card-based workshop used by 2+ million people worldwide.
• TrustpilotminorOthersIndependent review platform hosting 400+ verified customer reviews for Terra.do courses and programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering university-partnered courses and specializations, including a growing catalog of climate and sustainability content. Directly comparable as a paid cohort-based and on-demand climate education provider targeting career upskilling, but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• edX: University-backed online learning platform offering courses, boot camps, and degrees including in environmental science and sustainability. Comparable as an alternative destination for the same climate career upskilling audience, with stronger university brand affiliation.
• Udemy: Global marketplace for on-demand courses across thousands of topics, including extensive climate, sustainability, and ESG content at low price points. Comparable as an alternative paid self-serve destination for individual climate upskillers, competing on price and breadth rather than depth or community.
• General Assembly: Established career transition and tech bootcamp brand offering cohort-based programs in software, data, and design, with enterprise upskilling offerings. Comparable as a peer in cohort-based career transition training with B2B enterprise motion, though focused on tech rather than climate.

Direct peers

• Climate Fresk: Non-profit behind the world's most widely used collaborative climate education workshop, used by 2M+ people globally. Terra.do is a certified facilitator training partner, making it a direct peer in the climate workshop and facilitator certification space, with overlapping learner and corporate customer segments.
• Climate Reality Project: Al Gore-founded non-profit running climate leadership training programs and a global volunteer network, focused on climate education and advocacy. Comparable as a high-profile alternative for individuals pursuing climate leadership credentials and community, though non-commercial in nature.

Emerging players

• Workera: AI-driven skills assessment and upskilling platform focused on technology professionals (data science, AI, engineering), with a similar career-transition and enterprise upskilling motion. Comparable as a peer in cohort/AI-enabled technical upskilling, with overlapping tech-professional learner base considering climate adjacent careers.
• Springboard: Online bootcamp offering mentor-supported, career-focused programs in tech, data, and UX with strong outcomes reporting. Comparable as a cohort-based, mentor-led career transition platform with outcome guarantees, overlapping on adult learner career change use case.
• Second Nature (Climate Education): UK-based climate education and training provider offering cohort programs and corporate sustainability training. Comparable as a peer in cohort-based climate professional education and corporate sustainability upskilling, primarily serving European markets.

Regional players

• Project Drawdown: Climate solutions research and communications organization offering educational resources and occasional courses on climate solutions. Comparable as a non-commercial authority on climate solutions education whose content competes for the same learner attention as Terra.do's solutions curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/terradotdo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors16 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Terra.do