Name

Senken

Legal name

Senken GmbH

Website

https://senken.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Carbon Market Procurement Services

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Credit Brokerage & Trading (Spot, Forward, Structured Products) (EUABADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Credit Ratings & Due Diligence (Quality Scoring, Integrity Assessments) (EUABADAF), Compliance & Integrity Infrastructure (KYC/AML, sanctions screening, fraud detection, claims/labeling integrity) (EUABAAAG)

Keywords

• Carbon credit procurement
• Voluntary carbon market
• Sustainability integrity evaluation
• CSRD compliance services
• ESG advisory platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon credit transaction facilitation: Senken acts as an intermediary facilitating the exchange of CO2 credits between buyers and suppliers. Senken charges transaction fees for the exchange of CO2 credits between users, with full transparency on fees prior to transaction completion.
2. Strategic advisory and portfolio services: End-to-end advisory services for enterprise buyers, including portfolio construction, strategy planning, procurement execution, and CSRD reporting support. Senken structures cost-effective, audit-ready portfolios for companies procuring more than 1,000 tCO2 annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Senken operates an AI-powered carbon credit procurement platform that curates the top 5% of verified credits from 6,200+ projects globally and delivers them to corporate buyers through end-to-end advisory, sourcing, contracting, retirement, and audit-ready documentation. Its proprietary Sustainability Integrity Index evaluates 600+ data points per project, while structured products such as Senken Checkout, the SBTi OER Portfolio, and the SBTi 2035 Reserve serve enterprise and mid-market buyers across the DACH region and broader Europe.

Product overview

Senken operates as a unified carbon credit procurement platform with three integrated service layers: advisory (strategy and compliance planning), procurement (sourcing and executing purchases from the top 5% of vetted projects), and champion support (audit defense documentation). The core platform is powered by the proprietary Sustainability Integrity Index (SII), which evaluates projects across 600+ data points using AI to filter 95% of projects. Key products include Senken Checkout (self-service purchasing), the SBTi 2035 Reserve (forward contracts for carbon removal), and the SBTi OER Portfolio (audit-grade credits for SBTi compliance). Add-on modules include Senken Academy (educational content), free tools (Scorecard, Net Zero Planner), and the Champion's Kit (compliance documentation package). The platform was founded in 2022 in Berlin and raised $7.5 million in seed funding in January 2023, also launching the world's first Carbon Forwards tokens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sustainability Integrity Index (SII): Proprietary evaluation system that analyzes carbon credit projects using over 600 data points via AI to improve accuracy and reliability. Rejects 95% of projects reviewed.
• Champion's Kit
• Senken Academy
• Senken Checkout
• SBTi 2035 Reserve
• SBTi OER Portfolio
• Carbon Outlook

Products and services

• Carbon Credit Procurement Platform Science-backed procurement platform that enables European corporates to build portfolios from the top 5% of verified carbon credits, with end-to-end advisory, sourcing, contracting, retirement, and audit defence materials (Champion's Kit, Integrity Reports) for CSRD and SBTi compliance. Targeted at enterprises with >1,000 tCO2 annual procurement needs and sustainability teams facing board-level climate disclosure obligations.
• Sustainability Integrity Index (SII) Proprietary AI evaluation system that analyses carbon credit projects across 600+ data points covering Additionality, Permanence, Co-benefits, methodology, governance, and delivery risk. Filters out 95% of the 6,200+ projects on the market, retaining only the top 5% for client portfolios. Used by Senken internally to underpin all procurement decisions.
• Senken Checkout Self-service digital purchasing portal enabling businesses to immediately buy pre-vetted, high-integrity carbon credits in minutes without the full enterprise advisory cycle. Designed for SMB and mid-market buyers and any commercial user needing faster, smaller-volume procurement with transparent fees.
• SBTi OER Portfolio Audit-grade carbon credit portfolio structured for SBTi V2 Ongoing Emissions Responsibility (OER) compliance. Offers certificates from ICVCM-recognised methodologies and CCP-labelled credits, priced in three tiers — Engaged ($20/tonne, 1% coverage), Advanced ($20/tonne, 10% coverage), and Leadership ($80/tonne, 100% coverage) — typically sold on multi-year contracts.
• SBTi 2035 Reserve Forward-contract product that secures carbon removal supply for SBTi V2 at today's prices ahead of the mandatory CO2 removal requirements coming into force from 2035. Targets corporates preparing for the expected 2035 demand surge in high-quality carbon removal credits.
• Carbon Credit Advisory Services Strategic consulting that translates customer sustainability goals into compliant, budget-optimised buying plans. Includes Science-Based Selection aligned with Oxford Principles and Core Carbon Principles, CSRD and Corresponding Adjustments compliance, and SBTi positioning. Sold alongside procurement engagements to enterprise buyers.
• Carbon Credit Procurement Services End-to-end execution service handling KYC, contracting, payment, retirement, and sourcing from Senken's top 5% portfolio at preferred pricing unavailable on the open market. Sold to enterprise buyers as part of their full procurement engagement.
• Carbon Forwards Tokens Tokenised carbon credit instrument sold via public sale, enabling pre-funding of underlying climate projects (e.g., reforestation in Kenya) and providing buyers with transparent, blockchain-based exposure to forward carbon credit supply.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of projects are rejected by Senken, so buyers are protected from 'bad credits'
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OcellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenken partnered with Ocell to bring European forest carbon removal to enterprise buyers, providing access to high-quality European nature-based removal projects.
• ReSeedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenken partnered with ReSeed to support smallholder farmers in the global carbon market, integrating small-scale agricultural projects into high-integrity enterprise portfolios.
• Exomad GreenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenken secured 105,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits from Exomad Green for the aviation industry. Also announced one of the largest biochar carbon removal deals to date with Exomad Green.
• IvyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenken acquired Ivy to unlock early access to high-quality carbon credits for corporate buyers, expanding its supply network and sourcing capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Patch: Patch operates an API-first carbon credit procurement platform serving enterprises with vetted, high-quality credits — directly comparable to Senken's enterprise procurement motion, including similar focus on quality scoring and audit-ready documentation for corporate buyers.
• ClimatePartner: ClimatePartner is a Munich-based carbon offsetting and climate strategy provider serving European enterprises with advisory and credit procurement services. Like Senken, it targets DACH-region corporates needing CSRD-aligned climate portfolios, making it a direct head-to-head competitor in the same geography.
• Pachama: Pachama is an AI/remote-sensing-driven carbon credit marketplace connecting enterprises to high-quality forest and nature-based credits. Comparable to Senken in using technology to filter for credit quality and serving enterprise buyers seeking defensible procurement, though with a stronger project-side / marketplace orientation.
• Cloverly: Cloverly provides an API platform for purchasing carbon offsets and sustainability data, targeting software platforms and enterprises with embedded carbon credit purchasing. Comparable to Senken in enabling programmatic, vetted carbon credit procurement for corporate buyers, though Cloverly leans more into API/embedded distribution.
• Klima: Klima is a Berlin-based carbon offsetting platform offering curated, high-quality carbon credits to consumers and SMEs. Comparable to Senken in the curated high-integrity thesis and Berlin/DACH roots, though Klima's product is more SMB/consumer-facing while Senken is enterprise-led.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent carbon credit ratings and quality assessments used by buyers, sellers, and traders to evaluate project integrity. Comparable to Senken's quality-scoring thesis (SII), but Sylvera sells ratings as a data product rather than procuring credits — making it a complementary, partially-overlapping peer.
• BeZero: BeZero is a London-based carbon credit ratings agency providing independent quality scores and risk assessments for voluntary carbon market credits. Comparable to Senken in the quality-due-diligence thesis (SII uses BeZero data as an input), but BeZero is a ratings vendor rather than a procurement platform.
• Renoster: Renoster provides satellite-based verification and ratings for nature-based carbon credit projects. Comparable to Senken in the AI/remote-sensing-based project quality assessment approach and as a data input into the SII, though Renoster focuses on project ratings rather than procurement.

Broad incumbents

• Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise climate platform offering carbon accounting, reduction planning, and credit procurement for large corporates. Comparable in serving enterprise buyers with full-stack sustainability workflows, though it operates more broadly across accounting/reduction while Senken focuses on the procurement/quality layer.
• South Pole: South Pole is a large Zurich-based climate consultancy and project developer offering carbon credit origination, advisory, and procurement to global enterprises. Comparable as a direct enterprise buyer-facing carbon procurement player, though it is significantly larger, project-developer-led, and more global than Senken.

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

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors8 records

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M&A

Investments

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