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Cool Planet
Websiteurl
coolplanet.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2009
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Cool Planet is a private technology company founded in 2009 and historically headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, that has described its mission as developing sustainable products addressing energy, food, and water challenges. The company attracted an unusually strategic investor base across its capital history, drawing participation from energy and infrastructure majors (BP, ConocoPhillips, Constellation Energy, Exelon, NRG Energy), industrial and financial players (GE, Goldman Sachs, UBS), and technology investors (Google Ventures), with North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity serving as the most consistent lead or co-lead investor across rounds. The cumulative disclosed funding across eight priced events from 2009 through 2018 is approximately $186 million, peaking with a $100 million Series C in March 2014 led by Concert Energy Partners and North Bridge.

Despite this capital base, observable operational signals have degraded markedly. The company’s official website, coolplanet.com, currently resolves to an inactive GoDaddy domain parking page rather than an active corporate presence, and the source data contains no product information, customer references, marketing channels, partnerships, certifications, pricing, or post-2018 strategic activity to substantiate ongoing operations. The leadership roster on record — CEO Howard Janzen, CTO Jan Thijssen, Executive VP and CFO Barry Rowan, and VP of Strategic Relationships Rick Wilson — reflects a clean-energy commercialization team but cannot be verified as current.

Business model mechanics (pricing models, revenue model, segmentation, channel strategy, contract structures) are not disclosed in the available source material, leaving both the historical monetization approach and any current revenue character unobservable. The combination of a strong historical strategic-investor footprint in clean technology and the absence of any recent operational signal suggests either a company that has wound down, been restructured, or operates in a residual capacity not surfaced in available data.

Short descriptiontext

Cool Planet is a private clean-technology company founded in 2009 in Greenwood Village, Colorado, historically developing sustainable products across energy, food, and water, having raised roughly $186M from strategic energy and tech investors by 2018.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersGreenwood Village, United States
HQ citystring
Greenwood Village
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
sustainable energy products, biofuel technology, soil amendments, carbon solutions, bioenergy
Industry4 codes
1Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Offset Projects (Grid/Off-grid, Cookstoves, Buildings/Industry)
CodeEUABABANPrimaryNo
2Climate-Smart Farming & GHG Reduction (Emissions Accounting, Methane/N2O Reduction Practices)
CodeAFAGAMAHPrimaryNo
3Avoided Conversion & Ecosystem Protection (REDD+, Blue Carbon Conservation)
CodeEUABABACPrimaryNo
4Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security
CodeBPADAJAHPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Biomass Electric Power Generation221117
  • Electric Power Generation22111
SIC code1 code
  • Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers4991
Product category
Sustainable Bioenergy and Agricultural Technology
Cost components5 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Core offering1 text field

Cool Planet is a technology company that develops sustainable products to address energy, food, and water challenges. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions in bioenergy and agricultural inputs, leveraging proprietary technology to produce renewable fuels and soil-enhancing products from sustainable feedstocks.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service2 records
1Sustainable Bioenergy Products
CategoryBioenergy
Description

Renewable fuel products developed through proprietary conversion technology, targeted at energy companies and industrial users seeking lower-carbon fuel alternatives.

2Agricultural Soil Amendment Products
CategoryAgricultural Technology
Description

Soil-enhancing products derived from sustainable feedstock processing, intended for agricultural producers and growers seeking to improve soil quality, water retention, and crop yield.

Recent move5 records

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Expansion highlight3 records

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Market position
Strengths1 record

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles4 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds8 records

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors17 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Cool Planet

Sustainable Bioenergy and Agricultural Technologycoolplanet.com

Cool Planet is a private clean-technology company founded in 2009 in Greenwood Village, Colorado, historically developing sustainable products across energy, food, and water, having raised roughly $186M from strategic energy and tech investors by 2018.

What Cool Planet does

Cool Planet is a private technology company founded in 2009 and historically headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, that has described its mission as developing sustainable products addressing energy, food, and water challenges. The company attracted an unusually strategic investor base across its capital history, drawing participation from energy and infrastructure majors (BP, ConocoPhillips, Constellation Energy, Exelon, NRG Energy), industrial and financial players (GE, Goldman Sachs, UBS), and technology investors (Google Ventures), with North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity serving as the most consistent lead or co-lead investor across rounds. The cumulative disclosed funding across eight priced events from 2009 through 2018 is approximately $186 million, peaking with a $100 million Series C in March 2014 led by Concert Energy Partners and North Bridge.

Despite this capital base, observable operational signals have degraded markedly. The company’s official website, coolplanet.com, currently resolves to an inactive GoDaddy domain parking page rather than an active corporate presence, and the source data contains no product information, customer references, marketing channels, partnerships, certifications, pricing, or post-2018 strategic activity to substantiate ongoing operations. The leadership roster on record — CEO Howard Janzen, CTO Jan Thijssen, Executive VP and CFO Barry Rowan, and VP of Strategic Relationships Rick Wilson — reflects a clean-energy commercialization team but cannot be verified as current.

Business model mechanics (pricing models, revenue model, segmentation, channel strategy, contract structures) are not disclosed in the available source material, leaving both the historical monetization approach and any current revenue character unobservable. The combination of a strong historical strategic-investor footprint in clean technology and the absence of any recent operational signal suggests either a company that has wound down, been restructured, or operates in a residual capacity not surfaced in available data.

Cool Planet firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Cool Planet
Website
https://coolplanet.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2009
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Cool Planet is a private clean-technology company founded in 2009 in Greenwood Village, Colorado, historically developing sustainable products across energy, food, and water, having raised roughly $186M from strategic energy and tech investors by 2018.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where Cool Planet is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Greenwood Village
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Cool Planet business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Cool Planet product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Cool Planet is a technology company that develops sustainable products to address energy, food, and water challenges. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions in bioenergy and agricultural inputs, leveraging proprietary technology to produce renewable fuels and soil-enhancing products from sustainable feedstocks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Sustainable Bioenergy Products Renewable fuel products developed through proprietary conversion technology, targeted at energy companies and industrial users seeking lower-carbon fuel alternatives.
  • Agricultural Soil Amendment Products Soil-enhancing products derived from sustainable feedstock processing, intended for agricultural producers and growers seeking to improve soil quality, water retention, and crop yield.

Companies that use Cool Planet

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Cool Planet technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Cool Planet partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Cool Planet competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

Cool Planet social profiles

Digital presence

Cool Planet financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Cool Planet leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Cool Planet funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors17 records

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

Cool Planet M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Cool Planet

What does Cool Planet do?

Cool Planet is a technology company that develops sustainable products to address energy, food, and water challenges. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions in bioenergy and agricultural inputs, leveraging proprietary technology to produce renewable fuels and soil-enhancing products from sustainable feedstocks.

Is Cool Planet a public or private company?

Cool Planet is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Cool Planet founded?

Cool Planet was founded in 2009. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Cool Planet based?

Cool Planet is headquartered in Greenwood Village, United States, in the North America region.

Does Cool Planet have an API?

No public API is recorded for Cool Planet.

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PR NewswireNational Carbon Technologies Acquires Cool Planet's Biocarbon Business; Becomes World's Leading Advanced Biocarbon ProducerNational Carbon Technologies announced the acquisition of Cool Planet's biocarbon business, including more than 50 issued and pending patents for biocarbon production and product technologies, on June 16, 2020. The deal positions NCT as the world's leading advanced biocarbon producer, combining Cool Planet's technology portfolio with NCT's existing operations including the largest US biocarbon facility in Marquette, Michigan, which can convert 300,000 tons per year of sustainably sourced biomass. The company is expanding its leadership team following the acquisition, hiring a new chief operating officer and director of pyrolysis engineering to support growth.PR NewswireCool Planet partners with Gray Farm Maple to conduct trials on industrial hempCool Planet announced a partnership with Gray Farm Maple LLC to conduct trials of Cool Terra® Organic on industrial hemp in Maine's western lakes region. This marks Cool Planet's first trial specifically targeting hemp crops, with results measuring changes in plant yield and CBD content using a randomized complete block design with 24 rows. The companies aim to evaluate whether the biochar-based soil amendment can increase yield and improve sustainability for hemp farming.PR NewswireCool Planet Announces Rik Miller as New Chairman, and Adds Former National FFA CEO, Dwight Armstrong, to Board of DirectorsCool Planet, an agricultural technology company, announced multiple changes to its Board of Directors effective immediately, appointing Rik Miller, former President of DuPont Crop Protection, as new Chairman replacing Howard Janzen, and adding Dr. Dwight Armstrong, former CEO of National FFA Organization, as a new Director replacing Dennis Weibling. The company stated these changes are intended to strengthen its focus on soil health technology development and support growing commercial momentum for its product line Cool Terra. Cool Planet had previously closed $20 million in funding in July 2018 to expand production and continue R&D for its Engineered Biocarbon technology.PR NewswireCool Planet Partners with Future of Agriculture to Launch Educational Series on Soil HealthCool Planet, an agriculture technology company focused on soil health solutions, has partnered with Future of Agriculture to launch Stories from the Soil, a multimedia educational series exploring soil health practices. Tim Hammerich, host of the Future of Agriculture podcast, will travel to California, Colorado, New York, North Dakota, and Texas to interview farmers, land stewards, and researchers about advanced soil health methods. The series will release weekly videos, podcasts, and blog posts from September 19 through November 19, 2018.FinSMEsAgtech Company Cool Planet Closes $20.3M FundingCool Planet, a soil health agtech firm, closed $20.3M in new investment and note conversion. The funds will expand Cool Terra production and build a commercial facility in Alexandria, LA, with production expected in summer 2019.PR NewswireCool Planet Closes $20MM in FundingCool Planet announced the closing of an additional $20.3 million in investment to expand production of its Cool Terra® soil amendment and fund the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. The funding round was led by existing investors Agustín Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners, with proceeds also designated for further R&D into Engineered Biocarbon™ technology.PR NewswireCool Planet Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product LabelCool Planet has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product label for its Cool Terra Organic soil amendment product, which contains 100% biobased content derived from Engineered Biocarbon technology. The certification, administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, validates the product's sustainability credentials and allows the company to display the official USDA label on packaging. Cool Planet, an agricultural technology company, expects the certification to build customer confidence and support growers in achieving sustainability and profitability goals.PR NewswireFormer President of DuPont Crop Protection Rik Miller Joins Cool Planet Board of DirectorsAgriculture technology company Cool Planet has appointed Rik Miller, former president of DuPont Crop Protection, to its board of directors. Miller brings 36 years of industry experience including leadership roles in sales, marketing, and new product launches. The company expects his expertise to accelerate commercialization of its Cool Terra Engineered Biocarbon products for agricultural markets.FinSMEsCool Planet Closes $19.3M Series A FinancingCool Planet, a Colorado-based agtech firm, closed $19.3M in Series A financing and note conversion, led by Agustín Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners. The company, which has raised nearly $30M in 18 months, will use the funds to commercialize its Cool Terra and Cool Fauna biocarbon products. It also aims to enhance its biomass technology for renewable transportation fuels.PR NewswireCool Planet closes on nearly $20 million to fund commercialization of Engineered Biocarbon productsAgriculture technology company Cool Planet closed on $19.3 million in Series A financing and note conversion to commercialize its Cool Terra and Cool Fauna Engineered Biocarbon products. The funding round was led by Agustín Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners, bringing the company's total capital raised to nearly $30 million over the past 18 months. The company highlighted this achievement as notable given a reported 30 percent decline in ag tech investment during 2016, with plans to expand commercial sales of Cool Terra through distribution partners including Helena Chemical, J.R. Simplot, and Triangle Chemical Company.