What Working Trees does

Working Trees is a private nature-based project developer founded in 2021 that partners with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture—the intentional integration of trees, pasture, and livestock—at million-hectare scale. The company was born out of Stanford University research and operates in Brazil and the United States, with current emphasis on Brazilian operations in the southeastern states. Working Trees provides upfront capital covering most implementation costs, tailored technical assistance, and long-term partnership support, enabling farmers to adopt silvopasture systems without bearing the financial or technical burden. As of the latest reporting, the company has planted 2,167 hectares (450,000 trees) across 18 partner farmers, with a 200,000-hectare landowner interest pipeline and stated ambitions to reach 1 million hectares globally by 2035 and 100 million hectares by 2050.

The company's technology stack combines remote sensing, satellite imagery, machine learning, and ground-truth data for precision project design and tech-enabled Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV). Every tree planted is geotagged, and the company offers a farmer-facing mobile application for ongoing tree recording and monitoring. The product surface consists of three core components: the Working Trees Platform (precision project design and farm management), the Farmer App (tree recording and monitoring by partner farmers), and the Carbon MRV System (satellite- and ML-based carbon sequestration tracking designed to issue high-integrity carbon credits).

Working Trees generates revenue primarily through carbon credit sales, with US-program farmer economics of up to $90 per acre annually and up to $1,500 per acre in cost reimbursement for implementation. The US program operates through partnerships with Virginia Tech and Appalachian Sustainable Development across Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina; Brazilian program pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs approximately 12 named individuals across executive, technical, operations, and farmer success roles, led by CEO and Co-Founder Leif Gonzales-Kramer, COO Rodger Douglas, President John Foye, CSO Aakash Ahamed, and CTO Corbin Charpentier. Working Trees secured $6,278,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in October 2024.

Name

Working Trees

Legal name

Working Trees

Website

https://workingtrees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Working Trees partners with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture systems integrating trees, pasture, and livestock for carbon sequestration. The company operates a tech-enabled platform with satellite-based MRV and a farmer mobile app, serving ranchers in Brazil and the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Silvopasture Project Development and Carbon Credit Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD), Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE), Voluntary Carbon Credit Verification & Validation (VCS/Gold Standard/ACR/CAR) (EUABACAA)

Keywords

• Silvopasture project development
• Carbon credit generation
• Regenerative agriculture services
• Carbon MRV technology
• Agroforestry implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Sales: Working Trees generates revenue through carbon credit sales from verified silvopasture projects. Farmers earn up to $90 per acre annually from carbon credit sales, with the company facilitating the carbon market transactions.
2. Project Development Services: The company covers most of the cost of implementation for farmers and provides technical assistance, suggesting revenue is generated through carbon credit monetization and potentially service fees for project development and management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Working Trees partners with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture systems (intentional integration of trees, pasture, and livestock) at scale. The company provides upfront capital covering most implementation costs, tailored technical assistance, decades-long land management planning, performance-based payments tied to tree survival, and a technology platform combining satellite imagery, machine learning, and ground-truth data for high-integrity carbon credit verification. Carbon credits generated from verified silvopasture projects are monetized in carbon markets, sharing revenue with farmers.

Product overview

Working Trees offers a unified silvopasture scaling platform comprising the core Working Trees Platform for precision project design and overall farm management, the Farmer App for tree recording and monitoring, and a Carbon MRV System leveraging satellite imagery and machine learning for carbon credit tracking. The platform provides end-to-end support including upfront capital, tailored technical assistance, and performance-based payments to help farmers transition to climate-resilient silvopasture systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Working Trees Platform End-to-end silvopasture scaling platform providing precision project design, tech-enabled measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), and farmer-facing tools to deploy silvopasture across millions of hectares globally. Used by Working Trees to serve partner farmers in Brazil and the US.
• Farmer App Mobile application that enables Working Trees' partner farmers to record and monitor individual trees throughout their silvopasture projects, supporting ongoing management and tree survival verification. Used by Working Trees' partner farmers in Brazil and the US.
• Carbon MRV System Technology-enabled carbon measurement, reporting, and verification system combining satellite imagery, machine learning, and ground-truth data to track carbon sequestration over time and generate high-integrity carbon credits from silvopasture projects. Underpins Working Trees' verified carbon credit offerings.
• Silvopasture Project Development Services Hands-on, end-to-end service through which Working Trees partners with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture, covering most upfront implementation costs, providing tailored technical assistance, designing and implementing systems, and supporting decades-long land management. Performance-based payments are tied to tree survival.
• Verified Carbon Credit Sales Sale of verified carbon credits generated from Working Trees' tech-enabled MRV-verified silvopasture projects. Revenue from carbon credit sales is shared with farmers, who can earn up to $90 per acre annually. Buyers include companies seeking high-integrity nature-based carbon offsets.
• US Farmer Program US-focused silvopasture program for farmers in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, delivered in partnership with Virginia Tech and Appalachian Sustainable Development. Provides up to $1,500 per acre cost reimbursement for silvopasture implementation, up to $90 per acre annually from carbon credit sales, and up to $100 per acre annually in feed cost savings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,167 hectares of silvopasture planted with 450,000 trees
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered foundational and core.

• Stanford UniversityfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking Trees was born out of fieldwork and research at Stanford University. The company was founded by Stanford researchers and launched in the US and Brazil as an academic spin-out focused on agricultural climate solutions.
• Virginia TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Virginia Tech as part of a silvopasture program for farmers in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Virginia Tech provides academic support and research backing for the initiative.
• Appalachian Sustainable DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Appalachian Sustainable Development for the silvopasture program targeting farmers in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Provides regional expertise and farmer network access.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pachama: Pachama is a tech-enabled carbon credit platform that uses satellite imagery and ML to verify forest-based carbon projects, directly comparable to Working Trees' satellite + ML MRV approach for nature-based credits.
• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings and MRV for nature-based carbon credits using satellite data and ML—mirroring Working Trees' tech-enabled verification stack and competing for the same corporate carbon buyer segment.
• Boomitra: Boomitra issues carbon credits from agricultural soils and grasslands globally using remote sensing and farmer engagement, overlapping with Working Trees' farmer-centric, tech-MRV approach to nature-based credit origination.
• Nori: Nori operates a carbon removal marketplace focused on agricultural and soil-based credits, sharing Working Trees' focus on farmer-engaged, MRV-backed credit issuance for nature-based solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag is a large ag-tech incumbent with a carbon program that pays farmers for regenerative practices including soil carbon, offering overlapping but broader capabilities across the agricultural carbon value chain.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a large carbon project developer and consultancy with deep exposure to nature-based and forestry credits globally, competing for corporate offtake and project origination across Working Trees' categories.

Emerging players

• Mossy Earth: Mossy Earth develops nature-based restoration projects including silvopasture and agroforestry, sharing Working Trees' regenerative land-management thesis and individual-farmer engagement model.
• Veritree: Veritree is a restoration and reforestation platform with tech-enabled tree tracking and carbon credit issuance, sharing Working Trees' geotagged tree and tech-MRV approach to verifying nature-based projects.

Regional players

• re.green: re.green is a Brazilian nature-based carbon developer focused on native reforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado, operating in the same geography and carbon-credit category as Working Trees' Brazil operations.
• Carbonex: Carbonex is a Latin American carbon project developer operating in Colombia and the region with forestry and nature-based credits, comparable to Working Trees as a regional carbon originator focused on emerging markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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