What Ecobase does

Ecobase is a Tallinn-headquartered forest carbon project developer founded in 2021 that operates Verra-registered afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) and improved forest management (IFM) projects across Europe. Its core platform manages the full project lifecycle — portfolio-based forest data analysis, Verra VCS project registration, annual monitoring, third-party verification, and carbon credit issuance — across a pan-European ARR grouped project covering 24 countries and an IFM grouped project spanning Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia. Ecobase serves two primary customer segments: forest landowners (institutional investors, family forest owners, joint forests, municipalities, and forestry companies managing over 1,500 hectares directly, and smaller landowners via channel partners) and corporate carbon credit buyers in the voluntary market seeking high-quality, European, nature-based removal credits.

The company's revenue model is performance-based: landowners incur no upfront cost and Ecobase takes a transaction-fee share of verified carbon credits issued and sold on their behalf. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales for large landowners with reseller and mandate-partner channels (Forcap and Henrik Söderberg Förvaltning AB in Sweden; Päijät-Häme in Finland) for smaller holdings, while credit buyers are sourced through direct outreach. As of 2025, Ecobase had enrolled 220+ landowners managing over 7 million hectares, issued the first Verra-certified afforestation credits in Europe (sold to Rubicon Carbon), received over €100 million in unsolicited credit purchase offers, and achieved an MSCI Carbon Project Rating of 'A'. The company has raised approximately €5 million in total funding, including a €2.5 million seed round in December 2023.

Name

Ecobase

Legal name

Ecobase

Website

https://ecobase.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecobase is a Tallinn-based forest carbon project developer operating the first Verra-registered pan-European ARR and IFM projects, enabling landowners across 24 countries to earn carbon credit income while supplying corporate buyers with certified European forestry credits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Carbon Project Development

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE), Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA)

Keywords

• Forest carbon projects
• Carbon credit development
• Afforestation services
• Voluntary carbon market
• Carbon offset verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Revenue Share: Ecobase charges a fee as a share of the carbon credits generated from participating forest land, based on verified results. There are no upfront project costs for landowners. Ecobase's fee is performance-based: when the forest performs well, both Ecobase and the landowner benefit. Landowners can exit the project without penalties, retaining all income earned up to that point.
2. Carbon Credit Sales to Corporate Buyers: Ecobase handles the sale of issued carbon credits to corporate buyers in the voluntary carbon market. Credits are sold on behalf of participating landowners. The company has received over €100 million in credit purchase offers, and its first credits were sold to Rubicon Carbon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ecobase develops and operates Verra-registered forest carbon projects across Europe, enabling landowners to generate verified carbon credits from afforestation, reforestation, and improved forest management. The company manages the full project lifecycle including registration under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard, portfolio-based forest analysis, annual monitoring, third-party verification, and sale of issued credits to corporate buyers, taking a performance-based share of the carbon revenue.

Product overview

Ecobase operates as a forest carbon project developer offering a unified platform that connects European landowners with corporate credit buyers through Verra-certified forest carbon projects. The product portfolio consists of two complementary carbon project types: the pan-European ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation) Project covering 24 countries for new forest establishment, and the IFM (Improved Forest Management) Project for existing forests to earn credits through improved stewardship. Both project types generate Verra-registered carbon credits that landowners can sell through Ecobase, creating a complete offering from forest data analysis and project registration through to credit issuance and sales. The company handles all technical complexity—project design, third-party verification, monitoring, and buyer matching—while landowners retain full control over their land and management decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR) Project A pan-European grouped carbon project registered under Verra VCS that enables landowners across 24 European countries to earn carbon income by establishing new forests through afforestation and reforestation activities using native, climate-appropriate tree species. Ecobase handles all registration, monitoring, verification, and credit sales on the landowner's behalf.
• Improved Forest Management (IFM) Project A grouped carbon project that enables landowners with existing forests to earn verified carbon credits by adopting more carbon-friendly management practices such as extended rotation ages or adjusted thinning schedules. The project covers Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia, allowing landowners to retain full control over forest management decisions.
• Verra-Registered Carbon Credits High-quality carbon credits generated through Ecobase's ARR and IFM projects, certified under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard and rated 'A' by MSCI Carbon Markets. Sold to corporate buyers to meet sustainability, net zero, and carbon removal commitments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €100 million in credit purchase offers received from corporate buyers following first credit issuance
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rubicon CarboncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Rubicon Carbon purchased Ecobase's first Verra-certified afforestation credits in early 2025. The credits were part of Ecobase's pan-European ARR project spanning 24 countries. Rubicon Carbon is a leading carbon credit manager and one of the world's largest buyers of nature-based credits, having signed a 15- to 20-year agreement with Microsoft for 18 million tonnes of carbon removal. The partnership represents a strong alignment on quality, transparency, and long-term value creation for European landowners.
• ForcapcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Forcap is a Swedish forestry strategy and advisory firm that resells Ecobase's IFM carbon project services to forest owners across Sweden. The partnership enables forest owners of all sizes to access Ecobase's Verified Carbon Standard projects through Forcap's trusted local advisory relationships. Forcap brings decades of experience in forest management planning and financial services tailored to forest owners.
• Henrik Söderberg Förvaltning ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Henrik Söderberg Förvaltning AB is Ecobase's mandate partner in Sweden. As a mandate partner, Henrik acts as the primary contact for forest owners, managing the relationship directly and guiding landowners through joining Ecobase's projects on their behalf. The partnership combines local Swedish forestry expertise (Henrik began as a manual logger and earned a degree as a forest engineer) with Ecobase's carbon project model and data analytics capabilities.
• Päijät-Häme Forest Management AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Ecobase collaborates with the Finnish forest management association Päijät-Häme to facilitate Finnish landowners' participation in Ecobase's IFM carbon projects. The association provides local forest management expertise and trusted relationships with landowners in the Päijät-Häme region.
• Corticeira AmorimminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ecobase visited Corticeira Amorim in Portugal in May 2025 to understand the cork oak landscape. Approximately 1,000 hectares of cork oak are already included in Ecobase's ARR project, with some areas focused on thickening and others on replanting native cork oak. Cork oak landscapes are naturally resilient to drought and fire, making them among the most stable forest types in the Mediterranean. Regular cork harvesting stimulates trees to absorb more CO₂ (typically 3–5 times more than unharvested trees).
• ConifercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Conifer is Finland's leading forest manager for institutional investors. Ecobase partnered with Conifer to provide carbon credit income for forests under Conifer's management, helping align environmental goals with financial obligations. Conifer's CEO, Mikael Beck, has publicly endorsed Ecobase's holistic and easy-to-implement approach that rewards forest owners for climate contribution without penalizing them.
• SG Capital PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSG Capital Partners is a forest asset manager working with Ecobase to generate verifiable carbon credits from their forest assets in Europe. Their Forest Asset Manager Normunds Čaklis described Ecobase as responsive, approachable, and genuinely engaged, with their partnership creating long-term value for fund investors.
• ForekominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForeko is an Estonian forestry company and early Ecobase partner. Foreko's Forest Sector Lead Marti Piirimäe praised Ecobase for bringing fresh perspective and new energy to forestry and carbon markets, with a highly experienced and competent team.
• WoodstemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoodstem is an Estonian forestry company and Ecobase customer. Woodstem values that landowner risks are minimized under Ecobase's model and that participation does not impose direct restrictions on forest management practices, creating synergy between income and sustainable management.
• Alemaa ja MetsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlemaa ja Mets is an Estonian forestry company and early Ecobase customer. The company joined Ecobase's project because it does not impose additional restrictions on forest management and fits naturally with existing operations.
• Valga PuuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValga Puu is a leading Estonian forest company and one of Ecobase's very first partners. As an early participant, Valga Puu experienced the full project lifecycle including third-party audits and successful credit sales, serving as a reference case for the model's viability.
• Vestman GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVestman Group is an Estonian forest owner managing 22,000 hectares (14,000 hectares of production forest). Initially joined Ecobase's ARR project and expanded by connecting its entire production forest portfolio to Ecobase's IFM project, representing a significant deepening of the partnership. Metsamaahalduse, Vestman Group's forest management subsidiary, is listed as a partner on the case study page.
• Kauhajoen yhteismetsäminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKauhajoen yhteismetsä is a Finnish joint forest (co-owned forest management unit) and Ecobase customer. The group decided to join Ecobase after receiving an expert presentation on carbon sinks and potential compensation, seeing significant future potential.
• Länttä-Tenholan yhteismetsäminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLänttä-Tenholan yhteismetsä is a Finnish joint forest and Ecobase customer. The joint forest retains full decision-making authority over its forest management and earns carbon credits based on its own management choices. The partnership has been described as clear and smooth, with Ecobase providing concrete support throughout project phases, certification, and information transfer.
• Arvidsjaur AllmänningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArvidsjaur Allmänning is a Swedish forest commonage and Ecobase customer. Managing their vast northern forest with a focus on 'generational justice,' Arvidsjaur Allmänning sought a cautious, low-risk approach to entering the carbon market and found Ecobase's model aligned with their values.
• Åkers KronoparkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÅkers Kronopark is a Swedish forest owner and Ecobase customer. Their Forest Manager Henrik Karlsson cited simplicity and flexibility, particularly the ability to exit the collaboration at any time without cost, as decisive factors in choosing Ecobase.
• Skogsfond Baltikum ABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkogsfond Baltikum AB is a Swedish forest investment fund operating in the Baltic region. Their CEO Carl Olén described the partnership with Ecobase as highly educational, noting that Ecobase made the complex carbon market accessible and that their projects deliver both climate benefit and economic return.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• tree.ly: Austrian-based forest carbon project developer operating across European countries, offering forest owners access to carbon income via Verra-registered afforestation and IFM projects. Direct head-to-head competitor to Ecobase, with similar performance-based revenue share model and European landowner focus.

Broad incumbents

• Pachama: AI-driven carbon credit marketplace and project developer that vets and lists nature-based removal projects including ARR/IFM forestry. Overlaps with Ecobase on the buyer/seller side of nature-based carbon credits, but operates globally and across project types rather than specializing in European forestry.
• South Pole Group: One of the world's largest carbon project developers and consultancies, with deep involvement in ARR/IFM project origination, validation, and corporate sales. Competes for European carbon credit supply and corporate buyer relationships, but operates across many project types beyond forestry.
• ClimatePartner: European climate action provider combining carbon offset project development (including forestry) with corporate consulting and software tools. Comparable to Ecobase on the supply and buyer sides, but with a much broader portfolio spanning multiple carbon project types and geographies.

Emerging players

• carbonfuture: European carbon removals marketplace focused on high-integrity, tech-based and nature-based removal projects with strong MRV/traceability narrative. Adjacent competitor for corporate buyer relationships and removal credit sales, though more marketplace than project developer.
• Wren: Subscription-based carbon offset platform focused on high-integrity projects including nature-based removals. Competes for the same corporate sustainability budgets as Ecobase's credit buyer channel, primarily via direct-to-consumer and SME channels rather than large European forestry origination.
• Cloverly: Carbon credit API and marketplace that helps businesses integrate carbon removal purchases. Adjacent competitor for the same corporate buyers, with a strong product/tech-led GTM motion but without Ecobase's primary focus on European forest project origination.

Others

• Sylvera: Independent carbon credit ratings provider that assesses project quality for buyers and registries. Not a project developer, but directly influences pricing/competitiveness of Ecobase's credits through MSCI/Sylvera-style ratings and buyer due diligence frameworks.
• Climate Impact X: Singapore-based carbon exchange backed by major financial institutions, providing a global trading venue for high-quality carbon credits. Functions more as a buyer channel and price discovery layer than a direct competitor, but overlaps with Ecobase's buyer-side distribution.

Regional players

• Finite Carbon: Largest developer of forest carbon offset projects in the U.S., providing aggregation, registration, and marketing services for IFM/AFF projects on a revenue-share basis with landowners. Highly comparable business model to Ecobase but focused exclusively on the North American market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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