CarbonCents

What CarbonCents does

CarbonCents Inc. is a private SaaS company co-founded in early 2022 by Tim Howard and headquartered in Seneca, South Carolina. The company sells a modular sustainability and energy-management platform anchored by four products—BuildingBI for centralized building control and energy monitoring, CarbonBI for GHG-Protocol-aligned carbon footprint visualization, SiteBI for multi-property infrastructure analysis, and StarsBI for AASHE STARS sustainability reporting in higher education. Underlying technology combines machine learning and trend analysis for power forecasting, real-time occupancy monitoring, anomaly detection, and meter fault detection, with modules that unify data from utilities, BMS systems, sub-meters, and space sensors into a single dashboard.

The business model is primarily sales-led B2B SaaS with quote-based enterprise pricing, multi-year contracts, and bundled professional services such as ASHRAE Level I/II energy audits, carbon consulting, system integration, remote monitoring, feasibility studies, and offset project development. Target customer segments are higher-education institutions (USC, Clemson), commercial buildings and facilities, sustainability-focused organizations (IVC, Titan Farms, WP Rawl), and carbon-offset project developers. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales primarily across the southeastern United States, with a deep relationship to Clemson University and the Clemson Energy Visualization and Analytics Center (CEVAC) for technology origin and student-talent pipeline.

Funding to date totals roughly $350,000 across three South Carolina-anchored rounds (SC Launch $250K convertible note in March 2023 and SCRA investments of $50K each in December 2022 and June 2025), and headcount is reported at 1–10. No revenue, ARR, or profitability figures are disclosed in source materials.

Name

CarbonCents

Legal name

CarbonCents Inc.

Website

https://carboncents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CarbonCents is a Seneca, South Carolina-based SaaS company founded in 2022 that offers modular building energy, carbon-footprint, and AASHE STARS sustainability reporting platforms (BuildingBI, CarbonBI, SiteBI, StarsBI) primarily to universities, commercial facilities, and sustainability-focused organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability & Energy Management SaaS

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon footprint software
• Building energy management
• Sustainability reporting SaaS
• GHG emissions tracking
• Facilities analytics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Walhalla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to BuildingBI, CarbonBI, SiteBI, and StarsBI platforms. Revenue derived from software licensing with recurring annual or multi-year contracts. Platform modularity allows customers to select specific solutions.
2. Carbon Consulting Services: Professional consulting services accompanying software platform. Includes strategic consulting for sustainability initiatives, carbon footprint analysis, and sustainability reporting compliance. Often bundled with SaaS subscriptions.
3. Feasibility Studies: Assessment services for carbon offset project viability, estimating credit production under various scenarios and financial viability for nature-based carbon offset projects.
4. Offset Project Development: Generation and maintenance of high-quality American-based carbon offsets through partnership with Milliken Advisors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CarbonCents provides a modular SaaS platform (BuildingBI, CarbonBI, SiteBI, StarsBI) that unifies building control, energy, and emissions data into a single dashboard for analytics, sustainability reporting, and operational optimization. The platform is paired with professional services including carbon consulting, ASHRAE Level I/II energy audits, system integration, remote monitoring, energy reporting, feasibility studies, and nature-based carbon offset project development. Customers are primarily universities, commercial facility operators, and sustainability-focused enterprises that need GHG Protocol-compliant carbon accounting and AASHE STARS reporting.

Product overview

CarbonCents offers a platform-plus-modules architecture built around its premier BuildingBI SaaS platform for modern facilities management. BuildingBI serves as the core visualization and data hub, powered by integrated modules including Energy Monitoring, Space Management, Indoor Environment, Building Controls, Building Health, Carbon Footprinting, and Goals Tracker. The portfolio also includes dedicated solutions: CarbonBI for carbon footprint visualization, SiteBI for multi-property portfolio management, and StarsBI for university sustainability reporting. Carbon Consulting provides advisory services to support clients at any stage of their sustainability journey. Additional services include System Integration, Remote Monitoring, Energy Reporting, Feasibility Studies for carbon offset projects, Offset Project Development, STARS Reporting, and ASHRAE Energy Audits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BuildingBI: Premier SaaS solution for modern facilities, powered by a suite of solutions that work together to provide a versatile and customizable approach to modern building and energy challenges.
• CarbonBI
• SiteBI
• StarsBI

Products and services

• BuildingBI Premier SaaS solution for modern facilities management that connects and visualizes building control systems into a centralized, secure platform for enterprise and university facility teams.
• CarbonBI Interactive carbon footprint data visualization platform for organizations to track Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions using the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, with normalization by square foot, production, or employees.
• SiteBI Data analysis platform that separates and analyzes building infrastructure, wastewater, chiller plants, and site growth at scale, with utility comparisons for multi-property portfolio efficiency tracking.
• StarsBI STARS reporting solution for universities pursuing AASHE STARS certification, providing credit scoring analysis, report analysis, goals tracking, and a centralized dashboard for sustainability initiatives.
• Carbon Consulting Strategic consulting service that helps organizations maximize the value of their data in operational spending, enhance facility efficiency, and align with corporate, institutional, or vendor-driven sustainability initiatives.
• Remote Monitoring Service providing real-time updates on resource utilization in one platform with autonomous alert systems enabling corrective actions and optimizing time and energy usage.
• Energy Reporting Service that transforms extensive energy data into clear, comprehensible reports, ensuring data is well-managed and compliant while providing actionable insights to optimize energy efficiency.
• Systems Integration Service that enhances operational efficiency by seamlessly integrating CarbonCents solutions with existing client systems (e.g., Building Management Systems, sub-meters), enabling compatibility and enhanced capabilities.
• Feasibility Study Assessment service that estimates carbon credit production for proposed nature-based carbon offset projects under business-as-usual and improved forestry management scenarios over a defined lifetime, assessing financial viability.
• Offset Project Development Service that generates and maintains high-quality American-based carbon offsets through partnership with Milliken Advisor, focused on nature-based carbon offset projects.
• ASHRAE Level I and II Energy Audits Building energy audit service providing high-level facility evaluations, building walkthroughs, utility bill analysis, and detailed MEP equipment analysis with projected energy savings and financial return calculations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clemson University achieved STARS Silver rating with StarsBI dashboard support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partnership with South Carolina Research Authority for funding and ecosystem support. SCRA announced CarbonCents as new member company and grant funding recipient. SCRA logo displayed on CarbonCents partners page, indicating ongoing collaborative relationship supporting South Carolina startups.
• Milliken AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for nature-based carbon offset project development. Through this partnership with Milliken Advisor, CarbonCents developed expertise in developing nature-based carbon offset projects. Joint offerings include Feasibility Studies and Offset Project Development services for American-based carbon offsets.
• Clemson University / CEVACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep partnership with Clemson University and Clemson Energy Visualization and Analytics Center (CEVAC). Technology originated from Clemson research. CEVAC provided 75+ student interns to CarbonCents. StarsBI dashboard helped Clemson achieve STARS Silver rating. University partnerships referenced as key to company's approach toward STARS reporting.
• SC MEP (South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerManufacturing extension partnership featured on partners page. Supports CarbonCents outreach to manufacturing clients in South Carolina.
• Project DrawdownminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSustainability organization partner featured on partners page. Logo displayed on CarbonCents website indicating collaborative relationship in sustainability ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Enterprise-grade carbon accounting and sustainability management solution from Salesforce. Competes with CarbonCents' CarbonBI and carbon consulting offerings, but as part of Salesforce's broader CRM and ESG platform — appealing to large enterprises already standardized on Salesforce.
• Microsoft Sustainability Manager: Microsoft's sustainability data and ESG reporting platform integrated with the Microsoft Cloud. Overlaps with CarbonCents' carbon accounting and ESG reporting capabilities, particularly for enterprises already on Microsoft Azure, and represents a meaningful threat at the high end of the market.
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure: Industrial energy management and building automation platform with sustainability and carbon reporting modules. Represents a well-capitalized incumbent competing with CarbonCents' Building Controls, Energy Monitoring, and carbon footprinting offerings.
• Sphera: Environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) software platform serving industrial customers. Competes with CarbonCents' carbon footprinting, sustainability reporting, and energy monitoring capabilities for enterprise manufacturing and industrial accounts.
• JLL Technologies (JLL / Building Engines): Building management and real estate technology offerings from JLL, including energy and sustainability analytics for commercial properties. Overlaps with CarbonCents' BuildingBI and SiteBI for facility and portfolio-level optimization.

Direct peers

• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate platform that helps companies measure, report, and reduce emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3. Direct competitor to CarbonCents' CarbonBI offering for sustainability-focused organizations, with a much larger capital base and broader enterprise footprint.
• Persefoni: Cloud-based carbon accounting and climate management platform built on the GHG Protocol. Directly comparable to CarbonBI for corporate carbon footprinting and emissions reporting, with a stronger institutional investor base and broader Fortune 500 customer set.
• Measurabl: ESG and sustainability data management platform purpose-built for real estate and commercial buildings. Closely overlaps CarbonCents' BuildingBI and SiteBI offerings for commercial real estate, multi-site property portfolios, and energy benchmarking use cases.

Emerging players

• UtilityAPI: Utility data aggregation platform that automates collection of electricity, gas, and water usage data from utilities. Comparable to the data-integration layer underpinning CarbonCents' Energy Monitoring and BuildingBI modules.
• Hatch Sustainability (Hatch Data): Energy and sustainability data platform often deployed in higher education and campus environments. Closely comparable to CarbonCents' BuildingBI and StarsBI offerings for university facilities and sustainability teams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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 →

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