What Team for the Planet does

Team for the Planet is a French Société en Commandite par Actions (SCA) headquartered in Lyon, founded in 2019, and the first "Société à Mission" in France entirely dedicated to combating climate change. The company operates a community-powered equity crowdfunding and investment platform where individuals and corporations purchase shares at a fixed price of €1 to finance radical climate innovations. Since inception it has raised €41,863,084 from 133,295+ shareholders (as of 2025), with a stated goal of €50M and a target of deploying 100 "Star" innovations globally—14 are currently operational across energy, transport, agriculture, plastics, construction, and food-tech sectors.

Its core product is a three-pillar model: (1) detecting and derisking radical climate innovations by investing €500K to €5M in each, (2) recruiting top-tier entrepreneurs to co-build world-class businesses alongside the originating scientists, and (3) leveraging a 130,000+ shareholder network plus 600,000+ social media followers to generate sales, talent, and brand awareness for portfolio companies. Innovations are deployed through wholly-owned subsidiaries (e.g., Beyond The Sea, Monomeris, Seaturns, Arkeon Energy, Green Spot Technologies, Air Booster, Cool Roof France) using open-source licensing while protecting core patents. The company also operates a 7,138-volunteer assessor network that has performed 30,000+ innovation evaluations.

Team for the Planet does not distribute financial dividends—shareholders receive annual "Climate Dividends" quantifying tons of CO₂ avoided, certified by an independent NGO. All returns from investments are systematically reinvested into new innovations. The share price has been held at €1 from 2021-2025 and is expected to increase post-2026 based on cumulative innovation impact. Public share offerings are regulated by the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF). Corporate shareholders include ADEME (the largest with 4,894,405 shares purchased in April 2024), Orange, Sopra Steria, Nexans, and Capgemini Technology Services. Cumulative certified impact is 83,554 tonnes of CO₂ avoided since 2023. The organization is supported by a 1-10 person staff and partnerships with Crédit Coopératif (Bank for the Planet) and Goodvest (life insurance product).

Name

Team for the Planet

Legal name

SCA TFTP - RCS 849 876 339

Website

https://team-planet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Team for the Planet is a French Société à Mission that operates an equity crowdfunding platform enabling 133,000+ individuals and corporations to finance 14 climate innovation startups at €1 per share, receiving certified CO₂-impact Climate Dividends instead of financial returns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Impact Investment

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB)

Keywords

• Climate innovation investment
• Equity crowdfunding platform
• Citizen climate finance
• Impact investment network
• Green venture funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equity Investments in Climate Innovations: Team for the Planet raises capital from individual and corporate shareholders, then invests €500k to €5M in capital in each climate innovation solution. The organization does not seek financial profits - all returns from investments are systematically reinvested in new innovations. Shareholders receive 'Climate Dividends' measuring tons of CO₂ avoided rather than financial dividends.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Team for the Planet raises capital from individual and corporate shareholders (€1 per share) through AMF-regulated public offerings and deploys €500k to €5M into radical climate innovations, creating wholly-owned operating subsidiaries in sectors such as renewable energy, plastics recycling, sustainable food, low-carbon shipping, and building efficiency. All financial returns are systematically reinvested into new innovations, and shareholders receive Climate Dividends measured in certified tonnes of CO₂ avoided rather than financial dividends. The organization also runs a community/assessor program that crowdsources evaluation of submitted innovations.

Product overview

Team for the Planet is a crowdfunding and investment platform structured as a 'Société en Commandite par Actions' (Partnership Limited by Shares) that enables citizens to invest in climate-focused innovations starting at €1 per share. The platform finances and deploys radical innovations through three core activities: (1) detecting and investing €500k to €5M capital in innovations with major CO₂ reduction potential, (2) recruiting top entrepreneurs to build world-class businesses alongside scientists, and (3) leveraging a community of 130,000+ shareholders for sales generation, talent recruitment, and brand amplification. The portfolio includes 14 'Stars' (financed innovations) spanning energy, industry, transport, agriculture, and construction sectors. The platform differentiates through 'Climate Dividends' (certified CO₂ impact measurement), open-source licensed patents, and governance through shareholder general assemblies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Shareholder Investment Equity investment product sold to individual citizens at a fixed €1 per share, available in 8 languages, completed in approximately 5 minutes online. Investors receive Climate Dividends (certified tonnes of CO₂ avoided) instead of financial dividends, with all returns reinvested into new climate innovations.
• Corporate Shareholder Investment Equity investment product for companies, facilitated through dedicated key account managers and an online investment simulator. Enables corporate ESG positioning, Scope 3 (line 15) climate accounting, and employee share-gifting programs with ~75% activation rate.
• Climate Innovation Financing Equity capital product for climate-tech founders: €500k–€5M investment per innovation, co-building world-class businesses with the originating scientists, plus access to the Team for the Planet shareholder network for sales, talent recruitment, and brand amplification.
• Climate Dividends Annual impact reporting product that quantifies tonnes of CO₂ equivalent avoided or captured by each shareholder's investment, certified by an independent NGO, usable by corporate shareholders for carbon accounting (Scope 3, line 15).

Quantifiable outcome

• 83,554 tonnes of CO₂ avoided certified since 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AGIRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in France working with Green Spot Technologies. AGIR provides support for sustainable agriculture and circular economy initiatives.
• CacaolabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian partner of Green Spot Technologies focused on cocoa and chocolate applications. Supports development of sustainable ingredients for confectionery sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Citizen Capital: French impact venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups addressing social and environmental challenges. Directly comparable to TFTP as a French impact investor with explicit ESG/climate mandate and similar cheque-size range, though structured as a traditional VC fund rather than retail equity crowdfunding.
• LITA.co: French impact crowdfunding platform enabling retail investors to fund social and environmental enterprises from small ticket sizes. Closely comparable to TFTP in retail-accessible impact investing model and French market focus, though LITA.co operates across broader social/environmental themes rather than climate exclusively.
• Trine: Swedish crowdfunding platform that has mobilized retail capital for solar energy access in emerging markets. Directly comparable as a Europe-based retail crowdfunding platform channeling small-ticket individual investments into climate-impact infrastructure projects.
• Abundance Investment: UK FCA-regulated platform offering retail investors access to debt and equity investments in clean energy and sustainability projects. Directly comparable as a regulated retail climate-investment platform in Europe with similar small-ticket entry points and impact-focused positioning.
• Bettervest: German crowd-investing platform focused on energy efficiency and climate-protection projects, enabling retail investors to fund SMEs and projects via subordinated loans. Comparable to TFTP as a Europe-based retail climate crowdfunding platform targeting tangible CO2 reduction outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Breakthrough Energy Ventures: Bill Gates–backed climate tech venture fund investing in early-stage companies across energy, agriculture, transportation, and industry. Comparable to TFTP's deep-tech climate innovation focus but with vastly larger cheque sizes, institutional LP capital, and dedicated investment teams versus TFTP's community-crowdfunding model.
• Lowercarbon Capital: US-based venture fund backing climate tech founders across software and hardtech. Comparable as a specialist climate tech investor focused on decarbonization, with overlapping interest in deep-tech hardware innovations similar to TFTP's Stars (heat pumps, plastic recycling, energy generation).
• 2150 (Urban Sustainability VC): European venture fund focused on urban sustainability and climate-positive technologies in the built environment. Comparable to TFTP's portfolio overlap in building/climate tech (Cool Roof France, Air Booster, Arkeon Energy heat pumps), with similar climate-decarbonization thesis but traditional institutional VC structure.
• Energy Impact Partners (EIP):

Regional players

• Mosaic (now GivePower): US-based solar lending platform that originally pioneered retail crowdfunding for rooftop solar before pivoting to solar-powered desalination. Comparable to TFTP's retail-crowdfunding-for-climate-tech origin model, though operating primarily in the US and emerging markets rather than Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-for-the-planet
• Xx.com/TFTP_France
• Facebookfacebook.com/Teamfortheplanet

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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

M&A

Investments8 records

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

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