Kara

What Kara does

Kara is a cloud-based SaaS sustainability risk and compliance platform purpose-built for private markets. Its core product automates data collection, regulatory reporting (SFDR Article 8 and 9, SEC climate disclosures, UK SDR, CSRD, Spain Royal Decree 214/2025, and California SB 164), carbon accounting aligned with the GHG Protocol (Scope 1, 2, 3), and impact measurement using IRIS+ metrics mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals. The platform is built on SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR-compliant infrastructure with AES-256 encryption, integrates natively with accounting systems Xero, QuickBooks, and Holded for automated financial data ingestion, and exposes data through structured reports, audit trails, and a library of 750 proprietary benchmarks segmented by company stage and industry.

The company serves three named customer segments: asset managers (VC, PE, and infrastructure funds with climate commitments and SFDR-driven LP demands), portfolio companies (growth-stage technology and life-sciences firms building sustainability performance history for due diligence), and banks and insurance firms (financed emissions, climate risk underwriting, and client transition reporting). On its website, Kara cites 450+ "companies and investors reporting with Kara" and names customers including Blackhorn Ventures, URBAN-X, Inveready, Mundi Ventures, Asabys Partners, Rumbo Ventures, Brinc, and Aldea Ventures. Domain authority is reinforced by co-development of the Invest Europe / European Investment Fund machine-readable sustainability reporting template and by a research partnership with IESE Business School.

Kara monetizes via annual enterprise SaaS subscriptions priced by employee headcount on a net-30 basis with 60-day non-renewal notice and 7% contractual renewal escalation, supplemented by professional services for bespoke sustainability report design. Go-to-market is sales-led direct enterprise selling ("Schedule a demo" CTAs and Calendly scheduling) layered with self-serve platform access via app.joinkara.com, primarily in Europe and the United States. The legal entity is Kara, Inc., registered in Brooklyn, New York; the company is privately held with no institutional venture capital in the disclosed cap table, backed by approximately a dozen individual angels from the VC and climate-tech community plus a $100,000 Cox Cleantech Accelerator investment in February 2025.

Name

Kara

Legal name

Kara, Inc.

Website

https://joinkara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kara is a SaaS sustainability compliance platform for private markets that automates data collection, SFDR/SEC/UK SDR reporting, carbon accounting, and proprietary benchmarking for asset managers, portfolio companies, and banks and insurance firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Compliance Software

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK)

Keywords

• Sustainability compliance software
• ESG reporting platform
• Carbon accounting software
• SFDR compliance automation
• Private markets sustainability

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Kara operates on a subscription-based SaaS model. Subscription guidelines for pricing are based on standard metrics such as employee headcount. Payment terms are net 30 days. The agreement automatically renews with 60-day notice periods and allows for 7% price increases during renewal terms.
2. Professional Services: The platform offers sustainability communications expert support for creating bespoke sustainability reports aligned with firm branding, as mentioned in testimonials about professionally designed reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kara is a cloud-based sustainability risk and compliance SaaS platform that automates ESG data collection, carbon accounting, and regulatory reporting for private market financial institutions. The platform provides SFDR Article 8 and 9 compliance, Scope 1/2/3 emissions measurement aligned with GHG Protocol, impact metrics via IRIS+/UN SDGs, and 750+ proprietary benchmarks. It serves asset managers (PE/VC/infrastructure funds), their portfolio companies, and banks & insurance firms with automated reporting workflows.

Product overview

Kara is a unified sustainability risk and compliance platform designed for private markets. The core Kara Platform serves as the central intelligence backbone, integrating SFDR Compliance modules for Article 8 and 9 reporting, Carbon Accounting for Scope 1/2/3 emissions tracking aligned with GHG Protocol, Impact Metrics powered by IRIS+ and UN SDGs, and Benchmarks providing 750 proprietary performance benchmarks by company stage and industry. The platform connects with accounting tools like Xero, QuickBooks, and Holded for automated data collection. Kara also offers a Resource Hub providing practical guides, templates, and expert insights. The platform is purpose-built for asset managers, companies, and banks & insurance sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kara Platform The cloud-based sustainability risk and compliance platform trusted by financial institutions and their affiliated companies. Provides automated data collection, SFDR Article 8 and 9 compliance, carbon accounting, impact metrics, and benchmarking for asset managers, portfolio companies, and banks & insurance firms.
• SFDR Compliance Module Module that enables SFDR Article 8 (light green) and Article 9 (dark green) regulatory and investor reporting, with automated matching of relevant SFDR indicators to portfolios and Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI) statements. Designed for European asset managers required to disclose under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.
• Carbon Accounting Module Module providing activity-based and spend-based carbon accounting aligned with the GHG Protocol methodology, tracking Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Uses up-to-date emissions factors including MITECO factors for Spain-specific requirements, accelerating the path to Net Zero by tracking realized and avoided emissions.
• Impact Metrics Module Impact measurement module providing a library of metrics based on IRIS+ aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, enabling credible and comparable impact reporting for investors and companies.
• Kara's Benchmarks Proprietary benchmark offering 750+ sustainability indicators by company stage and industry, powered by a dynamic data model harmonizing IRIS+, EDCI, ESG VC, SASB, and Venture ESG frameworks. Enables performance comparison against industry peers.
• Resource Hub Curated library of practical guides, templates for sustainability policies, and expert insights designed to help portfolio companies embed sustainability practices through step-by-step instructions and regulation explainers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% automation of manual data collection effort
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration partner. Kara integrates with Xero for automated financial data collection, enabling faster and more accurate carbon accounting by importing spend and consumption data directly into the platform.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration partner. Kara connects with QuickBooks for automated data collection, supporting Scope 2 and Scope 3 carbon accounting through financial data imports.
• HoldedcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration partner. Kara integrates with Holded for automated financial data collection, enabling carbon accounting and sustainability metric tracking for customers using this platform.
• IESE Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Professor Fabrizio Ferraro for case study research and methodology development. Case studies with Mundi Ventures and Asabys Partners were conducted in partnership with IESE Business School to research sustainability integration in VC portfolios.
• Invest EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Invest Europe to create a machine-readable reporting template for the EIF (European Investment Fund). Kara was selected as an industry leader alongside Reframe Venture to develop the standardized sustainability reporting framework adopted by EIF.
• European Investment Fund (EIF)coreOthersThe EIF has adopted Invest Europe's sustainability reporting template which Kara helped develop. EIF requires funds to collect and disclose sustainability data using this framework, which Kara supports through its platform for LP reporting.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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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