Matter

What Matter does

Matter is a Copenhagen-based ESG and sustainability data and analytics provider serving institutional investors, asset managers, banks, and investment platforms globally. The company aggregates sustainability information from over 50 independent expert sources (NGOs, academic institutions, governments, and media) covering more than 14,000 public and private issuers across 350+ sustainability themes, with revenue and natural-capital analytics extending coverage to 59,000 issuers. Its product portfolio includes an end-to-end Analytics Platform, API and dataset access, and specialized data products covering SDG alignment (Revenue and CapEx Fundamentals), SFDR PAIs, Climate Transition, Temperature Scores, TCFD risk metrics, Thematic ESG Flags, Sovereign Insights, SDG Signals sentiment, and Nature Impact & Dependency. Underlying technology combines a proprietary AI-driven carbon data extraction pipeline (which tripled automation from 25% to 80%) with NLP-powered sentiment analysis processing 60,000+ articles daily.

The company operates a B2B enterprise SaaS model with annual subscription billing, sold via direct enterprise sales and distributed through embedded integrations with tier-one investment platforms including Nasdaq eVestment, SimCorp, BlackRock Aladdin, and FE fundinfo. Reported customer outcomes indicate Matter serves institutional investors managing approximately $20 trillion in assets under management, with named clients spanning BNP Paribas Asset Management, Saxo, AP Pension, DoLand, QBlue Balanced, Singlife with Aviva, and the Gaia retail investment platform. Matter is headquartered in Copenhagen with a London regional office and was acquired by Diginex Limited (NASDAQ: DGNX) in October 2025, continuing to operate as a standalone subsidiary under the Diginex group.

Name

Matter

Legal name

Matter DK ApS

Website

https://thisismatter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matter provides AI-powered ESG and sustainability data analytics to institutional investors, asset managers, and banks. The Copenhagen-based firm aggregates data from over 50 expert sources covering 14,000+ issuers, offering an analytics platform, API integrations, and regulatory compliance tools, now operating as a Diginex subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG and Sustainability Data Analytics

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Data, Ratings & Research (Providers, Methodologies, Analytics) (FSAAALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Data, Ratings & Climate Benchmarks (FSAFAIAI), ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls) (EUAHAJAN), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• ESG data analytics
• Sustainability data platform
• ESG reporting software
• Carbon emissions data
• SDG alignment data

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Matter offers access to its analytics platform, data integrations, and dataset access on a subscription basis. The platform enables portfolio analysis, ESG reporting, and sustainability screening for institutional investors. Data is available in multiple formats including direct platform access and API integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Matter operates an institutional ESG and sustainability data analytics platform that aggregates inputs from more than 50 independent expert sources (NGOs, academic institutions, governments, media) to deliver granular, source-traceable sustainability insights on 14,000+ issuers across 350+ themes. Its core commercial offering is a SaaS Analytics Platform complemented by Data Integrations (API), Dataset Access (bulk data), and a portfolio of specialised data products (SDG Revenue/CapEx Fundamentals, ESG Metrics, Thematic ESG Flags, SFDR PAIs, Climate Transition, Temperature Scores, TCFD Risk Metrics, SDG Signals, Nature Impact & Dependency, Sovereign Insights), used by asset managers, asset owners and investment platforms for portfolio screening, regulatory compliance and sustainable product creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analytics Platform End-to-end SaaS platform for exploring and analysing the sustainability profile of individual issuers, funds or entire portfolios, including high-level portfolio analysis, granular entity-level insights, benchmarking and report generation/data exports; built for institutional investors and asset managers.
• Data Integrations API-based integrations delivering Matter sustainability data into client platforms and pipelines, at issuer, fund, strategy and portfolio level in bulk or per query; intended for enterprise technology teams.
• Dataset Access Flexible access to the full granularity of Matter's sustainability datasets for in-depth analysis and downstream modelling; aimed at quant teams and ESG analysts at institutional investors.
• SDG Revenue Fundamentals Data product analysing how companies' core business revenues align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, enabling investors to assess real-world sustainable revenue exposure of portfolios.
• SDG CapEx Fundamentals Forward-looking data product aligning company capital expenditure with the UN SDGs, enabling investors to assess future-oriented sustainability investment by issuers.
• ESG Metrics Quantitative environmental and social metrics providing company-level impact insights for portfolio-level ESG analysis.
• Thematic ESG Flags Expert-driven flags on ESG issues derived from the collective intelligence of more than 50 independent data sources, providing transparent issue-level signals rather than composite scores.
• Sovereign Insights Expert observations on sovereign ESG issues enabling understanding of sovereign risks and opportunities relevant to fixed-income and sovereign-debt portfolios.
• SFDR PAIs Mandatory and voluntary Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) metrics supporting SFDR regulatory reporting requirements for EU asset managers and asset owners.
• Climate Transition Climate risk and opportunities metrics enabling investors to understand the transition readiness of their portfolios against climate goals.
• Temperature Scores Ambition-based and action-based temperature scores at issuer level, built on Science Based Targets methodology, to evaluate companies' climate commitment and progress.
• TCFD Risk Metrics Climate risk assessment metrics for TCFD reporting, including carbon footprint, financed emissions, issuer-level temperature alignment and transition risk scenario analysis covering planned and additional policy costs of carbon.
• SDG Signals ML-driven NLP sentiment dataset on SDG alignment, analysing more than 60,000 articles daily across 38,000+ companies to capture how issuers are perceived in global news media relative to the UN SDGs.
• Nature Impact & Dependency Rules-based dataset analysing revenue streams of 59,000 issuers and their impact and dependency on natural capital, aligned with TNFD best practice and spanning dozens of granular themes and materiality profiles.
• Matter Advisory Advisory services helping asset managers meet MAS transition planning requirements, including forward-looking portfolio oversight, stewardship, governance alignment, and practical engagement strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon data automation increased from 25% to 80%, enabling extraction of sustainability data from 1,000+ companies' 2025 reports
• +3 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

Integration6 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thisismatter
• Xx.com/matter_esg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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