Atem

What Atem does

Atem is a Berlin-based, venture-backed software company operating as Atem Development GmbH that has built the Carbon Cockpit, a free, web-based SaaS platform designed to help companies evaluate and purchase voluntary carbon market credits with greater transparency. The platform aggregates data on more than 6,000 carbon credit projects across the four largest registries (Verra, Gold Standard, CDM, and American Carbon Registry — collectively representing roughly 80% of the voluntary carbon market by registry share) and generates three proprietary scores per project: a Trust Score built on the open-source CCQI framework and enhanced with third-party ratings from BeZero, Sylvera, and Renoster; a Value Score that overlays trust against market pricing; and a Guideline Fit Score that allows users to filter projects against custom portfolio criteria. All scores refresh weekly, and the product also automates compliance documentation through a Certificate of Retirement export feature. The platform is delivered as a self-serve web application hosted on AWS infrastructure, with no sales friction, no paid tiers, and no disclosed revenue model — the company describes itself as 'well-funded' and is backed by Plug and Play, Rivus Capital, and Signature Ventures following an October 2022 funding round.

Atem's go-to-market is product-led and community-driven, targeting sustainability managers at small and medium-sized enterprises who lack dedicated carbon market expertise, as well as larger net-zero-committed companies seeking to avoid the high cost of external consultants. The company distributes primarily through organic content — a frequently updated blog covering carbon market mechanics, a LinkedIn presence, and earned media coverage in TechCrunch, Wired, and Forbes — and funnels users to a free signup at app.atem.earth. The three co-founders (CEO Christoph Lange, CSO Alexandre Peschel, CTO Mattes Groeger) plus advisor Max Ament lead a team that the firmographics data places in the 11–50 employee range. The single publicly disclosed reference customer is the nonprofit Sustainable Travel International, which retired 5,000 tCO2 through the platform; Atem does not sell its own carbon credit inventory and positions neutrality as a core brand attribute in a market where conflicts of interest are common.

Name

Atem

Legal name

Atem Development GmbH

Website

https://atem.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atem is a Berlin-based SaaS company whose free Carbon Cockpit platform scores 6,000+ voluntary carbon market projects across Trust, Value, and Guideline Fit dimensions, helping SMEs and net-zero-committed enterprises evaluate and retire carbon credits without expensive consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit Intelligence Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Voluntary Carbon Credit Verification & Validation (VCS/Gold Standard/ACR/CAR) (EUABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Market MRV (Offsets/Projects: Verra/Gold Standard/ART; registry reporting) (EUAHADAF), Project Design Review (PDD/Methodology Applicability & Additionality Assessment) (EUABACAC), Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon credit scoring
• Voluntary carbon market
• Carbon offsetting platform
• Sustainability analytics software
• Carbon project evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Platform (Current): Carbon Cockpit is currently provided at no cost to users. Platform aims to democratize access to carbon market data. Revenue model not explicitly disclosed in sources; company is described as 'well-funded' suggesting VC-backed with burn-rate operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Atem operates the Carbon Cockpit, a free cloud-based SaaS platform that evaluates and scores more than 6,000 voluntary carbon credit projects across major registries (Verra, Gold Standard, CDM, American Carbon Registry). The platform generates three proprietary scores — Trust Score, Value Score, and Guideline Fit Score — to help companies identify high-quality, fairly priced carbon credits and generate compliance documentation such as retirement certificates.

Product overview

Atem offers a single unified product called the Carbon Cockpit — a free SaaS platform for carbon credit assessment and offsetting guidance. The platform aggregates and analyzes carbon market data to generate three scoring dimensions (Trust Score, Value Score, and Guideline Fit Score) for over 6,000-7,000 projects across major registries (Verra, Gold Standard, CDM, American Carbon Registry). Users can evaluate projects, set portfolio guidelines, retire credits, and generate certificates through the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carbon Cockpit: A free platform providing three scores (Trust, Value, and Guideline Fit) for over 6,000 carbon credit projects to help companies make financially sound offsetting decisions.

Products and services

• Carbon Cockpit A free web-based SaaS platform that provides transparent Trust, Value, and Guideline Fit scores for more than 6,000 carbon credit projects, enabling corporate sustainability teams and net-zero program managers to evaluate projects, set portfolio guidelines, retire credits, and export compliance certificates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to Trust, Value, and Guideline Fit scores for 6,000+ carbon credit projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sylvera: Carbon credit ratings and analytics provider using satellite data and machine learning to score project quality. Sylvera directly competes with Atem's Trust Score methodology and is similarly named as a data source within Atem's product.
• Persefoni: Carbon and climate management accounting platform for enterprises, including emissions measurement and offsetting workflows. Persefoni overlaps with Atem's corporate sustainability buyer segment and offers complementary carbon tooling.
• Renoster: Provides remote sensing-based carbon credit ratings and project monitoring for nature-based solutions. Renoster is a direct peer in the carbon ratings space and is integrated as a data input into Atem's scoring.
• ClimatePartner: Provider of carbon offsetting solutions and carbon accounting software for SMEs and enterprises, including credit evaluation, retirement, and consulting services. ClimatePartner addresses the same SME offsetting use case that Atem targets.
• BeZero Carbon: Independent carbon credit ratings agency offering risk-adjusted ratings and analytics for voluntary carbon market projects. BeZero is a direct competitor — and is also referenced as a data input into Atem's Trust Score.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and reduction platform that also enables companies to evaluate and purchase high-quality carbon credits. Watershed overlaps with Atem on credit evaluation and procurement workflows for corporate sustainability teams.
• Patch: API-first carbon credit marketplace enabling software platforms to embed offsetting. Patch competes with Atem on credit selection infrastructure and serves overlapping developer and enterprise buyer personas.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole: Large carbon project developer and advisory firm offering credit origination, advisory, and digital tools for corporate climate strategy. South Pole overlaps with Atem on advisory-led offsetting guidance for corporates.
• Trove Research (MSCI): Carbon credit ratings and market intelligence provider acquired by MSCI. Trove operates as a broad incumbent offering carbon ratings alongside MSCI's wider ESG data and analytics portfolio, comparable to Atem's evaluation services.

Others

• Crusoe Energy Systems: Energy and compute infrastructure provider with adjacent involvement in carbon removal and methane mitigation data. Crusoe is thematically related through its digital infrastructure supporting climate and emissions data workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/atem_earth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atem-earth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 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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