Archeda

What Archeda does

Archeda, Inc. is a Tokyo-headquartered climate-technology company founded in September 2022 by Hiromasa Tsumura and Ayano Kido. It develops satellite-data-powered digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) solutions for nature-based carbon credit projects, delivered primarily through its Green Insight platform. Its technology integrates multisource satellite imagery (optical, SAR, and LiDAR) with proprietary AI/ML models and physics-based approaches to deliver wide-area environmental monitoring across forests, agricultural land, and coastal ecosystems, and is engineered to support multiple international carbon methodologies including VCS VM0047, Gold Standard, J-Credit, and JCM.

The company serves four primary customer segments: carbon credit project developers, government and municipal agencies, forestry operators, and corporations procuring offsets. Its revenue model combines recurring platform subscriptions for Green Insight (MRV-as-a-service) with professional services including feasibility studies, site selection, PDD preparation, validation, and verification support. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct engagement of project developers, government stakeholders, and corporate decarbonization teams, supplemented by strategic partnerships and participation in international forums (COP29, COP30, ForestSAT 2026, APRSAF).

Archeda has raised multiple Pre-Series A funding rounds from Japanese institutional and strategic investors, including Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mitsubishi Electric's ME Innovation Fund, DG Incubation, ONE Innovators, and Hokkaido Kyoso Partners, and was selected for the JAXA Space Strategy Fund Phase II to develop an Asia-wide nature-based carbon credit platform. It has expanded pilot operations across Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia, and has received Japan's Minister of Environment Award at the 7th Space Development and Utilization Awards in 2026. Its competitive position is anchored by a JAXA-co-developed nationwide Japan forest biomass dataset, a peer-reviewed publication record in Remote Sensing (MDPI), and a partnership ecosystem spanning EY ShinNihon, Aboitiz Foundation, and Indonesian government counterparts.

Name

Archeda

Legal name

Archeda, Inc.

Website

https://archeda.inc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Archeda is a Tokyo-based climate-tech company that provides satellite-powered digital MRV and consulting services for nature-based carbon credit projects, serving project developers, governments, and forestry operators across Japan and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit MRV Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite/Aerial/Remote Sensing MRV (Methane plumes, land-use change) (EUAHADAL), Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon credit monitoring
• Satellite data analytics
• Forest carbon mapping
• Digital MRV solutions
• Nature-based solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Green Insight dMRV Platform: Satellite-powered digital MRV platform providing monitoring, reporting, and verification for nature-based carbon credit projects. Revenue generated through platform subscriptions and analytical service fees for project developers, governments, and corporations.
2. Strategic Consulting Services: Expert consulting for carbon projects from feasibility and PDD preparation to validation, verification, and credit issuance. Includes stakeholder coordination and compliant documentation support.
3. Site Selection and Analysis Services: Analytical solutions for identifying eligible project sites based on historical land-use data and methodology conditions using satellite data and AI.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Archeda develops and operates Green Insight, a satellite-powered digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) platform for nature-based carbon credit projects. The platform integrates multisource satellite data (optical, SAR, and LiDAR) with AI/machine learning and physics-based models to deliver monitoring, reporting, and verification across forests, agricultural land, and coastal (mangrove) environments. Archeda also provides end-to-end strategic consulting supporting carbon project developers, governments, and corporations from site feasibility and PDD preparation through validation, verification, and credit issuance under VCS, Gold Standard, JCM, and J-Credit methodologies.

Product overview

Archeda offers a unified dMRV (digital MRV) platform called Green Insight, which combines satellite data and AI to provide end-to-end support for nature-based carbon credit projects. The platform consists of the core Nature-Based Carbon Credit Enablement solution (combining consulting with technology), Forest Monitoring capabilities, and specific analytical modules including Credit Quality Intelligence, Multisource Satellite Analysis, VCS VM0047 Monitoring Solution, Paddy Field Water Detection (AWD) Solution, and the Green Insight Monitoring for MRV module. Together, these products support project developers, governments, and forestry operators across the full project lifecycle from site selection and feasibility studies through PDD preparation, monitoring, and credit issuance, covering forests (ARR, REDD+), agriculture (AWD), and mangroves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Insight: Satellite and AI-powered dMRV solution for nature-based carbon projects providing high-resolution insights into land use, vegetation change, and carbon stocks.

Products and services

• Green Insight dMRV Platform Satellite- and AI-powered digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification platform that provides high-resolution insights into land use, vegetation change, and carbon stocks. Supports feasibility studies, validation, and verification for nature-based carbon credit projects across forests, agriculture, and blue carbon environments.
• Nature-Based Carbon Credit Enablement Consulting and technology solution that combines hands-on advisory services with Archeda's satellite and AI technology to support creation of trusted nature-based carbon credits. Provides end-to-end support from site selection and Project Design Document (PDD) preparation to validation, verification, and credit issuance.
• Green Insight Monitoring for MRV Regular monitoring solution enabling project developers to manage GHG emissions and carbon sequestration data centrally, visualize project and control areas, access event information, and compare historical satellite data with predictions and actual values.
• VCS VM0047 Monitoring Solution Analytical solution for monitoring carbon credit projects under VCS Methodology VM0047 (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation v1.0), including control plot selection, stocking index analysis correlated with aboveground biomass, and future projections for estimating additional carbon accumulation.
• Paddy Field Water Detection Solution (AWD) Advanced satellite-based solution that detects water presence in paddy fields and calculates inundation probability using AI. Supports methane reduction monitoring for rice cultivation carbon projects under J-Credit, Gold Standard, VCS, and JCM methodologies.
• AWD Methodology Site Selection Solution Analytical solution using satellite data and AI to identify suitable project sites based on historical land-use data and methodology conditions for Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) carbon projects.
• Satellite Data Carbon Credit Audit and Assurance Solution Joint solution with EY ShinNihon applying Archeda's satellite data analytics to carbon credit audit and assurance services, combining remote sensing capabilities with sustainability assurance expertise for nature-based carbon credit verification.

Quantifiable outcome

• High-accuracy forest biomass estimation across Japan using satellite data and AI
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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 capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC (EY ShinNihon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Joint study and demonstration on the application of satellite data to carbon credit audit and assurance services. Part of JAXA Space Strategic Fund Phase II project. Combines Archeda's satellite analytics with EY's sustainability assurance expertise for nature-based carbon credit verification.
• Aboitiz FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Partnership to develop high-integrity forest carbon projects in the Philippines. Archeda provides satellite data and AI-powered MRV solutions while Aboitiz Foundation contributes local development expertise. Focus on Japan-Philippines JCM framework.
• PT Cipta Inovasi Berkelanjutan (Ailesh)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026MoU for jointly developing nature-based carbon credit projects in Indonesia. Combines Archeda's satellite analytics with Ailesh's local network and field survey data. Supports Indonesia's 29-41% GHG emission reduction targets by 2030.
• Universitas AndalascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026MoU for research cooperation on mangroves and primary forests in Sumatra, Indonesia. Integrates Archeda's satellite remote sensing technology with university's decades of field research and biodiversity expertise.
• Green Carbon, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partnership to develop one-stop solution for forest-based credits. Combines Green Carbon's credit creation and sales expertise with Archeda's satellite data analysis technology for forestry projects.
• Jizoku Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for analytical support for Improved Agricultural Land Management (IALM) Project in Vietnam. Supports sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration through satellite-based monitoring.
• Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture - BRMPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU for satellite-based AWD monitoring technology implementation. Partnership with Space Tech Accelerator Inc. Pilot programs on government farms before nationwide expansion for sustainable rice agriculture.
• JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)coreOthersSelected for Space Strategy Fund Phase II for 'Enhancement of a Nature-Based Carbon Credit Platform for Asia'. Multiple contract work including nationwide forest biomass mapping. Strategic program under MEXT Stardust Program.
• Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoC for Forest Carbon Credit Calculation Using Satellite Data commissioned by JAXA with MUFG as primary contractor. Archeda collaborating with SDS, Mitsubishi Electric, and Forest Value on technology and methodology development.
• Satellite Data Service Planning Inc. (SDS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in JAXA-commissioned PoC for forest carbon credits. Seven-company joint investment structure including manufacturers, construction consultants, and banks.
• Forest Value Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in PoC providing J-Credit support and forest operation system proposals. Supports accurate carbon sequestration calculation techniques.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Pachama: Pachama is a satellite- and AI-powered dMRV platform for nature-based carbon credits, offering forest carbon estimation, project monitoring, and verification services — directly comparable to Archeda's Green Insight platform in product and customer segment.
• Sylvera: Sylvera provides satellite-based carbon credit ratings, monitoring, and MRV analytics for nature-based projects — a direct competitor to Archeda in the VCS/JCM carbon credit integrity and ratings space.
• Chloris Geospatial: Chloris Geospatial uses satellite data and AI to measure forest carbon stocks and monitor nature-based carbon projects — highly comparable to Archeda's Credit Quality Intelligence and biomass mapping capabilities.
• Overstory: Overstory applies satellite vegetation analytics to monitor forests and nature-based assets, serving utilities, insurers, and carbon project developers — overlapping with Archeda's multisource satellite and forest monitoring approach.
• 20tree.ai: 20tree.ai is an AI-driven nature intelligence platform that uses satellite imagery to monitor forests and biodiversity for carbon, finance, and conservation customers — comparable to Archeda's monitoring of forests and environmental change.
• NCX (Natural Capital Exchange): NCX is a nature-based carbon credit marketplace and MRV platform that uses remote sensing and field data to verify forest carbon projects — comparable to Archeda in MRV approach and target customer (carbon project developers).

Emerging players

• Patch: Patch is a carbon credit API and marketplace focused on embedding carbon calculations into enterprise software — adjacent to Archeda's dMRV offering, targeting enterprise decarbonization buyers rather than project developers.

Broad incumbents

• Planet Labs PBC: Planet Labs is a leading commercial satellite imagery provider and a past employer of Archeda's R&D Project Manager — a broad incumbent supplying raw satellite data that Archeda builds on, and a potential upstream/downstream competitor in monitoring services.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a large global carbon credit developer and consultancy offering project development, advisory, and MRV services across VCS, Gold Standard, and JCM — a broad incumbent with overlapping offerings to Archeda's enablement platform.

Others

• Green Carbon, Inc. Green Carbon is a Japanese nature-based carbon credit developer and Archeda's named business partner for one-stop forest-based credit solutions and AWD project site selection — adjacent rather than competing, operating in project development where Archeda provides MRV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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