What Native does

Native, A Public Benefit Corporation is a Burlington, Vermont-based climate-action company founded in 2000 that develops, finances, and markets validated carbon offset projects for corporate buyers. Its core product is the HelpBuild™ model — a forward-purchase mechanism through which companies commit capital for tonnes that will be produced from future projects, providing upfront financing that catalyzes new climate projects that would not otherwise launch. Native's portfolio exceeds 80 validated projects spanning regenerative agriculture, grassland restoration, renewable energy, biogas/methane destruction, nature-based solutions, and clean water, with flagship assets in the Northern Great Plains (Montana, USA), Patagonia (Argentina), Northern Kenya, Uganda (10,000+ biodigester households), and Wewoka, Oklahoma (landfill gas-to-energy). Projects are validated against Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard, Climate Action Reserve, and Climate Community Biodiversity standards; the Northern Great Plains project was rated 'A' by BeZero in 2026.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market: enterprise field sales for corporate supporters (500+ partners including Stripe, Allbirds, Ben & Jerry's, Aveda, Xanterra, Everlane, Stonyfield), direct-to-consumer e-commerce with monthly/quarterly/annual subscription payment plans, project-developer partnerships, and an offset-broker channel. Revenue streams mix one-time vintage offset purchases, recurring subscription plans, HelpBuild forward commitments with 5–7 year windows (within 20-year crediting periods), and carbon-project consulting for renewable energy and agriculture developers. The firm is small (11–50 employees in Burlington), has operated for 25 years, and runs as a B Corp / Public Benefit Corporation with stakeholder-governance obligations.

No venture capital is disclosed in the input; recorded funding events (2007, 2011, 2022) show no disclosed dollar amounts, suggesting Native has historically grown organically and via project-level capital structuring rather than equity fundraises. Performance indicators publicly cited include 60M tonnes CO2e verified and validated cumulatively, 200,000 forward-purchased tonnes on the Northern Great Plains project, ~170,000 tCO2e/year removal rate on that same project, and 16+ million cubic meters of landfill gas captured at Wewoka.

Name

Native

Legal name

Native, A Public Benefit Corporation

Website

https://native.eco

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Native is a Burlington, Vermont-based Public Benefit Corporation that develops and finances validated carbon offset projects for corporate buyers through its HelpBuild™ forward-purchase model, with 80+ projects spanning regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, biogas, and nature-based solutions across the Americas and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Carbon Markets / Carbon Offset Development

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) (EUABABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE), Carbon Removal Credits Trading (DAC, BECCS, Biochar, Mineralization) (EUAGAIAL), Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)

Keywords

• Voluntary carbon markets
• Carbon offset development
• Regenerative agriculture projects
• Corporate climate financing
• Carbon project consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Offset Sales - Forward Purchases: Companies purchase carbon offsets upfront that will be produced from HelpBuild projects over time. This provides upfront capital to catalyze new climate projects. Projects have 20-year crediting periods with HelpBuild periods of 5-7 years.
2. Carbon Offset Sales - Vintage Purchases: Purchase of specific metric tonnes of verified emissions reductions produced by a project in a defined year. Unit-contingent with substitution rights for substantially equivalent VERs.
3. Payment Plans: Monthly, quarterly, or annual payment plans where customers choose offset quantity per interval. Billing continues until cancellation. First payment dedicated to chosen project.
4. Carbon Project Consulting: Consulting services for renewable energy and carbon reduction technology developers to assist in maximizing project value, assessing market opportunities, and managing validation/verification processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Native develops, validates and finances carbon reduction and removal projects worldwide and sells the resulting verified carbon offset credits to corporate buyers through its HelpBuild™ forward-purchase program and a portfolio of vintage offsets. It also delivers carbon project consulting to renewable energy and carbon project developers, and operates a public-facing website storefront where individuals and organizations can calculate their footprint and purchase offsets via one-time or recurring payment plans.

Product overview

Native is a climate action company operating as a Public Benefit Corporation that connects organizations with validated climate projects to help them achieve sustainability goals through carbon offset purchases and catalytic project funding. Its core offerings center on the HelpBuild™ program, through which companies forward-purchase carbon offset credits to launch new climate projects not otherwise taking place, and a portfolio of independently validated carbon offset projects spanning regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, clean water, nature-based solutions, and methane destruction. Supporting offerings include carbon project consulting services for developers, carbon calculators for individuals, and access to verified offsets through multiple project categories. The company works with over 500 corporate supporters and has validated more than 80 projects worldwide, with approximately 60 million tonnes of CO2e verified and validated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HelpBuild™ Climate Project Funding Program Forward-purchase program in which companies buy carbon offset credits upfront to launch new validated climate projects that would not otherwise take place; projects span regenerative grazing, biogas, biodigesters, renewable energy and nature-based solutions.
• Vintage Carbon Offsets Specific metric tonnes of verified emissions reductions produced by Native's validated projects in a defined year, available for one-time purchase, supporting corporate carbon-neutral and net-zero claims.
• Carbon Project Consulting Consulting services for renewable energy and carbon project developers to assess REC and VER market opportunities, quantify project value, manage validation and verification processes, and develop agriculture-based, landfill gas, wind, solar and other carbon projects.
• Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project HelpBuild climate project supporting ranchers in Montana to adopt planned, high-density rotational grazing that regenerates grasses and sequesters carbon in soil, with 20-year agreements, buffer pool management and spot credits rated 'A' by BeZero.
• Northern Kenya Rangelands Project Climate project in partnership with the Northern Rangelands Trust and Soils for the Future making livestock grazing more sustainable in Northern Kenya through planned grazing practices that sequester carbon and support local conservancies.
• Wewoka Biogas Project HelpBuild project capturing methane from landfill gas and converting it to energy for a nearby manufacturing facility in Wewoka, Oklahoma, with more than 16 million cubic meters of landfill gas captured and used to date.
• Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project Regenerative grazing project spanning nearly 200,000 enrolled hectares in Patagonia, removing approximately 175,000 metric tonnes of carbon annually with a pathway to scale beyond 500,000 hectares, in partnership with Ovis 21 and verified by Aster Global.
• Uganda Dairy Digester Project (Waste to Fuel) Project distributing small-scale biodigesters to over 10,000 farming households in Uganda over 10 years, in partnership with Sistema.bio, converting organic waste into biogas for cooking fuel and organic fertilizer to reduce emissions and improve livelihoods.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60M tonnes CO2e verified and validated avoided or sequestered
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spark R&DcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBozeman-based backcountry skiing equipment manufacturer supporting Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project. Balances energy-intensive production demands with commitment to Montana's grasslands. Example of company seeing project as more than carbon transaction.
• REVERBcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver decade-long partnership. REVERB partners with musicians, festivals, and venues to green concert events. Works with Native to address tour-based emissions through carbon projects. Founded by Lauren Sullivan and Adam Gardner of Guster.
• Sistema.biocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation partner for Uganda and Mexico biodigester projects. Expert in on-farm infrastructure converting waste into household fuels. Provides technology for biodigester systems used in projects. CEO Alexander Eaton leads implementation.
• Soils for the FuturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for Northern Kenya Rangelands project. Manages soil sampling process to establish baseline soil carbon levels and measure changes in soil carbon over time.
• Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose partner on Northern Kenya Rangelands project. Works with conservancies participating in the project. Jackson Kikardi monitors and analyzes data for NRT while supporting soil sampling efforts.
• Ovis 21coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project. Collaborates with Native and Aster Global (VVB) on project development and verification.
• Aster GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerification Partner (VVB) for Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project. Third-party verification body assessing project performance.
• International Centre for AgroForestry (ICRAF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratory in Nairobi that conducts Soil Organic Carbon percentage analysis using Mid-InfraRed (MIR) technology for Northern Kenya project soil samples.
• KlarnaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHead of Sustainability Salah Said participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance. Example of company using internal carbon tax for climate impact.
• Gold Standard FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTO Owen Hewlett participated in Native-hosted webinar. Gold Standard is one of the validation/verification standards Native projects are validated against.
• SWEEPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVP of Climate Action Renaud Bettin participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance.
• Shift Cycling CultureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal nonprofit foundation supporting cycling sector to take action on climate. Featured in Native spotlight as example of industry transformation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pachama: Pachama is a venture-backed carbon credit marketplace that uses satellite monitoring and ML to verify nature-based carbon projects, connecting corporate buyers with forest and nature-based offset suppliers. Direct competitor to Native in the voluntary carbon market with overlapping nature-based project categories.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is one of the world's largest carbon project developers and offset retailers, offering project development, advisory, and carbon credit sales across forestry, renewable energy, and community-based projects. Comparable to Native in scale of project portfolio, validation standards used, and corporate buyer focus.
• Cloverly: Cloverly provides an API-first carbon offset platform enabling businesses to embed carbon calculations and offset purchases into their products and checkout flows. Direct competitor targeting similar enterprise and SMB buyers, though differentiated by tech-first delivery vs. Native's project development focus.
• Patch: Patch is a carbon credit API and marketplace that enables software platforms and businesses to integrate carbon offsetting programmatically. Direct competitor in the voluntary carbon market with similar enterprise buyer focus and overlap in nature-based and biochar credit categories.
• Terrapass: Terrapass is a US-based carbon offset retailer and project developer offering verified credits across forestry, renewable energy, and methane capture. Comparable to Native in project categories (including landfill gas), validation standards, and corporate buyer focus.
• 3Degrees: 3Degrees is a climate solutions provider offering renewable energy certificates (RECs), carbon offsets, and supply chain decarbonization services to enterprises. Overlap with Native in carbon offset sales and corporate sustainability buyer segment.
• Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise carbon accounting and offset platform helping companies measure, report, and reduce their emissions. Overlaps with Native on the carbon offset procurement side of the corporate sustainability stack, though Watershed emphasizes measurement software and reduction strategy.

Others

• Verra: Verra operates the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), one of the world's leading carbon credit standard programs used by Native for project validation. Indirectly comparable as an ecosystem enabler whose standards and registry underpin the voluntary market Native participates in.
• Gold Standard: Gold Standard is a leading carbon credit standard certifying high-quality offsets with strong SDG co-benefits, used by Native for project validation. Adjacent player as a standards body whose reputation and rigor directly affects demand for Native's certified credits.
• BeZero Carbon: BeZero Carbon is a carbon credit ratings agency that rates the quality of voluntary carbon credits. BeZero's 'A' rating of Native's Northern Great Plains project is a key credibility signal; BeZero is an adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nativeenergy
• Facebookfacebook.com/nativeenergy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nativeenergy-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 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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