Crystalchain

What Crystalchain does

Crystalchain is a Paris-based B2B SaaS company, founded in 2016, that operates a blockchain-backed supply chain data infrastructure platform for regulated industries. Its core platform follows a three-phase architecture — Collect, Compute, Leverage — that ingests supplier data through multiple intake methods (manual forms, supplier portal, REST API, IoT, SFTP, CSV/PDF with Smart OCR), integrates with SAP and Oracle ERP systems, and automatically generates a broad set of compliance outputs (Digital Product Passport, EUDR, AGEC, customs dossiers, ESG reports, CBAM, CSRD) plus carbon credit artifacts from a single dataset. Blockchain notarisation provides immutable, tamper-evident records recognized by judicial and certification bodies, while a consumer-facing QR-code web app delivers product transparency to end users.

The company serves 50+ enterprise brand clients across fashion and luxury (Chargeurs), retail (Monoprix, Coopérative U), environmental services (SUEZ), and the voluntary carbon market (Isometric, Puro.Earth, Rainbow, TrueCoco, CarbonPlus). Its wholly-owned subsidiary CrystalTrade extends the platform into digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) for biochar carbon removal projects, with end-to-end LCA software supporting Puro.earth, EBC, and ISCC methodologies. Crystalchain distributes exclusively through direct enterprise field sales, with custom annual subscriptions and no public pricing tiers. Geographic operations span France, West Africa (Ghana), and Southeast Asia (Malaysia), positioning the company to capture demand from the 2025-2030 rollout of EU environmental display, Digital Product Passport, and EU Deforestation Regulation mandates.

Name

Crystalchain

Legal name

CRYSTALCHAIN

Website

https://crystalchain.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crystalchain is a Paris-based B2B SaaS platform, founded in 2016, that uses blockchain and standardized data infrastructure to provide supply chain traceability and regulatory compliance (DPP, EUDR, AGEC, carbon credits) to 50+ enterprise brands in fashion, retail, and carbon removal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Traceability Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Tokenization, Digital MRV-Linked Credits & On-Chain Carbon Infrastructure (Digital assets, provenance) (EUABAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Credit Issuance, Serialisation & Retirement Assurance (Registry Integrity Checks) (EUABACAM), Regulatory Reporting, Tax & Audit Trails (reconciliation, provenance) (FSAPAJAI), Third-Party Traceability Platform Assurance (SOC/ISO-aligned controls for traceability data) (AFALAGAK)

Keywords

• Supply chain traceability
• Blockchain compliance platform
• Digital product passport
• Carbon credit verification
• ESG reporting software

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Crystalchain operates as a B2B SaaS platform providing supply chain traceability and compliance solutions to enterprise clients. The platform is subscription-based, with annual or multi-year contract structures implied by enterprise sales motion. Clients include 50+ enterprise brands across regulated supply chains.
2. dMRV Services for Carbon Removal Projects: CrystalTrade provides digital MRV services to biochar project developers (e.g., TrueCoco Ghana, CarbonPlus) for monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon credits under Puro.earth methodology. Generates revenue through service fees for data tracking and carbon credit monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crystalchain provides a blockchain-based B2B SaaS platform that serves as a system of record for regulated supply chains. Enterprise clients collect standardised supplier data once through multiple intake methods and automatically generate compliance outputs including Digital Product Passport (DPP), EUDR, AGEC, customs dossiers, carbon credits, ESG reports, and consumer-facing QR-code transparency. The CrystalTrade subsidiary adds digital MRV (Monitoring, Reporting & Verification) and end-to-end LCA software for biochar carbon removal projects certified under Puro.earth, EBC, and ISCC methodologies.

Product overview

Crystalchain is a supply chain data infrastructure platform offering a unified system for regulated supply chains. The core Crystalchain Platform operates through three phases: Collect (standardised data intake from suppliers via forms, API, IoT, SFTP with Smart OCR), Compute (LCA calculations, traceability chain mapping, compliance dossier generation), and Leverage (simultaneous generation of DPP, EUDR, AGEC, customs documentation, carbon credits, ESG reports). The CrystalTrade dMRV module extends the platform for carbon removal verification, providing real-time biochar tracking and end-to-end LCA software. The platform serves 50+ enterprise clients across fashion, food, and carbon markets, with over 100M data points collected and 1,000+ suppliers onboarded since 2016.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CrystalTrade: A subsidiary platform specializing in carbon removal dMRV (digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) solutions for biochar projects, including LCA software and carbon credit tracking under Puro.earth and EBC methodologies.

Products and services

• Crystalchain Platform Core B2B SaaS platform that serves as the system of record for regulated supply chains. Operates through three phases — Collect (standardised supplier data intake via manual forms, supplier portal, API, IoT, SFTP, and Smart OCR parsing of CSV/PDF documents, with SAP and Oracle ERP integration), Compute (automated LCA scores, traceability chain mapping, and compliance dossier generation using ISO 14040, Ecobalyse V7, Ecoinvent, Scope 3, and AI/ML), and Leverage (simultaneous generation of DPP, EUDR, AGEC, customs dossiers, carbon credits, ESG dashboards, and consumer transparency from a single data collection). Used by 50+ enterprise brand clients across fashion, textile, agri-food, and carbon removal sectors.
• CrystalTrade dMRV Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) solution for biochar carbon removal projects delivered by Crystalchain's wholly-owned subsidiary CrystalTrade. Tracks biochar production in real-time, generates high-quality carbon credits under methodologies such as Puro.earth, EBC, and ISCC, and provides end-to-end Life Cycle Assessment software allowing project developers to design custom LCAs and track emissions per item from biomass sourcing to carbon storage. Deployed with TrueCoco Ghana (targeting 250,000 tCO2 removal by 2030) and CarbonPlus (1,200 tonnes CO2e annual capacity at Bukit Selar Carbon Station, Malaysia).
• Crystal'Reste Consumer Web App Consumer-facing web application accessed by scanning QR codes on product labels. Displays the full verified product journey including origin, materials, production methods, photos, videos, and certificates, providing up to three minutes of consumer reading time per product. Used by enterprise brand clients to deliver brand storytelling and end-consumer transparency on traceability and ESG credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collect supplier data once and generate multiple compliance outputs simultaneously (DPP, EUDR, AGEC, carbon credits, ESG reports) — eliminating seasonal re-collection of data
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TrueCoco GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2024TrueCoco Ghana, a pioneering organic coconut agriculture company in Ghana, partnered with CrystalTrade (Crystalchain's carbon removal brand) as its dMRV partner to establish Ghana's first industrial biochar facility. CrystalTrade provides real-time tracking of biochar production, generating high-quality carbon credits under the Puro.earth methodology. The project targets 250,000 tCO2 removal by 2030, with financing from British International Investment (BII).
• CarbonPluscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2024CarbonPlus, innovators behind Malaysia's first industrial biochar facility (Bukit Selar Carbon Station), partnered with CrystalTrade dMRV to efficiently track, monitor, and optimise the carbon removal process. The integration ensures near real-time calculations of carbon removed and corresponding carbon credits under the Puro.earth methodology. The facility has capacity to remove 1,200 tonnes CO2e annually.
• La Maison du Savoir-Faire et CréationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2019La Maison du Savoir-Faire et Création, under the direction of UFIMH and financed by DEFI, promotes French fashion companies with unique know-how. Crystalchain was invited to present its blockchain traceability initiative at the Première Vision trade show. The collaboration sets up blockchain traceability on products of several affiliated companies, allowing consumers to scan QR codes to access full traceability information.
• Green Score CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrystalchain is a partner of Green Score Capital, developer of the Footprint Target methodology for environmental impact calculation and product lifecycle analysis. This partnership enables Crystalchain to offer clients a choice of environmental display methodologies (Ecobalyse, PEF, and Footprint Target), with Footprint Target providing more precise calculations using satellite data and specific collection information rather than averages.
• Puro.earthcoreTechnology or IntegrationPuro.earth is a carbon removal certification body. CrystalTrade's dMRV platform generates carbon credits under the Puro.earth methodology for biochar projects (TrueCoco Ghana, CarbonPlus). Crystalchain is also listed among Puro.earth's partner ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TrusTrace: Stockholm-based supply chain traceability platform focused on fashion and retail brands. Directly comparable to Crystalchain in serving fashion/textile enterprises with traceability, compliance, and product-level transparency across multi-tier supply chains.
• Circularise: Dutch blockchain-based traceability provider serving plastics, chemicals, and manufacturing supply chains. Closely comparable technology stack (blockchain notarization) and target customer base in regulated industries requiring compliance and ESG reporting.
• Textile Genesis (Lectra): Hong Kong-origin blockchain traceability platform specialized in textile and fashion supply chains, acquired by Lectra. Direct competitor to Crystalchain's fashion/luxury vertical with similar fiber-level traceability and brand onboarding approach.
• Optel Group: Canadian traceability and serialization company serving pharmaceuticals, food, and consumer goods. Comparable offering in supply chain visibility, regulatory compliance (track-and-trace), and ESG/lifecycle reporting across regulated industries.
• Kezzler: Norwegian traceability platform providing item-level serialization and supply chain transparency. Comparable in delivering consumer-facing QR-code transparency, brand authentication, and supply chain data infrastructure for regulated goods.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison atma.io: Item-level digital ID and supply chain visibility platform from global labeling incumbent Avery Dennison. Comparable in QR-code traceability and supply chain transparency, with broader portfolio (RFID, labels) and significantly larger scale than Crystalchain.
• rfxcel (Antares Vision Group): Supply chain traceability and serialization software acquired by Antares Vision. Comparable in serving regulated industries with traceability, compliance, and ESG reporting, now backed by a larger Italian-based vision and inspection group.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: UK-based carbon credit ratings and MRV analytics provider. Comparable to CrystalTrade's dMRV business in the voluntary carbon market, with focus on credit quality assessment and project verification rather than point-of-production monitoring.
• Patch: Carbon credit API platform enabling businesses to embed carbon offsetting into products. Adjacent to Crystalchain's carbon credit output functionality and serves overlapping enterprise customers integrating climate action into supply chains.

Regional players

• Cirpass-X: EU-funded consortium piloting Digital Product Passport standards for circular economy. Comparable to Crystalchain's DPP and compliance output capabilities, though operates as a public-sector pilot rather than a commercial platform and is Europe-centric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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