Renoster
Renoster is an Austin-based climate tech company that uses proprietary LiDAR and deep learning to measure forest biomass and develop improved forest management carbon credits, serving voluntary carbon buyers, forest landowners in Maine, and ratings users via its Mercury platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersAustin, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What Renoster does
Renoster (Renoster Systems, Inc.) is an Austin, Texas-based climate technology company founded in 2019 that operates at the intersection of remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and forest carbon markets. The company builds proprietary LiDAR-based forest inventory systems and deep learning models to measure, rate, and commercialize carbon credits from improved forest management (IFM) projects, primarily working with landowners in Maine.
Its product portfolio is organized around two offerings: Mercury, a public-facing carbon ratings platform that evaluates the quality of forest carbon projects (covering 217 rated projects and 500M+ credits analyzed) and Apollo, a project development program launched in September 2025 that sources land from forest owners, measures biomass using Renoster's LiDAR and AI pipelines, and issues credits under Isometric's IFM Protocol — making Renoster the first supplier under that framework. Renoster pairs project-level measurements with insurance (via partner Kita) and offtake agreements (first buyer Wren, for 5,000 credits), producing a vertically integrated stack from measurement to credit sale.
The business model combines (a) credit revenue from sales of Apollo-originated IFM credits to voluntary carbon buyers, (b) subscription or licensing revenue potential from Mercury's ratings data, and (c) future platform revenue from its Geospatial Embedding Fields product launched in February 2026, which extends the company's AI stack beyond forestry. Customers include voluntary carbon market buyers (Wren), landowners enrolled in the Apollo pilot (37 in Maine), and ratings users of Mercury; institutional research partners include the University of Maine.
Renoster firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Renoster
- Legal name
- Renoster Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://renoster.co
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Renoster is an Austin-based climate tech company that uses proprietary LiDAR and deep learning to measure forest biomass and develop improved forest management carbon credits, serving voluntary carbon buyers, forest landowners in Maine, and ratings users via its Mercury platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Renoster industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Carbon Market Analytics & Forest Carbon Credits
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)
- SIC
- Forestry (800), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE), Carbon Credit Ratings & Due Diligence (Quality Scoring, Integrity Assessments) (EUABADAF), Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA), Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH)
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Where Renoster is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Austin
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Renoster business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Carbon Credit Sales (Landowner Revenue Share): Renoster generates revenue by developing forest carbon projects and selling carbon removal credits to buyers. Landowners receive 65% of project revenue with zero upfront costs. Renoster handles all project development costs and retains the remainder.
- Mercury Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to Mercury's carbon ratings and analysis platform. Access available on subscription basis purchased via order form with monthly or annual billing and automatic renewal.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Landowner Enrollment - Free |
| Outcome Based/ Performance | Multi-year contract | Apollo Carbon Removal Credits |
| Subscription | Monthly | Mercury Platform Subscription |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Renoster product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Renoster develops and sells high-integrity forest carbon credits through Apollo, an Improved Forest Management program for small landowners in Maine that combines LiDAR remote sensing, dynamic baselines, and Isometric registry verification with built-in Kita insurance. It also operates Mercury (Mercury Rubric), a subscription-based carbon ratings and analysis platform evaluating nature-based carbon projects and credits worldwide. The company uses proprietary AI and remote sensing technology to quantify, monitor, and verify forest carbon stocks at scale.
Product overview
Renoster offers two core products: Mercury (Mercury Rubric) is a carbon ratings and analysis platform that evaluates nature-based carbon projects worldwide, while Apollo is a forest carbon program that develops and sells carbon credits from small landowner forests. Mercury serves buyers and companies seeking to de-risk nature investments through independent, transparent ratings. Apollo builds on this expertise to create a new category of high-integrity forest carbon credits, combining the ratings methodology with direct project development, remote sensing technology, and insurance. Both products share Renoster's 'Deep Transparency' philosophy, openly publishing datasets, calculations, and methodology.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Apollo: Forest carbon program for small landowners providing high-integrity nature-based carbon credits, using LiDAR monitoring, dynamic baselines, and insurance from Kita.
- Mercury
Products and services
- Apollo Forest carbon program that enables small landowners (25+ acres) in Maine to enroll with zero upfront costs and receive 65% of project revenue, while developing high-integrity improved forest management carbon credits for enterprise buyers using LiDAR monitoring, dynamic baselines, Isometric IFM Protocol, and built-in Kita non-delivery insurance.
- Mercury (Mercury Rubric) Subscription-based nature-based carbon ratings and analysis platform that evaluates the quality of carbon offset projects by measuring true net climate benefit. Provides full project reports, GIS evidence layers, satellite imagery, and baseline assessments across 215+ projects covering 500M+ carbon credits worldwide. Accessible via web platform and partner-facing API.
- Geospatial Embedding Fields AI-powered approach combining geospatial embedding fields with AlphaEarth Foundations and airborne LiDAR data to modernize forest structure mapping and digital measurement, reporting, and verification (DMRV) for forest carbon estimation.
Quantifiable outcome
- Project development costs reduced from $100,000+ to $0 for landowners
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Renoster
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Renoster technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature7 records
Renoster partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- IsometriccoreCarbon registry partner providing the IFM Protocol that governs Apollo's forest carbon methodology. Renoster is the first supplier to issue credits under Isometric's new Improved Forest Management Protocol. Isometric verifies every credit issued, ensuring scientific rigor and methodological compliance.
- KitacoreInsurance partner providing non-delivery insurance for every Apollo credit - a market first. Where coverage is secured, if a project fails or credits are not delivered, insurance provides compensation in-kind or in cash. Built into every credit as standard, not as an add-on.
- WrenflagshipFirst buyer of Apollo credits, securing inaugural offtake of 5000 carbon removal credits. Completed six-month due diligence with 230+ compliance checks. Catalytic role in proving the model and paving way for expansion. Visited project sites with Maine landowners.
- University of MainecoreLong-standing partnerships with University of Maine for forest research and data. Part of network of experimental forests and long-term research sites including Penobscot, Holt, Harvard, Yale, Fox, and Hubbard Brook forests.
- Maine Woodland Owners AssociationcoreLocal partner for landowner outreach and community building in Maine. Combines cutting-edge data analysis with close understanding of local people, forests, and institutions.
- Maine Tree FoundationcoreRegional partner supporting forest stewardship and small landowner engagement in Maine.
- New England Forest FoundationcoreRegional conservation partner supporting sustainable forest management and forest carbon initiatives in New England.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Renoster competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Single.Earth: Nature-based carbon credit platform tokenizing forest and land carbon. Adjacent peer in the nature-based removal space with comparable small-landowner focus and emphasis on transparency, though operating on a tokenized model versus Renoster's traditional offtake structure.
- Isometric: Carbon credit registry that designed the IFM Protocol under which Renoster's Apollo credits are issued. Functions as both critical partner and adjacent peer — same buyer audience, same nature-based focus, but operating one layer up the stack as a registry rather than an originator.
- Cnaught: Carbon credit marketplace and buyer platform partnering with Renoster on Apollo distribution. Comparable as a distribution channel for high-integrity voluntary credits and identified as a Renoster partner on the company website.
- Patch: Carbon credit API and marketplace enabling businesses to embed carbon credit purchasing into their products. Comparable to Renoster's partner-facing Mercury API and serves a similar developer/enterprise buyer audience for nature-based credits.
Direct peers
- BeZero Carbon: Carbon credit ratings agency providing risk analytics and ratings across voluntary carbon markets. Overlaps directly with Renoster's Mercury ratings product in methodology, buyer audience (enterprise procurement teams), and goal of bringing transparency to voluntary credits.
- Pachama: AI-powered nature-based carbon project developer and marketplace using satellite and LiDAR data. Closest technological peer to Renoster — both use AI/LiDAR for forest carbon quantification, both target enterprise buyers with high-integrity credits, and Renoster's CSO Dr. Elias Ayrey previously led science at Pachama.
- Sylvera: Independent carbon credit ratings agency rating nature-based and engineered removal projects. Directly comparable to Renoster's Mercury platform — both rate nature-based carbon credits and publish methodologies publicly; Renoster even hired a former Sylvera NbS rating analyst (Mateus Mendes).
- NCX (Nori): Carbon marketplace focused on connecting small forest landowners with carbon credit buyers. Highly comparable to Renoster's Apollo mission: democratizing access to forest carbon for small landowners and using remote sensing for verification.
Broad incumbents
- South Pole Group: Major carbon project developer and advisory with broad portfolio across nature-based and tech-based solutions. Comparable as a forest carbon project originator serving enterprise buyers, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope than Renoster's Maine-focused Apollo.
- Verra: The largest voluntary carbon market registry (VCS Program). Renoster explicitly differentiates Apollo against Verra's standards as 3-5x more conservative; Apollo is positioned as a Verra alternative for buyers seeking higher-integrity IFM credits.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Renoster leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Renoster funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Renoster M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Renoster
What does Renoster do?
Renoster develops and sells high-integrity forest carbon credits through Apollo, an Improved Forest Management program for small landowners in Maine that combines LiDAR remote sensing, dynamic baselines, and Isometric registry verification with built-in Kita insurance. It also operates Mercury (Mercury Rubric), a subscription-based carbon ratings and analysis platform evaluating nature-based carbon projects and credits worldwide. The company uses proprietary AI and remote sensing technology to quantify, monitor, and verify forest carbon stocks at scale.
Is Renoster a public or private company?
Renoster is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Renoster founded?
Renoster was founded in 2022. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Renoster based?
Renoster is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.
How does Renoster make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Carbon Credit Sales (Landowner Revenue Share) is the primary driver. The others are mercury Platform Subscription.
Who are Renoster's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Single.Earth, Isometric, Cnaught and Patch. Direct peers are BeZero Carbon, Pachama, Sylvera and NCX (Nori). Broad incumbents are South Pole Group and Verra.
Does Renoster have an API?
Yes. Renoster offers a partner-facing API that provides access to Renoster Attributes and Ratings, which are limited data including summary metrics, scores, and ratings for carbon projects. The API is accessed via the Platform and is available to customers with a paid subscription through an Order Form. Documentation is available at https://www.renoster.co/dtr-docs. Developer documentation is at www.renoster.co/dtr-docs.
What industry is Renoster in?
Renoster's product category is Carbon Market Analytics & Forest Carbon Credits. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAMAJAD, Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM), with a secondary code of IMAMAJAE, Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification). Its NAICS code is 11531 and its SIC code is 800.