Earthchain

What Earthchain does

Earthchain is a UK-based private limited company headquartered in Leeds that operates an AI-powered carbon accounting and emissions management platform. The company's core product is the Carbon Intelligence Platform, which automates four workflow stages: data ingestion from heterogeneous sources (utility bills, machine energy logs, transport records, supplier records), emissions calculation using trusted emissions factors, real-time insights and predictive forecasting, and generation of audit-ready compliance reports aligned to TCFD, CSRD, SECR, SBTi, and B Corp frameworks. The platform is delivered as annual subscription SaaS, with quote-based enterprise pricing and a complementary API layer (REST and IFSF interfaces) that enables financial institutions, fuel card issuers, and payment processors to embed carbon calculation and offsetting into their own products.

Earthchain monetises through three primary streams: annual SaaS subscriptions, marketplace transaction fees on Gold Standard certified carbon credit purchases, and Verified Emissions Reduction certificate sales, including sub-tonne fractional offsets tokenised in 1 gram units on the low-energy Stellar blockchain via its Carbon Ledger product. Distribution is omnichannel, combining direct enterprise field sales, an API-first embedment model for financial services, a Shopify App Store listing for SMB e-commerce merchants, and channel partnerships via the NayaOne marketplace. Customer segments span large enterprises with Scope 3 obligations, SMEs in regulated supply chains, businesses seeking to offset residual emissions, and financial institutions/fintechs integrating climate features into customer experiences.

The company is founder-led, with Dan Graf as CEO and co-founder and Mike Barlow as co-founder and Head of Growth. Named customer logos include Lloyds Banking Group, Ingenico, Fairatmos, Gold Standard, and Oxwash. Notable strategic partners include Gold Standard (exclusive certification), Stellar (blockchain infrastructure), Sustaincert (project documentation), NayaOne (financial services distribution), and Fairatmos (Southeast Asia distribution). Despite six-plus years of operation, the company remains small at 1-10 employees with no publicly disclosed institutional funding rounds, suggesting an organic, capital-efficient growth profile rather than venture-scale scaling.

Name

Earthchain

Legal name

Earthchain Ltd

Website

https://earthchain.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earthchain provides an AI-powered carbon accounting platform that automates emissions data ingestion, calculation, predictive insights, and compliance reporting for enterprises, SMEs, financial institutions, and offset buyers, supported by a Stellar blockchain-based Carbon Ledger and Gold Standard certified marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Accounting Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Carbon Accounting & GHG Inventory Platforms (EUABAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tokenization, Digital MRV-Linked Credits & On-Chain Carbon Infrastructure (Digital assets, provenance) (EUABAAAE), Carbon Credit/REC Tracking, Claims & Chain-of-Custody Platforms (EUABAEAH), Carbon Credit Brokerage & Intermediation (Voice/Electronic) (EUAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Carbon accounting software
• Emissions management platform
• Carbon offset marketplace
• Climate compliance reporting
• Sustainability data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual subscription for access to the AI-powered emissions management platform, including data ingestion, calculation, insights, and reporting modules. Billing cycle is annual as stated in the Terms of Service.
2. Carbon Credit Marketplace: Platform hosts a marketplace for high-integrity offset projects (water, energy, community, nature) enabling businesses to purchase Gold Standard certified carbon credits. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on credit purchases.
3. Verified Emissions Reduction Certificates: One-time purchase of Gold Standard certified Verified Emissions Reduction (VER) certificates powered by Earthchain's Carbon Ledger. Offset costs can be met by cardholder, fleet card issuer, or a mixture of both.
4. Sub-Tonne Fractional Carbon Offsets: Tokenised carbon offsets broken into 1 gram units on the Stellar blockchain, enabling accessible sub-tonne fractional offsets while retaining full provenance tracking of every gram.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Earthchain sells an AI-powered carbon accounting and emissions management SaaS platform that ingests unstructured activity data (utility bills, machine logs, transport, supplier, and payment transaction records), automatically applies trusted emissions factors, and produces audit-ready compliance reports aligned to TCFD, CSRD, SECR, SBTi, and B Corp frameworks. The platform extends with a Carbon Ledger (Stellar-blockchain-based immutable offset provenance for fractional Gold Standard VER certificates), a Carbon Marketplace for offset purchases, REST/IFSF APIs for embedding carbon intelligence into financial services products, and a Shopify app for e-commerce merchants.

Product overview

Earthchain offers an AI-powered sustainability data management platform for automated carbon accounting, delivered as a unified platform with multiple integrated modules. The core Earthchain Platform provides end-to-end emissions visibility, underpinned by four primary functional modules: Automated Data Ingestion (for collecting and processing data from multiple sources), Automated Emissions Calculation (for applying emissions factors), Automated Emissions Insights (for real-time analysis and predictive forecasting), and Automated Compliance Reporting (for generating audit-ready reports aligned with TCFD, CSRD, SECR, SBTi, and BCorp frameworks). The offering extends through complementary products including a Carbon Marketplace (for purchasing Gold Standard certified offsets across water, energy, community, and nature project categories), a Carbon Ledger (blockchain-based offset tracking on Stellar), and a dedicated Carbon Intelligence Platform for financial services integrations. A Shopify app and API integration layer enable developer access and e-commerce embedding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carbon Ledger: A blockchain-powered platform (built on Stellar blockchain) that tracks carbon offset transactions immutably, allowing customers to prove claims about emissions offset with full provenance from Gold Standard registry through Sustaincert certification documentation.
• Carbon Intelligence Platform
• Carbon Intelligence for Retail

Products and services

• Earthchain Platform (AI-Powered Emissions Management Platform) An AI-driven SaaS platform for automated carbon accounting that collects, analyses, and acts on emissions data at scale. Provides end-to-end visibility of emissions, generates automated reports aligned with TCFD, CSRD, SECR, SBTi, and B Corp frameworks, and delivers actionable decarbonisation insights and predictive forecasts.
• Carbon Ledger Blockchain-powered carbon offset tracking system using the low-energy Stellar blockchain. Tokenises Gold Standard VER certificates into 1-gram units to enable sub-tonne fractional offsets with full, publicly auditable provenance tracking and immutable transaction records.
• Carbon Marketplace

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% reduction in time spent on manual emissions data calculations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OxwashcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Oxwash, the UK-based B Corp laundry innovator (operating at 25x less carbon-intensive than industry average), partnered with Earthchain to gain granular real-time visibility into emissions across its operations and supply chain. Earthchain ingests data from utility bills, machine energy logs, transport, and supplier records to deliver live insights. Oxwash uses automated reporting aligned to SBTi, SECR, and B Corp frameworks.
• FairatmoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2023Earthchain partnered with Fairatmos, an Indonesian-based carbon credit issuer, to facilitate the sale of high-integrity carbon credits to Fairatmos' customers through Earthchain's marketplace and digital Carbon Ledger. The collaboration creates a transparent and accountable system for carbon credits, enabling individuals and businesses in Indonesia to access certified climate action.
• NayaOnecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 April 2023Earthchain partnered with NayaOne, a digital transformation platform for financial institutions and fintechs, to make Earthchain's Carbon Intelligence platform available through NayaOne's marketplace. Financial institutions can leverage Earthchain's platform to offer sustainable products and services to their customers, including real-time carbon footprint visibility per transaction and funding certified emissions reduction projects.
• Gold StandardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthchain works exclusively with Gold Standard as its carbon certification partner, ensuring every emissions reduction project is both certified and documented. Earthchain participates in Gold Standard's working groups exploring digital assets in the Voluntary Carbon Market. Gold Standard's CEO Margaret Kim has publicly endorsed Earthchain as a partner in democratising access to carbon markets.
• StellarcoreTechnology or IntegrationEarthchain's Carbon Ledger is powered by the low-energy Stellar blockchain. Carbon offset certificates are tokenised as ledger entries on Stellar, providing public, transparent, and immutable records. Each offset is delivered with a serial number representing the blockchain transaction hash, enabling full auditable provenance tracking.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Sustainability Manager: Enterprise ESG and carbon accounting module within Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, deeply integrated with the Microsoft data and ERP stack. Represents the bundle-threat incumbent for large Microsoft-anchored customers.
• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Enterprise sustainability suite within the Salesforce platform covering carbon accounting, ESG reporting, and decarbonisation. A broad incumbent alternative for large enterprises already on Salesforce CRM infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Greenly: Carbon accounting platform with strong SME/mid-market focus and Shopify/e-commerce integrations, including measurement, reduction, and offsetting. Closely comparable on SMB-led GTM and the Shopify app distribution channel.
• Normative: Carbon accounting engine for businesses, focused on Scope 3 emissions, science-based targets, and reporting. Comparable product scope and buyer profile to Earthchain's enterprise offering.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate platform serving large corporates with automated GHG inventory, reporting, and reduction planning. Most direct comparable to Earthchain's enterprise SaaS module and the primary competitive threat in the same buyer segment.
• Plan A: Carbon accounting and decarbonisation SaaS platform headquartered in Europe, with automated emissions calculations and CSRD-ready reporting. Direct competitor targeting similar enterprise and SME segments as Earthchain.
• Persefoni: Climate Management and Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises, providing automated carbon footprint calculation, Scope 1-3 tracking, and audit-ready disclosures. Closely overlaps Earthchain on AI-driven carbon accounting and multi-framework reporting.
• Sweep: Carbon management platform for mid-market and enterprise with automated data ingestion, Scope 3 tracking, and sustainability reporting. Direct alternative to Earthchain for horizontal carbon accounting customers.

Emerging players

• Patch: Carbon offset API platform enabling businesses to integrate high-quality credits into products and services. Direct comparator to Earthchain's marketplace and API-driven offset distribution model.
• Cloverly: Carbon offset API for businesses to embed into checkout, payments, and travel workflows. Highly comparable to Earthchain's API-first fintech and Shopify integrations, particularly around per-transaction offsetting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/earthchainuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earthchain
• Instagraminstagram.com/earthchainuk

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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