Zerofootprint Software Inc

What Zerofootprint Software Inc does

Zerofootprint Software Inc, operating commercially as CarbonX and Zerofootprint®, is a Toronto-based environmental fintech company that provides enterprise clients with carbon impact measurement, certified offsetting, and blockchain-based carbon asset management. The company's core platform combines three technical layers: a patented digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) system protected by US Patent No. 9,390,391, US Patent No. 8,478,566, and Canadian Patent No. 2,877,933; a blockchain-based transaction venue called CarbonX Hub designed for emissions trading and provenance tracking; and, following a 2024 license agreement, integration with the Tolam Earth platform for tokenization of Digital Environmental Assets. The Zerofootprint® program quantifies the greenhouse gas footprint of specific products, services, devices, or investments, balances that footprint with curated carbon offsets, and issues a Certificate of Carbon-Neutrality upon target attainment.

The business serves enterprise companies that need product- or service-level carbon neutrality attestation, supply chain emissions data, and auditable offset procurement. Distribution is conducted through direct enterprise engagement with no disclosed channel partners, no public pricing, and no self-serve onboarding; pricing is handled case-by-case. The company was originally incorporated as Personal Carbon Trading Inc., operates through the CarbonX and Zerofootprint® brands, and is led by Chairman Don Tapscott, Founder/CEO William Tapscott, and VP Projects Sharon Solomon. Operating scale is small (1-10 employees), no external funding rounds are on record, and revenue is not publicly disclosed, which together indicate a niche, services-driven enterprise model rather than a high-volume SaaS business.

Name

Zerofootprint Software Inc

Legal name

Zerofootprint Software Inc

Website

https://zerofootprint.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zerofootprint Software Inc (CarbonX) is a Toronto-based environmental fintech that provides enterprises with patented dMRV carbon measurement, blockchain-based emissions trading, and Zerofootprint® carbon-neutrality certification, augmented by tokenized environmental assets through its Tolam Earth license.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Management Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital MRV & Traceability Platforms (dMRV, APIs, Data Pipelines, Tokenization Support) (EUABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Net-Zero Target Setting & SBTi/Net-Zero Standard Support (EUABAKAA), Carbon Neutrality/Claims Strategy & Communications (claims substantiation, greenwashing risk) (EUABAKAK), Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon footprint calculation
• Emissions verification software
• Carbon credit tokenization
• DMRV technology
• Carbon offset certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Zerofootprint Software Inc operates the CarbonX environmental fintech platform that calculates the carbon impact of products and services, balances those impacts with certified carbon offsets, and issues Zerofootprint® Certificates of Carbon-Neutrality. The platform combines patented dMRV (digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification) methodology with blockchain-based transactions to enable auditable carbon credit development, management, and trading.

Product overview

Zerofootprint Software Inc operates through its CarbonX environmental fintech platform, which combined with the Zerofootprint® program in 2017. The core offering consists of CarbonX (the main product platform), the Zerofootprint® certification program, CarbonX Hub (blockchain-based transaction system), and dMRV (patented digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification technology). The Zerofootprint® program calculates carbon impact of products and services, while CarbonX Hub enables blockchain-based emissions trading. The dMRV system digitizes the measurement and verification process for carbon offsets. The platform also offers tokenization services through partnership with Tolam Earth for Digital Environmental Assets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CarbonX Hub: Blockchain-based emissions trading system for carbon credit development, management and trading
• Zerofootprint® Certificate of Carbon-Neutrality
• dMRV

Products and services

• CarbonX Environmental fintech platform that calculates the carbon impact of products and services, balances those impacts with certified carbon offsets, and issues Zerofootprint® Certificates of Carbon-Neutrality. Designed for enterprises seeking credible carbon-neutrality claims.
• Zerofootprint® Certification Program Certification program that provides Zerofootprint® Certificates of Carbon-Neutrality to enterprises after their carbon impact has been measured, balanced with certified offsets, and verified. Targets organizations seeking verifiable carbon-neutrality credentials for products and services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cloverly: Carbon credits API and sustainability platform focused on offset procurement and emissions calculations for digital products and supply chains. Closely mirrors the Zerofootprint® and CarbonX Hub functionality from a developer-first angle.
• Sylvera: Independent ratings provider for carbon credits, using satellite data and machine learning to assess project quality. Adjacent peer to dMRV, focused on the verification and provenance layer that CarbonX Hub also addresses.
• Persefoni: Climate management and carbon accounting platform serving enterprises and financial institutions. Overlaps with CarbonX on emissions measurement, MRV, and decarbonization strategy across the same enterprise buyer segment.
• Pachama: Carbon credit marketplace using satellite imagery and AI for verification of nature-based projects. Comparable to CarbonX's dMRV approach to credit verification, with an emphasis on remote sensing rather than enterprise data ingestion.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting platform offering measurement, reporting, and reduction workflows for large corporates. Directly comparable to CarbonX's Zerofootprint® measurement and dMRV offerings, with significantly larger scale and funding.
• Patch: API-first carbon credit infrastructure provider enabling businesses to embed offset procurement and emissions calculations into their products. Comparable to CarbonX Hub on the offset trading / API distribution layer.

Broad incumbents

• ClimatePartner: Established European climate solutions provider offering carbon footprints for products and companies, offsetting, and climate-neutral certification. Directly overlaps with the Zerofootprint® Certificate of Carbon-Neutrality concept at much larger scale.
• South Pole Group: Large climate consultancy and project developer offering carbon advisory, project development, and offset procurement globally. Broad incumbent with overlapping services to Zerofootprint® certification and corporate climate strategy work.

Others

• Tolam Earth: Tokenization platform for Digital Environmental Assets and CarbonX's announced partner for on-chain environmental asset settlement. Ecosystem partner rather than competitor, but a critical dependency for CarbonX's tokenization wedge.
• Verra: Operator of the world's leading carbon credit registry (VCS Program). Adjacent ecosystem participant whose standards underpin the offset assets that CarbonX measures, certifies, and tokenizes through its platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zerofootprint

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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