Native
Native is a Vermont-based Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp operating a carbon offset marketplace and HelpBuild™ forward-purchase platform that connects corporate supporters, individuals, brokers, and project developers with validated climate projects across renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based solutions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersBurlington, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Native does
Native is a Vermont-domiciled Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corporation operating a carbon offset and climate project development platform, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Burlington, VT with 11–50 employees. The company sources, validates, and distributes carbon offsets for corporate buyers, individuals, offset brokers, project developers, and investors, with a cumulative footprint of 80+ validated climate projects and 60M tonnes CO2e verified across categories including regenerative agriculture, nature-based solutions, renewable energy, and removals/drawdown in the US, Kenya, Uganda, and Brazil.
The company's core differentiator is its HelpBuild™ forward-purchase model, under which corporate supporters commit upfront capital to catalyze new climate projects that would not otherwise take place, receiving validated and verified credits against leading third-party standards (Gold Standard, VCS, CAR, ACR, Plan Vivo, CCBA) once projects reach commercial operation. A portfolio buffer pool maintained at a 99% probability of sufficient VER availability is designed to over-retire versus credits sold, supporting credit integrity (notably validated by a 2026 BeZero 'A' rating on the Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project). Adjacent offerings include carbon calculators for individuals, project development consulting for renewable energy and carbon reduction technology developers, and carbon insetting services that embed emissions reductions inside customer supply chains.
Revenue mechanics span one-time offset purchases, recurring monthly/quarterly/annual subscriptions, multi-year forward-purchase agreements, and professional services consulting. Distribution is sales-led with dedicated channels for enterprises, offset brokers, project developers, and investors, supplemented by self-serve e-commerce for individuals and a decade-plus partnership with REVERB providing access to music and live-event tour customers. Notable corporate supporters include Allbirds, Stonyfield, Stripe, Ben & Jerry's, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, Everlane, Aveda, Keurig, Xanterra, and Lush. Native is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors identified, operating as an independent, likely founder-/management-owned entity.
Native firmographics
Firmographics- 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 Vermont-based Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp operating a carbon offset marketplace and HelpBuild™ forward-purchase platform that connects corporate supporters, individuals, brokers, and project developers with validated climate projects across renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based solutions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Native industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Voluntary Carbon Offset Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Forestry (1153)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Project-Originated Carbon Credit Marketing & Offtake (Primary Market) (EUAGAIAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE), Grassland/Rangeland Management & Restoration (EUABABAF), Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) (EUABABAE), Soil Carbon & Regenerative Agriculture Removal (Soil Organic Carbon Credits) (EUABAFAG)
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Where Native is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Burlington
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Native business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Carbon Offset Sales (Vintage Purchases): Companies purchase a specific number of metric tonnes of verified emissions reductions (VERs) produced by a project in a defined year. Purchase is generally unit-contingent with substitution rights for equivalent VERs in event of underperformance.
- Carbon Offset Sales (Forward Purchases): Companies purchase all VERs to be generated by a capacity-based share of the first n VERs from specified projects. Purchase commits once projects achieve commercial operations. Forward purchases provide upfront capital to catalyze new project development.
- Carbon Project Consulting Services: Native provides consulting to renewable energy and carbon reduction technology developers, including assessing REC and VER market opportunities, quantifying project value, advising on carbon market positioning, and providing project development consulting.
- Recurring Subscription Billing: Monthly, quarterly, or annual payment plans for ongoing carbon offset purchases. Each payment dedicated to specific HelpBuild projects until they are sold out, then redirected to alternate portfolio projects.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Individual Carbon Offset Purchases |
| Subscription | Monthly | Corporate Subscription Plans (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual) |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Forward Purchase Agreements |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Native product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Native sells verified carbon offsets sourced from a portfolio of 80+ validated climate projects worldwide, using its HelpBuild™ forward-purchase model to provide upfront capital that catalyzes new climate projects. The company connects corporate supporters with projects spanning regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, nature-based solutions, landfill gas capture, and biogas. Beyond offset sales, Native offers carbon project consulting for renewable energy developers and carbon insetting solutions for companies seeking to embed emissions reductions within their supply chains.
Product overview
Native offers a carbon offset and climate action platform centered on its HelpBuild™ model, which provides forward-purchased carbon offsets to catalyze new climate projects. The company connects corporate supporters with a portfolio of 80+ validated projects across categories including regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, nature-based solutions, and removals/drawdown. Native's core offering includes validated and verified carbon offsets meeting Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard, Climate Action Reserve, American Carbon Registry, Plan Vivo, and Climate Community & Biodiversity Alliance standards. Additional offerings include carbon calculators for individuals, carbon project consulting services for developers, and carbon insetting solutions for companies seeking supply chain-focused climate action.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- HelpBuild™ Carbon Offsets Native's flagship forward-purchase carbon offset program, where corporate supporters purchase projected carbon offsets upfront to provide catalytic capital for new validated climate projects that would not otherwise take place. Supporters receive verified emission reductions (VERs) meeting the highest industry standards upon project validation, with a portfolio buffer system backing project performance.
- Vintage Carbon Offsets Validated and verified carbon offsets from a specific vintage year, validated and verified to one or more industry-leading carbon standards (Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard, Climate Action Reserve, American Carbon Registry, Plan Vivo, Climate Community & Biodiversity Alliance). Offsets are retired on behalf of buyers to ensure uniqueness and single sale.
- Climate Projects Portfolio A portfolio of 80+ validated climate action projects spanning categories including Clean Water, Nature-based Solutions, On the Farm, Regenerative Agriculture, Removals & Drawdown, and Renewable Energy. Projects span the U.S. and international locations including Uganda, Kenya, Montana, Patagonia, Oklahoma, and Brazil.
- Carbon Project Consulting Consulting services for renewable energy and carbon reduction technology developers, including assessment of REC and VER market opportunities, quantification of project value, advising on carbon market positioning, and project development consulting for agriculture-based, landfill gas-to-energy, wind, solar, and other carbon projects.
- Carbon Insetting Solutions Advisory services helping companies embed sustainable practices into their own value chains (supply chain insetting) to reduce carbon emissions while building environmental leadership reputation. Insetting differs from offsetting because projects are collaborative activities among stakeholders within the company's supply chain.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60M tonnes CO2e verified and validated through supported projects
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Native
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Native technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Feature3 records
Native partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Sistema.biocoreImplementation partner for biodigester projects in Uganda and Mexico. Sistema.bio provides on-farm infrastructure that converts waste into household fuels. Native's HelpBuild program provides upfront capital for biodigester deployment to smallholder farmers. Sistema.bio CEO Alexander Eaton has conducted site visits and provided implementation expertise.
- Spark R&DminorBozeman-based backcountry skiing equipment manufacturer supporting Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project. CFO Becca Ritter quoted as supporting Montana-based project aligned with land stewardship values.
- Gold StandardcoreCarbon offset certification standard used to validate Native's climate projects. Native validates projects to Gold Standard among other standards including VCS, CAR, ACR, Plan Vivo, and CCBA.
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)coreVerra's carbon offset standard used to validate Native's climate projects as part of the company's multi-standard validation approach.
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR)coreCarbon offset standard validating Native's climate projects.
- Soils for the FuturecoreProject partner managing soil sampling process for Northern Kenya Rangelands project. Jackson Kikardi from Soils for the Future conducts soil carbon sampling including Soil Organic Carbon and Bulk Density tests at GPS-determined points across the project area.
- Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT)corePartner on Northern Kenya Rangelands project working with conservancies across Kenya. NRT provides community conservation framework and employs conservancy members to support soil sampling navigation.
- Lion GuardiansminorJackson Kikardi's employer, focused on wildlife management and conservation across East Africa. Supports soil sampling efforts for Northern Kenya Rangelands project.
- Aster GlobalcoreVerification body (VVB) for Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project, conducting third-party verification of carbon removal outcomes.
- Ovis 21corePartner on Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project. Team member Kyle O'Keefe visited participating farms alongside Ovis 21 representatives.
- REVERBcoreOver decade-long partnership with music environmental nonprofit. REVERB partners with musicians, festivals, and venues to green concert events. Works with Native to address tour-based emissions through carbon offset projects. Partners include Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews Band, and Phish.
- KlarnaminorHead of Sustainability Salah Said participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance. Klarna has adopted internal carbon tax approach to climate action.
- SWEEPminorVP of Climate Action Renaud Bettin participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance. SWEEP provides software for corporate climate action management.
- Gold Standard FoundationminorCTO Owen Hewlett participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance and Gold Standard's guidance on corporate climate strategy.
- BeZerocoreCarbon ratings agency that gave Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project an 'A' rating.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Native competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Cool Effect: Cool Effect is a carbon offset marketplace curating rigorously vetted projects for individuals and businesses, directly comparable to Native's offset retail and project-origination offerings.
- Patch: Patch provides an API-first carbon credit marketplace that lets businesses embed offsetting directly into products and checkout flows, competing with Native for the same enterprise offset buyer segment but with a tech-platform go-to-market.
- Terrapass: Terrapass is a carbon offset retailer and project developer selling verified offsets to both individuals and businesses, directly comparable to Native's offset marketplace and project financing model.
- Cloverly: Cloverly offers an API for purchasing carbon offsets and removal credits, integrating with e-commerce and travel platforms; comparable to Native as a programmatic offset provider targeting corporate sustainability buyers.
- Pachama: Pachama is a venture-backed carbon credit marketplace that uses satellite data and ML to verify nature-based offset projects, directly competing with Native in brokering nature-based and forestry credits to enterprise buyers.
Emerging players
- Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent carbon credit ratings and analytics for voluntary market credits, adjacent to Native's offset marketplace as an ecosystem enabler that influences buyer perception of offset quality.
- Carbon Engineering: Carbon Engineering (now part of Oxy) develops large-scale direct air capture technology for engineered carbon removal, overlapping with Native's removals portfolio as an emerging source of high-integrity removal credits.
- Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise climate platform combining carbon accounting with offset purchases and reduction strategies, partially overlapping with Native's consulting and offset offerings for large corporate buyers.
Broad incumbents
- South Pole: South Pole is a large, established carbon project developer and advisory firm offering offsets, advisory, and climate strategy services globally, overlapping with Native's project origination and corporate buyer offerings at much larger scale.
- 3Degrees: 3Degrees is a broader climate solutions provider offering renewable energy certificates, carbon offsets, and transportation decarbonization services to enterprises, comparable to Native on the offset/REC side but with a wider service portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Native social profiles
Digital presenceNative compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Native financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Native leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Native funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Native M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments1 record
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Native
What does Native do?
Native sells verified carbon offsets sourced from a portfolio of 80+ validated climate projects worldwide, using its HelpBuild™ forward-purchase model to provide upfront capital that catalyzes new climate projects. The company connects corporate supporters with projects spanning regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, nature-based solutions, landfill gas capture, and biogas. Beyond offset sales, Native offers carbon project consulting for renewable energy developers and carbon insetting solutions for companies seeking to embed emissions reductions within their supply chains.
Is Native a public or private company?
Native is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Native founded?
Native was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Native based?
Native is headquartered in Burlington, United States, in the North America region.
How does Native make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Carbon Offset Sales (Vintage Purchases) is the primary driver. The others are carbon Offset Sales (Forward Purchases), carbon Project Consulting Services and recurring Subscription Billing.
Who are Native's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Cool Effect, Patch, Terrapass, Cloverly and Pachama. Emerging players are Sylvera, Carbon Engineering and Watershed. Broad incumbents are South Pole and 3Degrees.
Does Native have an API?
No public API is recorded for Native.
What industry is Native in?
Native's product category is Voluntary Carbon Offset Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAGAIAC, Project-Originated Carbon Credit Marketing & Offtake (Primary Market), with a secondary code of EUABADAE, Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors). Its NAICS code is 1153.