Native

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Voluntary carbon offsets
• Carbon credit validation
• Regenerative agriculture projects
• Climate project consulting
• Carbon insetting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core 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

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sistema.biocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation 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&DminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBozeman-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 StandardcoreTechnology or IntegrationCarbon 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)coreTechnology or IntegrationVerra'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)coreTechnology or IntegrationCarbon offset standard validating Native's climate projects.
• Soils for the FuturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner 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 GuardiansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJackson Kikardi's employer, focused on wildlife management and conservation across East Africa. Supports soil sampling efforts for Northern Kenya Rangelands project.
• Aster GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationVerification body (VVB) for Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project, conducting third-party verification of carbon removal outcomes.
• Ovis 21coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Patagonia Regenerative Grazing Project. Team member Kyle O'Keefe visited participating farms alongside Ovis 21 representatives.
• REVERBcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 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.
• KlarnaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead 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.
• SWEEPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVP 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 FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTO Owen Hewlett participated in Native-hosted webinar on contribution approach to climate finance and Gold Standard's guidance on corporate climate strategy.
• BeZerocoreTechnology or IntegrationCarbon ratings agency that gave Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project an 'A' rating.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct 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

• Xx.com/Native_BCorp

Compliance7 records

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

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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