BaumInvest
BaumInvest AG is a German non-listed stock corporation founded in 2007 that develops and manages Gold Standard certified near-natural reforestation projects across 12,470 ha in Costa Rica and Colombia, selling carbon removal certificates and long-term corporate forest contracts to enterprise buyers while offering equity shares to retail investors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersFreiburg, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What BaumInvest does
BaumInvest AG is a non-listed German Aktiengesellschaft founded in 2007 and headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, focused on developing near-natural reforestation projects on former degraded pastureland in Costa Rica and Colombia. The company uses a proprietary mixed-forest methodology with up to 32 native tree species in Costa Rica and 14 in Colombia, combined with companion-vegetation ('Natur schützt Natur') and paperpot planting techniques, and measures ecological outcomes through long-term scientific monitoring with the Senckenberg Nature Research Society, which has documented species growth from 20 to 109 since 2009. All projects are certified under Gold Standard for the Global Goals, including the world's first Gold Standard Program of Activity in the land use and forestry sector (GS11707, certified end-2022), and the Colombian portfolio carries a Sylvera A-rating. The company manages approximately 12,470 hectares of gross land area (3,754 ha in Costa Rica, 8,716 ha in Colombia) and operates two core business fields: sustainable forestry (with high-value timber species reaching harvest maturity in 30-35 years) and CO2 compensation.
BaumInvest firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- BaumInvest
- Legal name
- BaumInvest AG
- Website
- https://bauminvest.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- BaumInvest AG is a German non-listed stock corporation founded in 2007 that develops and manages Gold Standard certified near-natural reforestation projects across 12,470 ha in Costa Rica and Colombia, selling carbon removal certificates and long-term corporate forest contracts to enterprise buyers while offering equity shares to retail investors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
BaumInvest industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Carbon Offset & Reforestation Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (11311)
- SIC
- Forestry (800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity) (IMAMAAAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)
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Where BaumInvest is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Freiburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
BaumInvest business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Sustainable Forestry / Timber Revenue: Sustainable commercial timber harvesting from near-natural managed forests in Costa Rica. Forests are selectively harvested with continuous replanting. High-value timber species (e.g., Tonkabaum) reach harvest maturity in approximately 30-35 years. Revenue from timber sales supplements the core CO2 business and represents a long-term, appreciating asset base.
- CO2 Certificates (Spot Market): Sale of high-quality Gold Standard certified CO2 certificates from current BaumInvest reforestation project inventory in Costa Rica and Colombia. Available on demand/spot market. One-time purchase of verified emission reductions (VERs) for companies seeking to offset unavoidable emissions.
- CO2 Forest Units: Modular investment in CO2 forest units for 10 or 20-year terms. Customers receive guaranteed availability of high-quality Gold Standard CO2 certificates at a fixed price. Pre-sold units with committed revenue over the contract term.
- CO2 Corporate Forest: Long-term 40-year investment in a dedicated company forest. BaumInvest plants and manages a complete near-natural mixed forest with native species under the customer's own name (VPA) registered in the Gold Standard registry. Guaranteed fixed-price CO2 certificates from own production. High-touch enterprise sales model with all services from reforestation to certification provided from a single source.
- Natural Forest Preserver (NaturwaldGestalter) Tree Sponsorship: Individual tree sponsorship program where purchasers receive a symbolic tree in the protected natural forest on Finca La Virgen, a certificate with photo and GPS coordinates, and a personalized name plaque. 7-10 new tropical trees planted per sponsorship. Also contributes to protecting existing natural forest.
- BaumInvest AG Share Investments: The company is a non-listed German Aktiengesellschaft. Shares are traded on the Umweltfinanz secondary market. BaumInvest conducts capital increases as a way to raise equity capital. Over 90% equity financed. Currently over 2,000 shareholders. More than 2,000 shareholders invest in the company through share purchases, providing equity capital.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Gold Standard CO2 Certificates - Spot Market |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | CO2 Forest Units - Modular 10 or 20-year fixed price |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | CO2 Corporate Forest - 40-year dedicated forest |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | NaturwaldGestalter Tree Sponsorship - Per Tree |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
BaumInvest product offering
Product offeringCore offering
BaumInvest AG operates sustainable reforestation projects on former depleted pastures in Costa Rica and Colombia, transforming them into permanent mixed forests with native tree species. The company sells Gold Standard certified CO2 certificates (spot market), modular 10/20-year CO2 forest units, and 40-year dedicated corporate forests, while also offering individual tree sponsorships and trading its own non-listed shares via a secondary market.
Product overview
BaumInvest is a German stock corporation (AG) offering sustainable forestry and carbon offset solutions. The product portfolio centers on three main CO2 products: (1) CO2-Zertifikate for spot market purchases, (2) CO2-Wald Einheiten for modular 10-20 year investments, and (3) CO2-Unternehmenswald for long-term 40-year corporate forest commitments. Supporting these are sustainable forestry operations producing timber, the Natural Forest Conservation Program (NaturwaldGestalter) for individual tree sponsorships, and syntropic agroforestry as a pilot initiative. The company also offers its own publicly-traded shares via the Umweltfinanz secondary market. All CO2 projects are certified under Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Natural Forest Conservation Program (NFCP): Program for natural forest conservation and tree sponsorship enabling individuals to support forest protection and reforestation.
- NaturwaldGestalter
Products and services
- CO2-Zertifikate (Carbon Credits) High-quality Gold Standard certified CO2 certificates from BaumInvest reforestation projects in Costa Rica and Colombia, available on demand/spot market for companies seeking to offset unavoidable emissions. Available vintages: 2022-2025.
- CO2-Wald Einheiten (Carbon Forest Units) Modular investment in a CO2 forest unit for 10 or 20-year terms with guaranteed fixed-price availability of high-quality Gold Standard CO2 certificates.
- CO2-Unternehmenswald (Corporate Carbon Forest) Long-term 40-year investment in a complete dedicated forest with guaranteed availability and fixed pricing for Gold Standard CO2 certificates from own production; project registered under customer's own name in the Gold Standard Registry.
- Nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft (Sustainable Forestry) Sustainable forestry concept involving transformation of former depleted pastures into permanently existing mixed forests using native tree species, combining fast-growing pioneer species with valuable timber species for selective harvesting.
- NaturwaldGestalter (Natural Forest Conservation Program / NFCP) Natural forest conservation and tree sponsorship program enabling individuals to support forest protection and reforestation; 7-10 trees planted per sponsorship certificate with personalized plaque, GPS coordinates, and photo of the sponsored tree.
- Syntropische Agroforstwirtschaft (Syntropic Agroforestry) Pilot agroforestry method combining field crops, fruit trees, and timber trees with shade trees following ecological succession principles for high productivity and resilience.
Quantifiable outcome
- Species count increased from 20 to 109 since 2009 (Costa Rica, Senckenberg monitoring)
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Companies that use BaumInvest
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
BaumInvest technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
BaumInvest partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Bansbach GmbHminorBansbach GmbH conducted the business valuation of BaumInvest AG in 2023 for the capital increase. Determined earnings value of 1.80 EUR per share. CO2 compensation business valued conservatively at only 1,000 ha at that time.
- Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)coreUniversity of Costa Rica is listed as a key cooperation partner of BaumInvest. Collaboration supports scientific research and monitoring of reforestation projects, contributing to biodiversity data collection and species verification at Costa Rica sites.
- Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC)coreTecnológico de Costa Rica is listed as a key cooperation partner of BaumInvest. Supports research and technical expertise in forestry science and sustainable land use practices.
- Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Senckenberg-Institut)coreLong-term scientific partnership for biodiversity monitoring. Senckenberg scientists verified that the number of species (reptiles and amphibians) in Costa Rica increased from 20 to 109 since 2009 — a key ecosystem health indicator. Provides independent, scientific credibility to BaumInvest's ecological claims.
- Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (HNEE)coreHNEE (University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde) is listed as a key cooperation partner, contributing expertise in sustainable forestry and landscape restoration research.
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgcoreUniversity of Freiburg is listed as a key cooperation partner. Collaboration includes climate change research and adaptation of forestry practices to future climate conditions in Central America.
- FAIRWAYS Global Forest Investment GmbHcoreFAIRWAYS is listed as a key cooperation partner, providing expertise in global forest investment and sustainable forestry finance.
- Umweltfinanz AGcoreUmweltfinanz AG is BaumInvest's exclusive partner for secondary market share trading. Operates the transparent, independent trading platform (umweltaktienhandel.de) for BaumInvest AG shares — non-listed securities. Acts as trustee handling payment collection and share transfer. Provides price discovery through open order books without proprietary trading interests.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
BaumInvest competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Veritree: Vancouver-based reforestation carbon credit platform that combines satellite/IoT verification with restoration project development in tropical regions. Operates in adjacent segment with similar product-market fit: companies and individuals purchasing verified reforestation carbon credits.
- Pachama: AI/tech-enabled nature-based carbon credit marketplace connecting corporate buyers with reforestation and forestry projects. Serves the same corporate voluntary carbon market end-customers as BaumInvest's CO2 Forest Units / CO2 Corporate Forest, but via a marketplace rather than direct project ownership.
- Terracarbon / Terra Global Capital: Specialized developer of nature-based (forestry, agriculture) carbon offset projects across Latin America (Mexico, Central America, Colombia). Similar tropical forest carbon project origination model with overlapping geography in Colombia and adjacent markets.
Broad incumbents
- ClimatePartner GmbH: Munich-based corporate carbon offset and climate action platform serving DACH-region enterprises with verified carbon credits and sustainability consulting. Direct overlap on enterprise buyer segment and German-speaking corporate market, though ClimatePartner aggregates credits from many projects rather than originating them.
- South Pole Group: Zurich-headquartered global climate solutions provider and one of the largest voluntary carbon credit developers and resellers. Overlaps directly with BaumInvest's enterprise CO2 offset sales motion, but operates at much greater scale across multiple project types (renewable energy, forestry, cookstoves) rather than specializing in Latin American reforestation.
- atmosfair gGmbH: Berlin-based non-profit carbon offset provider developing Gold Standard-certified climate projects (cookstoves, biogas, renewables) with direct enterprise and individual buyer relationships in the German market. Comparable GTM to BaumInvest's CO2 Forest Units for German corporate buyers, but with a different project mix.
Direct peers
- Eden Reforestation Projects: Large-scale global reforestation NGO operating in tropical regions (Haiti, Madagascar, Nepal, Indonesia, Central America) producing carbon credits via agroforestry and native species mixes. Comparable operating footprint and carbon-credit-revenue model, although structured as a 501(c)(3) rather than for-profit.
- ForestFinance Management GmbH: Bonn-based sustainable forestry investment firm offering forest investment products (ForestFinance funds) in Latin America (Panama, Colombia, Ecuador), combining timber assets with carbon sequestration. Same German AG/fund structure with shareholder investors and overlapping operational geographies (Colombia).
- Fairventures Worldwide: German-headquartered reforestation organization establishing mixed tropical forests with local communities in Uganda and Indonesia, generating Gold Standard-style carbon credits. Highly comparable to BaumInvest's German-led tropical reforestation + voluntary carbon market model.
Others
- Sylvera: London-based independent carbon credit ratings agency whose A-rating validates BaumInvest's Colombia projects. Functions as an enabler/rating infrastructure for the VCM rather than a competitor, but is a key strategic dependency for BaumInvest's positioning in the quality-segment of forest carbon credits.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
BaumInvest social profiles
Digital presenceBaumInvest compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
BaumInvest financial estimates
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BaumInvest leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
BaumInvest subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
BaumInvest funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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BaumInvest M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about BaumInvest
What does BaumInvest do?
BaumInvest AG operates sustainable reforestation projects on former depleted pastures in Costa Rica and Colombia, transforming them into permanent mixed forests with native tree species. The company sells Gold Standard certified CO2 certificates (spot market), modular 10/20-year CO2 forest units, and 40-year dedicated corporate forests, while also offering individual tree sponsorships and trading its own non-listed shares via a secondary market.
Is BaumInvest a public or private company?
BaumInvest is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was BaumInvest founded?
BaumInvest was founded in 2007. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is BaumInvest based?
BaumInvest is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does BaumInvest make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Sustainable Forestry / Timber Revenue is the primary driver. The others are CO2 Certificates (Spot Market), CO2 Forest Units, CO2 Corporate Forest, natural Forest Preserver (NaturwaldGestalter) Tree Sponsorship and baumInvest AG Share Investments.
Who are BaumInvest's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Veritree, Pachama and Terracarbon / Terra Global Capital. Broad incumbents are ClimatePartner GmbH, South Pole Group and atmosfair gGmbH. Direct peers are Eden Reforestation Projects, ForestFinance Management GmbH and Fairventures Worldwide. Sylvera is listed as an others.
Does BaumInvest have an API?
No public API is recorded for BaumInvest.
What industry is BaumInvest in?
BaumInvest's product category is Carbon Offset & Reforestation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAMAAAJ, Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity), with a secondary code of EUABABAD, Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems. Its NAICS code is 1153 and its SIC code is 800.