What CarbonPlanet does

CarbonPlanet (legally Carbon Planet) is an Australian B2B advisory and project origination firm founded in 2021 by Cath Thrupp and headquartered in Sandgate, Queensland. The company targets four primary customer segments: national and sub-national governments, corporations seeking Net Zero and ESG outcomes, local communities, and landholders, with an enterprise field-sales motion built on direct senior-level relationships. Its offering is structured across four service modules: Strategy & Advisory (carbon, ESG, decarbonisation, biodiversity, water, and natural capital consulting), Project Origination (end-to-end design, due diligence, registration, and delivery of landscape restoration, regenerative agriculture, blue carbon, river restoration, renewables, and community projects), Connection to Capital (facilitating access to green finance, carbon markets, eco-markets, and spatial finance instruments), and Digital MRV (technology-enabled monitoring, reporting, and assessment across carbon, ecology, natural capital, and social impact).

The underlying technology platform integrates AI, digital twins, digital assets, IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and data fusion to deliver real-time project verification, compliance automation, and transparent investor-to-outcome reporting. The platform operates across multimodal inputs including satellite imagery, drone video, IoT sensor streams, and structured project data. CarbonPlanet does not appear to develop core AI models in-house; instead, it assembles partner-led capabilities (e.g., Picterra for satellite analytics, BeZero for ratings, Deloitte for advisory, The Biodiversity Consultancy for ecology) into an integrated delivery stack.

The business model combines professional services fees (advisory and project origination) with transaction-based revenue from capital connection services and managed-service revenue from digital MRV. Pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed. The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, no patents, no certifications, no awards, and no named customer logos; public impact metrics on its website (countries, hectares, carbon sequestered, unlocked landholder value) all currently display zero, indicating an early-stage commercial profile supported by a 5-person internal team and a 20+ partner ecosystem.

Name

CarbonPlanet

Legal name

Carbon Planet

Website

https://carbonplanet.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CarbonPlanet is an Australian B2B advisory and project origination firm that designs, delivers, and verifies carbon, biodiversity, and ESG projects for governments, corporates, and landholders using an integrated technology stack spanning AI, digital twins, satellite, and IoT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon & ESG Advisory Services

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF), Voluntary Carbon Credit Verification & Validation (VCS/Gold Standard/ACR/CAR) (EUABACAA), Carbon Market MRV (Offsets/Projects: Verra/Gold Standard/ART; registry reporting) (EUAHADAF), Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

Keywords

• Carbon advisory services
• ESG project origination
• Environmental markets consulting
• Digital MRV solutions
• Green finance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandgate

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategy & Advisory Services: Advisory services for carbon, ESG, natural capital, decarbonisation, biodiversity, and water strategies targeting countries, companies, and communities
2. Project Origination & Delivery: Project design, due diligence, registration, and delivery of scalable impact projects including landscape restoration, regenerative agriculture, distributed and renewable energy, and community development initiatives
3. Capital Connection Services: Connecting high quality projects to green finance solutions, carbon markets, eco-markets, and spatial finance instruments
4. Digital MRV Technology Services: Technology-enabled monitoring, reporting and assessment services for carbon, ecology, natural capital and social impact

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CarbonPlanet is a B2B advisory and project origination firm that originates, advises on, and delivers carbon and ESG impact projects for governments, companies, and communities. Its offering spans four integrated service modules — Strategy & Advisory, Project Origination, Connection to Capital, and Digital Monitoring, Reporting & Assessment (MRV) — supported by a technology platform that integrates AI, digital twins, IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and data fusion for real-time verification of on-ground outcomes.

Product overview

CarbonPlanet is a carbon and ESG advisory and project delivery company offering an integrated suite of services across the project lifecycle. The core offering combines Strategy & Advisory, Project Origination, Connection to Capital, and Digital Monitoring, Reporting & Assessment services, supported by a Latest Technology platform. Projects span multiple environmental focus areas including Blue Carbon, River Restoration, Climate Resilience, Water Treatment, Regenerative Agriculture, Decarbonisation, Renewables, and Natural Capital Valuation. The technology platform integrates AI, digital twins, digital assets, IoT, satellite imagery, and data fusion to deliver real-time verification, compliance automation, and transparent investor connections to on-ground outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & Advisory
• Project Origination
• Connection to Capital
• Digital Monitoring, Reporting & Assessment (MRV)
• Latest Technology Solutions
• Blue Carbon Projects
• River Restoration
• Climate Resilience
• Water Treatment
• Regenerative Agriculture
• Decarbonisation
• Renewables
• Natural Capital Valuation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Green Bond CorpcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for connecting green bond financing to carbon and environmental projects, helping scale global impact through sustainable finance instruments
• CarbonPuracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in carbon market development and project origination, supporting the delivery of impact projects at scale
• GreenBond GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for green bond issuance and sustainable finance distribution, facilitating capital flow to environmental projects
• PicterracoreTechnology or IntegrationAI and satellite technology partner for real-time monitoring, verification, and compliance tracking of environmental projects
• BeZerocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon ratings agency partner providing investment-grade risk assessment and ratings for carbon projects, mitigating investor risk
• KitaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in carbon market development and project financing solutions
• DeloittecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional services partner for compliance, auditing, and advisory services across carbon, ESG, and sustainability domains
• The Biodiversity ConsultancycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist consultancy partner for biodiversity assessment, ecological monitoring, and nature-related advisory services
• EarthoodminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability and ESG advisory partner providing consulting services for environmental market projects
• Urban InstituteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch and policy institute partner for urban sustainability and climate resilience advisory
• Upstream TechcoreTechnology or IntegrationAdvanced technology partner for satellite analysis, monitoring, and verification of environmental projects
• RamominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for project development and environmental market solutions

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sylvera: Independent carbon ratings agency combining satellite data, machine learning and on-the-ground assessment to rate the quality of carbon credits. Directly comparable to CarbonPlanet's 'investment grade' ratings- and verification-led positioning, including overlap with CarbonPlanet's BeZero-style ratings partner.
• South Pole: Large carbon advisory and project developer offering strategy consulting, project origination, carbon credit sales and climate finance solutions to corporates and governments — a close functional analogue to CarbonPlanet's end-to-end advisory + origination + capital-connection stack.
• Pachama: Carbon credit marketplace and MRV platform using satellite imagery and AI to verify forest and nature-based projects, then connecting buyers to high-integrity credits. Directly comparable to CarbonPlanet's satellite/AI-driven verification and capital-connection model.
• BeZero: Carbon credit ratings agency providing independent risk ratings for voluntary carbon markets. Listed as a CarbonPlanet partner but operates in the same ratings-and-MRV space, so a direct functional competitor for buyer-facing integrity assessments.
• Patch: API-first carbon credit infrastructure platform enabling businesses to embed carbon credit purchasing and offsetting into their products, with a focus on high-integrity, verified credits. Closely comparable to CarbonPlanet's capital-connection and digital MRV services for corporate buyers.
• 3Degrees: Climate solutions provider offering renewable energy and carbon offset advisory, project development and procurement for enterprises and utilities — comparable to CarbonPlanet's advisory and origination services for corporates seeking decarbonisation pathways.

Broad incumbents

• Verra: Operates the leading voluntary carbon market standards (VCS) and registry infrastructure. A broader incumbent in the ecosystem where CarbonPlanet operates; comparable because CarbonPlanet's advisory, registration and MRV services are ultimately delivered into Verra-style methodologies.

Emerging players

• Renoster: Remote sensing and analytics platform that combines satellite imagery with ground data to verify and monitor nature-based carbon projects — a comparable emerging MRV/digital verification capability to CarbonPlanet's technology platform.
• NCX (Now+): Forest carbon platform using remote sensing and AI to quantify forest carbon, enabling landowners to generate verified carbon credits at scale. Comparable to CarbonPlanet's landscape-restoration origination combined with IoT/satellite MRV.
• Cloverly: Carbon-as-a-service platform offering APIs and tools for businesses to calculate, reduce and offset emissions through vetted carbon credit projects. Comparable to CarbonPlanet's connection-to-capital and digital MRV offerings for corporate buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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