Project Planet

What Project Planet does

Project Planet is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in Hayward, California, that delivers free climate education programs primarily to youth in middle school, high school, and college. The organization was started by Shreya Chaudhuri when she was a high school junior and operates with a team of approximately 15 employees supported by volunteers and a network of climate activists, scientists, and politicians who serve as mentors.

The core product set comprises a free virtual climate curriculum developed in consultation with scientists, a free mentorship program pairing youth with climate experts, in-person presentations and workshops delivered at schools, libraries, fairs, and museums, social campaigns such as 'One Human. One Tree.', webinars with Q&A sessions, and a planned carbon footprint tracking mobile app. Underlying delivery is a community-led and event-driven go-to-market model: in-person bookings are currently limited to the Bay Area, while the virtual curriculum and online mentorship are offered globally, supported by content marketing through a blog, an Instagram presence, and email newsletters.

The business model is donation-funded rather than commercially monetized. All programs are provided free of charge, and the organization states it relies on contributions to sustain operations. There are no disclosed funding rounds, paid customers, or commercial pricing tiers. Reach metrics claim 3,500+ students impacted across 16 countries and 21 U.S. states, with minor strategic partnerships with Society for Science, Amyris, We Make Change, and the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, and engagement with schools such as QLS School.

Name

Project Planet

Legal name

Project Planet

Website

https://projectplanet.world

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Planet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2019 that provides free climate education programs, including a virtual curriculum, mentorship, and school presentations, primarily to middle and high school students across 16 countries and 21 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Project Planet relies on donations to fund its free programs. The organization states all programs are currently free to ensure everyone has opportunities to learn about climate action.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Project Planet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free climate education programs to youth, including a virtual curriculum for middle and high school students, a mentorship program pairing youth with climate activists, scientists, and politicians, and in-person presentations and workshops at schools, libraries, fairs, and museums. The organization also runs social campaigns, webinars, summits, and challenges, and is developing a carbon footprint tracking mobile app. All programs are provided free of charge and funded by charitable donations.

Product overview

Project Planet is a climate education nonprofit offering a multi-program portfolio centered on action-based education. The organization provides a Virtual Curriculum for middle/high school students, a Mentorship Program pairing youth with climate professionals, and Presentations & Workshops delivered at schools and community venues. Additional offerings include Social Campaigns (such as 'One Human. One Tree.' and anti-lead acid battery advocacy), Webinars with Q&A sessions, Summits/Events, and Challenges. The organization is developing a Carbon Footprint Tracking App to help users measure and reduce their environmental impact. All programs are currently free to ensure broad accessibility to climate education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mentorship Program A free program that pairs youth with experienced climate activists, scientists, and politicians to guide them in pursuing individual environmental projects. Accessible globally via online application.
• Virtual Curriculum A free virtual curriculum aimed at middle and high school students focused on climate education, developed with consultations with scientists. Available globally online.
• Presentations & Workshops Educational presentations delivered at schools, libraries, farmer's markets, fairs, and museums, featuring science demonstrations such as 'build your own water filter' activities and climate activism crash courses. In-person bookings are currently limited to the Bay Area.
• Social Campaigns Environmental awareness campaigns including 'One Human. One Tree.' encouraging tree/flower/bush planting, and 'Say No to Lead Acid Batteries' advocacy initiative.
• Webinars Online presentations with Q&A sessions offered to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue climate education remotely.
• Summits and Events In-person and virtual events bringing together climate activists and educators.
• Challenges Interactive challenges designed to engage users in climate action activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Impacted over 3,500 students
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Society for ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Society for Science to support environmental education initiatives and student participation in science programs.
• AmyrisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Amyris, a biotechnology company, to advance climate education and environmental awareness programs.
• We Make ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with We Make Change platform to connect youth with resources and opportunities for climate action.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Joro: Joro is a consumer carbon footprint tracking app aimed at individuals wanting to reduce emissions — directly comparable to Project Planet's planned Carbon Footprint Tracking App in functionality and audience.
• Tomorrow (app): Tomorrow is a mobile carbon footprint tracker and climate action app for consumers; it represents the kind of productized, app-based climate engagement experience Project Planet is building toward with its planned app.

Direct peers

• Captain Planet Foundation: Captain Planet Foundation funds and supports youth-led environmental projects through grants and educational programming — a near-identical model of pairing youth action with climate/environmental learning.
• EarthEcho International: EarthEcho equips young people with tools and programs to protect water and the environment; its youth-led, action-based education model and global ambassador network closely mirror Project Planet's mentorship and curriculum approach.
• Alliance for Climate Education (ACE): ACE is a U.S. nonprofit delivering climate education programs and youth leadership training to high school students — the same core audience and 'education + action' positioning as Project Planet, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE): ACE runs climate education, training, and mobilization programs for young people and educators, including school-based curricula, directly overlapping Project Planet's K-12 climate education focus.

Broad incumbents

• National Geographic Society (Education): Nat Geo Education provides K-12 environmental and climate content at global scale; it is the benchmark free educational resource against which Project Planet's curriculum must compete for teacher adoption.
• Earthday.org: Earthday.org is a much larger environmental advocacy and education organization running global campaigns and classroom resources; it competes for the same school, donor, and volunteer mindshare as Project Planet but at a vastly greater scale.
• Climate Reality Project: Founded by Al Gore, Climate Reality delivers climate education and leadership training globally; it overlaps with Project Planet's mentorship and education missions but operates as a much larger, more established incumbent.

Regional players

• Earth Rangers: Canada-based Earth Rangers engages children in environmental conservation through school presentations, membership, and a mobile app — a strong functional peer that, like Project Planet, uses in-person presentations plus digital tools to drive youth action, but in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/theproject.planet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-planet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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