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CUR8

CUR8 creates a global market for high-quality carbon reduction. Our science-driven platform uses AI and expert data to assess and manage carbon removal credits, helping businesses make confident, cost-effective, and reliable investments. We only select the top 3-5% of global carbon removal projects, saving buyers costs and reducing risk.
2022
11-50
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Renewable
  • Software
  • Venture Capital Firm
  • Waste Management

Innovation

Industry Problem

CUR8 is solving the problems of complexity, lack of transparency, and high risk in the carbon removal market, helping businesses confidently source, manage, and invest in high-quality carbon removal credits.

R&D Focus

CUR8’s R&D focuses on advanced carbon removal technologies, scientific quality assessment models, and data-driven portfolio management for high-integrity carbon credit markets. Their niche is combining climate science with AI-powered due diligence to scale diverse carbon removal solutions.

Innovative Solution

CUR8 uses a science-driven platform that combines proprietary AI models and expert climate data to rigorously assess, procure, and manage high-quality carbon removal credits, enabling businesses to make confident, transparent, and cost-effective investments in carbon removal.

Solution Effectiveness

CUR8’s solution is highly effective, with only the top 3-5% of global carbon removal projects meeting their rigorous scientific due diligence standards. Their platform helps buyers save 20% or more on carbon credit costs and reduces risk by managing credits that over 95% of the market delivers only in the future, ensuring more reliable and transparent carbon removal investments.

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Seed

Total Funding Amount

$6.6M

Last Funding Amount

$6.6M

Last Funding Date

May, 2023

Startup Stage

Pre-Seed

Lead Investors

CapitalT, Google Ventures, Force Over Mass Capital, Bradley Horowitz, Climate VC

People

Founders

CEO

Products

Product

– CUR8 Assessment Platform – Provides rigorous scientific and financial due diligence of carbon removal projects to identify high-quality, low-risk credits.- Credit Procurement Service – Simplifies and manages the end-to-end process of sourcing, contract

Star Product

The star product of CUR8 is their Carbon Removal Brokerage Service. It was their first launched product that established CUR8’s reputation by offering businesses high-quality, diversified portfolios of carbon removal credits. This service directly addresses key buyer challenges, complexity, risk, and transparency by sourcing verified, scientifically vetted carbon removals and bundling them into reliable, cost-effective portfolios. Its success with high-profile clients and events also positioned CUR8 as a trusted market-maker in carbon removal, paving the way for its advanced platform offerings.

Demo Product or Complete Product?

CUR8’s first product was a carbon removal brokerage service, launched shortly after the company’s founding in 2022. This service involved CUR8 purchasing carbon removal credits from reputable suppliers and creating diversified portfolios for clients, combining various carbon removal methods such as direct air capture, enhanced rock weathering, and durable soil carbon.

Awards and Recognitions

Awards

– Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024- XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition 2023

Media Apperance

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Certifications

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M&A and Collabs

Collab

CUR8 collaborated with Coca-Cola HBC in investing in a diversified portfolio of carbon removals to help them achieve their 2040 net-zero target.

Collab

CUR8 collaborates with 1PointFive to include DAC projects in their carbon removal portfolios, offering clients a range of solutions with varying speeds of drawdown, durability, and costs. This partnership allows CUR8 to provide clients with a balanced approach to carbon removal, combining different methods to optimize impact and affordability.

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