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Carbonfact

YC S21

Paris, FR · Founded 2021 · 22 employees · 9 known investors

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Carbonfact is an environmental intelligence platform that helps apparel and footwear brands and their suppliers measure, understand, and reduce carbon emissions. The platform consolidates supply-chain data and provides scenario modeling and eco-design tools to support emissions reduction across the fashion industry.

Also known as Kanso, Inc. · Kanso

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSustainable FashionClimateFranceEuropePartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Carbonfact was founded in 2021 by Marc Laurent, Romain Champourlier, and Martin Daniel.

MLMarc Laurent
Marc LaurentCofounder & CEOMarc Laurent cofounded Kerala Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm, and led investor relations and recruitment across a portfolio of 16 startups including Doctolib and Malt. He is now involved with Carbonfact.
RCRomain Champourlier
Romain ChampourlierFounderRomain Champourlier spent seven years at French HR-tech startup JobTeaser, which connected students with career opportunities. He is currently building Carbonfact, a climate-focused SaaS platform for the fashion industry.
MDMartin Daniel
Martin DanielCo-founderMartin Daniel held roles at Google and Airbnb as a data science lead, and previously founded covidliste.com, a vaccine registration platform in France. He now leads Carbonfact, which works on decarbonization in the apparel and footwear industry.
RC
Romain ChampoulierFounder
CL
Cheng Lihead of people
GS
Gaby SaillardSenior Fullstack Engineer
CT
Corentin TrosseilleRecruiterformer
JB
Julien BeckTalent Partnerformer

Investors · 9

AirAngelsreportedMiami Beach

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AlvenreportedParis

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DN CapitalreportedLondon · $270K – $22M

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HeadlinereportedSan Francisco · $1M – $50M

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Kerala VenturesreportedParis · $108K – $1.1M

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Mighty RollingreportedSeattle

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SUNSHINEreported

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Westport Senior LivingreportedDarien

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$15M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2024

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In the news

Carbonfact Raises $15M to Scale Environmental Reportingcarbonfact.com · Apr 2024Carbonfact is a carbon management platform designed specifically for the fashion industry | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Apr 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Carbonfact do?
Carbonfact is an environmental intelligence platform that helps apparel and footwear brands and their suppliers measure, understand, and reduce carbon emissions. The platform consolidates supply-chain data and provides scenario modeling and eco-design tools to support emissions reduction across the fashion industry.
Who founded Carbonfact?
Carbonfact was founded by Marc Laurent, Romain Champourlier, Martin Daniel in 2021.
Who are Carbonfact's investors?
Carbonfact's investors include Y Combinator, AirAngels, Alven, DN Capital, Headline, Kerala Ventures, Mighty Rolling, SUNSHINE and 1 more.
How much funding has Carbonfact raised?
Carbonfact has disclosed $15M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Carbonfact headquartered?
Carbonfact is headquartered in Paris, FR.