Minimum
YC S20London, GB · Founded 2020 · 23 employees on LinkedIn · Hiring · 3 known investors
Minimum provides software for carbon and environmental data management for large enterprises, enabling inventory mapping, automated data ingestion, and compliance reporting across complex organizational structures.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)
Minimum was founded in 2020 by Freddie Evans, Chris Winchurch, and Freddie Green.
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Freddie EvansinFounderFreddie Evans is co-founder and CEO of Minimum, a company focused on decarbonization.
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Chris WinchurchinFounderHe previously consulted at Boston Consulting Group and holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Imperial College London and partial MBA coursework from Harvard Business School.
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Freddie GreeninFounder
Investors · 3
Competitors · 9
by search overlapGreenly384 shared keywordsGreenly provides an AI-based platform for carbon accounting, greenhouse gas assessment, product life-cycle analysis (LCA), and ESG compliance reporting. It serves companies from SMEs to large enterprises looking to measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint and meet climate regulations.
Arbor246 shared keywordsArbor is a carbon accounting and sustainability reporting platform that automates product-level and Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions calculations. It generates GHG Protocol-compliant reports to help companies meet regulations such as CSRD, CBAM, SEC, and CDP.
Netezza198 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Carbon Trail184 shared keywordsCarbon Trail provides a carbon accounting and life cycle assessment (LCA) platform for the fashion and retail industry, using AI and API integrations to collect and process primary supply chain data. It measures corporate and product-level environmental impact and supports compliance reporting to standards such as CSRD, AASB, SB253, and Digital Product Passport (DPP).
Persefoni171 shared keywordsPersefoni provides carbon accounting and climate training tools for portfolio company engagement. The platform offers technical support through Persefoni Copilot and educational resources via Persefoni Academy, both included in its Pro subscription for suppliers and portfolio companies.
Sweep165 shared keywordsSweep builds software that helps large companies and financial institutions manage sustainability and non-financial (ESG) data, track carbon across value chains, and comply with climate disclosure regulations. The company serves enterprises and financial institutions globally.
Wri139 shared keywordsThe World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization whose experts and staff work on food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, and governance. It operates with over 2,000 staff across more than a dozen focus countries and partners in over 50 nations.
CarbonCloud134 shared keywordsCarbonCloud provides a sustainability intelligence platform for food and beverage companies to measure, manage, and reduce emissions across their supply chains. It uses an AI-powered engine and an emissions factors database to calculate Scope 3 emissions and product carbon footprints, and enables supplier collaboration and audit-ready reporting.
C2Es129 shared keywordsThe Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) is a nonprofit organization focused on climate policy, working to accelerate the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through reports, briefs, and policy recommendations. It engages foundations, governments, individuals, and businesses to advance pragmatic climate action, primarily in the United States.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Minimum do?
- Minimum provides software for carbon and environmental data management for large enterprises, enabling inventory mapping, automated data ingestion, and compliance reporting across complex organizational structures.
- Who founded Minimum?
- Minimum was founded by Freddie Evans, Chris Winchurch, Freddie Green in 2020.
- Who are Minimum's investors?
- Minimum's investors include DFF Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Y Combinator.
- Where is Minimum headquartered?
- Minimum is headquartered in London, GB.