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Pachama

acquired by Carbon DirectYC W19

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 85 employees · 24 known investors

Find your way into Pachama

1,621 people in our graph share verified history with the Pachama team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier Solterounlockedknows Tomas Aftalion · together at Carnegie Mellon University (overlapped)
×9knows the team · via PwC
knows the team · via Y Combinator
knows the team · via Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Pachama used satellite imagery, lidar, and machine learning to verify and monitor forest carbon projects, connecting companies to nature-based carbon credits for reforestation and forest conservation.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Pachama was founded in 2018 by Diego Saez Gil and Tomas Aftalion.

DSDiego Saez Gil
Diego Saez Gilin𝕏FounderDiego Saez Gil co-founded Bluesmart (YC W15) and WeHostels before founding Pachama, a company focused on addressing deforestation and climate change. He grew up in northern Argentina.
TATomas Aftalion
Tomas AftalioninCo-FounderFounder of Pachama, which used satellite imagery, lidar, and machine learning to verify and monitor forest carbon projects and connect companies to nature-based carbon credits. His prior work spans mobile micro-credit efforts in East Africa and carbon credit reforestation projects in Latin America.

Investors · 24

Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M
Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M
Firstrock CapitalMiami · $50K – $5M
JetstreamSan Francisco
LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M
Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M
Nimble PartnersSan Francisco
PLUS CapitalVenice · $100K – $1M
Serena VenturesNew York · $100K – $500K
VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M
Xplorer CapitalMenlo Park
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Zebra Impact VenturesSwitzerland
20VCreportedLondon · $250K – $5M
AirAngelsreportedMiami Beach
Future PositivereportedNew York
OATVreportedSan Francisco
ReGen VenturesreportedByron Bay, New South Wales · $250K – $2.5M
Sweet Capitalreported
Toba CapitalreportedIrvine · $1M – $10M
Wollemi CapitalreportedSydney

Also in the syndicate · 3

Saltwater CapitalSeaya AndromedaZinal Growth

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$55M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2022–2023

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Images

Pachama photo

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Pachama went on to found or lead other companies.

Brian ListonVP of ProductFounded Seed CX +1Greg FitzGeraldVice President, Product, Strategy & OperationsFounded Carbon Analytics

In the news

Pachama Increases Series B to $64 Million | Pachamapachama.com · Dec 2023Carbon Credit Platform Pachama Secures $55 Million Fundingcarboncredits.com · May 2022Pachama Raises USD55M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · May 2022Nature-based carbon credit platform secures $55M in new funding round, led by Future Positiveglobenewswire.com · May 2022Carbon credit platform Pachama raises $55 mln in latest funding round | Reutersreuters.com · May 2022Pachama | Lowercarbon Capitallowercarbon.com · Sep 2020

Frequently asked questions

What does Pachama do?
Pachama used satellite imagery, lidar, and machine learning to verify and monitor forest carbon projects, connecting companies to nature-based carbon credits for reforestation and forest conservation.
Who founded Pachama?
Pachama was founded by Diego Saez Gil, Tomas Aftalion in 2018.
Who are Pachama's investors?
Pachama's investors include Aglae Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Firstrock Capital, Jetstream, LOWERCARBON, Lowercarbon Capital, Nimble Partners, PLUS Capital and 13 more.
How much funding has Pachama raised?
Pachama has disclosed $55M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Who acquired Pachama?
Pachama was acquired by Carbon Direct.
Where is Pachama headquartered?
Pachama is headquartered in San Francisco, US.