Planet FWD
Founded 2019 · 26 employees on LinkedIn · 22 known investors
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PlanetFWD offers a sustainability management platform that measures carbon footprints across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, automates life cycle assessments, and helps companies model emissions reduction strategies. It targets consumer goods businesses preparing for compliance frameworks like CSRD, CDP, and SBTi, and supports carbon labeling and impact reporting.
Founders & leadership
Planet FWD was founded in 2019 by Julia Collins.
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Julia CollinsinFounder and CEOJulia Collins held leadership roles at food and hospitality ventures including positions at Union Square Hospitality Group, Mexicue, and Murray's Cheese Bar, and served as Chief Operating Officer at Harlem Jazz Enterprises before co-founding Zume Pizza. She launched Moonshot Snacks in 2020 and founded Planet FWD, a sustainability management platform serving consumer goods brands.
Investors · 22
Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M
Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K
Beacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M
City LightNew York · $1M – $6M
Cleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M
Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M
f7 VenturesTiburon · $10K – $5M
HearstLabNew York · $500K – $1M
January VenturesWellesley Hills · $250K – $750K
Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M
Non Sibi VenturesHouston
Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M
BBG Venturesreported · 3 sourcesNew York · $350K – $1.5M
Earthshot VenturesreportedSydney · $100K – $5M
Emerson Collective InvestingreportedPalo Alto · $100K – $1M
MaveronreportedSeattle · $100K – $8M
Rethink FoodreportedWhite Plains
SpringbankreportedNew York · $500K – $1.5M
Also in the syndicate · 3
Elemental ExceleratorEmerson CollectivePrecursor
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$10M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022
- $10MraisedMay 2022 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries AMay 2022
Acre Venture Partners (lead), Congruent Ventures (lead), BBG Ventures, Cleo Capital, Concrete Rose, Elemental Excelerator, Emerson Collective, January Ventures, Precursor, ReThink Food
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 6
by search overlapArbor66 shared keywordsArbor provides a platform for measuring carbon emissions across supply chains using supply-chain-specific data points rather than global averages, enabling calculations in minutes instead of months or years.
Ecochain50 shared keywordsEcochain provides LCA (life cycle assessment) automation software that lets industrial manufacturers model their products and production processes to calculate product footprints and generate verified EPDs, PCFs and environmental profiles at scale. It combines software with expert services to help sustainability and product teams meet compliance frameworks such as CPR, CBAM and EPBD, primarily serving the European market.
Manglai46 shared keywordsManglai is an AI-powered platform for managing corporate environmental impact, consolidating carbon, water, and waste data from integrated sources with traceable calculations for audits and regulatory reporting. It serves companies and ESG managers with automated measurement, action planning, and compliance reporting aligned with standards such as the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, CSRD, and GLEC.
アスエネ35 shared keywordsAsuene operates a sustainability AI platform for enterprises across industries to measure, reduce, report, and disclose CO2 emissions and ESG data across Scope 1-3 and the supply chain. The company also provides decarbonization consulting, renewable energy and carbon credit procurement, ESG evaluation, and BPO support, with a primary focus on the Japanese market.
Watershed35 shared keywordsWatershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact. The platform serves enterprises, financial institutions, and brands across all industries seeking to decarbonize and address climate risk.
Carbon Trail34 shared keywordsCarbon Trail provides AI-powered analytics to fashion brands and retailers to measure, track, and reduce environmental impact across their supply chains. The company uses machine learning models to process supply chain data and generate lifecycle assessments, enabling customers to monitor carbon emissions from raw material production through customer delivery.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Planet FWD do?
- PlanetFWD offers a sustainability management platform that measures carbon footprints across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, automates life cycle assessments, and helps companies model emissions reduction strategies. It targets consumer goods businesses preparing for compliance frameworks like CSRD, CDP, and SBTi, and supports carbon labeling and impact reporting.
- Who founded Planet FWD?
- Planet FWD was founded by Julia Collins in 2019.
- Who are Planet FWD's investors?
- Planet FWD's investors include Acre Venture Partners, Backstage Capital, Beacon VC, City Light, Cleo Capital, Congruent Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, f7 Ventures and 11 more.
- How much funding has Planet FWD raised?
- Planet FWD has disclosed $10M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.