SINAI
YC W20San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 50 employees · 7 known investors
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SINAI provides software to help companies measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions and develop decarbonization strategies. The platform serves carbon-intensive organizations globally with tools for emissions analysis, reporting, and actionable decarbonization planning.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W20)
SINAI was founded in 2017 by Maria Fujihara and Alain Rodriguez.
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Maria FujiharainFounderMaria Fujihara founded SINAI Technologies, a climate tech company focused on carbon emissions measurement and analysis. She has a background in architecture and urban planning, previously worked at Brazil's Green Building Council on sustainable construction initiatives, and served as an advisor to Project Drawdown.
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Alain RodriguezinFounderAlain Rodriguez is the founder of SINAI, which provides software for measuring, reducing, and reporting carbon emissions and developing decarbonization strategies for carbon-intensive organizations.
Investors · 7
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedOct 2020Source ↗
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2 people who came through SINAI went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 8
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Homaio30 shared keywordsHomaio designs climate-focused financial products and investment platforms for private investors, with a focus on the European carbon allowance market. The company aims to align investment returns with measurable environmental impact through empirically-grounded climate assets.
Greenly28 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.
Persefoni26 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.
Carbon Trail25 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.
25 Shocking Facts About Food Waste25 shared keywordsEarth.Org is an independent environmental news website providing journalism and data visualizations on climate change, energy, pollution, and biodiversity loss. It operates as a collaborative platform funded by donations, with a team of over 100 volunteer contributing writers and data scientists.
Sweep25 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.
Senken22 shared keywordsSenken operates a carbon credit platform that vets and rates projects using its Sustainability Integrity Index, selecting a small fraction of available credits and building portfolios with corporate sustainability buyers. It serves companies purchasing carbon credits and works on a partnership basis rather than self-serve, without holding its own inventory.
Wri20 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SINAI do?
- SINAI provides software to help companies measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions and develop decarbonization strategies. The platform serves carbon-intensive organizations globally with tools for emissions analysis, reporting, and actionable decarbonization planning.
- Who founded SINAI?
- SINAI was founded by Maria Fujihara, Alain Rodriguez in 2017.
- Who are SINAI's investors?
- SINAI's investors include Abstract Ventures, Energize Capital, High Alpha, Jetstream, Obvious Ventures, Valo Ventures, Y Combinator.
- Where is SINAI headquartered?
- SINAI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.