StepChange
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StepChange builds ESG and climate risk tools and advisory services for enterprises and financial institutions, supporting sustainability strategy and Net Zero execution. The team's expertise spans climate finance, climate risk regulation, and atmospheric science, with notable ties to South Asian and US markets.
Founders & leadership
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Ankit JainCo-FounderAnkit Jain holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a degree in computer science from IIT Bombay, with prior experience in sustainability and mobility sectors. He is co-founder of StepChange, which provides ESG and climate risk tools for enterprises and financial institutions.
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Sidhant PaiCo-Founder & Chief Science OfficerSidhant Pai holds a PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry and Composition Modeling and an S.B. in Environmental Engineering Science from MIT, where he conducted research on earth systems model validation and uncertainty quantification. He completed postdoctoral research at the Columbia Climate School on sensor networks for air quality monitoring, and now serves as Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of StepChange, where he leads modeling of physical and transition climate risk for financial institutions and develops climate risk analytics for credit, insurance and portfolio applications.
Investors · 10
SupermorpheusPuducherry · $441K – $4M
Antlerreported · 2 sourcesSingapore · $3M – $10M
BEENEXTreported · 2 sourcesSingapore · $500K – $50M
Flourish Venturesreported · 3 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Genesia Venturesreported · 3 sourcesTokyo · $774K – $50M
Global Founders Capitalreported · 3 sourcesBerlin · $637K – $32M
Saison Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSingapore · $1.5M – $33M
Seedstarsreported · 2 sourcesGeneva
Speciale InvestreportedChennai · $1M
Whiteboard Capitalreported · 2 sourcesMumbai · $250K – $21M
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$4M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2023–2024
- $4Mseed fundingMay 2023 · 2 sources
BEENEXT (lead), Global Founders Capital (lead), Antler, Genesia Ventures, Saison Capital, Seedstars, Speciale Invest, Whiteboard Capital
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Competitors · 5
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Persefoni25 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.
Greenly19 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.
アスエネ15 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.
Minimum14 shared keywordsMinimum 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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Frequently asked questions
- What does StepChange do?
- StepChange builds ESG and climate risk tools and advisory services for enterprises and financial institutions, supporting sustainability strategy and Net Zero execution. The team's expertise spans climate finance, climate risk regulation, and atmospheric science, with notable ties to South Asian and US markets.
- Who founded StepChange?
- StepChange was founded by Ankit Jain, Sidhant Pai.
- Who are StepChange's investors?
- StepChange's investors include Supermorpheus, Antler, BEENEXT, Flourish Ventures, Genesia Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Saison Capital, Seedstars and 2 more.
- How much funding has StepChange raised?
- StepChange has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.