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Pachama Funding History

Pachama uses satellite imagery, lidar and AI to monitor forests and verify the carbon credits it sells. Carbon Direct acquired the company.

Company Overview

  • Data Analytics

Sausalito, California, US

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Pachama Funding Timeline

  1. Announced Dec 4, 2023

    Series B Extension

    US$9 million

    The additional equity brought Pachama’s total Series B financing to $64 million.

    Led by Lowercarbon Capital.

    Source · vcaonline.com ↗

  2. Announced May 5, 2022

    Series B

    US$55 million

    Pachama said it would hire, expand research and development, and launch more forest-carbon projects.

    Led by Future Positive. Participation included Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Sands Capital, ZA Global.

    Source · globenewswire.com ↗

Pachama Founding Team

Pachama’s founding team brought software to the problem of measuring and verifying forest carbon. Its approach uses satellite imagery and other remote-sensing data. The founding team included Tomas Aftalion (CTO).

  • Diego Saez-Gil — CEO. Serial entrepreneur and Y Combinator alumnus.

Pachama Products

  • Pachama

    Measure and monitor forest carbon projects using remote observations.

Pachama Company Development

Forest Carbon Monitoring Enters Carbon Direct

Pachama developed a remote-sensing workflow for measuring and monitoring forest carbon projects. Carbon Direct acquired the business in November 2025, adding that forest measurement capability to its carbon management work.

Pachama Competitive Landscape

Monitoring Projects and Rating Credits

Pachama measures and monitors forest projects with remote sensing. Sylvera uses earth observation and biomass data as inputs to carbon credit ratings, where buyers also need a judgment about factors such as additionality. The tools address different parts of due diligence on the same kind of project.