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Single.Earth
Single.Earth is a fintech startup that tokenizes natural assets, allowing landowners to earn MERIT tokens for carbon sequestration and ecosystem preservation. The platform connects ESG-driven corporate funds to high-impact landowners, addressing the $700 billion nature financing gap while providing companies with a means to enhance their environmental impact reporting.
- Agriculture Technology
- Data & Analytics
- Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
- Clean Technology
- Software Only
Updated 11 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$7.9MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 1 round
MHRS$7.9M · Seed
Announced Jul 2021
Disclosed cumulative: $7.9M
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Problem
Nature conservation efforts often lack sufficient funding, creating a significant financial gap that hinders effective ecosystem preservation and restoration. Landowners who prioritize conservation may miss out on potential revenue from activities like logging or development, making it difficult to justify preserving natural assets. Traditional financial systems do not adequately value the ecological benefits provided by natural landscapes, such as carbon sequestration and biodiversity maintenance.
Solution
Single.Earth provides a platform that bridges the gap between nature and finance by enabling landowners to monetize the ecological value of their land through MERIT tokens. Using satellite data, big data analytics, and machine learning, Single.Earth creates a digital twin of the Earth to assess carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and ecosystem integrity. Landowners who conserve and restore forests, wetlands, and other natural resources can add their land to the platform and earn MERIT tokens based on the ecological value of their property. These tokens can then be sold to ESG-driven companies and individuals looking to offset their environmental impact, creating a financial incentive for preserving and restoring natural ecosystems.
Target Audience
Single.Earth targets landowners seeking to generate revenue from conservation efforts, as well as ESG-conscious companies and individuals looking to invest in nature-based carbon offsets and enhance their environmental impact reporting.
Features
- Digital twin technology that combines satellite data, big data analytics, and machine learning to assess the ecological value of land
- MERIT tokens that represent the ecological value of conserved and restored natural resources
- Platform for landowners to add their land and earn tokens for carbon sequestration and ecosystem health
- Marketplace for companies and individuals to buy MERIT tokens and offset their environmental impact
- Streamlined ESG and EUDR compliance through environmental impact assessment using geolocation, biodiversity, and ecosystem data
- Monitoring of land via satellite and air quality sensors to ensure the value of investments is maintained