According to the IPCC, limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels requires ambitious action between now and 2030, including halving our CO2 emissions from 2010 levels. More than 1500 large corporations have now committed to net zero by 2050 but they need to make their climate action plans clear and tangible in the short and medium term. Based on their combined 70 years of working with Science Based Targets and the CDP database, Optera’s founders have created an innovative corporate sustainability management platform to drive this net zero movement. Their enterprise software enables companies to set, manage, and achieve emissions targets across supply chains and investment portfolios. Optera creates a shared data platform between brands and suppliers and between investors and the companies in their portfolios, enabling coordinated emissions tracking and management at industry-scale. And when companies can manage emissions, energy, water, and waste across their operations, products, and supply chain in accordance with climate science, they can stop climate change.
Location: United States, Colorado, Boulder
Total raised: $12M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| 04.03.2021 | Valo Ventu... | valoventur... |
| 26.10.2023 | Tech Squar... | techsquare... |
| - | Overture | overture.e... |
| - | Matchstick... | matchstick... |
| 03.11.2023 | Engage VC | engage.vc |
| - | Massive | massive.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.09.2023 | Series A | $12M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.07.2026 | Green Project Technologies Acquires Optera to Build the Leading AI Climate Management Platform | Green Project Technologies announced the acquisition of Optera a Matchstick Fund II company. Together they form the industry's leading AI climate management platform, uniting Optera's decade of enterprise carbon management with Green Projec... |
| 22.01.2024 | RILA, Optera Partner on Framework for Retail Product Emissions Reporting | Jessel Renolayan, Tech Times 22 January 2024, 07:01 am Related Article Worksport ESG: New Environmentally Friendly & Sustainable Product to be Made from Recycled Material Optera Report Reveals Trends in Emissions Management Challenges a... |
| 13.09.2023 | Optera announces $12M Series A | Environmental, social and governance technology startup Optera released that it has closed on a $12 million Series A round led by Next Frontier Capital to grow its enterprise-focused ESG and carbon management platform. Congratulations to th... |
| 12.09.2023 | Business | Optera secures $12M in Series A funding | BOULDER — Optera, a Boulder company that specializes in carbon management and environmental, social and governance performance software, has secured $12 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Next Frontier Capital with pa... |
| 12.09.2023 | Optera Raises $12M in Series A Funding | Optera, a Boulder, CO-based company providing ESG and carbon management software, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Next Frontier Capital with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, Mucker Capital, Overture, Engage, Mass... |
| 12.09.2023 | Optera, Interview With Co-Founder and CEO Tim Weiss | Optera, a Boulder, CO-based provider of an ESG and carbon management software platform, raised $12M in Series A funding. In conjunction with the announcement, Tim Weiss, CEO and co-founder, replied to our questions about the company, the pr... |
| 02.08.2023 | Boulder-based Optera adds to executive team, establishes public benefit corporation status | BOULDER — Boulder-based Optera, trade name for Point 380 Inc., has added to its executive team as it continues growth in the ESG and carbon management software marketplace. New hires to senior leadership include Megan Dunne, vice president ... |
| 21.06.2023 | Optera Report Reveals Trends in Emissions Management Challenges and Priorities for Large Corporations | Jessel Renolayan, Tech Times 21 June 2023, 11:06 pm Optera, a leader in ESG and carbon management software, released its 2023 trend report today, shedding light on the challenges and priorities large corporations face in managing their emis... |
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