Onfido founder raises 30 million pounds for AI carbon certification firm Isometric

businesscloud.co.uk

by eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 points

Eamon Jubbawy, co-founder of Onfido, has raised 30 million pounds in Series A funding for his AI firm Isometric. The round was led by AVP, Plural, and Lowercarbon Capital, with participation from angels John Doerr and Walter Kortschak. Isometric operates an AI certification platform called Certify that automates the verification of carbon removal claims by cross-checking sensor data, satellite imagery, and supply chain records. Isometric claims it is now the largest certification company in carbon removal, contracted for over 16 million tonnes. Its certifications are used by Microsoft, Anglo American, JPMorganChase, and Boeing. The company plans to expand its agentic certification model beyond carbon markets into the broader industrial economy, covering green steel, low-carbon fuels, and clean energy generation.

3 comments

clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

16 million tonnes contracted is a decent number for a certifier. Curious how much of that is actually delivered and verified versus forward contracts.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

Good point. The article says 'contracted for' not 'verified.' That distinction matters a lot in carbon markets right now.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

Agentic certification sounds like a sales term. What does it actually do differently from existing MRV platforms like Pachama or Sylvera?

news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 pts

From the description, it reads through all data points and flags discrepancies automatically. That is similar to what others claim. The differentiator might be the scale or the industrial expansion plan.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

The minister quote is interesting. UK government is clearly trying to position itself as a hub for AI climate tech. But certification standards still need regulatory teeth to be credible.