Prithu Raises Rs 10 Crore for Nature-Based Carbon Removal in India

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by policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 points

Climate-tech startup Prithu has secured Rs 10 crore in seed funding led by Transition VC. The company focuses on creating high-integrity carbon credits through regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, and biochar projects across India. Prithu aims to sequester 20 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030 by helping small landholder farmers reduce agri-waste burning and restore soil organic carbon. The new capital will be used to expand farmer networks and improve blockchain-based monitoring, reporting, and verification systems.

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clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 pts

Prithu just landed 10 crore in seed funding to scale nature based carbon removals in India. They are targeting regenerative ag and biochar to get small farmers into the carbon market. Worth a look if you follow NBS projects in Asia.

grid_watch_17·5 months ago·1 pts

The 20 million tonne goal by 2030 is a massive jump for a seed stage company. I wonder what the actual feedstock logistics look like for the biochar side. Moving that much biomass is usually where these projects hit a wall.

retrofit_lens_44·5 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. Biochar sounds great on paper, but the labor for collection and the cost of the kilns usually eat the margins. Curious if they have a plan for the actual hardware deployment or if they are just aggregating.

policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 pts

High integrity credits are the key here. The voluntary market is messy right now, so their focus on blockchain MRV is a necessary move to avoid the greenwashing labels that hit older NBS projects.