2023年3月28日

6分钟读伦敦,2023年3月28日:在一年内首次融资后,连接地球结束560万美元的种子圆增长其api环境推动可持续金融的数据提供。圆是由Gresham宫企业参与爱企业,全球大脑及其CVC伙伴银行投资组合投资,超级天使资本和战略投资者。现有的投资者市场资本,芥菜籽迷宫和Venista企业加入了一轮。连接地球是一个成立于2021年,总部位于伦敦的环境数据公司民主化对可持续性数据的访问。容易积分碳跟踪API,连接地球帮助金融机构向他们的客户提供透明的洞察的气候影响他们的日常开支和投资决策。一轮融资将使连接地球更快的在欧洲和支持公司的规模扩张到美国,在那里它已经与金融机构和战略合作伙伴。通过这种新的投资,团队将能够专注于执行一个机会包括蓝筹股名称的重要管道。“脱碳计划金融领域的快速增长,这就是为什么我们需要更大规模的合作,我们的产品帮助金融机构测量和减少排放的顾客,”亚历山大Lempka联合创始人兼首席执行官在连接地球,与尼克•Carmont启动公司的共同创始人兼首席技术官,已经包含在今年的福布斯30 30岁以下的社会影响类别。“这一轮融资使我们能够成倍地增加我们的全球影响。”“我们正计划推出一些新的产品将打破壁垒访问环境数据和工具,”首席技术官尼克Carmont说地球连接。 “We aim to bring carbon footprint data into the daily lives of millions of people so that environmental action becomes widely accessible.” “The financial sector has historically lacked the infrastructure to support sustainable finance in a tangible way,” says Benjamin Faulkner, Associate Director at Gresham House Ventures. “Connect Earth is solving two significant issues for financial institutions. Firstly, facilitating products and features that provide end-users insights into their carbon footprint improves customer acquisition, engagement, and retention. Secondly, extensive regulatory tailwinds such as TCFD and SFDR require financial institutions to materially improve disclosure of their carbon footprints across value chains.” “Alex and Nick impressed us with their clear vision, relentless hustle, and ruthless execution,” says Zixin Pan, Associate Director at Gresham House Ventures. “We look forward to supporting the team in achieving their vision to become the carbon data backbone of sustainable finance.” As part of the investment, Gresham House Ventures brings Stewart Holness, an experienced Chair with significant expertise scaling technology businesses across an esteemed 25+ year career as a founder CEO, NED and Chairperson. “We strongly believe that in the future, sustainability and carbon footprint awareness will become a major factor, influencing decision-making for businesses and customers alike. Connect Earth is working on providing a key piece of infrastructure that will make it a possibility,” says Jakub Ślusarczyk, Partner at Market One Capital. “When we first met Alex and Nick in 2021, they impressed us with their vision and drive. More importantly, for the last two years, they have proven time and time again that they are able to execute on that vision and we are happy to be able to further support them in the mission of decarbonisation and building a tremendous company.” Since the beginning of 2022, Connect Earth has estimated carbon emissions for over half a billion financial transactions. Connect Earth’s API has been integrated with large European banking groups such as KBC Bank, community banks such as New York-based Bank Purely, as well as several fintechs across Europe and the US, including Cogni, Ribbon, and Jules. Connect Earth also has partnerships with companies such as SAP, Thought Machine and Q2, enabling their customers to use Connect Earth’s data through their respective marketplaces. Connect Earth was part of the FIS Fintech accelerator in the US, spearheading the company’s US expansion. Founded in 2021, Connect Earth is a London-based environmental data company that democratises easy access to sustainability data. With its carbon tracking API technology, Connect Earth is on a mission to empower people to make sustainable choices and bridge the gap between intent, knowledge and action. Connect Earth supports financial institutions in offering their customers transparent insight into the climate impact of their daily spending and investment decisions.