Berlin’s Carbmee Secures €20M to Scale AI-Driven Carbon Management and Fuel Global Expansion

Carbmee, a German startup specialising in enterprise carbon management, has successfully raised €20 million in a Series A funding round. CommerzVentures led the round, which was supported by Fly Ventures and several angel investors. This marks a significant milestone for the company.

Founded in 2021 by Christian Heinrich and Robin Spickers, Carbmee is tackling one of the biggest challenges for large enterprises: managing complex supply chain emissions, particularly Scope 3 emissions, which often account for over 80% of an organisation’s total carbon output. Traditional tools, such as spreadsheets, have struggled to handle the complexity and scale of modern carbon accounting, leading to inefficiencies and data silos. Carbmee addresses these gaps with its advanced Enterprise Intelligence Suite™ (EIS™) platform.

Christian Heinrich, CEO and Co-founder of Carbmee commented: “This funding round is a validation of the innovative work we’ve done so far, but it’s also a launching point for what comes next. It’s a clear confirmation that we made the right decisions 4 years ago, anticipating the importance of scope 3 emissions in manufacturing industries. […] This investment will allow us to show the value of our platform not only to Procurement and Operations teams but even more to extend the value to all organisational departments, including Finance for integrated Carbon Accounting and R&D for Eco-Friendly Product Design.”

Carbmee’s EIS™ platform integrates granular lifecycle assessment data with AI-driven insights and customisable dashboards, streamlining the measurement and management of carbon emissions. A standout feature is carbmee Studio, a tool that allows businesses to create AI-powered, tailor-made reports and visualisations, enhancing decision-making and compliance with evolving regulations.

This platform has already delivered measurable results for industry giants like Maersk, Miele, Coca-Cola, Lufthansa Technik, Schaeffler, and Anglo-American. For instance, KWS Saat experienced a 94% reduction in the time required to calculate supplier carbon footprints, while clients reported improved adherence to frameworks like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

With a track record of tripling annual revenue over the past three years, Carbmee plans to use the newly raised capital to accelerate international expansion and further enhance its platform’s capabilities, particularly in managing Scope 3 emissions. The company operates from offices in Berlin, Munich, and New York and boasts a growing team of over 60 professionals worldwide.

Robin Spickers, Co-founder of carbmee, highlighted the platform’s potential: “Our platform provides a centralised platform for all enterprise users to manage CO2 emissions at the corporate, product, supplier, and SKU levels—enabling CO2 data to be managed as accurately as financial data in an ERP system. Procurement teams can collect primary data and choose the greenest suppliers, finance teams can report in compliance with CSRD or CBAM, R&D engineers can design the green products of tomorrow, and sustainability teams can identify CO2 reduction opportunities, especially in Scope 3.”

Paul Morgenthaler, Managing Partner at CommerzVentures, remarked: “Christian and Robin have already achieved phenomenal growth since founding Carbmee. They are at the forefront of a vital industrial step-change as businesses around the world demand the knowledge and support to manage their carbon emissions. Their powerful software breaks down the complexity of decarbonising global supply chains, solving a key problem for industries. We share in the team’s exceptional ambition for the future and look forward to helping them deliver on this journey.”

This latest funding positions Carbmee to scale its operations, meet the increasing demand for effective carbon management solutions and drive innovation in the sustainability sector.