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Unlocking carbon markets for European forest owners
Pina Earth has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Pina Earth.
Pina Earth was founded in 2021 by Florian Fincke (Founder) and Gesa Biermann (Founder).
Pina Earth has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Pina Earth is building a suite of digital tools for data collection, monitoring, and certification of forest carbon projects. EU forests are at high risk due to climate change. With Pina Earth, forest owners can start high-quality carbon projects on their properties and use the new income stream to prepare their forests for a changing climate. Founded only last year, the startup already has active pilot projects on over 1,000 hectare (∼2,500 acres) in Germany. The founders met at CDTM and joined their expertise in sustainability science, software engineering, and machine learning to help EU forests.
Pina Earth is a European climate tech company focused on unlocking carbon markets for forest owners by providing digital tools for data collection, monitoring, and certification of forest carbon projects. It enables forest owners to initiate high-quality carbon projects that transform vulnerable monoculture forests into biodiverse, climate-resilient ecosystems, generating new income streams while enhancing forest health against climate risks. Following its merger with Tree.ly in 2025, Pina Earth has become Europe’s largest tech-enabled forest carbon project developer, operating across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Hungary, managing over 80,000 hectares of forest and issuing more than 500,000 tonnes of certified carbon credits. The company serves forest owners and corporate carbon buyers, simplifying certification and expanding access to regional, high-integrity carbon credits with biodiversity co-benefits[1][2][4][6].
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Pina Earth was founded in 2023 by a team with backgrounds in sustainability science, software engineering, and machine learning, who met at the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM). The founders aimed to address the urgent climate risks facing European forests, particularly vulnerable monocultures threatened by drought, pests, and storms. Early traction included pilot projects covering over 1,000 hectares in Germany, demonstrating the viability of their digital tools and forest adaptation methodologies. The company’s evolution accelerated with its 2025 merger with Tree.ly, combining complementary strengths to become Europe’s largest forest carbon platform and expanding its geographic and operational footprint across multiple European countries[1][2][4][5].
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Pina Earth rides the growing trend of nature-based climate solutions and carbon markets, particularly in Europe where regulatory frameworks like the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework are gaining traction. The timing is critical as European forests face increasing climate vulnerability, and demand for high-quality, regional carbon credits is rising amid a supply shortfall. By merging with Tree.ly, Pina Earth has consolidated market leadership, enabling scale, transparency, and regional impact that align with evolving corporate climate commitments and policy incentives. The company influences the broader ecosystem by setting standards for forest adaptation projects, advancing digital tools for carbon project management, and shaping the emerging European forest carbon market[2][5][6][7].
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Looking ahead, Pina Earth is poised to expand its footprint further across Europe, leveraging its full-stack platform to capture growing demand for credible, biodiversity-positive carbon credits. Trends shaping its journey include tightening climate regulations, increasing corporate net-zero commitments, and technological advances in remote sensing and data analytics for forest monitoring. The company’s influence is likely to deepen as it helps shape policy frameworks and market standards, driving greater adoption of forest carbon projects as a scalable climate solution. Its merger-driven growth and strong investor backing position it well to remain a pivotal player in Europe’s climate tech and carbon markets landscape[2][4][6].
Key people at Pina Earth.
Pina Earth was founded in 2021 by Florian Fincke (Founder) and Gesa Biermann (Founder).
Pina Earth has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Pina Earth's investors include XAnge, 468 Capital, Balderton Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Climate Capital, DST Global, Gaingels, Kaszek Ventures, Latitud, monashees, Picus Capital, Pioneer Fund.
Pina Earth has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in July 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
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| Jul 1, 2022 | $3M Seed | XAnge | 468 Capital, Balderton Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Climate Capital, DST Global, Gaingels, Kaszek Ventures, Latitud, Monashees, Picus Capital, Pioneer Fund, VR Ventures, Y Combinator, Anselm Bauer, Benjamin Guenther, Chris Murphy, Felix Jahn, Florian Huber, LEA Sophie Cramer, MAX Josef Meier, Ricardo Weder, Sebastian Schuon, Simon Borrero, Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦, Sundeep Ahuja, Nordstar | Announced |
