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Pina Earth

Acquired · Unlocking carbon markets for European forest owners

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
16signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 30Team size · YC's directory+7.7
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherAbatableShared: carbon project, quality carbon, carbon marketYC S21LondonStartup →AIAcquiredPachamaShared: climate change, forestYC W19San FranciscoStartup →AIBirch BiosciencesShared: climate change, high quality, climatetechYC S22PortlandStartup →AIWaterplanShared: changing climate, climatetech, riskYC S21San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Pina Earth
Company
AbatableShared: carbon project, quality carbon, carbon marketYC S21ActiveOther
PachamaShared: climate change, forestYC W19AcquiredAI
Birch BiosciencesShared: climate change, high quality, climatetechYC S22ActiveAI
WaterplanShared: changing climate, climatetech, riskYC S21ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherKlimateShared: quality carbon, high qualityAntler 2022DenmarkStartup →OtherSUSTAINFIShared: carbon project500 Global 2022United StatesStartup →OtherSylveraShared: carbon market, buildingSeedcamp 2020Startup →OtherRemoraShared: climatetech, carbon, highYC W21DetroitStartup →OtherCarbonPilot (dba Valorize Systems)Shared: carbon marketAntler 2024USStartup →
Companies next to Pina Earth
Company
KlimateShared: quality carbon, high qualityAntler 2022Not statedOther
SUSTAINFIShared: carbon project500 Global 2022Not statedOther
SylveraShared: carbon market, buildingSeedcamp 2020 +1Not statedOther
RemoraShared: climatetech, carbon, highYC W21 +1ActiveOther
CarbonPilot (dba Valorize Systems)Shared: carbon marketAntler 2024Not statedOther

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Company
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KorrAITraceable AI for billion-dollar infrastructure.team of 20ActiveAI
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SmartHelioSoftware to prevent downtime in a solar plantteam of 25ActiveAI, Data
Unravel CarbonEnterprise software for companies to track & reduce their carbon…team of 42hiringActiveAI

About Pina Earth

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. Pina Earth and Tree.ly recently joined forces to create Europe's leading forest carbon platform: https://tech.eu/2025/07/29/pina-earth-and-treely-merge-to-create-europes-largest-forest-carbon-platform/

YC batch
W22 · Winter 2022
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
Other
Team size
30
Location
Munich, BY, Germany
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Climate, ClimateTech

Pina Earth in W22: 398 companies, 45% AI

Pina Earth: questions

Which YC batch was Pina Earth in?

Pina Earth was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).

Is Pina Earth still active?

Y Combinator lists Pina Earth as acquired.

Where is Pina Earth based?

Pina Earth lists Munich, BY, Germany as its location on YC's directory.