Planted funding news – Cologne-based GreenTech Startup Planted Secures €5 Million in Seed Funding

The investment comes from TechVision Fonds, WENVEST Capital, neoteq ventures, AWS Gründungsfonds, and Smart Infrastructure Ventures. Business angels like Nina Kani, Felix Schürholz (Co-Founder & MD of SoSafe), Frank Piotraschke (CRO of SoSafe), Arno Nonnen, and Julius Göllner (ARRtist) are also supporting the project.

Wilhelm Hammes, CEO and Co-founder of Planted said, “We are turning the CSRD obligation into an opportunity, Instead of spending months on CO₂ measurement and reporting, we automate these processes. This allows companies to focus their resources on effective measures, such as decarbonisation.”

It helps companies with their sustainability journey by offering both software and personal consulting. They assist with tasks like carbon accounting, decarbonisation, and preparing the final CSRD report.

It focuses on both compliance and real change, encouraging companies to actively protect the environment. For example, businesses can support local forest protection or plant their own company forest.

Over 350 companies, including Caritasverband Bruchsal, Senacor Technologies AG, and Insta GmbH, use Planted to meet their sustainability goals.

Dr Ansgar Schleicher, Managing Partner of TechVision Fonds said, “Through smart automation, Planted combines ecological responsibility with economic success – and makes sustainability measurably profitable, Planted is already supporting over 350 customers in Germany with their sustainability strategy.”

The ESG software market is very competitive. What sets Planted apart is that its platform does more than just help companies stay compliant; it helps them fully transform towards creating sustainable value.

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It not only helps meet regulations but also supports decarbonisation, often reducing emissions by over 50%. Customers can also participate in local environmental efforts, like planting mixed forests. Planted uses AI to implement the CSRD, making it more efficient.

For example, the software can pull data from documents, find ways to reduce emissions, and highlight risks, impacts, and opportunities. This can save users up to 75% of their time.

Christophe Aumaître, Partner at WENVEST Capital, says: “Planted offers companies an intelligent solution to not only document sustainable transformation, but to actively shape it. The team combines in-depth ESG expertise with state-of-the-art technology and goes significantly further than many other solutions on the market.”

About Planted

Planted was founded in 2021 by Wilhelm Hammes, Cindy Schüller, Heinrich Rauh, and Jan Borchert. The company offers a complete ESG management solution to help businesses achieve their sustainability goals. It combines local climate protection efforts with technology, enabling companies to actively manage their emissions. This includes calculating CO₂ emissions, finding ways to reduce them, and offsetting any emissions that can't be avoided.