Applied Carbon

About

Applied Carbon (formerly Climate Robotics) is a Houston, Texas-based biochar company founded in 2020 that deploys automated, mobile pyrolysis trailers to convert ag crop waste into biochar directly in the field. The company raised a $21.5M Series A in July 2024 led by TO VC with investors including Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Congruent Ventures, Grantham Foundation, and Elemental Excelerator, and is an XPRIZE Carbon Removal top-20 finalist and DOE CDR Purchase Pilot semifinalist. They claim to be the largest supplier of biochar carbon removal by sales to buyers like Microsoft.

Registry Activity

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Puro.earth

• 1 project · Biochar, 2022 · crediting period 2024-12-10 → 2029-12-09 (active)  ↗

Data from Puro.earth and CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART, Cercarbono, Isometric). Refreshed monthly.

Registry Memberships

• Puro.earth

History

• 2026-11-01 — news mention: ClimeFi: Lenders are increasingly willing to provide debt financing to carbon removal projects, part (source)
• 2026-10-29 — news mention: Ecological Carbon Offset Partners: The carbon removal market showed up in force at the Puro.earth CD (source)
• 2026-10-26 — news mention: Dealroom.co | Citi closes first $72M carbon-removal note for Texas biochar startup Applied Carbon (source)
• 2026-10-24 — news mention: Clean the Sky - Carbon Removal Financing (source)
• 2026-10-24 — news mention: Applied Carbon has secured new financing provided by Citibank that will support biochar CO2 removal (source)
• 2026-10-23 — news mention: China Takes Cleantech Tariff Fight to COP31 Climate Summit – Impakter | Solar Now (source)
• 2026-10-22 — news mention: Citi’s $72 Million Carbon Removal Deal Bets on Biochar to Scale Climate Finance (source)
• 2026-10-22 — news mention: Applied Carbon Locks In $72M Citi Financing For Texas-Based Biochar (source)
• 2026-10-22 — news mention: Citi Structures New Outcome Bond with Returns Tied to Generation of Carbon Credits - ESG Today (source)
• 2026-10-22 — news mention: Citi Issues Carbon Removal Biochar Bond | ESG News.earth (source)
• 2026-10-21 — news mention: Citi Closes $72 Million Carbon Removal-Linked Note for Texas Biochar Project (source)
• 2026-10-20 — news mention: Citi Closes $72 Million Carbon Removal-Linked Note to Support Applied Carbon Biochar Project (source)
• 2026-09-29 — news mention: Ecological Carbon Offset Partners: The carbon removal market showed up in force at the Puro.earth CD (source)
• 2026-08-15 — refresh: coresignal
• 2026-07-19 — news mention: Impacts of enhanced rock weathering on soil sponge function: a global synthesis of soil physical and (source)
• 2026-06-11 — news mention: Biochar’s Triple Win: Healthier Soils, Improved Crops, and Decarbonization (source)
• 2026-05-21 — news mention: Biochar farm robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize - @theU (source)
• 2026-05-06 — news mention: Biochar’s triple win: Healthier soils, improved crops, and decarbonization - Cisco Blogs (source)
• 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟡 Moderate → 🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
• 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
• 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟡 Moderate (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
• 2026-04-19 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟡 Moderate (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-18 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-18 — backfilled from V1 (source)