| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Website | https://www.wereleaf.earth/ |
| releaf-earth | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 75/100) |
| Company size | Medium (50 to 249) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | side_business |
About
Releaf Earth is a Nigerian climate-agritech company that processes palm nuts from smallholder farmers using its proprietary Kraken de-sheller, producing palm oil products while converting the resulting palm kernel shell waste into biochar via pyrolysis. In May 2025 it launched Nigeria’s first industrial-scale biochar carbon removal facility in Iwuru, Cross River State, targeting 40 ktCO2e removal by 2030, with credits verified through the Riverse registry. The company is backed by Y Combinator, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and AirMiners.
History
- 2026-11-01 — news mention: Releaf Earth: Congratulations to Releaf Earth (YC W19) , who has delivered their first carbon remova (source)
- 2026-10-28 — news mention: Ambitious carbon removal operators want a registry partner that’s responsive and efficient.
That’s (source)
- 2026-09-27 — news mention: We have over 40 Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage projects in the Rainbow Registry.
These include (source)
- 2026-09-26 — news mention: Releaf Earth: Most carbon removal founders are trying to prove their technology works. Uzoma Bailey (source)
- 2026-09-17 — news mention: Releaf Earth Executives Raise $1.5 Million to Turn Africa’s Farm Waste Into Carbon Credits (source)
- 2026-08-22 — news mention: Releaf Earth: We are excited to share a major milestone: Our CEO, Ikenna Nzewi , has officially anno (source)
- 2026-08-15 — news mention: Releaf Earth: Congratulations to Releaf Earth (YC W19) , who has delivered their first carbon remova (source)
- 2026-08-15 — refresh: coresignal
- 2026-07-20 — news mention: Biochar Industrial Group Partners with Releaf Earth to Commercialize Agricultural Waste in Nigeria & (source)
- 2026-07-20 — news mention: This is very nice to see since the Clean Development Mechanism has long faced criticism for failing (source)
- 2026-05-22 — refresh: liveliness
- 2026-05-22 — liveliness: 🟡 Moderate → 🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-05-12 — news mention: Most carbon removal founders are trying to prove their technology works. Uzoma Bailey Ayogu and Iken (source)
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟡 Moderate (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=side_business liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: 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)
AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands; exact headcounts are not published. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.