Climate Tech · sub-niche
Carbon accounting for SMBs.
Carbon accounting that an SMB owner can actually run in a Saturday.
Month-long buildHot — multiple deals per month
Why now
EU CSRD + US state-level disclosure rules are forcing SMBs to measure for the first time.
What the signal looks like
Repos with accounting-system integrations, emission-factor libraries by industry, and CDP / SBTi reporting templates.
Public examples
We name publicprojects + categories only — never founders we track inside the paid product. The buyer’s edge stays inside the product.
- Watershed-style platforms
- Plan A / Sweep shape
- Open-source carbon-accounting libraries
What this displaces
A consultant + a spreadsheet + a one-off PDF.
Our build-vs-invest call
Sell to SMB accountants and fractional CFOs. The wedge is integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and the top 10 SMB ERPs.
Common questions about this niche
- Buyer?
- SMB accountants and fractional CFOs.
- Pricing?
- $50-500/mo per company.
- What kills this?
- QuickBooks bundling carbon as a feature.
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