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Equilibrium Earth is shaking up how the world tackles carbon removal. This Bengaluru-based startup merges solid science, sharp finance, and community spirit to scale nature-based climate solutions across India.☀️

By working hand-in-hand with farmers and local partners, Equilibrium Earth is turning degraded land into profitable, resilient carbon sinks—benefiting both the climate and rural communities.🌾 

Time to dig deeper into how Equilibrium is making climate action seriously investable.💸

Table of Contents

• 🔎Setting the Stage

• ⚡Quick Take

• 📌Core Insights

• 🔍 Behind the Strategy

• 👥 Meet the Makers

• 🎯 Competitor Analysis

CONTEXT
🔎Setting the Stage

1. Global pressure to remove carbon is intensifying, not just through pledges, but with measurable and permanent action.🌱

2. Nature-based solutions are the new gold standard for climate finance, ESG goals, and rural upliftment. India, with its massive potential for agroforestry and mangrove restoration, is right at the centre of this movement. 🌲 

3. According to projections, demand for carbon credit supply may increase 20- to 35-fold by 2050 (from current levels), with theoretical supply rising from ~243 million tons in 2024 to 2.6 billion tons by 2030. 📈 

   

⚡Quick Take

COMPANY BACKGROUND
📌Core Insights

• 🌏Headquarters: Bengaluru, India

• 👥Core Team: 2

• 💼Business Model: Carbon project origination + digital MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) + blended finance

• 🏢Founded: 2021

• 💸 Recent Funding: $3 million (Sep 2025) led by Kalaari Capital, Peak XV, Avaana

• 🌾 Reach: 120,000 hectares across 8 states, engaging 150,000+ smallholder farmers

• 📊 Milestone: Targeting >1M permanent, high-integrity credits issued per year.

🔍 Behind the Strategy

🤔What’s Exciting?

• 🚀 Tech meets Trees: Proprietary digital MRV platform tracks every credit.

• 🌿 Portfolio Approach: Agroforestry, mangroves, and biochar diversify risk and income.

• 💰 Blended Finance: Money from philanthropies, VCs, and carbon buyers fuels faster scaling.

• 🤝 Community-First: Local partners and FPOs (farmer producer orgs) mean high retention and real impact.

🤔What’s Risky?

• 🏁 Verification: Regulatory clarity on permanence and quality is still evolving.

• 💼 Farmer Buy-In: Rural incomes are volatile—projected returns depend on strong engagement.

• 🌦️ Climate Risk: Weather and natural events still loom over on-ground implementation.

👥 Meet the Leaders

Siddhanth Jayaram | Sricharann Seshadri

🎯 Competitor Analysis