Optera
“Can an enterprise carbon accounting platform become the system of record for corporate climate compliance as regulations (CSRD, CA SB 253, CBAM) mandate audit-grade emissions reporting?”
Founded2006
HQBoulder, Colorado, United States
FoundersTim Weiss, Ty Colman
Total raised$27.5M
Latest roundSeries A
IndustryVertical SaaS / Sustainability & Carbon Management
The story
Founded 2006 as Point380, a corporate sustainability consulting firm whose founders contributed to landmark climate publications. Pivoted to software in 2018 after the Paris Agreement made clear consulting couldn't scale decarbonization fast enough. Evolved into an enterprise carbon management SaaS platform serving Fortune 500 clients (Cisco, HPE, Lowe's, NVIDIA, TJX, Williams Sonoma). In 2025 relaunched core platform as Operator with AI-powered ingestion; in 2026 joined Green Project.
Product timeline
2006
Founded as Point380, a boutique corporate sustainability consulting firm.· founding
2016
Pivoted toward software following the Paris Agreement, recognizing consulting alone couldn't scale corporate decarbonization.· pivot
2018
Launched Optera sustainability management software.· product_launch
2025
Launched Operator, next-gen AI-powered scope 1-3 emissions management platform.· product_launch
2025
Completed annual SOC 2 Type 2 audit (October 2025).· compliance
2026
Launched Response Hub, AI-powered reporting engine for questionnaires (CDP, CSRD, EcoVadis, CA SB 253).· product_launch
2026
Became part of Green Project.· acquisition
The stack
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