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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Weather consulting firm providing certified weather reporting and forensic analysis for aviation, marine, insurance, legal sectors.
Based in San Francisco, California, Climaverse PBC is a boutique weather consulting firm that provides certified weather reporting, forensic analysis, and business intelligence services to help organizations navigate weather disruptions. Operating under the trade name Ecosapiens, the company translates complex meteorological and oceanic data into actionable insights for the aviation, marine, insurance, and legal sectors. The enterprise generates revenue through these specialized consulting contracts and has successfully raised three and a half million dollars in seed funding through a financing round led by Collab+Currency. Leveraging over twenty years of applied scientific experience, the firm delivers litigation support and expert testimony across government, academia, and private markets. The organization was originally founded by Chief Executive Officer Robert Banks, who holds a doctorate in environmental engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia and meteorology degrees from Florida State University.
Climaverse PBC has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round.
Climaverse PBC has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Climaverse PBC is a San Francisco-based technology company operating as a public benefit corporation (PBC) focused on sustainability and climate solutions. It develops products like Ecosapiens, a Web3 platform providing carbon offsetting solutions through carbon-backed digital infrastructure, including NFTs that finance nature-based carbon removal projects, and Checkit AI, a health & fitness app for scanning food, cosmetics, and household products to reveal nutrition, ingredients, and health impacts[2][4][7][9]. Ecosapiens serves individual consumers seeking easy, verifiable climate action, solving the problem of accessible carbon removal by enabling one-click purchases of NFTs tied to 20 metric tons of sequestered carbon—outpacing average annual U.S. emissions—while its inaugural 10,000-NFT collection targets 200,000 metric tons removed, equivalent to reforesting San Francisco and Oakland[4]. The company has raised $3.5M from investors like Boost VC, Menlo Ventures, and Climate Capital, signaling strong early momentum in the climate tech space[2][4].
Climaverse PBC was founded in 2022 and is headquartered at 3190 Scott Street in San Francisco[2]. Key figures include Nihar Neelakanti (Co-Founder and CEO), who drives the vision for measurable individual climate impact, Garret Kane (CCO & Co-Founder), and Niko Katsuyoshi (Chief of Staff)[2][4]. Note that a separate entity, Climaverse (climaverse.com), is a boutique weather consulting firm founded by Dr. Robert Banks with over 15-20 years in weather, climate, and oceanic sciences, but Climaverse PBC appears distinct, leveraging the "Climaverse" name for its climate-focused tech initiatives like Ecosapiens, launched in 2022 with its carbon-backed NFT project[1][3][4]. The idea emerged from blending Web3 with climate action, achieving early traction via a high-profile PR announcement of the largest consumer-driven climate initiative at the time, backed by prominent VC firms[4].
Climaverse PBC rides the Web3 sustainability wave, intersecting blockchain, NFTs, and climate tech amid rising demand for verifiable carbon markets and consumer-driven environmental action. Timing aligns with global net-zero pushes and post-2022 crypto maturation, where NFTs evolve from art to impact assets, fueled by market forces like increasing insurance claims from weather events (up 20% YoY) and $630B annual business weather costs—issues indirectly tied to climate urgency[3][4]. It influences the ecosystem by democratizing carbon removal, inspiring peer action through gamified, social Web3 tools, and competing in a crowded field of carbon capture startups, potentially accelerating mainstream adoption of tokenized climate solutions[2][4][6].
Climaverse PBC is poised to scale its Web3 climate platforms, with Ecosapiens expanding NFT collections and partnerships to hit multimillion-ton removal milestones, while Checkit AI taps growing demand for AI-driven health scanning. Trends like regulatory carbon pricing, AI-blockchain integration, and consumer ESG awareness will propel growth, evolving its influence from niche innovator to ecosystem leader in tokenized sustainability. As climate tech matures, expect deeper ties to enterprise carbon markets, cementing its role in bridging individual actions to planetary impact—echoing its founding promise of one-click climate correction[4].
Climaverse PBC has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Seed in October 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | $5M Seed | — | Aviondor Group (south Fund, LP), Draper Associates, Pantera Capital, Rainfall Ventures, The HIT Forge, Andrew Rosener, Balaji Srinivasan | Announced |
Climaverse PBC has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Climaverse PBC's investors include Aviondor Group (South Fund, LP), Draper Associates, Pantera Capital, Rainfall Ventures, The Hit Forge, Andrew Rosener, Balaji Srinivasan.