Cotierra
Zurich, Switzerland
Cotierra supplies decentralised biochar systems for agricultural value chains, combining hardware that makes biochar close to the biomass with software for monitoring, traceability and reporting.
Funding rounds
USD 3 million
Round stage not stated. About USD 4.75 million raised to date.
Cotierra raised USD 3 million in a round co-led by Carbon Removal Partners and PINC, the venture arm of the food and beverage company Paulig, with Zürcher Kantonalbank, Carbon Drawdown Initiative, impact funds and climate-focused angels.
Investors: Carbon Removal Partners (co-lead), PINC (Paulig) (co-lead), Zürcher Kantonalbank, Carbon Drawdown Initiative, better ventures, GOTA Ventures, Hungry4Impact, Triple Impact Ventures, Climate-focused angel investors
Use of funds: Taking the technology from field deployments to repeatable commercial scale.
Source: Carbon Herald, 30 September 2026
About Cotierra
Cotierra is a Zurich-based company that helps food and beverage companies move their supply chains towards regenerative agriculture with biochar. Its systems produce biochar near where the biomass arises, and its software tracks the biochar from production to soil for monitoring, traceability and carbon removal reporting. The company describes its aim as permanently removing carbon by restoring soils while supporting rural communities. It also has a subsidiary in Bogotá, Colombia.
The USD 3 million round, reported on 30 September 2026, was co-led by Carbon Removal Partners and PINC, the venture arm of Paulig. Zürcher Kantonalbank, the Carbon Drawdown Initiative, better ventures, GOTA Ventures, Hungry4Impact and Triple Impact Ventures joined, with climate-focused angels. It brings the total raised to about USD 4.75 million and funds the move from field deployments to repeatable commercial scale.