Opna's vision is to unlock the needed capital for every high-quality climate project that addresses climate change with speed, scale, and equity. We offer a climate financing platform that empowers corporates to discover, finance, and manage pre-assessed carbon removal and reduction projects to accelerate the journey to net zero. Through offtakes and forward agreements, corporates can use Opna to deploy capital directly into carbon projects, providing essential upfront and scaling financing for these projects to come to life. By aligning corporate objectives with those of project developers, Opna creates a net new supply of carbon projects to accelerate our climate transition.
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $6.5M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.09.2023 | WestTech V... | westtechve... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.09.2023 | Seed | $6.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 18.03.2026 | AI's Climate Reckoning: Big Tech Accelerates Carbon Credit Drive | Artificial intelligence development requires staggering energy. Big Tech leaders — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft — are massively escalating carbon credit purchases. They confront soaring emissions from AI's power-hungry data centers. This... |
| 16.03.2026 | Big Tech purchases of carbon credits explode amid AI race, with Microsoft leading the way | Artificial intelligence is set to gobble up increasing amounts of energy as more capacity is built out. Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, which are going all-in on the technology, turned to carbon credits in parallel. Activity has increas... |
| 26.12.2024 | The Business Case for Prioritising Sustainable Development Entrepreneurs and start-ups play a crucial role in driving sustainable practices, with commitments to sustainability not only benefiting the ... | There is a misconception that only large corporations can have a positive impact on sustainability. But entrepreneurs and startups have just as important a part to play in spearheading sustainable practices. As new enterprises arise, integr... |
| 05.09.2023 | Opna wants to help companies hit ‘net zero’ by finding and funding carbon projects | The race to net zero has led thousands of businesses to commit to eliminating their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a commitment that falls short of what is needed to counter the growing climate emergency. The problems are manifold. Insuf... |
| 05.09.2023 | Opna raises $6.5M to boost global carbon project financing | Opna, a London-based fintech that was until most recently known as Salt, has announced the raise of $6.5 million in a seed funding round. The capital will be used to increase awareness of the financing platform that focuses on providing cap... |
| 05.09.2023 | Female founder-led climate fintech startup Opna raises €6M led by Atomico | Read this article in: Opna, a London-based climate fintech company, has announced today that it has closed its $6.5M (€6M) seed funding round. The funding round was led by European venture capital firm Atomico, with participation from exist... |
| 05.09.2023 | Opna helps corporates invest in carbon removal. It just raised $6.5 million with this 11-slide pitch deck. | The Opna team. Riccardo Riccio This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Opna, a startup that helps carbon removal projects get funded, just raised $6.5 million. The London-based st... |