In the span of just two decades, the world has lost more than 100 million hectares of forest (an area roughly the size of Egypt) largely due to deforestation and degradation. The resulting release of carbon into the atmosphere has made forest preservation a central focus of global climate strategies. But efforts to invest in nature-based climate solutions have long been hampered by a critical problem: the lack of credible, consistent, and scalable data on what’s actually happening on the ground.
Chloris Geospatial, a Boston-based climate-tech company, is tackling this head-on by combining satellite data, sensor fusion, and machine learning to deliver independent measurements of forest carbon from space. The company recently raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to scale its technology and operations, a vote of confidence from investors who believe Chloris could become a foundational platform in global carbon markets.
A Science-First Approach to Forest Monitoring
Chloris was co-founded by CEO Marco Albani and Dr. Alessandro Baccini, a leading researcher in remote sensing and forest carbon modeling. Dr. Baccini, who serves as Chief Science Officer, guided the development of the company’s core technology, which measures above-ground biomass and carbon stock dynamics with high spatial resolution, going back to the year 2000.
Shifting away from traditional land cover mapping, Chloris delivers direct estimates of forest biomass and carbon change, relying on wall-to-wall data from satellites fused with airborne LiDAR and field measurements. The company’s proprietary machine learning models are trained on millions of biomass estimates and validated against independent datasets, allowing for scalable, pixel-level accuracy at resolutions as fine as 10 meters.
This kind of spatial and temporal granularity is typically rare in the forest carbon space, where diverse methodologies, inconsistent verification, and limited data transparency have undermined trust in carbon offset projects and reporting standards.
“This is a decisive moment,” Albani said in a press release announcing the Series A. “To protect and restore nature at the pace and scale the climate demands, we need tools that make it easy to act, with confidence. That’s what Chloris enables.”
Building Infrastructure for the Carbon Economy
Chloris’ technology has broad applications across both voluntary carbon markets and regulated corporate supply chains. Its customers include companies seeking to align with international frameworks like the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, developers of nature-based carbon offset projects, and supply chain actors managing deforestation risks. Chloris provides data for emissions screening, due diligence, project monitoring, and climate reporting, all from satellite observations.
The company’s product suite includes annual estimates of above-ground biomass stock and change, deforestation and reforestation monitoring, and forest cover dynamics, each with quantified uncertainty. These insights can be deployed at any scale, from specific project sites to entire continents. Along with that, Chloris’ emphasis on scientific rigor and transparency has resonated with stakeholders looking to restore integrity in the space.
As investors and regulators alike demand more accountability in environmental impact disclosures, Chloris positions itself as an independent verifier: less reliant on self-reported data and more grounded in remote sensing and AI. “The ability to independently, transparently, and affordably measure carbon dynamics across all woody vegetation globally represents a step change in how we monitor and account for nature-based climate solutions,” said Patrick Elftmann, Managing Partner at Future Energy Ventures, the firm that led the recent round.
As the climate crisis accelerates and more capital flows into nature-based solutions, demand for Chloris’ offering is likely to grow. The technology’s ability to detect annual biomass trends also means it can serve as an early warning system for carbon loss, as seen in recent data showing accelerated forest degradation and fire-related emissions.
By offering independently validated, science-based measurements, Chloris is helping its clients meet reporting requirements while also shaping how the world understands and acts on forest carbon dynamics. In a sparse and high-stakes market, this precision could be the difference between scalable climate solutions and wasted investments.
