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Kodama Systems
Technology-driven forest restoration services
- 1-20 employees
- B2B
- Sustainability
- Manufacturing
- Environmental
- Sonora, CA
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Company mission
To improve climate resilience and carbon storage in forests across the western U.S.
Our take
Kodama Systems is a California-based company focused on forest restoration and improving climate resilience by maximizing carbon storage in forests throughout America.
The company is backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate fund founded by Bill Gates, as well as Congruent Ventures and other prominent investors. Kodama's focus is on improving the efficiency of forestry thinning operations while also expanding into markets for woody biomass byproducts. With this strategic investment, the company is poised to bring its innovative solutions to a wider audience, contributing to sustainable forest management and creating new economic opportunities.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Generous stock options
- Flexible time off
- Health insurance reimbursement for you and your family
- Annual conference budget, including airfare and hotel costs
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2022
$6.6m
SEED
Aug 2021
$0.6m
SEED
Total funding: $7.2m
Leadership
Merritt Jenkins
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded the biotechnology company, Pattern Ag where they served as an Advisor. Also an experienced Engineer, having worked as Sarvajal as a Structural Engineer, at QBotix as a Mechanical Engineer, and at Plenty as a Senior Robotics Engineer.
Matt Verminski
(Co-Founder)Previously the VP of Engineering at Desktop Metal. Also worked at Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics) for over 11 years as a VP of Hardware Engineer/Architecture.