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Vaayu
An automated carbon software platform
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Data Analysis
- Environmental
- Automation
- Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
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Company mission
To help retailers to calculate and cut carbon.
39% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
As the global drive towards sustainability intensifies, companies are under increasing pressure to take account of their global environmental impact. As a result, companies need to continuously observe and culminate their carbon data and this is not necessarily a simple task. Vaayu aims to streamline this process with its carbon modelling engine which uses machine learning to simplify and automate carbon calculations for business.
Vaayu was founded by retail experts for retailers, with a vision to decelerate climate change and decarbonize the retail industry. Its automated software provides real-time data and information which can then be used to measure, monitor and reduce carbon footprints at scale. It has proven popular with the industry and its product is being used by major brands such as Klarna, Stripe and Vinted.
Having raised a significant amount of funding, most recently in a 2022 seed round, Vaayu is focusing on improving its platform's emissions reporting and benchmarking capabilities. With the retail sector responsible for up to 20% of the world's total carbon emissions and companies urgently looking for a way to bring this down, Vaayu is well poised to make a major contribution towards the world's climate goals.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Work at a mission-driven start-up with sustainability experts
- Receive equity in a fast-growing business with an exciting journey ahead
- Be flexible and remote-first, working when and from wherever you feel most inspired
- Collaborate with a diverse, open-minded and international team
- Grow and develop within an expanding team of entrepreneurial experts
- Join our bi-annual offsite where we come together in a European destination
- Enjoy 26 days paid leave with an additional day for every year of employment
- Opt into pension and health policies available within your region of work
Company values
- Environmental - The Earth is our protagonist. Protecting it is at the center of everything we do
- Collaborative - We believe in people. The bigger our network, the bigger our impact. Climate change affects us all, but by working collaboratively we know we can make a difference within retail, and beyond
- Honest - Our voice is informative and authentic. We want to share what we are working on, be open about the challenges, and build an ecosystem that creates change
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2022
$11.5m
SEED
Jul 2021
$1.6m
SEED
Total funding: $13.1m
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Leadership
Namrata Sandhu
(CEO)Former head of Sustainability at fashion retailer Zalando. Experience with Arcadia Group assisting with multiple businesses in a consulting capacity to become more sustainable.
Luca Schmid
(CTO)Previously held multiple developer roles at Vimcar, a business mobility startup, before co-founding Vaayu in 2020.