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Carbon accounting startup Optera just a raised $12 million Series A round. We got a look at the 7-slide pitch deck the company used to raise the cash. US carbon accounting company Optera has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The Colorado-based firm, founded in 2006 as a boutique consultancy, helps big companies measure, track, and report their emissions. The round was led by existing investor Next Frontier Capital, with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, Mucker Capital, Overture, Engage, Massive, SaaS Ventures, Valo Ventures, AngelList, and Stout Street Capital.
Persons: Optera, Tim Weiss, Weiss, headcount Organizations: Frontier, Dell, Sonoma, Blackhorn Ventures, Mucker, SaaS Ventures, Valo Ventures, AngelList, Stout Locations: Europe, Asia, Colorado, verticals, Grove, Williams, North America
Whether mandatory return-to-office policies will make the climate crisis worse is an important question, especially as scientists predict that 2023 will be the hottest year on record. But determining whether working from an office is worse for the planet isn't that simple. Failing to find a balance between boosting productivity at the office and protecting the planet risks making the crisis worse. Even though the study only covered the early part of the pandemic, it illustrated how a shift away from office work can have some positive effects for the planet. "There was no clear answer to whether work from home was better or worse for the environment in general terms."
Persons: Rachel, it's, JPMorgan Chase, James Elfer, Elfer, It's, Ty Colman, Colman, Ralf Martin, Martin, teleworking, Megan Litke, We've, Litke, Efler, Operta's Colman, JPMorgan Chase —, Apple, Tony Johnson, Schneider, Johnson, That's, she's, Catherine Boudreau Organizations: Amazon, Google, JPMorgan, Fortune, Employees, Greenhouse, International Energy Agency, IEA, Imperial College Business School, American University, Energy, Target, Dell, Apple, Schneider Locations: , Maryland, Greater London, London, Washington , DC, Williams, Sonoma, North America
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