{"id":182731,"date":"2026-10-23T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=182731"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:35:36","slug":"cotierra-secures-new-3m-to-advance-biochar-towards-commercial-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/cotierra-secures-new-3m-to-advance-biochar-towards-commercial-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotierra Secures New $3M To Advance Biochar Towards Commercial Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cotierra raises $3 million in a new funding round, co-led by Carbon Removal Partners and PINC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The funding brings the company\u2019s total support raised to date to approximately $4.75 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This financial injection will unlock further growth for the company\u2019s decentralized biochar systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/10\/CH-Homepage-Post-size-2026-09-30T131747.910-680x500.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/10\/CH-Homepage-Post-size-2026-09-30T131747.910-680x500.png.webp 680w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/10\/CH-Homepage-Post-size-2026-09-30T131747.910-680x500.png-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/10\/CH-Homepage-Post-size-2026-09-30T131747.910-680x500.png-150x110.webp 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/10\/CH-Homepage-Post-size-2026-09-30T131747.910-680x500.png-367x270.webp 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Cotierra<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Zurich-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotierra.com\/\">based<\/a>&nbsp;Cotierra has secured $3 million in a new funding round which will support the advancement of its biochar operations towards commercial scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding round was co-led by Carbon Removal Partners and PINC, the venture branch of international food and beverage company Paulig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other round participants include Z\u00fcrcher Kantonalbank, Carbon Drawdown Initiative, better ventures, GOTA Ventures, Hungry4Impact and Triple Impact Ventures, and climate-oriented angel investors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This financial support brings Cotierra\u2019s total funding raised to date to approximately $4.75 million.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this support, the biochar-focused company will work on optimizing its technology from field deployments to repeatable commercial scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Switzerland, Cotierra specializes in decentralized biochar systems for agricultural value chains, helping agricultural businesses transition towards sustainable farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its approach is powered by an integrated hardware and software platform that allows agricultural companies to produce biochar close to the source of biomass while also providing monitoring, traceability and reporting for such deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To streamline operations, Cotierra pairs a decentralized reactor technology with the digital platform needed to operate, monitor and verify biochar production. By doing this, the company enables agricultural entities to generate biochar in proximity to the biomass supply source and return CO2 to the soil, while also providing them with a user-friendly way to track the results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cotierras-background\">Cotierra\u2019s background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-founded by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thomas-kaeslin-cotierra\/?isSelfProfile=false\">Thomas K\u00e4slin<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/lorenz-buser-22031bb9?originalSubdomain=co\">Lorenz Buser<\/a>, the company started out by applying this business model within the coffee industry. As the company evolves, its team is now exploring other tropical agricultural commodities, including cocoa, cotton and citrus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a publication, Thomas K\u00e4slin shared, \u201cStarting from our work in coffee, we\u2019re expanding into cocoa, cotton and citrus, with a clear ambition: to make decentralised biochar a cornerstone of regenerative agriculture across the tropics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve proven our approach in the field. Now we\u2019re turning that work into an integrated product our clients can deploy reliably across their operations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zurich-based&nbsp;Cotierra has secured $3 million in a new funding round which will support the advancement of its biochar operations towards commercial scale.&nbsp; The funding round was co-led by Carbon Removal Partners and PINC, the venture branch of international food and beverage company Paulig. 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