Equilibrium, a digitally enabled full-stack carbon project developer, has secured $3 million in seed funding from Kalaari Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Avaana Capital. The company leverages carbon science, digital monitoring, and community-led execution to deliver high-quality, verifiable carbon removals aimed at cutting emissions and strengthening India’s food systems.
Its portfolio includes projects in agroforestry, regenerative farming, mangrove restoration, and biochar production. These nature-based initiatives not only help sequester carbon but also diversify farmer incomes while turning agricultural and biomass waste into valuable products.
The fresh capital will support the rollout of eight pipeline projects across nine states, spanning 120,000 hectares and involving more than 150,000 smallholder farmers. Collectively, these projects are projected to generate over 20 million tonnes of high-quality carbon removals.
Equilibrium partners with farmer producer organizations (FPOs), NGOs, and agri-value chain stakeholders to design scalable, investment-grade projects that work even in fragmented smallholder farming landscapes. By combining region-specific carbon science, digital MRV (measurement, reporting, and verification) systems, and waste-to-value models, the climatetech startup transforms crop residues and invasive species into carbon removal and soil enrichment solutions.
“We invested in Equilibrium because it pairs deep agricultural and carbon science with a digitally enabled operating system that makes on-ground implementation partners effective at scale. Its robust dMRV stack delivers auditable high-frequency tracking, and the team operates with the fiscal discipline, corporate governance, and rigor required to build high-integrity, high-quality, long-lived carbon assets,” said Sampath P, Partner, Kalaari Capital.
“Our mission is to bring scale and durability to carbon removal through a permanent switch to climate-resilient agriculture, and this requires sustained, appropriate pools of capital to execute long-term projects,” said Siddhanth Jayaram, founder of Equilibrium.
