Coffee giant Paulig backs biochar startup Cotierra in €2.6M round
What's the deal? Cotierra, a Zurich-based climate technology company, has raised €2.6 million in an early-stage round co-led by PINCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the venture arm of food and beverage group PauligDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Carbon Removal PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What does it do? Cotierra builds decentralised biochar systems for agricultural supply chains. Biochar is a carbon-rich material made from crop residues that improves soil health while pulling carbon from the atmosphere.
How it works: The company pairs reactor technology with a digital platform to operate, monitor, and verify output. It converts leftover biomass into biochar close to where residues are generated, cutting supply-chain emissions and returning carbon to soil.
What's the money for? The funding supports Cotierra's shift from pilots to multi-year commercial deployments, starting with coffee. Chief executive Thomas Käslin said the goal is to make the technology "simple, reliable, and scalable."
Why Paulig? The company owns brands including Santa MariaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Paulig, and coffee climate resilience is central to its supply chain. "The long-term resilience and productivity of agricultural value chains are fundamental," said Karl Swensson, investment director at PINC, pointing to Cotierra's traction with coffee traders.
Who else joined? The round also drew Zürcher Kantonalbank, Carbon Drawdown InitiativeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Better VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, GOTA VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Hungry4Impact, and Triple Impact VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, alongside climate- and impact-focused angel investors.
The signal: At roughly $3 million, the round sits in the smaller tier for climate tech but reflects rising corporate appetite for carbon removal tied directly to supply chains. For food companies exposed to declining soil health and climate pressure, backing on-farm decarbonisation is becoming a strategic hedge rather than a side bet.
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