# Athian

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/athian

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Indianapolis, US
- Website: www.athian.ai/
- Total disclosed funding: $9M
- Latest round: Series A (Nov 19, 2025)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Founded in 2022 by CEO and founder Paul Myer and based in Indiana, US, Athian, Inc. operates as a cloud-based carbon marketplace platform that automates the livestock value chain, allowing farmers to optimize their farming operations. In November 2025, Athian, Inc. raised USD 4 million in series A funding from investors Ajinomoto, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Mondelez Global LLC, Australian Agriculture Company, California Dairies, Inc., DSM Venturing, Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Newtrient, LLC, and Tyson New Ventures also participated in the round. The series A funding values Athian, Inc. at USD 25.56 million post-money.

The company offers a platform that enables animal agriculture producers to monetize their sustainability efforts by facilitating the creation, banking, buying, and selling of certified carbon credits. The platform also provides incentives needed to effect long-term change in farmers, backed by its data-driven approach. The platform benchmarks, validates, and certifies GHG reductions, carbon capture, and energy production to monetize sustainability in a centralized marketplace. 

The company plans to utilize the November 2025 funding expansion of protocols for farmers, facilitation of cost and claim sharing among supply chain partners, and pilot of model in beef cattle operations and international markets.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Nov 19, 2025, $4M — DSM Venturing, Mondelez Global LLC, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Tyson New Ventures, Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Ajinomoto, Newtrient, LLC, California Dairies, Inc.
- Seed, Mar 13, 2023, $5M — DSM Venturing, Tyson New Ventures, Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Newtrient, LLC, California Dairies, Inc., Australian Agricultural Company Limited

## Investors

- DSM Venturing (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dsm-venturing) — Seed, Series A
- Tyson New Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tyson-new-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Elanco Animal Health, Inc. — Seed, Series A
- Newtrient, LLC — Seed, Series A
- California Dairies, Inc. — Seed, Series A
- Australian Agricultural Company Limited — Seed
- Mondelez Global LLC — Series A
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — Series A
- Ajinomoto — Series A