# Yard Stick PBC

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/yard-stick-pbc

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Dover, US
- Website: www.useyardstick.com
- Total disclosed funding: $18M
- Latest round: Series A (Nov 29, 2023)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Based in Delaware, US, and founded in 2021 by Chris Tolles (CEO), and Kevin Meissner Yard Stick PBC operates as an electronic company that develops soil carbon measurement devices designed to evaluate carbon stocks and changes in real-time. In August 2023, Yard Stick raised USD 10.6 million in series A funding led by Toyota Ventures, with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Microsoft, etc.

Yard Stick PBC is an inventor of a soil carbon assessment technology designed to assess carbon stocks and differences in real time. The company's portable gadget, which includes a tiny camera and VisNIR spectrometry, detects organic carbon by analyzing wavelengths, allowing businesses with pressure sensors to assess soil density.

The company plans to use the August 2023 funding to move beyond beta and enter full commercial deployment.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Nov 29, 2023, $1.4M — Microsoft, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Kiatt, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Pillar, Toyota Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Extantia
- Series A, Aug 4, 2023, $16M — Microsoft, Lowercase Capital, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Pillar, Toyota Ventures

## Investors

- Microsoft — Series A
- Lowercase Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lowercase-capital) — Series A
- Nature Conservancy of Canada — Series A
- Breakthrough Energy Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — Series A
- Pillar (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pillar) — Series A
- Toyota Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/toyota-ventures) — Series A
- Kiatt (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kiatt) — Series A
- Lowercarbon Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lowercarbon-capital) — Series A
- Extantia (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/extantia) — Series A