Menicon partners with Zevero to utilize AI in enhancing global ESG and GHG management, aiming for sustainable growth and compliance.

Carbon management platform Zevero has appointed Nick Donoghue as global Head of Product. Based in London, Nick brings nearly two decades of experience in corporate sustainability, supply chain management, and product development. As Zevero continues its rapid global expansion, he will be responsible for leading product development and accelerating innovation to meet growing client and industry demand.  Nick joins Zevero from Novata, where he served as Lead Product Manager. He previously spent 10 years at supply chain decarbonisation platform Manufacture 2030 (now Secaro), where he grew the team from inception…

Zevero, a global startup aiding corporate sustainability, has secured additional funding of 1.1 billion yen, raising its total to 2.2 billion yen amid a shift in sustainability reporting standards.

クラフトビールのヤッホーブルーイングとZeveroが脱炭素に向けて協業を開始。サステナブルなビール作りを目指す新しい取り組みに迫ります。

Zeveroが新たに11億円の資金調達を行い、累計調達額が22億円に。企業のサステナビリティを支える最新のプラットフォームの成長が期待される。

Zeveroとにじまちが持続可能な農業推進のために協業を開始。次世代に向けた環境意識の高い農業運営を目指します。

プロサッカークラブのいわきFCと脱炭素経営を推進するZeveroが協力し、サステナビリティ戦略を実践。地域貢献と環境保護を目指します。

JテックとZeveroが協業し、電動モビリティの環境負荷を可視化。持続可能な社会実現を目指す取り組みが展開されます。

Sakura Sake Shop, one of Japan’s leading sake retailers, and Zevero, a global carbon management platform, have announced the launch of 作 for 2126 (ZAKU for 2126), a low-carbon sake 18 months in the making that reduces emissions by 30% per bottle. Developed in collaboration with Mie Prefecture brewery Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, the product is now available for purchase domestically in Japan via crowdfunding platform Makuake, and will launch globally through the Sakura Sake Shop website on 9 June.  While other sakes have made sustainability claims through renewable energy or…

福島県を本拠地とするJ2クラブ・いわきFCが、2024シーズン（1〜12月）のクラブ活動全体における温室効果ガス（GHG）排出量を初めて算定した。英国発のカーボン計測スタートアップ・Zeveroの協力のもと実施されたこの取り組みは、「測ること」から始まる脱炭素戦略の、いわきFCなりの出発点だ。

白馬村は2024年度のGHG排出量を国際標準のGPCに基づき算定しました。脱炭素アクションにより、持続可能な地域を目指します。

企業のサステナビリティ支援を行うZeveroが、G2レポートで2期連続受賞。顧客満足度の高さと投資対効果を両立するソリューションが評価されました。

グローバルスタートアップZeveroが、新サービスを通じて企業のサステナビリティ対応を強力にサポートします。特に、ネットゼロ基準の新要件に対応した移行計画策定を支援します。

Zeveroが新たに提供するサービスは、企業のサステナビリティ戦略を全て支援するものです。移行計画の策定にも対応し、持続可能な未来への第一歩を後押しします。

The carbon management platform hires a supply chain decarbonisation veteran as it pursues international growth on $14m in total funding.

Zeveroが日々のサステナビリティの取り組みを支援。令和7年度の建材EPD取得数とその背景を探ります。

Zevero supports United Arrows' sustainability initiative by enhancing greenhouse gas emissions calculations across its supply chain.

Zeveroがユナイテッドアローズのサステナビリティ活動を支援。アパレル業界の温室効果ガス排出量の算出をAIで効率化し、持続可能な未来に寄与します。

Zevero has raised $7 million to enhance its carbon management platform, totaling $14 million in funding to date.

### TL;DR * Zevero Secures $7M Funding to Scale AI-Powered ESG and Carbon Accounting Platform Across Global Enterprises * Halter raises $220M Series E to transform livestock management with AI-powered GPS collars, targeting $2B valuation by 2025 * Swish raises $54M to scale ultra-fast food delivery by owning kitchens, tech, and last-mile logistics * * * ## 🌍 Zevero Locks $7M as 400% ARR Boom Turbocharges AI Carbon Audits Across Tokyo-EU Axis > 400% revenue rocket 🚀—Zevero just banked $7M to AI-audit every ounce of corporate carbon from Tokyo to Brussels. Scope 3? Auto-magically. Your supply-chain secrets next? 🌍✨ Yesterday Zevero banked another $7 million—bringing its kitty to $14 million—by selling investors a simple promise: no more Excel hell for sustainability managers. The AI platform slurps up ERP ledgers, IoT meters and PDF utility bills, then spits out numbers tidy enough for Brussels, London and Tokyo auditors. ### How it works (without the IT jargon) Machine-learning models normalize whatever unit you throw at them—liters of LPG, kilowatt-hours, even flight segments—then tag each line with the correct IPCC emission factor. Out pops a report that meets EU CSRD, UK SRS and Japan SSBJ rules, ready for signature. ### Impacts you can measure in coffee cups * **Time** : 400 % revenue growth in 12 months means clients are trading late-night spreadsheet marathons for one-click reports. * **Accuracy** : full Scope 3 coverage catches the 70-90 % of emissions hiding in supply chains—previously “estimated” by stressed interns. * **Competitive edge** : rivals still peddling partial-scope tools now look like flip-phone salesmen at an iPhone launch. ### Short-term tea leaves * **Q3 2026** : v2.0 plugs straight into SAP & Oracle, so auditors can trace every number in real time. * **Q4 2026** : expect at least three more Fortune-500 logos in Europe before CSRD filing deadlines hit. ### Long-term crystal ball * **2028** : If CBAM tariffs bite, Zevero’s dataset could become the de-facto carbon passport for goods crossing EU borders. * **2029-30** : Don’t be shocked if MSCI or Bloomberg swallows the firm; ESG data is the new oil, and Zevero just built the first high-speed rig. Bottom line: carbon accounting is shifting from annual headache to always-on autopilot, and yesterday’s funding round just gave Zevero enough jet fuel to outrun both regulators and rivals. * * * ## 🐄 1M AI Collars Erase 60k Miles of Fence: Halter’s $2B Round Doubles Valuation > 1M solar collars just herded 60k miles of US pasture w/ sound+GPS—no barbed wire needed 🤯 That’s 2½× around Earth…powered only by sunshine. Ranchers pocket $150k saved fencing, but still fear spotty cell dead-zones. Ready to let a $2B Kiwi startup boss your cows around? Halter just closed a $220M Series E, doubling its valuation to $2B in nine months. The Kiwi start-up has already slipped solar-powered GPS collars on one million cattle across NZ, Australia and the US Rockies. Each collar doubles as a pocket-sized shepherd: it beeps or buzzes to steer animals, pings fertility alerts and keeps 60,000 miles of virtual fence charged—enough to circle the globe twice. **Labor** : 15-20% fewer hours spent pushing cattle → ranchers reclaim one day per week. **Cash** : $150K saved on a million-foot ranch by skipping barbed wire. **Health** : 90% accuracy on calving and bloat warnings → fewer deadstock and higher auction weights. ### How it actually works A fist-sized unit snaps onto a standard neck strap. Sunlight keeps it alive, LTE keeps it chatty. An edge-AI model learns each cow’s gait, cud-chewing rhythm and heat signals; the app spits out a daily “move” command that becomes a left-ear vibration. No drones, no dogs, no sweat. ### Gaps in the pasture **Connectivity** : dead zones in deep coulees still stall 8% of commands. **Durability** : -30°F Rockies winters cracked 0.4% of early housings. **Competition** : Deere’s green machines and Merck’s ear-tag sensors want the same data stream. ### What happens next * **Q3 2026** : UK and Ireland launch adds 150 farms; collar stock tops 1.5M. * **2027** : Brazil and Argentina trials begin; ARR heads toward $250M. * **2029** : 5M collars, $500M recurring revenue, and enough virtual fence to string LA–London 20 times. If Halter keeps its hardware from cracking and its data from leaking, the company could mint the first true Apple-grade ecosystem for animals—one where every moo is metered and monetized. * * * ## 🚀 Swish rockets to 20k daily 10-min meals, ₹139m valuation—Delhi-Mumbai next > 20k meals a day in 10 min flat—Swish just 4×’d orders in 4 mo! 🚀 That’s like feeding ALL of Wankhede Stadium in 3 hrs while still losing ₹19 cr/qtr. Delhi + Mumbai next—will your dhaba survive the 10-min tornado? At 12:30 p.m. on a Wednesday in Delhi, 20,000 dabbas now leave Swish-owned kitchens within 180 seconds of tap-to-fire. The four-month-old startup, valued this week at $139 million, is betting that owning the pan, the app, and the bike is the only way to keep dal from going cold. ### How does a curry travel in under 600 seconds? Cloud kitchens pre-portion 200 menu items; AI forecasts neighborhood hunger spikes 30 minutes ahead; dispatch code pairs each order with the nearest in-house rider. Average trip: 1.8 km, ₹200 basket, no third-party to blame when the roti turns chewy. ### Impacts—who gains, who winces * **Competitor graveyard** : Snacc died at 12 months, Zomato “Quick” paused after 4, Zepto shuttered 200 café outlets → vertical integration is survival, not swagger. * **Your wallet** : ₹19 crore Q1 loss divided by 1.8 million orders means Swish currently pays ₹105 to deliver a ₹220 plate; expect either prices or volume to rise. * **Rider roster** : 3,000 full-time delivery staff hired since December → gig-economy churn risk looms if breakeven slips. ### Short-term scoreboard * **Q3 2026** : Mumbai & Delhi-NCR kitchens on-line, 28,000 daily orders, loss per order narrows to ₹70. * **Q4 2026** : Breakeven target—15 % contribution margin or another funding round before Christmas parties. ### Long forks ahead * **2027–2028** : Replicate model across 8 metros, B2B “kitchen-as-a-service” franchises, possible IPO chatter if daily orders top 100k. * **Risk pot** : Zomato/Swiggy can clone vertical stacks overnight; regulator may reclassify riders as employees, adding 18 % payroll cost. Swish shows that speed alone no longer sells food—control of every sauté, scroll, and spoke does. If the firm can’t flip its ₹105 loss per plate into profit before copycats arrive, India’s ultra-fast lane could once again belong to the giants it sought to outrun. * * * ### In Other News * Vulcan Energy secures €2.2B to launch Europe’s first geothermal lithium project in Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley * Immutrin raises $87M Series C to advance amyloidosis antibody therapies, targeting clinical trials in 2026 * Revolut reports £7bn profit surge and 68.3M customers as UK banking license fuels deposit war with NatWest and Lloyds * SEALSQ to acquire Miraex SA for $225M to bolster quantum vertical stack with electro-optical transduction tech

Zevero, a carbon management platform that automates emissions data collection for clients, has raised $7m (£5.2m) funding round.