Africa Agricultural Network · Jul 2026
Profiles Releaf’s evolution from food-processing technology to biochar and carbon credits, discussing grants from Cisco Foundation and the SAIS programme and the company’s broader funding context.
Turning food waste into Biochar to remove CO2 from the atmsophere
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Releaf Earth is a Nigeria-focused climate-tech/biochar company that evolved from an earlier agri-processing startup into an industrial biochar and carbon-removal business. It uses palm kernel shells and proprietary hardware/software to produce biochar, improve soils and crop yields, and sell carbon-removal credits.
Primary product
industrial biochar
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Biase, Cross River State, Nigeria
Team size
20-30
Industry
Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Biochar / carbon removal
Offices
Biase, Cross River State, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Business model
biochar production and sales
carbon removal credits
agricultural processing and sourcing partnerships
Funding
Stage
Pre-Series A
Total raised
$9.7M
Latest round
Pre-Series A · Jan 2023
Latest amount
$3.3M
Grant support / non-equity assistance
Feb 2024 · Cisco Foundation and SAIS programme
Feb 2023 · Plesion Capital
Jan 2023 · Samurai Incubate Africa
Sep 2021 · Samurai Incubate Africa
Sep 2021 · Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) and USAID
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Co-Founder
CTO, Co-Founder
Vice President of Growth
Vice President Finance & Strategy
Work & culture
Public career materials emphasize clear communication, integrity, transparency, free contribution of ideas, and accountability. Employee testimonials describe a supportive, rewarding environment centered on sustainable farming and food security.
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation details were found; the careers page redirects applicants to LinkedIn jobs.
Product & market
Pricing
Biochar sold at roughly $400-$600 per ton; carbon-removal credits sold at roughly $150-$200 per tCO2e removed.
Differentiators
- —Nigeria's first industrial biochar producer
- —proprietary Kraken de-shelling hardware
- —SITE geospatial planning tool for facility siting and traceability
- —palm-kernel-shell feedstock with local agricultural waste
- —soil fertility and crop-yield benefits alongside carbon removal
- —lower labor-cost structure in Africa
- —real-time traceability / verification workflow for buyers
Technology
Kraken
SITE
SALT
OAT
USSD sourcing app (*347*80#)
ArcGIS
Riverse
Rainbow protocol
Customers
smallholder farmers in Nigeria
food factories and FMCGs
Thrive Agric farmers
carbon credit buyers such as Salesforce and Microsoft
Competitors
Varaha
Windfall Bio
Stiesdal
Carbo Culture
Applied Carbon
Novocarbo
Standard Biocarbon
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Latest news
Carbon Herald · Feb 2026
Describes the first batch of credits delivered for Salesforce via Milkywire and highlights the industrial-scale biochar carbon-removal project in Cross River State.
Business AM Live · Feb 2026
Covers Releaf Earth’s issuance of an initial verified tranche of carbon removal credits and notes the company’s carbon-market strategy and operational risks.
Agritech Digest · Jul 2025
Reports Releaf Earth’s first carbon credit buyer through Milkywire’s Climate Transformation Fund and frames the deal as an important validation milestone for the company’s carbon-removal business.
TechCabal · Jun 2025
Explains Releaf Earth’s first industrial biochar facility in Cross River State, its proprietary Kraken system, traceability tooling, partnership with Thrive Agric, and its dual revenue streams from biochar and carbon credits.
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