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Yard Stick

Food · Oakland, United States · Founded 2021

Measures soil carbon MoreLess

Yard Stick is a technology startup that operates in the agricultural sector, specifically focusing on the measurement of soil carbon. The company's primary offering is an in-situ soil carbon measurement technology that allows for accurate, instant, and affordable soil carbon measurements. This technology is designed to address the challenges that have previously hindered soil carbon measurement, thus enabling more climate-friendly agricultural practices.

Yard Stick's target clients are scientists and farmers who are interested in reducing emissions and enhancing soil carbon removal. The company's technology can be used at every stage of a project, from collecting soil carbon measurements to mapping, tracking, auditing, and sharing soil carbon data. The technology is designed to improve the rigor of soil carbon data while reducing cost and complexity.

The business model of Yard Stick is service-based. Customers provide the boundaries of their fields, and Yard Stick takes care of the rest, offering an end-to-end experience that transforms the complexity, cost, and uncertainty of soil carbon measurement. The company's technology also satisfies leading soil carbon protocols like Verra VM0042 and CAR SEP, further enhancing its value proposition.

In terms of revenue generation, Yard Stick likely charges its customers for the use of its technology and the services it provides. The exact pricing model is not specified but could be based on the size of the field, the number of measurements required, or a combination of these and other factors.

Keywords: Soil Carbon Measurement, Agricultural Technology, Climate-Friendly Practices, Emission Reduction, Soil Carbon Removal, In-Situ Technology, Data Rigor Improvement, Cost Reduction, End-to-End Service, Soil Carbon Protocols.

Company overview

Yard Stick company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Oakland, United States
Employees
15
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
64.2
client focusb2btechnologyHardwaretechnologyDeep Techsub industryAgriTechbusiness modelManufacturingsectorSpinoutsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorCarbon Capture and StoragesectorRegenerative AgriculturesectorClimate TechsectorNBSsectorMRVsectorCarbon RemovalsectorNature Fintech

Valuation & funding

Yard Stick funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES AEquity / VC Nov 2023 $1.4M $53M Extantia Capital
SERIES AEquity / VC Aug 2023 $11M $42M Toyota Ventures · Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund · Breakthrough Energy Ventures · The Nature Conservancy
GRANTOther financing Sep 2022 $18M US Department of Agriculture
GRANTOther financing Apr 2022 $256K US National Science Foundation
SPINOUTOther financing Oct 2021 Texas A&M University
GRANTOther financing Aug 2021 Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
SEEDEquity / VC Feb 2021 Petri · Lowercarbon Capital · MCJ Collective
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Financials

Workforce over time

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YearEmployees
2026 13
2025 30
2024 35
2023 26
2022 17
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Growth signals

Yard Stick website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Yard Stick is 920 monthly website visits, down 54% over the last three months. Yard Stick's team declined 50% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits920 3-month web change-54% 1-year team growth-50%
Monthly website visits47 observations · Jan 2022–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Yard Stick's talent

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Investors

19 investors on Yard Stick's cap table

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Seed 6 investors entered at this stage
Petri
Lowercarbon Capital
MCJ Collective
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
US National Science Foundation
US Department of Agriculture
Series A 6 investors entered at this stage
Toyota Ventures
Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
The Nature Conservancy
Pillar VC
Extantia Capital
Other known 7 additional known investors
Texas A&M University
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures
Elemental Impact
Microsoft
Microsoft for Startups MEA
Small Business Innovation Research
Unreasonable Group

Global footprint

Where Yard Stick has talent and traffic

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Yard Stick

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