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01 — Platform

Verify. Commoditize. Trade.

Three layers. One score. Every project.

01
VERIFY
Score every project on a single scale.
Layer 01ACTIVE
02
COMMODITIZE
Make every ton comparable and priceable.
Layer 02ACTIVE
03
TRADE
Carbon as a real asset class.
Layer 03ACTIVE
02 — Business Model

Rating agency. For carbon.

Operators pay to be rated. Markets pay to access ratings. Verified Carbon owns the scale.

Source · 01
Storage operators
CCS, CCUS, and DAC developers submit project data for rating. They pay to certify containment, seal integrity, and MRV.
Revenue $ / rating
Platform · CarbonIQ
AI scoring + audit trail
17 metrics. PCA-compressed. Single percentile score. Every result cryptographically committed and independently verifiable.
Output AAA – D
Market · 02
Buyers, registries, exchanges
Corporate buyers, carbon registries, and trading venues license access to verified CarbonIQ scores. Scores unlock price discovery.
Revenue $ / access
Stream 01 · Rating fees Per-project + annual surveillance Charged to operators. Priced by project scale and complexity.
Stream 02 · Data licensing Subscriptions to rated universe Charged to registries, exchanges, corporate buyers, and capital allocators.
Stream 03 · Protocol fees Basis points on verified tons traded As CarbonIQ becomes the standard rail for carbon asset flows.
03 — The Score

CarbonIQ. AAA to D.

Every vault scored on a single scale. Every score independently verifiable.

AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
D
Investment-grade vault Unrated / at-risk

AAA–A represent investment-grade geologic storage: high containment confidence, low leakage risk, auditable MRV. BBB–B sit below the investment threshold. D is unrated or at-risk.

04 — Technology

Two patents. One platform.

AI Scoring Engine
A single percentile score.

17 metrics. PCA-compressed. Comparable across basins.

Blockchain Audit
Every score, cryptographically committed.

Independently verifiable. Tamper-proof.

UT Austin Patents 8861 MEC and 8862 MEC
05 — Team

Team.

Tip Meckel
Co-Founder · UT Gulf Coast Carbon Center

20+ years pioneering U.S. geologic carbon storage.

Coleman White
Co-Founder · UT Austin

15+ DAC projects sourced across three continents.

Built for Three audiences. One rating standard.
Operators

CCS, CCUS, and DAC developers seeking investment-grade certification for storage projects.

Unlock premium pricing
Registries & Exchanges

Carbon registries and trading venues integrating standardized scoring into issuance and settlement.

Enable price discovery
Buyers & Capital

Corporate procurement, fund managers, and allocators deploying capital into verified geologic storage.

Auditable trust at scale
06 — Contact

Let's build the rating layer.

Pilot operators, service companies, and partners — get in touch.

Direct line · Online
coleman@verifiedcarbon.io
LocationAustin, TX
AffiliationUT Austin
StatusPre-launch · 2026
Response time< 24 hours
Inquiry form
ENC v1.0