Seqana Soil Carbon dMRV

Seqana GmbH is a digital MRV company founded in 2020 in Berlin, Germany, led by co-founder and CEO Stefan Goenner. It tackles the high cost and uncertainty of measuring soil organic carbon, which limits regenerative agriculture programmes and soil carbon credit projects.

Seqana combines satellite imagery, a proprietary soil dataset and machine learning to produce digital soil maps and SOC estimates that are later calibrated with in-situ samples. Its services include SOC potential analysis to choose project areas, statistically optimised soil sampling designs, MRV blueprints that set out a project's measurement strategy, and calculators for sample size and true-up. The team co-authored Verra's VM0042 v3 methodology and Gold Standard's SOC model guidelines. Customers are agrifood companies and carbon project developers such as Danone, Bayer, Klim and eAgronom.

• SOC Potential Analysis: estimates soil organic carbon sequestration potential across candidate areas.
• SOC Sampling Design: statistically optimised plans for field soil sampling.
• Digital Soil Maps: satellite and machine learning maps of soil properties calibrated with field data.
• MRV Blueprint: a tailored measurement, reporting and verification strategy for each project.
• Calculators: sample size, minimum detectable difference and true-up calculators.
• Methodology guidance: support for Verra VM0042 v3 and Gold Standard SOC requirements.

A coffee or cocoa trader sourcing from the Central Highlands can map soil carbon potential and design sampling for a regenerative agriculture programme. A carbon project developer in Vietnam can build a VM0042-aligned MRV plan before registration. A fertiliser or seed company can measure soil health outcomes of its farmer programmes.

The company states its approach can cut soil carbon measurement costs by up to 50% while keeping high precision. Optimised sampling designs reduce the number of physical samples needed, and SOC potential maps help developers target areas likely to generate credits. Expertise from co-authoring VM0042 v3 helps projects align with registry requirements.

Food and beverage companies are investing in regenerative agriculture to cut Scope 3 emissions, and soil carbon credits require robust, affordable MRV under updated methodologies such as VM0042 v3. Interest in soil health beyond carbon is rising. In Southeast Asia, including Vietnam's coffee, rice and fruit regions, agrifood buyers are starting low-emission farming programmes that need such measurement.

Founded in 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Raised EUR 3.2 million in June 2026 led by Pymwymic with HTGF and Counteract, plus a Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank loan and European Space Agency grant funding. Reports 1.8 million hectares serviced in over 20 countries. Co-authored Verra VM0042 v3 and Gold Standard SOC model guidelines.