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September 19, 2023

Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A

Plan A works with companies including Deutsche Bank, BMW, Sorare and N26

Freya Pratty

3 min read

The last few years have spawned a slew of carbon accounting startups — which track the environmental impact of companies — and much debate about which of them will stand out from the pack. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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