Now open: Kumo’s RFP for carbon project finance

Now open: Kumo’s RFP for carbon project finance

Your trusted partner for funding your carbon project at scale.

Kumo is launching an RFP with debt providers around the world to make financing accessible for projects like yours.

Submit Your Project Now

Submit Your Project Now

Submissions are open and reviewed on a rolling basis.

The RFP

Unlock Debt Financing for Your Carbon Project

Phase 1

Applications reviewed by Kumo team on rolling basis

Phase 2

Capital partners presented with matching projects

Phase 3

Select projects begin advanced due diligence

Phase 1

Applications reviewed by Kumo team on rolling basis

Phase 2

Capital partners presented with matching projects

Phase 3

Select projects begin advanced due diligence

Access Project Funding

Kumo, with the backing of capital providers around the world, is launching an RFP for carbon credit producing projects requiring at least $1M in funding.

Key details:

  • Open to all project types and methodologies

  • Minimum funding request: $1M

  • Submissions open

Investor Priorities

Capital providers will begin reviewing aligned projects in late June. Shortlisted projects will move into due diligence with Kumo’s support.

Evaluation criteria:

  • Clear path to commercialization

  • Strong team and financials

  • Jurisdiction and risk well managed

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply Now

What We Offer

Our Debt Financing Tools, Services, and Solutions

Gain Access to Capital Providers

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Tap into Kumo’s global network of qualified institutional lenders and infrastructure funds. In 2023, we executed the world’s first carbon-secured loan with ABN AMRO. Today, we’re working with 30+ Tier-1 banks and infrastructure investors actively seeking high-quality carbon projects to finance.

Assess Debt Financing Availability and Structures With Ease

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Kumo's proprietary Loan Modeler allows project developers to quickly explore the potential for debt financing. Our specialist consultants are available for detailed analysis.

Improve with Financeability Assessment

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Our assessment, co-developed with institutional lenders, helps you understand how your project measures up against investor expectations and where improvements are needed.

  • Evaluation across 7 core financeability segments

  • Highlights of investor focus areas and potential risks

  • Actionable recommendations to improve funding readiness

Built to give you a fast, informed path toward non-dilutive capital.

Borrow against Carbon as Collateral

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The collateralization of carbon credits and off-take agreements to secure loans reduces your risk profile. Leverage the credit quality from off-take agreements and post carbon credits as collateral to access institutional capital. Retain the ownership of your carbon credits and participate in future value appreciation.

Access Kumo Platform

Access Kumo Platform

Access Kumo Platform

Benefits for Project Developers

Access non-dilutive capital to finance your operations or the investment costs of new projects

Connect with our top-tier network of institutional capital providers and debt funds

Leverage off-take agreements and carbon credits as legal collateral to secure your loans

Retain ownership of carbon credits and participate in future value appreciation

Enjoy improved economics through hybrid loan repayments in cash and carbon credits

Enjoy improved economics through hybrid loan repayments in cash and carbon credits

How We Enable CDR Debt Financing

  • Biochar

    Project Finance

    Finance pyrolysis facilities via non-dilutive capital



    Scenario

    A biochar producer has an operating plant up and running with plans to scale production capacity. They have secured off-take agreements across one or more revenue streams (carbon credits, heat/energy, and potentially biochar).

    Kumo Helps

    • Convert future cash flows secured by off-take agreements into legal collateral

    • Collateralize additional available assets like land and machinery

    • Access project finance capital via bilateral lending or structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    • Structure financing on- or off-balance sheet

  • Biochar

    Working Capital

    Access working capital to better manage feedstock costs

    Scenario

    A biochar project has off-take agreements signed with different transaction dates, and it needs to cover feedstock costs (COGS) throughout the year. The issuance of the next carbon credit tranche is acyclic with off-take transactions.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize off-take agreements and future carbon credits to secure finance

    • Get access to a flexible working capital facility

    Benefits

    • Accelerate cash flow by borrowing against the next tranche of carbon credits and off-take agreements

    • Optimize liquidity by flexible working capital facilities

    • Gain cheaper access to funding with carbon-secured working capital than unsecured term loans

  • Direct Air Capture (DAC)

    Project Finance

    Secure project finance for an additional DAC plant past pilot phase

    Scenario

    A DAC company is past the pilot phase and needs capital to build a second plant which would allow for economies of scale and the commercialization of the DAC technology. The company is backed by equity investors and has secured long-term off-take agreements.

    Kumo Helps

    • Back future cash flows with long-term off-take agreements which will be converted into a security

    • Collateralize additional available machinery assets like vacuum pumps

    • Access project finance capital off-balance sheet via structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Benefit from your equity backing via sponsors to ease the access to debt capital

    • Access sophisticated project finance structures

  • Mangrove Restoration

    Project Finance

    Cover the planting costs with debt capital

    Scenario

    A mangrove restoration project developer has successfully planted the first 500 hectares of forest. The planting plan for an additional 2000 hectares are in place, and agreements have been signed with the local community and government. Long-term off-take agreements have also been signed with large corporations.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize spot credits, future carbon credit supply, and contracted cash flow from off-take agreements

    • Access a secured fixed term loan from a direct lender or debt fund

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    Benefits

    • Enjoy improved economics through hybrid loan repayments in cash and carbon credits

    • Access debt financing from institutional investors by leveraging credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply 

    • Retain ownership of carbon credits and participate in value appreciation

How We Enable CDR Debt Financing

  • Biochar

    Project Finance

    Finance pyrolysis facilities via non-dilutive capital



    Scenario

    A biochar producer has an operating plant up and running with plans to scale production capacity. They have secured off-take agreements across one or more revenue streams (carbon credits, heat/energy, and potentially biochar).

    Kumo Helps

    • Convert future cash flows secured by off-take agreements into legal collateral

    • Collateralize additional available assets like land and machinery

    • Access project finance capital via bilateral lending or structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    • Structure financing on- or off-balance sheet

  • Biochar

    Working Capital

    Access working capital to better manage feedstock costs

    Scenario

    A biochar project has off-take agreements signed with different transaction dates, and it needs to cover feedstock costs (COGS) throughout the year. The issuance of the next carbon credit tranche is acyclic with off-take transactions.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize off-take agreements and future carbon credits to secure finance

    • Get access to a flexible working capital facility

    Benefits

    • Accelerate cash flow by borrowing against the next tranche of carbon credits and off-take agreements

    • Optimize liquidity by flexible working capital facilities

    • Gain cheaper access to funding with carbon-secured working capital than unsecured term loans

  • Direct Air Capture (DAC)

    Project Finance

    Secure project finance for an additional DAC plant past pilot phase

    Scenario

    A DAC company is past the pilot phase and needs capital to build a second plant which would allow for economies of scale and the commercialization of the DAC technology. The company is backed by equity investors and has secured long-term off-take agreements.

    Kumo Helps

    • Back future cash flows with long-term off-take agreements which will be converted into a security

    • Collateralize additional available machinery assets like vacuum pumps

    • Access project finance capital off-balance sheet via structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Benefit from your equity backing via sponsors to ease the access to debt capital

    • Access sophisticated project finance structures

  • Mangrove Restoration

    Project Finance

    Cover the planting costs with debt capital

    Scenario

    A mangrove restoration project developer has successfully planted the first 500 hectares of forest. The planting plan for an additional 2000 hectares are in place, and agreements have been signed with the local community and government. Long-term off-take agreements have also been signed with large corporations.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize spot credits, future carbon credit supply, and contracted cash flow from off-take agreements

    • Access a secured fixed term loan from a direct lender or debt fund

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    Benefits

    • Enjoy improved economics through hybrid loan repayments in cash and carbon credits

    • Access debt financing from institutional investors by leveraging credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply 

    • Retain ownership of carbon credits and participate in value appreciation

How We Enable CDR Debt Financing

  • Biochar

    Project Finance

    Finance pyrolysis facilities via non-dilutive capital



    Scenario

    A biochar producer has an operating plant up and running with plans to scale production capacity. They have secured off-take agreements across one or more revenue streams (carbon credits, heat/energy, and potentially biochar).

    Kumo Helps

    • Convert future cash flows secured by off-take agreements into legal collateral

    • Collateralize additional available assets like land and machinery

    • Access project finance capital via bilateral lending or structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    • Structure financing on- or off-balance sheet

  • Biochar

    Working Capital

    Access working capital to better manage feedstock costs

    Scenario

    A biochar project has off-take agreements signed with different transaction dates, and it needs to cover feedstock costs (COGS) throughout the year. The issuance of the next carbon credit tranche is acyclic with off-take transactions.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize off-take agreements and future carbon credits to secure finance

    • Get access to a flexible working capital facility

    Benefits

    • Accelerate cash flow by borrowing against the next tranche of carbon credits and off-take agreements

    • Optimize liquidity by flexible working capital facilities

    • Gain cheaper access to funding with carbon-secured working capital than unsecured term loans

  • Direct Air Capture (DAC)

    Project Finance

    Secure project finance for an additional DAC plant past pilot phase

    Scenario

    A DAC company is past the pilot phase and needs capital to build a second plant which would allow for economies of scale and the commercialization of the DAC technology. The company is backed by equity investors and has secured long-term off-take agreements.

    Kumo Helps

    • Back future cash flows with long-term off-take agreements which will be converted into a security

    • Collateralize additional available machinery assets like vacuum pumps

    • Access project finance capital off-balance sheet via structured products (e.g private placements or bonds)

    Benefits

    • Leverage credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply to access debt financing from institutional investors

    • Benefit from your equity backing via sponsors to ease the access to debt capital

    • Access sophisticated project finance structures

  • Mangrove Restoration

    Project Finance

    Cover the planting costs with debt capital

    Scenario

    A mangrove restoration project developer has successfully planted the first 500 hectares of forest. The planting plan for an additional 2000 hectares are in place, and agreements have been signed with the local community and government. Long-term off-take agreements have also been signed with large corporations.

    Kumo Helps

    • Collateralize spot credits, future carbon credit supply, and contracted cash flow from off-take agreements

    • Access a secured fixed term loan from a direct lender or debt fund

    • Repay the loan either through sales revenue or in carbon credits directly

    Benefits

    • Enjoy improved economics through hybrid loan repayments in cash and carbon credits

    • Access debt financing from institutional investors by leveraging credit quality from off-take agreements and the future carbon credit supply 

    • Retain ownership of carbon credits and participate in value appreciation

Working with Kumo

The experience, explained in three phases.

Phase 1

Onboarding, Assessment, Cash Flow Modelling

Onboarding, Assessment, Cash Flow Modelling

Stage 1

Registration

Initial Data Provision

Debt Finance Readiness Check

Stage 2

Comprehensive Data Aggregation

Full Assessment

Financial Modelling

Stage 3

Listing on Kumo Marketplace



Phase 2

Matching, Structuring, Financing

Matching, Structuring, Financing

Matching with network of institutional investors/lender of banks, climate impact funds, infra funds and private wealth

Structuring of financing with financing partner and input into required legal structure

Collateralization of carbon credits and future cashflows

Underwriting by lender or third party

Issuance of funding

Phase 3

Monitoring, Reporting, Repayment

Monitoring, Reporting, Repayment

Monitoring of project development, carbon credit verification and issuance

Monitoring and reporting of cash flows

Loan repayments based on sales revenue

Loan fully repaid

Together, we can facilitate the removal of carbon from the atmosphere at scale.

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Together, we can facilitate the removal of carbon from the atmosphere at scale.

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Together, we can facilitate the removal of carbon from the atmosphere at scale.

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