{"id":874,"date":"2023-02-26T17:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/?p=874"},"modified":"2023-02-26T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:11:38","slug":"kita-earth-limited-closes-over-4-7m-in-a-seed-funding-round-to-bring-important-carbon-insurance-products-to-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/kita-earth-limited-closes-over-4-7m-in-a-seed-funding-round-to-bring-important-carbon-insurance-products-to-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Kita Earth Limited Closes Over $4.7m in a Seed Funding Round to Bring Important Carbon Insurance Products to Market."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"101\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kita.earth\/\">Kita Earth Limited<\/a>, an appointed Gateway Platform Services Limited representative for Insurance Distribution activities, announces $4,797,000 in their seed funding round funded by. <a href=\"https:\/\/octopusventures.com\/\">Octopus Ventures<\/a>, with participation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurtechgateway.com\/\">Insurtech Gateway<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/carbon13\">Carbon13<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"590\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paulvyoung\/\">Paul Young<\/a>, Thomas Merriman and Natalia Dorfman as part of the Carbon13 climate tech venture builder in Cambridge, Kita&#8217;s vision is to be the carbon insurer for the climate crisis by sponsoring projects that mitigate against the impacts of climate change with a focus on forest protection and reforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"475\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this investment, Kita will expand its team, scale its technology-based risk modelling, and launch their first insurance product, Carbon Purchase Protection Cover. 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