rootsearth

Rootsearth is a privately held technology company that specializes in developing sustainable digital infrastructure and open‑source tools for environmental data analysis. Founded in 2020 by a group of engineers and climate scientists in Berlin, Germany, the firm aims to integrate ecological metrics into mainstream software development practices. Rootsearth’s flagship product, the Rootsearth Platform, offers a suite of APIs and dashboards that aggregate real‑time data on carbon emissions, energy consumption, and resource utilization from cloud services, IoT devices, and on‑premise servers. The platform is built on a modular architecture that supports integration with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and it is distributed under an Apache‑2.0 license.

In addition to its core platform, Rootsearth has released a collection of open‑source libraries for carbon accounting, data visualization, and predictive modeling, which are hosted on public repositories and have been adopted by academic institutions and non‑profit organizations. The company collaborates with research centers and policy groups to align its metrics with internationally recognized standards, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science Based Targets initiative.

Rootsearth has received several rounds of venture funding, notably a Series A round in 2022 that raised €12 million from sustainability‑focused investors. The firm has been recognized in industry reports for its contributions to climate‑aware software engineering, and its tools have been cited in case studies demonstrating reductions in data‑center energy use. As of 2025, Rootsearth employs approximately 80 staff members and continues to expand its product portfolio to address emerging challenges in digital sustainability.