Big News to Kickstart 2025: We are excited to share that Varaha and Google are partnering on a groundbreaking biochar project that engages smallholder farmers in permanent carbon removal. This marks: ✅ Google's first large-scale carbon offtake from India ✅ One of the largest single purchases of biochar credits to date Read more on TechCrunch: https://lnkd.in/gnJiCxYN This offtake agreement is another significant milestone in our mission to make a lasting, gigaton-scale impact. We're excited about what lies ahead this year as we continue to work towards scalable and sustainable solutions that benefit the environment, empower farmers, and improve livelihoods. A huge thank you to Google, Randy Spock, Reilly O'Hara for your trust in us, our incredible team for their tireless dedication, our investors for their continued support, and the farmers at the heart of everything we do. Varaha | Madhur Jain | Ankita Garg | Vishal Kuchanur | Ikarus Janzen | Kurt Tsuo | Tommy Bennett | Kaushal Bisht | Abhishek Sharma | Anoushka Gupta | Gauraang Biyani | Rushil Koppaka | Aditya Kajalia | Dr. Mitali Chandnani | Trung Nguyen | Kirankumar G | Aravind S | Rajasivaranjan T | Gayatri Dhumal | Muskan Singh | Dhaneshwar Gupta #Biochar #Varaha #Google #Smallholders #Sustainability #CarbonMarkets #NetZero #CDR
I’m thrilled to announce the signing of a historic CDR deal between Google and Varaha. It has been an absolute pleasure collaborating closely with Reilly O'Hara and Randy Spock from Google over the past several months to bring this deal to fruition. I’m excited about the potential of this long-term partnership moving forward. A huge shoutout to my amazing colleagues - Ikarus Janzen, Kurt Tsuo, Abhishek Sharma, Kaushal Bisht, Anoushka Gupta, Dhaneshwar Gupta and many others, who have been instrumental in making this happen on behalf of Varaha. That’s all for now—back to the mission of putting carbon back into the soil. Stay tuned for the next big update!