DARWIN raises 1.5 million euros to reconcile artificial intelligence and biodiversity

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According to IPBES, a million species are currently threatened. To respond to this crisis, Darwin, a French startup founded by AURORE FALQUE-PIERROTIN (CEO), CYPRIEN HALLÉ (CPO) and ANTOINE VALLIER (CSO), offers a platform technology to support companies in their ecological transition.

Darwin combines artificial intelligence and scientific expertise to meet the needs of consulting firms and software publishers specializing in ESG. Its platform processes the massive and complex data necessary to assess the environmental impacts of companies. Thanks to its AI algorithms, it fills data gaps, particularly upstream in supply chains, and integrates information from third-party software via API. These tools allow companies to measure their biodiversity footprint and their dependencies on ecosystem services, in alignment with international standards such as SBTN and TNFD.

Darwin’s approach is based on the concept of double materiality: assessing the impacts of human activities on biodiversity and dependencies on ecosystems. The platform analyzes in particular the five pressures identified by the IPBES, ecosystem services and the 130+ indicators required by the CSRD directive. This methodology makes it possible to build precise action plans that comply with new European regulatory requirements.

Darwin announces that it has raised 1.5 million euros from Astérion and business angels active in the climate, including Lucie Basch (TooGood To Go), Dimitri Farber (Tiller) and Olivier Pin (Deepki). These funds will make it possible to strengthen the technical team, enrich the functionality of the platform and accelerate its deployment in Europe.