Mangrove Systems announced that it has acquired select operating assets from Grain Ecosystem, a digital biochar project development platform focused on the North American market.
As part of the acquisition, Mangrove is taking over Grain’s customer base of biochar operators, bringing them over to its compliance and monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) platform.
With this move, Mangrove is acting on its commitment and continued investment in the biochar carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector.
This acquisition is also an important strategic action through which Mangrove will be operating a combined customer base that represents a significant share of the active global biochar market today.
Grain played a foundational role in building the North American biochar market. By gaining ownership of its portfolio of operators, Mangrove is strengthening its position as the compliance platform of choice for CDR operators at scale.
Founded in 2022, Grain Ecosystem is a technology platform designed to accelerate climate progress through waste-to-value infrastructure. The company specializes in supporting operators and developers with software and workflows for project development, CO2 compliance, and operations.
Mangrove Systems, on the other hand, provides digital MRV solutions for CDR and carbon capture & storage projects and low-carbon fuels.
Through the acquisition, Grain’s operator accounts will now join Mangrove’s existing biochar customer base, accessing the full spectrum of Mangrove’s platform capabilities.
These functionalities include automated data ingestion, AI-assisted carbon accounting, end-to-end audit-ready reporting, and expert certification support aligned with leading compliance and voluntary programs.
Ryan J. Letourneau, Co-Founder & CEO of Grain Ecosystem, stated, “Grain has built a strong platform and market presence in the biochar sector, and we believe Mangrove is well positioned to carry that work forward. This transaction provides continuity for customers and reflects a strong fit between what Grain built and Mangrove’s long-term platform.”
Annie Nichols, General Manager of Biochar at Mangrove Systems, added, “Biochar is one of the most promising and fastest-growing segments of the carbon removal market, and this acquisition deepens our commitment to it. We’re proud to welcome Grain’s operators onto our platform and to support them with the MRV infrastructure they need to scale their revenue and impact.”