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Watershed

Backed bySequoiaKleiner PerkinsGreylock
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Carbon measurement, target-setting, and reporting for the world's largest companies. Used by Stripe, Airbnb, BlackRock, Walmart.

Location
San Francisco, United States
Raised
$314M+
Stage
Series C
Founded
2019
Category
Other
Funding
VC-backed
Team
501-1000

Funding figures as of Jul 2025 Β· not independently verified

Founders of Watershed

  • Taylor Francis
  • Avi Itskovich
  • Christian Anderson

Investors backing Watershed

  • Sequoia
  • Kleiner Perkins
  • Greylock

Frequently asked questions

What does Watershed do?

Carbon measurement, target-setting, and reporting for the world's largest companies. Used by Stripe, Airbnb, BlackRock, Walmart.

Where is Watershed based?

Watershed is based in San Francisco, United States.

When was Watershed founded?

Watershed was founded in 2019.

How much has Watershed raised?

Watershed has raised $314M+ in their Series C round as of Jul 2025.

Who founded Watershed?

Watershed was founded by Taylor Francis, Avi Itskovich, Christian Anderson.

Who has invested in Watershed?

Watershed is backed by Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Greylock.

How Watershed would pitch themselves

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01Target customer

Customers in the Watershed space β€” typically operators or teams running into the problem this product solves.

02Problem they solve

Carbon measurement, target-setting, and reporting for the world's largest companies. Used by Stripe, Airbnb, BlackRock, Walmart. The category has historically been served by tools that miss the modern workflow this product is built around.

03Key differentiator

Watershed differentiates on enterprise climate platform. Backed by Sequoia + Kleiner Perkins, $314M+ raised β€” the company has resources + validation to compound this thesis. Founded by Taylor Francis + team.

04Go-to-market strategy

Growth-stage GTM β€” multi-channel revenue motion (direct enterprise sales, channel partnerships, marketplace listings). Vertical specialisation + verticalised AE teams targeting enterprise + mid-market.

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