# Carl Prins

> Carl Prins is the Sydney-based co-founder and CEO of Pathzero, a climate data platform for financial institutions and companies. A chartered accountant with experience at Arrowgrass Capital, Reinventure and Handled, he brings a background in finance and energy to the problem of collecting and sharing investment-related emissions data.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Pathzero
- **Organizations:** Pathzero, Handled, Arrowgrass Capital, Reinventure Group, Macquarie Group, Nearmap, Antler, South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Sciences, University of Pretoria
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pathzero in 2020., Led Pathzero through its A$8.6 million Series A+ round announced in December 2022., Pathzero’s current company description reports a network connecting asset owners with over 550 fund managers representing US$4.5 trillion in assets under management; these are network figures, not Pathzero-owned assets.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked in London finance and became CFO at Arrowgrass Capital.
- **2012** — Left London for Australia.
- **2016** — Co-founded energy comparison and auto-switching business Handled.
- **2018** — Handled launched in May; Prins submitted comments to the Australian Energy Regulator in November.
- **2019** — Published a November account of lessons from Handled, which was no longer viable in its existing form.
- **2020** — Co-founded Pathzero with Charbel Ayoub through Antler in Sydney; published his rationale in April.
- **2021** — Discussed carbon footprinting and portfolio risk with Suzanne Tavill on StepStone’s RPM podcast.
- **2022** — Pathzero announced an A$8.6 million Series A+ round in December.
- **2025** — Appeared on The Greener Way in August to discuss emissions transparency in private markets.
- **2026** — In January, Pathzero announced climate-data integration work involving S&P Global Energy, MSCI and Morningstar Sustainalytics.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pathzero in 2020.
- Led Pathzero through its A$8.6 million Series A+ round announced in December 2022.
- Pathzero’s current company description reports a network connecting asset owners with over 550 fund managers representing US$4.5 trillion in assets under management; these are network figures, not Pathzero-owned assets.
- Pathzero reports AFR BOSS Most Innovative Company recognition in 2024 and inclusion in AFR Sustainability Leaders in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Discussed Pathzero’s expanded public and private market climate-data integrations involving S&P Global Energy, MSCI and Morningstar Sustainalytics.
- **2025-08** — Joined Eliza Bavin on The Greener Way to discuss emissions transparency and collaboration in private markets.

## Links

- Website: https://pathzero.com
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/carlprins

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Last updated: 2026-10-20