# Mitti Labs

> Mitti Labs is a climate technology company that turns a proven rice-irrigation practice into a measurable, financeable program. Its field teams help smallholder farmers periodically drain paddies; its rice-specific digital MRV system uses satellite radar, field measurements and biogeochemical models to check adoption and quantify methane reductions; and corporate buyers fund the work by purchasing carbon credits. Founded in 2023, the company says it has grown from small pilots to more than 100,000 farmers and, in September 2026, signed a four-year agreement to deliver one million credits to Google by 2030.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States and Bengaluru, India
- **Founders:** Devdut Dalal (Co-founder), Xavier Laguarta Soler (Co-founder), Nathan Torbick (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Climate-smart rice programs, Rice-specific digital MRV, Rice-methane carbon credits, Agricultural intelligence and practice monitoring
- **Notable:** Expanded from pilots involving 850 farmers in 2023-24 to more than 100,000 farmers across six Indian states by August 2026, according to company and investor statements., Reported a 37% reduction in water use in a 2024 Warangal comparison while yields remained broadly unchanged., Built a rice-specific dMRV approach using satellite radar, ground observations, gas chromatography and biogeochemical models.

## Products & services

- **Climate-smart rice programs** — Farmer onboarding, training and agronomy support for practices including Alternate Wetting and Drying, dry seeding and improved residue management.
- **Rice-specific digital MRV** — A monitoring, reporting and verification system combining SAR and optical satellite imagery, field observations, gas measurements, AI and biogeochemical models to assess practice adoption and environmental outcomes.
- **Rice-methane carbon credits** — Verified credits generated from measured methane reductions, marketed to corporate climate buyers with revenue shared with participating farmers.
- **Agricultural intelligence and practice monitoring** — Field-level data products for food companies, NGOs, governments and sustainability programs, including irrigation, crop-condition and residue-burning monitoring.

## Achievements

- Expanded from pilots involving 850 farmers in 2023-24 to more than 100,000 farmers across six Indian states by August 2026, according to company and investor statements.
- Reported a 37% reduction in water use in a 2024 Warangal comparison while yields remained broadly unchanged.
- Built a rice-specific dMRV approach using satellite radar, ground observations, gas chromatography and biogeochemical models.
- Received an A rating from Sylvera for its rice-methane carbon project in July 2026.
- Announced its first carbon-credit issuance in July 2026.
- Signed a four-year agreement for Google to purchase one million carbon credits by 2030.
- Raised $12.5 million in disclosed equity funding through its 2026 Series A.
- Onboarded 18,000 farmers with ACCESS Development Services and reported 20 billion liters of water saved through that partnership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Google agreed to buy one million carbon credits by 2030 from Mitti's programs in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2026-08** — Mitti raised a $9.5 million Series A led by Aramco Ventures to expand in Asia, bringing disclosed equity funding to $12.5 million.
- **2026-07** — The company announced its first carbon-credit issuance and an A rating from Sylvera.
- **2026-05** — Cool Effect added Mitti's rice-methane project to its superpollutant portfolio.
- **2026-02** — Mitti announced an ICAR-IARI research partnership to strengthen field measurements and emissions models.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mittilabs.earth
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitti-labs

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Last updated: 2026-09-26