London-based AI startup Isometric has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by AVP to modernize the industrial certification process. Using AI agents, Isometric offers continuous, full-coverage verification that promises to transform how claims are validated across sectors including carbon removal and beyond.
- Isometric’s AI platform offers 24/7, full-data certification.
- Series A led by AVP with $40 million raised.
- Company aims to standardize and digitize industrial certification globally.
What happened
Isometric, a London-based startup specializing in AI-driven certification, secured $40 million in a Series A funding round led by AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners). This funding round also saw participation from existing investors Lowercarbon Capital, Plural, and prominent angels like John Doerr. The company plans to utilize this capital to enhance its platform, Certify, and broaden its reach across the industrial certification landscape, which has been estimated at approximately $350 billion.
The Certify platform operates by running AI agents that analyze and cross-reference vast sets of data from sources such as sensor outputs, satellite imagery, lab results, and supply chain records. This approach allows Isometric to provide comprehensive certification coverage around the clock. Unlike traditional methods that relied on manual sampling and spot-checks, Isometric’s technology flags inconsistencies and escalates complex cases for expert review, thereby eliminating the speed-rigor tradeoff.
Why it matters
Isometric’s approach not only accelerates certification but also helps harmonize the fragmented certification ecosystem that currently exists across registries and standards bodies. By moving certifications onto a single digital platform with unified standards and publicly accessible registries, the startup aims to create a new industry benchmark that could enhance market confidence and enable greater capital flow into industrial and environmental initiatives.
What to watch next
Following its success in carbon removal certification, Isometric intends to expand its platform’s scope to other priority areas including superpollutant reduction, and low-carbon energy, fuels, and materials. These expansions could position Isometric as a critical infrastructure provider for the broader industrial economy’s move toward sustainability and transparency.
The next phase will involve gauging industry adoption of AI-powered instantaneous certification, which challenges decades of manual, time-consuming auditing practices. Market acceptance will largely determine if Isometric can scale its solution globally and standardize certification procedures across sectors, potentially reshaping how governments, companies, and investors validate industrial claims.