Bend

Bend (Y Combinator S22) helps companies develop an affordable, automated, and credible path to net zero using their existing spend data, and helps fintech companies embed sustainability into B2B tools. Bend converts spend data into CO2e data by aggregating corporate emissions disclosures for specific merchants, with merchant-category fallbacks guaranteeing full coverage for long-tail vendors. Its methodology was developed and vetted by climate science PhDs, and its team draws on fintech experience from companies including Abacus, Emburse, Google, and Venmo. The company later raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its carbon accounting and climate rewards offering.