Tanso, founded in Munich in 2021 and led by co-founder and CEO Till Wiechmann, makes software that calculates companies' carbon emissions across their value chains. Its EIC project said mid-sized European manufacturers "struggle to meet carbon requirements" under rules such as CSRD, CBAM, the EU Taxonomy and CSDDD, and set out to let them calculate full Scope 1 to 3 emissions and product emissions at scale, according to CORDIS.
The European Innovation Council granted €2,499,999 towards a €4.23 million project from March 2023 to February 2025. The report says Tanso built a harmonised database of more than 7,000 emission factors, launched a product footprint tool for members of the German engineering federation VDMA in 2023, added product footprints to its main app in 2024, and had its software certified by TÜV for the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064, with its product method certified under ISO 14067. In August 2025 it closed a €12 million Series A led by henQ and Fortino Capital.
Company file
- Legal entity
- Tanso Technologies GmbH, HRB 269123, Munich
- Registered
- 31 August 2021
- People
- Till Wiechmann (co-founder, CEO), Lorenz Hetzel (managing director)
- Clients named
- Kärcher, Duravit, Paulaner Group, Goldbeck
- Investors
- henQ, Fortino Capital, Capnamic, UVC Partners
- EIC project
- 1 Mar 2023 to 28 Feb 2025, closed
- EIC funding
- Grant only
Where Tanso Stands Now
Tanso says its software is "used by over 300 companies from various industries in more than 40 countries", including Kärcher, Duravit, the Paulaner Group and Goldbeck. At the Series A it had 55 employees and planned to pass 100, expand to more countries and add modules for supply chain, compliance and risk. It has since filed a trademark for "Tanso Copilot", its AI assistant, according to register records on North Data. Its site covers CSRD, CBAM, EU Taxonomy and packaging rules.
"Currently, no tool on the market fully enables scalable, regulation-aligned carbon emissions reporting across entire value chains."
Tanso, report to the EICThe Technology: Harmonised Emission Factors
The report says Tanso's team gathered more than 13,000 public and 18,000 commercial emission factors and turned them into a single database for manufacturers, including an annually updated dataset on grid electricity. It tested its early product tool against ISO-certified tools and life cycle assessments and found "only negligible differences".
What the EIC Project Promised, and What CORDIS Shows
The project promised a total carbon footprint platform covering corporate and product emissions, aligned with EU rules. The report documents product footprint tools, regulatory modules and three certifications. CORDIS lists the project as closed.
- Product footprintsDeliveredIn app since 2024.
- Certified methodsDeliveredISO 14064, 14067.
- Regulatory modulesDeliveredCSRD, CBAM, Taxonomy.
- Market uptakeDelivered300+ clients, per Tanso.
The Money
Tanso's €12 million Series A included existing investors Capnamic and UVC Partners. Its accounts for 2023 and 2024 are filed with the German register, but revenue is not publicly summarised. The EIC award was grant only; no EIC Fund investment was involved.
What Cannot Be Checked
Questions for the EIC
How much Tanso earns and how many of its 300 clients pay for full carbon accounting are not public.
Why Europe Should Care
The report argues that mid-sized manufacturers struggle to meet EU carbon reporting rules and risk losing business as suppliers. The EIC funded a German company that turned that need into software used by hundreds of manufacturers. It is a direct link between EU regulation and an EU-funded compliance tool.
What the project promised
AI-based total carbon footprint software for a low-carbon European manufacturing sector.
What the record shows
Certified corporate and product footprint tools, 300 clients claimed and a €12 million Series A.
The Verdict
Delivered and growing
Tanso built what the EIC funded and turned it into a growing business with private backing. Its revenue remains undisclosed.
Tanso and the EIC have not been asked for comment for this article. It is based entirely on public records and published statements, linked throughout.
