Clearly

Clearly is a climate intelligence platform founded in 2021 by Danielle Walsh and Dr. Pedro Baiz with a mission to help the transportation industry achieve net-zero emissions. The company provides a B2B SaaS solution that uses artificial intelligence to offer fleet operators trip-level emission and energy insights, enabling them to reduce costs and meet regulatory targets. The platform is hardware-agnostic, integrating and blending data from various sources like vehicles, telematics, operations, and energy use to provide a holistic view.

The co-founders, Walsh and Baiz, met during their time at HSBC. Walsh, a Cambridge graduate, has a background in managing technology spending and advising public and private sectors, while Dr. Baiz, an Imperial graduate, has expertise in data and served as the ESG Fintech Lead at International Standards (ISO). The idea for Clearly originated from Walsh's work on solving the funding challenges for decarbonizing the transport industry, realizing that fusing supply chain data could support shared financing and manage emissions reductions. They combined their expertise to build a platform to facilitate a collective transition to a cleaner future.

Clearly's technology analyzes complex data to provide actionable strategies for decarbonization. Its AI system, which includes a fleet intelligence agent named Vera, runs thousands of scenarios to identify targeted interventions, from strategic options like vehicle configuration to optimizing driver behavior, which can influence up to 30% of fuel consumption. The platform helps businesses and financial institutions manage the transition to net-zero emissions by offering precision measuring, real-time alerts, and simulated insights. The company serves a range of clients, including large blue-chip companies, international parcel delivery services, logistics operators, and fleet management firms across the US, Europe, and Asia, with partners like Webfleet (Bridgestone). By August 2024, the company had closed a $4.3 million seed round to enhance its product and scale its team.

Keywords: fleet decarbonization, climate intelligence, emission management, transportation sustainability, logistics optimization, supply chain data, AI-powered analytics, net-zero emissions, fleet management software, carbon footprint reduction, vehicle emissions, sustainable transportation, mobility data, trip-level insights, energy efficiency, ESG reporting, green logistics, transport decarbonization, operational efficiency, financial modeling for fleets