Carnelian

Carnelian

Building Visionary Ideas and Financial Tools for a Sustainable Future.

Our Mission

Carnelian operates as a venture studio, guiding visionary founders—both for-profit and nonprofit—with operational expertise, capital, and investor analysis tools to build organizations that achieve financial success, social progress, and environmental resilience.

Community Impact

Bridging Vision and Capital

We close the two biggest gaps in innovation - execution for founders and clarity for investors - creating alignment that turns vision into value.

Visionaries Need Operators
(Founder Side)

Visionary founders hit a wall when growth demands what they lack: strategic frameworks, partnership pipelines, and operational systems (including HR, finance, and compliance).

Result: Brilliant ideas die not from market rejection but from internal chaos. A high failure rate due to execution, not vision.

Investors Need Better Tools
(Capital Side)

Investors struggle to evaluate the true impact of their portfolios. ESG ratings are fragmented, opaque, and fail to connect directly to personal investments or donor-advised funds.

Result: Capital is misallocated or stalls, with investors unable to optimize for both returns and real-world impact.

Where Global Markets Unite

We bring together sustainability, finance, and technology to capture value across the expanding ESG economy.

TAM: Global ESG Assets

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Trillion by 2030

The ultimate market for The Compass SaaS/API.

SAM: ESG Analytics & Software

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Billion Annual Market

Our direct, addressable market for the Compass platform.

SOM: Venture Studio & Advisory

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Billion Seed Capital Deployed

Where we source and de-risk our early-stage ventures.

Execution Strategy
Three-Year Plan

A disciplined execution sprint transforming operational proof-of-concept into B2B SaaS dominance.

Q4 2025: Foundation (Completed)

  • Core team identification and onboarding.
  • Organizational structure & operational systems established.
  • Initial investor and advisor relationships secured.

The Scalable Value Engine

Our three-pillar system turns operational excellence into compounding value—advisory stability, venture acceleration, and scalable SaaS returns.

Fractional COO Services & Strategic Advisory

We embed as the operational partner—high-touch, low-risk revenue that keeps pipeline companies sound.

  • Interim COO & Operations (HR, Legal, Governance)
  • Quarterly retainers + small equity (2–5%)
  • Case: FMCT governance & compliance readiness

The $2.8M Growth Curve

Early, predictable revenue from advisory and venture work compounds into exponential SaaS growth - a sustainable trajectory toward Compass dominance.

Catalyzing the Next Phase

We're raising $750K Pre-Seed to accelerate Compass development, seed new ventures, and expand our advisory capacity — unlocking measurable returns and lasting impact.

Raising $750,000 Pre-Seed

Use of Funds: Maximum ROI

  • 40% Compass Development ($300K)
    Direct funding for the engineering team to build the API and B2B integration capabilities.
  • 30% Venture Studio ($225K)
    Initial capital to seed 2–3 new, highly-vetted ventures, leveraging Pillar 1 support to reduce failure risk.
  • 30% Operational Team ($225K)
    Expanding Advisory capacity to secure high-quality, fee-paying deal flow and manage early ventures.
Compass Development Venture Studio Operational Team

Experience the ESG Compass

See how the Compass redefines ESG analytics by turning fragmented data into actionable intelligence for investors, funds, and founders alike.

View Compass Prototype →

Note: This is a static prototype demonstrating our design and architecture. Full interactive features coming soon.