Carbon tracking firm Cogo targets US$30m capital raise

PM Jacinda Ardern popped down to Cogo's new offices in Wellington's NZX building. (Image: Cogo)

Fri, 08 Jul 2022

Carbon tracking tech developer Cogo is planning a Series A capital raising round of up to US$30 million (NZ$48.5m) as its founder, Ben Gleisner, seeks to make the Wellington firm the world leader in “one of the hottest sectors in the world at the moment”.Speaking to BusinessDesk on this week’s trade mission to Australia, led by prime minister Jacinda Ardern, Gleisner outlined why he believes Cogo’s ambition to “capture the category” globally for technology to help consumers track and control their carbon foot...

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