C.Scale
Category: AI in Climate / Energy
An AI-powered platform that democratizes access to whole life carbon data and design strategy for the construction industry C.Scale was founded in 2024. The company is led by Jack Rusk. Based in San Francisco, California, USA. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: $2 million. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Active Impact Investments, Wireframe Ventures, Climate Capital, Third Derivative.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $2 million
Value proposition
To decarbonize the construction supply chain by providing real-time data on the climate impacts of building materials, enabling significant embodied carbon reductions for minimal cost premium through predictive AI/ML analysis
Products and solutions
AI/ML-powered platform for carbon prediction, API-first solution for real-time sustainability data integration, Comprehensive database of low-carbon building materials, Whole life carbon assessment tools, Tally 2.0 BIM-integrated life cycle assessment tool (acquired April 2026)
Unique value
C.Scale addresses a critical supply chain inefficiency by creating a direct link between building material manufacturers and designers at the precise moment of specification, using AI/ML for predictive carbon analysis integrated early in the design workflow
Target customer
Architects, engineers, construction (AEC) professionals, and building product manufacturers
Industries served
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), Building Material Manufacturing, Climate Tech
Technology advantage
The company's core advantage is its AI/ML-powered platform combined with an API-first solution that provides immediate embodied carbon calculations and predictive analysis, trained on thousands of global buildings, integrating climate impact data directly into the early design workflow
How they differentiate
C.Scale differentiates itself by focusing on predictive AI/ML analysis integrated early in design workflow, connecting supply and demand for low-carbon materials, providing whole life carbon assessment rather than just compliance-focused tools, and targeting the early stages of building design specification
Main competitors
One Click LCA, Building Transparency (EC3 tool), Tally, Cove.Tool
Key partnerships
Backed by strategic investors including Active Impact Investments, Wireframe Ventures, Climate Capital, and Third Derivative, Acquired Tally from Building Transparency (April 2026), Development partnership with KieranTimberlake for Tally 2.0
Notable customers
LPA Design Studios, HMC Architects, OPAL, Lightly, Perkins&Will, ZGF, EHDD
Major milestones
Secured $2 million in pre-seed funding in November 2025, Spun out from EHDD Architecture as independent Public Benefit Corporation in 2024, Platform instrumental in EHDD winning and delivering net zero whole life carbon AIA Headquarters renovation, Acquired Tally LCA tool from Building Transparency in April 2026, bridging concept-stage carbon modeling with BIM-integrated life cycle assessment
Growth metrics
Platform has modeled 1000+ projects representing 200M+ square feet of buildings; used by 200+ architecture & engineering firms
Market positioning
C.Scale is positioned as a data-driven predictive platform for whole life carbon assessment in the construction industry, targeting early design stages with AI-powered tools for architects and engineers
Geographic focus
Based in San Francisco and focused on the US market, with potential for expansion to global markets
Patents and IP
No public patents have been found. Given the company was founded in 2024, any intellectual property filings may not yet be public
About Jack Rusk
Co-Founder & CEO at C.Scale, former Director of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture, Sustainability Specialist at EHDD, Master of Environmental Management from Yale School of the Environment
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Official website: https://www.cscale.io/