Methane markets don't lack data. They lack agreement.
Quantum Envelope is the verification and reconciliation layer for regulated methane markets. We turn fragmented methane data into audit-ready, compliance-grade outputs. Software first today. Quantum-ready as the sensors mature.
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The EU Methane Regulation entered into force in August 2024. From 1 January 2027, importers of natural gas, liquefied natural gas, crude oil and coal must demonstrate that their supply meets monitoring, reporting and verification standards equivalent to Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 Level 5. Enforcement escalates through the decade, with maximum penalties of up to 20% of annual turnover applying to serious breaches from 2030.1
Industry has already specified the compliance mechanism in writing. In October 2025 and January 2026, Eurogas and 31 other organisations wrote to the European Commission requesting independently verified separately tradeable methane attribute certificates for complex value chains where physical tracing breaks down.2
No category-leading enterprise platform appears to own the reconciliation and certificate-ready verification layer underneath. That is the gap Quantum Envelope is built to fill. Methane is the beachhead. Regulated emissions verification is the platform.
Today, emissions are measured through a mix of ground sensors, aerial surveys, drones, fixed continuous monitors and satellites. These systems produce conflicting results. There is no standardised way to reconcile them into a single defensible number at the asset or producer level. Four specific gaps make implementation at scale unworkable without a new software layer.
Quantum Envelope is a software platform built around three layers. We ingest public atmospheric data and private operator measurements. We produce audit-ready compliance outputs for EU Methane Regulation filings, OGMP 2.0 Level 5 reports and evidence packages for certificate issuance. Hardware-agnostic today. Quantum-ready as the sensors mature. Methane is the beachhead for a broader platform that extends to carbon border adjustments, removals and voluntary carbon market integrity.
Every certification scheme depends on data it does not control. Every sensor produces data no one fully trusts. Quantum Envelope sits between them.
Value in the methane market is migrating from hardware to integrated data and verification services. We anchor on the initial compliance wedge (40 to 60 EU importers subject to EUMR Article 28) and expand into named adjacencies as the regulatory architecture matures.
London-based. Co-founder equity. Founder cash compensation from first close. Pre-seed funding in flight. Joining the Carbon13 climate venture builder April 2026 cohort, pitch day end of June.
Technical direction, product architecture and the initial engineering build. The verification protocol, the reconciliation engine and the integration layers that turn public and private methane data into defensible compliance outputs. Commercial strategy, customer discovery and fundraising alongside the founding CEO.
Quantum sensing background (we integrate quantum modalities when the hardware matures from 2027 onwards). EU policy literacy (EUMR, ETS, CBAM). ISO 17025 or ISO 14064 accreditation experience. Prior startup experience as founder, early engineer or technical lead.
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Quantum Envelope is in active development in London. We are talking to pre-seed investors, founding CTO candidates, EU gas and LNG importers, methane certification schemes and OGMP 2.0 operators. Select the track that best describes you and the form will route your message accordingly.
Initial focus: EU importers subject to EUMR Article 28 equivalence requirements from January 2027. OGMP 2.0 operators with Gold Standard deadlines. Emerging methane certification schemes. UK / EU based pre-seed angels.