This week in NatureTech #37

🔮 The AI NatureTech Solutions Finder

As many you will know we open-sourced our database of 1,000+ NatureTech startups a few months ago.

Databases are great but well…

… they’re not that useful for making information digestible and/or usable for solving real problems within an organisation

That’s why we teamed up with the incredible team at Wildsight to launch the Beta of our NatureTech Solutions Finder.

It’s an interactive tool that can help you find the nature tech solutions for problems you’re trying to solve In your organisation. You can it questions like:

• Find me solutions to help manage wildfire risk in my supply chain.

• What companies are working on bioacoustic monitoring in Europe?

• Show me solutions for irrigation management on farm.

• Find me companies in Europe developing biodiversity projects.

Please give it a try and fire us any feedback. We’ll be continuing to iterate on it over the coming months.

💬 Snippets for your lift conversations

💼 Big business:

• Windtech International integrates biodiversity-focused innovation into a French floating wind pilot project. (Read more)

🏦 Finance:

• The International Fund for Agricultural Development has unveiled its environmental strategy, focusing on supporting biodiversity and carbon credit markets to benefit small-scale farmers. (Read more)

• Ghana launches the Biodiversity Finance Initiative to increase investment in nature protection. (Read more)

• Grant schemes aim to support a range of innovative agriculture projects to reduce on-farm emissions and boost food security. (Read more)

💻️ Tech:

• UK start-up Phytoform is developing 'browning-resistant' potatoes and ultra-productive tomatoes. Lab-developed, precision breeding could hold the key to a more climate resilient food system. (Read more)

• French nature tech startup Versant grabs €500K from Antler to restore Europe’s biodiversity (Read more)

• From Fintech to Forests: Building the World’s Nature Tech Platform from Singapore (Read more)

📖 Research:

• The North American Douglas fir is emerging as a potential climate-resilient candidate for Europe, but it may pose a threat to biodiversity. (Read more)

• Torricelli Mountains in Papua New Guinea is home to roughly 4% of known species, with many unique to the area. (Read more)

• Kyrgyzstan establishes the Ak Ilbirs Ecological Corridor to protect snow leopards and rare biodiversity. (Read more)

• Satellite-based studies show potential for protecting 30% of Atlantic Ocean habitats with minimal disruption. (Read more)

📝 Policy:

• Companies will need less paperwork to comply with the European Union's anti-deforestation law as of December when it kicks in with changes by the European Commission. (Read more)

• The UK government has launched a consultation to assess the applicability of its voluntary carbon and nature market principles. (Read more)

• Governments need to increase efforts to tackle the effect of rising sovereign debt on biodiversity, as potential US economic slowdowns could stress nature in the Global South. (Read more)

🎣 Deals

🇳🇿 BioLumic raised $8.3M Series B for applying ultraviolet light treatments to enhance crop yields, disease resistance, and quality without genetic modification or chemical inputs. (Source)

🇮🇩 Eratani raised $6.2M Series A for providing digital farming solutions to smallholder farmers in Indonesia, with access to financing, agricultural inputs, and market connections. (Source)

🇺🇸 Reusables.com raised $2.6M Seed for building a tech platform for reusable packaging solutions that helps businesses transition away from single-use containers to reduce waste. (Source)

🇺🇸 Smush Materials raised $1.12M Pre-Seed for producing biodegradable packaging materials from agricultural waste, offering sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging. (Source)

🇦🇷 Puna Bio raised undisclosed amount Series A for creating extremophile microbes that enhance crop resilience to drought and heat stress, helping farmers adapt to climate change. (Source)

🇬🇧 Mitigate raised undisclosed amount Early VC for offering carbon accounting and emissions reduction software that helps businesses measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact. (Source)

50+ Startups are raising >$100mn in our network this year - get in touch to hear more

💭 Little Bytes

📊Read: In New Zealand, 68% of freshwater birds are threatened with extinction or at risk of becoming threatened (Read more)

🎞️  Watch:  Indonesia steps up handing confiscated palm plantations to state company (Read more)

💬 Research: The volume of global aquaculture production has tripled since 2000, facing challenges like pathogen management and pollution. (Read more)

📆 Events

We’re hosting an inaugural drinks event in London on the 8th May - Live from a Vertical Farm - Sign up here

🇫🇷 Change Now Summit 2025 2025-04-24 (Attend)

🇬🇧 Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit 2025-04-25 (Attend)

🇳🇱 Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing 2025-04-25 (Attend)

🇰🇷 Our Ocean Conference 2025 2025-04-28 (Attend)

🇬🇧 Innovation Zero 2025-04-29 (Attend)

🇺🇸 Circularity 2025-04-29 (Attend)

🇫🇷 Sustainable Investment Forum 2025-04-29 (Attend)

🇵🇹 Green Hydrogen Summit 2025 2025-04-29 (Attend)

🇺🇸 Circularity 2025-04-29 (Attend)

🇺🇸 The U.S. Tech for Climate Action Conference 2025-05-01 (Attend)

🇸🇪 Nordic Sustainability Expo 2025-05-05 (Attend)

💼Jobs

Start-up or Funds:

• Founders Associate, Amini, Nairobi / London / Paris (Apply)

• General Opportunities, Ulysses, San Francisco (Apply)

• Customer Success Manager, Verna, Remote (Apply)

• Head of Sales Europe, Planet A Foods, Germany (Apply)

• Backend Engineer, Landbanking Group, Germany (Apply)

• Sales Development Representative, Arbonics, Remote (Apply)

• Director of Nature Based Solutions, Sylvera, UK (Apply)

• The Great Bubble Barrier (Multiple Roles)

• Behold - CTO (Apply)

Corporate:

• Product Manager - Nature, Bloomberg, London (Apply)

• Nature-Based Solutions, Subject Matter Expert, Ramboll, USA, (Apply)

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