​Meet 8 nature-based ventures shaping the future of impact investing

​Nature investment is a team sport and the best teams combine a drive for impact with sharp business instincts and genuine conservation ambition.

​Join us on June 17 for a live online pitch event where serious investors connect with each other and with eight of the most compelling nature-based startups we've seen yet, selected from 240+ applications across 7 countries.

​What you'll get out of it:

• ​Peer connections with fellow investors active in the nature investment space

• ​Live pitches from all 8 ventures, with time to meet each one and ask them questions

• ​Exposure to pre-seed and seed-stage deals ranging from $300k to $1M

​Sneak peek of the cohort:

• ​SiembraCo (Colombia) — Direct-to-buyer platform with full traceability for smallholder crops

• ​reilo. (Switzerland) — Turns nature-based carbon removals into bankable collateral for smallholder lending

• ​Féro Design (Senegal) — Bamboo greenhouses and biobased cold storage for farmers in the Sahel and Caribbean

• ​Chakka Origins (Ethiopia) — Regenerative beauty oils from Ethiopia's biosphere reserves, sourced via female-led farming partnerships

• ​Nasaru Naturals (Kenya) — World's first carbon-positive spirulina, grown naturally beside Lake Natron with the Maasai community

• ​Z Bio (Bali) — Bali's circular food-waste solution: organic leftovers → animal feed and biofertilizer via Black Soldier Flies

• ​SoilBiom (Turkey) — Biological soil-health diagnostics and microbial restoration for farms and agri-corporates

• ​Rhea (Kenya) — IoT and ML-driven soil analytics for smallholder farmers across Africa

​Tuesday, June 17 · 14:00–15:30 CET · Zoom

​Brainforest is the world's first venture platform for forests and biodiversity. Backed by Swiss foundations, we've supported 40+ startups through our Venture Program and funded 9 ventures to date.