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In 2023, $32B was invested in climate tech, a CAGR of 23% since 2020. This is needed more than ever: June was the planet's hottest since records began, according to the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service, the 13th month in a row where that has been true.    It's imperative that we continue to back the best-in-class founders who are disrupting extractive industries and working to restore nature. That's why we are proud to be supporting Systemiq Capital's Fund II, collaborative investors who do more than just deploy capital, but also provide knowledge, network connections, and more to build portfolio value.     💡 Read more about why we invested in the latest edition of our portfolio highlight at the Silverstrand substack ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gYqbpkiA   Irena Spazzapan Jessica Stewart George Darrah YE Xi, Clive 

🎇 A hearty congratulations to Biodiversity Accelerator+ alumnus Nika.eco for closing their latest fundraising round! We are proud to be backing this tenacious and discerning team as they work to make the carbon market more accessible and trustworthy. Johann Wah Lawrence X. Diana Ong With this round, we are also pleased to have our Impact Investment Manager Julianto Johanes, CFA join the board, and our Head of Impact Investments Patti Chu join as strategic advisor. Featured on KrASIA ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gaAAhfu9 and e27 (Optimatic) ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g63a6GU2 Read the full press release of their announcement at 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gMpPC-tX

One of the more commonly perceived effects of climate change this summer season? Its arguable effects on travels, with severe turbulence cases on Singapore Airlines, Air Europa, Qatar Airways, and Air New Zealand flights among others. (🔗 https://lnkd.in/e47w9x8Z, https://lnkd.in/dYcrB2zR, https://lnkd.in/gXZBZRZH) Unfortunately, the implications of climate change on nature go far beyond just increased travel risks. ➡️ Heat waves. The recent heat was highly alarming in places like the Middle East, Egypt, India, Southeast Asia, China. With the upcoming summer, summer destinations like Europe, Korea, Japan, USA, and Mexico may also experience dangerous level of heat waves. (https://lnkd.in/e4YRCkww) ➡️ Food security risks. Our daily enjoyments like coffee, chocolate, and orange juice are under threat. More importantly, price pressures thus world hunger may be exacerbated due to staple crops harvest failures and larger amount of food waste during transport. (https://lnkd.in/gMegkdGr) ➡️ Severe drought. Water scarcity is putting human lives and ecosystems into dangerous conditions. Agriculture is failing due to the combination of heat and water shortage. (https://lnkd.in/gJKu2kbF) ➡️ Wild forest fires. Massive property, biodiversity, and human health damage as well as the potential lives lost. Just in the recent month wildfires have threatened the local communities in Greece, California, Canada, claiming victims in India. (https://lnkd.in/gimsndgv) Many of these saw record-breaking occurrences just within the past month. This reality touches all of us, whether we are gearing up for our next summer trip or grinding through the heat at home, It may be a summer of changed perspective, and hopefully, one that finally pushed our world leaders towards rapid, effective actions. -- If you are an entrepreneur working to create nature-positive impact, including impacts to address the rise and effects of climate change through nature-based solutions and technologies, we want to hear from you. Learn more about our portfolio and investment thesis at https://lnkd.in/gzJgdRSC Julianto Johanes, CFA

Last week, we talked about the why and where of catastrophic wildfires around the world, as well as private and public activity in response to the crisis. In the second part of our wildfire resilience series 🔥, we unpack the different technologies that are addressing the its causes and effects. Read more at our substack ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gQ8kBS8C to learn about the innovative companies in the space, including: BurnBot, Inc. | Fire Aside | Vibrant Planet | OroraTech | 4pi Lab | Mast Reforestation | Kettle + many more! Researched and written by Rachel Ashton Lim and Nishant Chopra #impactinvesting #biodiversity #nature

It's been a busy year for the Silverstrand community so far! 🙌 Here are just some of the wins that we think are worth celebrating in the first half of 2024 ➡️ 🌱 Planboo has secured US$2M in biochar carbon removals, onboarding clients including Bain & Company, Workday, Klarna and Spotify  🌊 The Natrx | Adaptive Infrastructure new Resilience Center of Excellence is up and running, producing ExoForms™ at scale for shoreline habitat conservation & restoration   🧑🌾Agros marked its launch in Indonesia with a Farm Field Day for investors and farmers in East Java  🐄 Blue Nest Beef delivered 120,000lbs of regeneratively grazed beef to IKEA    🌿 Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd. launched their 1 km2 (100 ha) sustainable seaweed farm off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia  🚣♀️ Team Sea Change Row launched their Great British Row, where they will be collecting environmental data around the entire coastline, for an unassisted 2,000 miles! Interested to join the community? Our portfolio is hiring! 🛠️ Koltiva: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g8XtidQK goodcarbon: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/efXiP-xX Agros: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gFmP4wp9 PlanBlue: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gj4zzqK9    🪙 Currently fundraising: Perennial Fund by Mad Capital | Hone | Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd. | PlanBlue | Are you an investor interested to learn more? Our team would be happy to chat!

💫 Ground-Up Initiative: Cultivating Sustainability and Community in Singapore! The Mana Impact team, along with some friends from Silverstrand Capital, had an incredible 3-hour workshop at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) 聚友爱 . 🌿 We discovered their community-based organization, which has thrived for the past 16 years thanks to the dedication of volunteers and community involvement. 🤝Ground-Up Initiative is involved in a wide range of activities that promote sustainability in Singapore—from growing crops without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, to upcycling pallets into beautiful objects, and creating concrete tiles using crushed glass instead of sand. Led by our inspiring host Kwa, this wonderful community offers a unique farming sanctuary in the urban jungle of Singapore. 🏙️ Unfortunately, due to new residential construction, they need to relocate. They need our help to make this move possible. 🚜If you're looking to reconnect with nature and experience true human connection, join or support Ground-Up Initiative 2.0. 🌍 Together, we can ensure their legacy continues. Let's make a difference!

4 days left to apply for the IMPACT CHALLENGE AT SEA! 🔥 If you're a promising startup with operations and impact in Vietnam in the fields of environmental sustainability and/or digital access and inclusion, don't miss your chance to win: 📌 TOTAL PRIZE POOL $109,000 +  📌 Investment and additional prize (Max $500K) 📌 Participation in an acceleration / impact measurement program 📌 Cooperation opportunities with large companies [HOW TO APPLY] ⏰Deadline: 30.06.24 Apply and See the details through the website (https://lnkd.in/gc6gFfz6 ) Email: info@impactchallengeatsea.com Facebook: Impact Challenge at SEA Impact Square #Startups #Impactchallengeatsea #ICAS #Impacts #Vietnam #ImpactSquare

"Without even having to say it, you’ve already seen it in the news: there are wildfires everywhere. Just this year, there’s been a wildfire emergency in Russia. And in Brazil's Pantanal, across the world’s largest tropical wetland. And don’t forget about the fires in the Sichuan province of China, too." 🔥 Learn more about the causes and distribution of catastrophic wildfires today, as well as private and public activity in response to the crisis in part one of this thought series ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gimsndgv

Drumroll, please... We're back for part two of our "meet our Entrepreneurs-In-Residence" series!   Ahead of announcing what our final cohort for this year will look like, meet some of the EIRs that will be working directly with our founders on a 1:1 basis over the course of the Biodiversity Accelerator+:    🐙 Jeremy Chan-Youker: Joining us again this year, Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur who has founded over 10 funded startups, and also led creation of new businesses for brands like Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Schneider Electric, Intel Corporation, ENGIE, Bayer, Asahi Beverages, Rabobank, Mandai Wildlife Group (Singapore Zoo), and CapitaLand! He also serves as Head of Venturebuilding for Beanstalk AgTech Ag focusing on Drought and Climate Resilience in Agriculture.    Kevin Moon: Kevin is an entrepreneur and investor that has been involved in the startup ecosystem for the last 10 years. In his most recent role, Kevin was the Head of Private Investments at Lonsdale Capital Pte Ltd, where he helped the Single Family Office lead their venture investments and strategy. Before his role as an investor, Kevin was the co-founder of 45RICE, a food-tech start up focused on fortification technology to tackle the problem of hidden hunger in Asia.  🪸Karin del Rey: Karin is the Program Director for APAC at Big Idea Ventures, one of the world's largest foodtech investors and accelerators, based in Singapore. Before joining BIV she helped build Ula, an Indonesian B2B tech start-up, driving their strategy and fundraising efforts all the way to Series B, to get to their $140M fundraise! Previously she worked in banking and at consulting firm McKinsey & Company across Asia, Europe and Africa.  🐨 Matt Bachle: Matt leads Grade - Digital Products for Good, a digital product studio which helps scale-ups, investors, and other organisations bring robust products and platforms to market using human-centred design and an agile approach to technology. He's worked with startups across agtech, ocean tech, the circular economy, and more.   Learn about the Biodiversity Accelerator+ at 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gbaPjEud.   If you're looking forward to finding out who the cohort is going to be, be sure to follow us here and on our substack for future updates ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gRhS5GJh

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for drinks and meaningful discussions on all things biodiversity, and impact investing! Co-hosted by Superorganism, we were honoured to have their managing director Tom Quigley join us and our mission-aligned community in Singapore. We're looking forward to continue growing the dialogue here and abroad, and supporting the exciting businesses that are making a change for nature.