Regeneration.VC

Regeneration.VC is thrilled to announce an anchor LP Fund 2 commitment from Dutch sovereign fund Invest-NL. A global leader in the circular economy transition, the Netherlands established a bold commitment to zero waste by 2050. The nation hopes to deliver that promise through an exceptional ecosystem of founders and mission-driven capital partners. Invest-NL has proven itself a true champion of the circularity agenda across direct, indirect, and project finance investment activities. Last Thursday, the Regeneration.VC team gathered in Amsterdam alongside an esteemed group of leaders across the European financial sector. A highlight of the evening was a closing speech from Invest-NL CEO Rinke Zonneveld, announcing our partnership and plans for ongoing collaboration on our shared mission. “Through our investment in Regeneration Fund II, we acknowledge the pivotal role that innovative startups play in addressing climate change. This is a unique opportunity to attract new foreign capital to the Netherlands and offer international growth potential to startups. We are excited to collaborate with Regeneration.VC and its impressive network to advance circular consumer industries,” shared Tim van Vledder, Senior Investment Manager at Invest-NL. As the group’s first fund investment outside of EU borders, this decision demonstrates true conviction and appreciation for the global potential of #consumerclimatetech. Through ongoing collaboration, Regeneration.VC deepens its European connectivity, and InvestNL adds a US-based fund partner dedicated to supporting the commercialization of Dutch innovation in North American markets. “We are thrilled with our Invest-NL partnership. The Netherlands is rapidly solidifying its position as a world-leading epicenter of circular innovation, and Invest-NL plays a key role through funding, deep connectivity, and market expertise. We look forward to working with the Invest-NL team to invest in exceptional Dutch circular entrepreneurs and help them bridge Europe with North America,” shared Regeneration.VC Co-Founder and General Partner Michael Smith. Michael Smith Dan Fishman Katie Hoffman David Levine Martijn Lopes Cardozo Destana Herring Greta Bertozzini Maria Llambias Reyna Bryan Johann Boedecker Rinke Zonneveld Elisabeth Storm de Grave - Huyssen van Kattendijke Sofia Caycedo Tim van Vledder Timothy van Leeuwen Ivonne Bojoh Visit the links below to read the original press release or translated version on our website. #fund2 #netherlands

We've ReLaunched our Website and updated our positioning to "Reharmonize With Nature”. 6 of the 9 planetary boundaries are breached and emissions are rising. It's time to get the global band back together. Humanity is currently out of tune with the natural world and needs to get back in beat and harmony with nature. GP and Founder, Michael Smith, shared this message with a tuning fork in hand live from The ReAssembly. At Regeneration.VC, we find, fund and scale consumer supply chain innovations that bring the regenerative biosphere (where materials come from and return to) back in harmony with the circular technosphere where products are created, used and reused. Every day, we are excited to continue the work of Reharmonizing With Nature alongside each of you who have chosen a harmonious path forward with nature to build resilience and thrive together. Without further adieu, check out our new website: https://regeneration.vc

Our portfolio company, PANGAIA, partners with the iconic Gleneagles (Hotel) to redefine luxury with purpose. Together, they're launching the Gleneagles Sporting Club - a staple in the future of conscious hospitality. Congratulations to the PANGAIA team ?? ????

We are thrilled to welcome Ana Silva as Venture Partner to the?Regeneration team. On a record week for US bond markets, it's a perfect time to announce our latest addition to the team.?Ana is a seasoned investment professional with vast experience in capital markets transactional work, debt financing, and structuring across sustainable financing. For the last 13 years, Ana?was at J.P. Morgan where she most recently was Head of Sustainable Finance Debt Capital Markets?for the Americas with her team responsible for sustainable finance advisory and development of best practices in the structuring of sustainable loans and bonds. In addition, Ana spearheaded and implemented, with senior management, J.P. Morgan’s internal sustainable finance framework and policies. Previously, she held banking positions at Barclays Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch and was a practicing securities law attorney at A&O Shearman.? Her latest passion is direct investing in early stage companies and funds and brings outstanding knowledge and experience to our growing portfolio of companies at a time when debt, blended capital and other structuring is more and more critical to realise the next generation of environmental technologies. “I was inspired by the work of the Regeneration and very much look forward to unearthing and advancing the next generation of technologies to improve our world with the team.?The green, social, suitability, sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market is on track to achieve a similar issuance size as previous years. Global lowering interest rates, pressing needs to finance transition, and new regulation and taxonomies encourage participants to foster alignment of their finance and sustainability needs." -Ana Silva, Venture Partner "We are excited to?learn from Ana and help harness her passion and insights for the next chapter of our firm.?The GSSS bond market can help our portfolio and our peers with a clear mandate as an additional funding source where there is an established market and continued product interest, especially by institutional investors.?Our Fund 1 companies have already been hitting FOAK and require additional real assets considerations. We look forward to getting Ana's guidance as we consider upcoming investments and strategic?approaches to capital as we look forward.” -Michael Smith, Co-Founder & General Partner

This is what the future of fashion looks like – bold, beautiful, and harmonious with our planet. ???? At Vogue Polska Sustainability Summit 2024, Colorifix's CEO Orr Yarkoni shared the stage with PANGAIA and Spiber Inc., painting a compelling picture of the industry's future. What sets Colorifix apart is their revolutionary approach to textile dyeing - using the power of biology to transform the entire dye bath process, not just the pigments. Their innovative process reduces water usage by 77%, electricity consumption by 53%, and emissions by 31% compared to conventional dyeing methods. Check out Colorifix's feature on Boston Consulting Group (BCG)'s latest industry report.

Game-changing milestone from portfolio company Meridia! After two years of intensive product and methodology development, the team has launched Verify – the most robust solution to address EUDR compliance risks in agro-commodity supply chains. Built upon a decade of on-the-ground expertise and local relationships, Verify is transforming how companies manage supply chain risk across cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, and more. The platform delivers real-time risk scoring across crucial metrics defining deforestation risk and traceability, paving the way for transparent supply chains. Meridia has also collaborated with ICE in its launch of the?ICE Commodity Traceability Service (ICE CoT), a technology platform designed to facilitate the continued frictionless trade of physical cocoa and coffee by automating the process of submitting, storing,?validation testing, and sharing of due diligence information required by the EUDR. Congratulations to the Meridia team on this remarkable achievement. We’re excited to see Verify tackle new commodities and regions ??

“There is an urgency of now. We have a date with destiny in terms of building out our resilience. Get on board and help make the changes that are necessary to protect ourselves, children and grandchildren and above all else our way of life, the planet Earth and the people of the Earth.” -- Prime Minister of the Barbados Mia Amor Mottley at The ReAssembly

Our very first company investment in Regeneration.VC, CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies, has been featured in The Economist’s online magazine as part of their Open Atlas: Building Green Factories of the Future project. This article tells quite the story of CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies from its humble beginnings to today, where Choice Hotels International, one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, received the first “World’s Leading Sustainable Technology 2024” award by the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards as the first hotel company in the world to equip one of its hotels with CleanO2 CarbinX. (Link in comments) CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies's journey began with a spark of curiosity. Founder Jaeson Cardiff, a former plumber and heating system mechanic, questioned why building heating systems were overlooked in emission reduction efforts. With seed money from a local angel investor and mentorship from the University of Toronto's Creative Destruction Lab, Cardiff transformed his insight into a game-changing enterprise. Today, the system is used by hotels, schools, and other commercial and public buildings across Canada, the United States, and Japan. From Calgary workshops to global recognition, their groundbreaking CarbinX technology is revolutionizing the HVAC industry, turning pesky emissions into valuable resources. They're not just dreaming of a sustainable future – they're engineering it, one exhaust system at a time. At?Regeneration.VC, we are very proud of CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies O2 and Jaeson Cardiff. They're showing the world that with the right tech, we can have cleaner air...and soaps!! Check out the full article in comments.

Ruminant BioTech Secures Triple Funding Boost! Onto tackling?the largest source of livestock?emissions.? The company has received follow-on investments from AgriZeroNZ (NZ$4M, initial NZD $1.8M in 2023) and New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZ$2M, initial NZD $2.5M in 2023), while also receiving an AU$3.5M grant under Australia's MERiL program. The funding is set to supercharge the development and commercialization of Ruminant BioTech's revolutionary methane-inhibiting bolus. ??Here's the reality: Livestock production contributes to 11+% of global greenhouse emissions, and is considered the 2nd-largest contributor to global emissions, after fossil fuels. ?What is crazy about this…is that cows’ enteric fermentation (aka cow burps) accounts for 40% of livestock emissions, translating to something like 4-7% of global GHG emissions. Ruminant BioTech uses a bolus to deliver methane knockdown over many months and is currently the most viable option for grazing cattle, posting?a 75% daily methane reduction in cattle for?120?days from a single treatment of their bolus capsule!! With 36% of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions originating from?dairy, beef cattle and sheep, the?nation is accelerating its push toward agricultural decarbonization through significant public and private sector investments. At the forefront of this initiative is AgriZeroNZ, a 50/50 public-private venture partnership with Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)’ $400 million program to advance emissions-reducing research. Notably, their first joint investment alongside MPI was in Ruminant BioTech, underscoring the company's potential to transform sustainable agriculture. New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF), the country's dedicated green investment bank, continues its mission of facilitating low-carbon initiatives through strategic investments. Both organizations, alongside Australia's Methane Emissions Reduction in Livestock (MERiL) program, are backing innovative solutions to address agricultural emissions, and represent a vote of confidence from the NZ and Australian government in Ruminant BioTech’s innovative approach. Ruminant BioTech is also working with the MPI on full product registration to enable the methane-inhibiting bolus to be used on New Zealand farms.?Additionally, the Australian grant will support crucial development work, including controlled cattle trials at the University of Sydney and commercial cattle backgrounding operations. Ahead of the upcoming Series A round, this funding will accelerate product development and commercialization, bringing the groundbreaking solution closer to farmers worldwide.?At Regeneration.VC, we're proud to have led the Seed round in Ruminant BioTech and we're excited to continue supporting the company on their journey to revolutionize livestock farming and contribute to a more sustainable future for our planet.

???? Nature Coatings X PANGAIA = Hope Tee Series ???? We're excited to share some developments that are sure to brighten your day and wardrobe. ?? 100% organic cotton tees printed with Nature Coatings biobased non-toxic BioBlack TX. Each T-shirt in the "Hope Tee Series" celebrates a global milestone with graphic designs centered around “Biodiversity Optimism” made by illustrator Taylor Dasbach. The Tees feature the return of the Floreana Island finches, the rediscovery of De Winston’s golden mole, and the world’s first IVF rhino pregnancy, making it more than just non-toxic clothing; it's a new story of what matters. ?? #consumerclimatech