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

????London Calling???? Jamie Rowles has joined our team as Partner and establishes our official UK presence! ?? Jamie has been a close collaborator and co-investor to Regeneration.VC since our launch, and brings a successful track record in early stage impact investing alongside a depth of experience in the UK climate ecosystem. Jamie designed and launched one of the earliest impact funds aligning against a circularity-driven approach with Sky and more recently has supported the expansion of a range of climate work in Founders Forum Group. Regeneration.VC has long viewed the UK as a leader in circularity and is the country where we have our second most investments outside the US, including Greyparrot, Colorifix, Matter. and PANGAIA. Our most recent Fund 2 investment, Cambridge based Neutreeno is also UK based. In addition to last week's announcement as an Official Nominator to The Earthshot Prize, get ready for a lot more announcements to come from the United Kingdom for Regeneration.VC! Michael Smith, GP and Co-founder of Regeneration.VC: “We are thrilled to have such an experienced investor on board with deep expertise and great network in the UK and beyond. We have wanted to work with Jamie since we began investing together over four years ago and are delighted he is finally joining our team.” Jamie Rowles: “Regeneration.VC has built a great platform around a bold and differentiated investment thesis about how we can drive change in some of the most complex sectors of our economy that are radically overlooked by most. Importantly also, I’ve seen first hand their work with co-investments in companies like Matter. and Greyparrot and the impact they have had on these UK companies as a team of former operators.? I’m excited to build on this platform and support more great founders.” #Regeneration #Circulareconomy #team

We are honored to be named as an Official Nominator for the The Earthshot Prize This community continues to be a bold force for good for innovative solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges. It shines?a bright light to inspire our brightest innovators. The galvanized community of leaders like Mike Bloomberg, Christiana Figueres, Jacinda Ardern, Stella McCartney, Cate Blanchett and José Andrés (World Central Kitchen) and best in class?philanthropic?supporters from Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Temasek Trust is an innovation fulcrum. Please reach out to Greta Bertozzini and Destana Herring on our team as they will be looking for the?individuals, communities, businesses and organizations that have bold and ambitious plans to bring mother Earth back within planetary boundaries. Please find more information in the comments. ?#TheEarthshotPrize #Regeneration #Planetaryboundaries

We're thrilled to announce Arrive Recommerce's newest partnerships with JD Sports Fashion and Two Boxes. These collaborations are set to unlock the huge potential of recommence?in the retail and fashion ecosystem. ?? With JD Sports Fashion, Arrive introduces ReJD -?a pioneering platform poised to disrupt the footwear industry.?ReJD is one of the few aftermarket platforms owned by a retailer as opposed to a sneaker brand, which means that the selection is much more broad.?This groundbreaking initiative brings coveted, premium sneakers from iconic brands like Nike, adidas, and New Balance into the recommerce arena, fusing high fashion with sustainability in ways never before seen. ?? The Two Boxes partnership is a game-changer for the retail ecosystem. This solution allows Two Boxes to quickly and easily deploy a new way for merchants to optimize their returned inventory. It benefits every stakeholder in the chain: merchants gain a leading recommerce option, 3PL partners can offer enhanced services and new revenue streams, and retailers can streamline their returns operations. The result? A win for businesses, consumers, and most importantly, our planet???

#ReAssembly24 was truly special. Very excited about our first post, which includes some highlights from Day One. Expect our Day Two?AGM highlights to come very soon, and stay tuned to The ReAssembly LinkedIn channel for special content releases and much more ahead! Special gratitude again to our amazing partners and contributors from Day One: Cruz Foam, Elysian Aircraft, Umbra, oneUp, One Small Planet, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Sound Future, LVMH, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Climate Basecamp, CALSTART, Delta Air Lines, Colorifix, WaterBear Network, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Savia Ventures Superorganism, Patagonia Ambition Loop, TULU, PANGAIA, Abundance Institute, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), The Business of Fashion, Metabolic, Netflix, Overlay Capital, Re:wild, Tony's Chocolonely and our production partners at Phocus Creative Group, Analog Events and Bloom.pm (accelerator & skills development platform).

???? Germany is one of the emerging leaders in the circular economy and a mission critical regional to the work Regeneration.VC is doing.?Today, we are excited to announce?Philipp M?ller?as an Advisor, bringing valuable experience within the world's of retail and private equity. We do this live from Berlin where Philipp and Michael Smith are attending? Founders Forum Group Berlin and participating with H&M Group ventures at The DO Summit tomorrow. ? Philipp?M?ller:?"The circular economy plays a crucial role in minimizing waste and reducing CO2 emissions. Regeneration VC's focus on this vital area brings deep expertise in the market and its innovative technologies. I’m thrilled to support the management team at Regeneration VC in their business endeavors in Germany." ? Currently?Philipp?serves as CEO of M?ller & F?rster, founded in 1934 as a building materials trading company and now active across specialty retail, real estate development and administration.?He also has extensive experience as?being former deputy chairman?with Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, a publicly listed private equity fund investing in "hidden champions" across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy with €2.6B under management.? ? Throughout his?career he has made sustainability an integral part of doing business including in his advisory board?member?role of drugstore chain?Rossmann, recently featured in the UN documentary “50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders,” or as Board Member of GWF in Switzerland, a company leading in innovative measurement system solutions that help customers responsibly manage water and natural resources. ? Philipp?is also one of the initiators of the The Start-Up Teens the largest German social enterprise and digital platform for entrepreneurship and coding. Startup Teens received the Startsocial Award, presented by former German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. ? Michael Smith: "Over the last several years, I've learned a great deal and been inspired and encouraged about Philipp's work within consumer industries and his deep understanding of German and EU markets.?We look forward to a bright future together." ? #consumerclimatetech #circulareconomy #germany

Cambridge Enterprise Ventures is thrilled about the fantastic funding round and syndicate that Neutreeno has built. We supported Spencer, Neutreeno from the beginning with pre-seed investment, which has helped team Neutreeno reach this launchpad. This is what we do; support companies from the earliest stage, provide investment, and our superpower is helping companies find great investors like Regeneration et al. Making a climate action impact today (UN SDG 13), Neutreeno has developed a self-learning proprietary platform built by International Energy Agency (IEA) and IPCC researchers and engineers. Beyond inaccurate carbon accounting methods, Neutreeno’s technology stack is based on scientific principles, such as materials flow analysis, to identify the critical sources of emissions and importantly, the key decarbonisation levers to make efficiency gains today. Incredible research from the University of Cambridge Spencer Brennan and Prof. Jonathan Cullen. And a great syndicate ?? Regeneration.VC Closed Loop Partners Remarkable Ventures Scania Group Prequel Ventures Beacon Venture Capital To read the full press release: https://vist.ly/3mhwmrs PR Newswire #DeepTech #Scope3 #Decarbonisation #UniversityofCambridge #Investment

We loved seeing circular solutions mainstreamed The ReAssembly. Live from our AGM on Friday, our portfolio company Matter. announced a partnership with leading textile manufacturer Paradise Textiles to remove microfibers from the textile and apparel manufacturing process at industrial scale, reduce operational cost and energy usage costs along the way. (See comments for announcement) On Saturday the BBC published an article (see comments) on our portfolio company Colorifix showcasing how they create toxic-free dyes based on the DNA of pigments found in nature.?More announcements to come here - but this is an exciting scale up biodiversity story developing...

Welcome to the family, Neutreeno! As the first investment of its second early-stage fund, Regeneration led the $5M #Seed financing with a strong syndicate of strategic mission-aligned investors including Closed Loop Partners, Remarkable Ventures, Scania Group, Beacon Venture Capital, and Prequel Ventures. With this funding, the team of Cambridge scientists and engineers will secure top talent, accelerate commercial growth, and forever change the #Scope3 paradigm, with their #DeepTech platform poised to surpass simple accounting toward democratized emissions reduction insights for millions of global suppliers. Harnessing proprietary process networks and precision-driven optimization algorithms, this technology is eliminating emissions at source through principles of circularity and resource efficiency for top-tier customers. Spencer Brennan, Jobey Meacham, Jonathan Cullen #SupplyChain #Decarbonization #UniversityofCambridge Read the full press release linked below…

The ReAssembly convened this week with solutionists bringing the pieces back together. Leading circular economy voice Vojtech Vosecky distills key insights from William McDonough keynote on the union of Circular and Biospheres ????