Terratai is a company focused on creating and supporting innovative businesses that address systemic food system challenges driving nature and biodiversity loss in Asia. They aim to build a network of nature-based companies that protect and restore nature at scale.

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Terratai is focused on tackling the food system challenges driving ecosystem and biodiversity loss in the world’s most at-risk land and seascapes. We do this by investing in and supporting nature positive enterprises.

Our mission is to create and support innovative, impactful, and scalable businesses that halt and reverse the systemic drivers of nature and biodiversity loss in Asia’s most at risk land and seascapes.

Terratai was borne out of an intensive 2-year period of research and development  which included the completion of a comprehensive feasibility study on market potential and drivers of nature-based businesses in Southeast Asia, and a lengthy period of proof-of-concept testing and design.

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Financial returns on investing are important, but the true impact goes beyond. Impact investments in NBS prioritize measurable positive outcomes for nature and biodiversity.

There are 3 criteria for impact investment. Read this post and comment below, are you investing in impact?

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True impact investments in nature based solutions should prioritize measurable positive outcomes for nature and biodiversity alongside financial returns. 

We believe there are 3 criteria for true impact investment in this field. Read this post and let us know if you agree - what else would you add?

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Building a successful venture requires the right team. But what about your partner? Beyond shared goals, look for the one who pushes you to excel.

In today's food for thought, our Head of Business Development, Fajar Anugerah, shares key traits to look for: partners who challenge your thinking, identify capacity needs, and bridge those gaps with expertise. Imagine a sounding board that encourages smart risks and a healthy work-life balance. The result? A stronger, more resilient venture primed for success.

For ventures seeking that ideal partner, terratai can help. We provide the resources, expertise, and early-stage financing you need to thrive. We're patient, willing to invest time in understanding your venture, and flexible with our support model and expected returns. 

Learn more about how we can empower your journey at: terratai.com.

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Did you know your money can make a positive impact AND grow your wealth?  

Impact investing goes beyond just financial returns – it's about putting your dollars towards causes you care about, like tackling the problem in our food system, all while seeing a measurable social and environmental benefit. 

Intrigued? We can help you find impact investments that align with your values and financial goals. Let's partner: https://lnkd.in/eKqzg6B4 

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Why on earth build an office far from the road, surrounded by fields? 

For me, it was in part practical. I wanted to remain in sight of some of the challenges we're trying to overcome. Farmers within 50m of our desks still burn their fields, and use copious amounts of fertiliser and pesticide - degrading the soil and the biodiversity their crops depend on. They struggle with low yields, damaging rainstorms, commodity price fluctuations, pests, and water shortages and a hundred other things they have little to no control over. Farmers are constantly weighing their options, trying to guess the future based on past performance, but struggling to do so in a world where the economic and climate numbers make little sense.

Here in the fields also are clues of some of the wider challenges. Irrigation ditches are often clogged with discarded plastic (most often single use plastics from food and water bottles) that ultimately end up on Indonesia's reefs and beaches, while not far away, urban development is inexorably, plot by plot, converting the remaining patches of forests on the island into housing developments and villas, financed by the wealthy for quick profits. 

But perhaps most importantly, here too are the early signs of a revolt - small but purposeful steps towards less damaging and more restorative ways of doing things. Farmers moving towards regenerative models of producing rice, that can slowly release them from the need to spend vast sums on chemical inputs, village level recycling and repurposing schemes, biogas digesters, and Miyawaki forests, and black soldier fly composting schemes, and biochar and many more ideas being piloted and practiced within walking distance of our door (we don't actually have a door)...

Underpinning all of this perhaps is a felt sense, particularly real on an island that is bending under the strain of rampant tourism, that we've stepped out of balance with nature. Bali remains deeply spiritual, and this particularly beautiful brand of spirituality is intrinsically connected to nature at its core. During our opening melaspas ceremony recently, captured in the video below, I was again reminded of the value of Bali's traditional knowledge systems and spiritual beliefs, and the power of our cultural systems in general, as a force for innovation, reinvention and restoration. These systems deserve more than just respect - they also have a lot to teach us about how to find new pathways forward. 

For this reason, as well as many others, we're extraordinarily fortunate to be the temporary stewards of the little corner of Bali that terratai now calls home...

Celebrating Earth Day from our new home in Bali! Here at Terratai, nature is at the heart of everything we do, so it was only fitting to build our office with Earth's gifts. Towering above the rice fields, this beauty is crafted from sustainable bamboo. Bamboo, with its strength and flexibility, reminds us to bend with the challenges and keep growing – just like a nature-based venture builder should!

A huge shoutout to Environmental Bamboo Foundation for their incredible work using bamboo as a tool for nature restoration. Follow them to learn more about how bamboo can deliver economic and environmental impact for communities. Their dedication inspires us!

And a big thanks to the amazing architects at SGKA Indonesia, Wisnu Wira, Hanny Zaskia and Wisnu Wardana, who not only brought our dream office to life but also pushed the boundaries of sustainable design with their expertise. We're so grateful for their partnership!

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