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Regeneration.VC is an early-stage venture fund Supercharging Consumer-Powered Climate Innovation driven by circular and regenerative principles. We invest in Consumer ClimateTech companies that generate outsized economic and environmental outcomes across three strategies: Design (AgTech & Aquaculture and Next-Gen Materials), Use (Apparel & Lifestyle and Food & Beverage brands), and Reuse (ReCommerce and Reverse Logistics system technologies).

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We are incredibly excited to have our latest research covered by Financial Times! We are proud to share how our thesis is positioned to solve the most important global climate and biodiversity challenges: Insetting Consumer ClimateTech. Defined as technical interventions addressing emissions, material resources, or biodiversity within the corporate value chain of consumer industry businesses, Regeneration.VC portfolio companies are actively empowering world-leading consumer brands.

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“We think companies [will] continue to focus on ‘within’ value chain decarbonisation”, notes Morgan Stanley. The World Economic Forum characterized carbon insetting as “doing more good rather than doing less bad within a value chain.”

As companies shifted from carbon offsets to insetting, “Now you have gone from planting trees in a country that you probably have never gone to, to incentivizing your [suppliers] to make key changes, which makes more business sense”, shared Regeneration.VC General Partner Michael Smith.

Monitoring the settling regulatory landscape (e.g. California Scope 3 Climate Bill) and ambitious corporate climate commitments, the coming years will define an unprecedented opportunity for innovations tackling #scope3 emissions, material resource management, and biodiversity impact. Thank you Patrick Temple-West for covering this important work today in “Is carbon insetting the next big thing?”

#consumerclimatetech #insetting #venturecapital #corporate

Cruz Foam: John Felts Toby Corey Leslie Nakajima
Greyparrot: Mikela Druckman Ambarish Mitra
Nature Coatings: Jane Palmer Lara Pizzato

William McDonough Tue Mantoni Reyna Bryan Bill Peck Benjamin Z Bronfman Dr. Marta Pazos Petra Nĕmcová Stephen Badger Andy Dunn Debbie Levin Wesley Clark Johann Boedecker Kunaal Patawari Michael Wandell

Circularity is coming to Fashion: 

🌍 The fashion industry's impact on our planet is substantial, ranking as the 6th most polluting globally and contributing to 4% of global emissions. But there's much hope for change. 

🔁 Embracing Consumer ClimateTech lines up with The Circularity Gap Report 2024's vision of a circular fashion economy, where durable, repairable, and recyclable clothing becomes the norm. Initiatives like Patagonia's 'Worn Wear' and Amsterdam's clothing repair discounts are a step in the right direction. 

🌐 At Regeneration.VC, we love the work that some of our portfolio companies are doing to change fashion for good. Colorifix, VitroLabs Inc, Nature Coatings, and PANGAIA, are insetting upstream fashion supply chains with the next generation of sustainable materials, ranging from biobased carbon-negative black pigments and engineered microbes producing nature's colors to cell-cultured leather and biobased fabrics. Portfolio company Arrive Recommerce supercharges downstream fashion supply chains with recommerce and resale solutions extending the lifetime of products already in circulation. 

🛠 Measures such as the EU ban on unsold goods, EPR schemes, and digital product passports can incentivize circular design and create accountability across the fashion supply chain. 

🌿 Fashion brands can't and won't make it on their own. It's time to work together to reshape consumption habits, protect our planet for future generations, and transform the fashion industry into a more sustainable and circular ecosystem. 

#consumerclimatech #circularitygapreport #fashion

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Last April, we had the privilege of welcoming Tue Mantoni as a Regeneration.VC Strategic Advisor to steward our EU/Nordic strategy across several key functions. In his role, Tue brings an invaluable perspective on how to strengthen national economies while scaling globally the most innovative ideas. A key opportunity this presents is the commercialization and scaling of Consumer ClimateTech solutions within consumer value chains. 

“Denmark and Europe simply must not lose further ground in relation to the USA and the rest of the world. This is especially true when we talk about the green transition. At Regeneration.VC, which is an American climate fund where I am a strategic advisor, we focus on startups that have promising technology and a commercial agreement with a large company. It may well be at a very early stage, for example a development agreement, but we insist that the commercial potential must be proven and confirmed.” Tue Mantoni | Regeneration.VC Strategic Advisor

#consumerclimatech #EU 

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In 2023, we launched our European strategy, establishing Regeneration.VC in a dynamic region with renowned innovation, bold legislation, and strong funding support with the Netherlands as our key anchor for the EU and Denmark for the Nordics. Today, we welcome aboard Amsterdam-based Martijn Lopes Cardozo as a Regeneration.VC Venture Partner. In this role, Martijn serves as a vital component of our EU strategy across several key functions from sourcing, ecosystem development, and circularity strategy across our portfolio to cultivate and bridge transatlantic Consumer ClimateTech innovation.

Martijn Lopes Cardozo: “Joining Regeneration.VC connects a number of dots for me. I have been an entrepreneur for most of life, initially in digital media and recently in the circular economy. Over the last four years as CEO of Circle Economy, I have been fortunate to gain a bird’s eye view of what needs to happen for a circular transition and have met many inspiring leaders and entrepreneurs along the way. It is an honor to join the brilliant Regeneration team to back world changing entrepreneurs that create lasting impact on the ground.”
 
Martijn successfully built and sold companies in mobile and digital media including GoldPocket Interactive (exit: TANDBERG/Ericsson) and GPW (exit: Motricity). For the last 10 years, he focused his attention to lifting up the circular economy. Martijn served as CEO of Black Bear Carbon, an early circular economy leader upcycling end-of-life tires into valuable materials. During this period, he joined the Supervisory Board of Circle Economy an Amsterdam-based organization empowering nations, cities, and businesses with practical and scalable circular solutions. Martijn became CEO of Circle Economy, where he closed key partnerships with European Investment Bank (EIB) and Deloitte, spearheaded the launch of the annual #circularitygapreport and secured long term projects together with UNIDO, European Union, and Chatham House. Martijn serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence with YES!Delft and has presented at World Economic Forum, COP, UNGA Climate Week, and TEDX.

Michael Smith: “Our team has worked closely with Martijn for the last year. He was instrumental in forging our partnership with Circle Economy and launching us in the Netherlands and EU. He’s been a multi-exit founder, a leader of a key NGO in the Circular Economy and is fluent in how to bridge business between the US where he was a founder and the unique opportunities of the EU and his home in the Netherlands. As the Circle Economy Gap Report points out, we need to completely reimagine the way we make and use materials. Martijn has directly relevant experience to help scale up our portfolio of hardware and software to consumer supply chains and bring much needed change. We are thrilled and excited for what the future together holds.”

#consumerclimatech #EU

🌊Recent regulatory waves are bringing to the spotlight Scope 3 emissions stuck in corporate value chains. Supply chains are the leading source of global emissions (around 60% based on Accenture) and massive contributors to biodiversity loss, deforestation, and toxic chemical pollution, the next “scope 3 conundrum”. 

Regulators from the EU to California indicate mandatory reporting is on the horizon and investor groups such as Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) are calling for clarity from corporates. In parallel to scope 3 reporting requirements, regulations are asking corporates to act and address those emissions.

🔧The European Parliament has just agreed on putting the Right to Repair into law applying to devices ranging from washing machines, to vacuum cleaners and smartphones. 

🍎France just made organic waste recycling mandatory, in line with the EU goal of halving food waste by 2030. 

🧴For cosmetics companies, draft rules following the “polluter pays principle” means they will have to cover at least 80% of the extra costs needed to get rid of tiny pollutants that are dirtying urban wastewater. 

To respond to these impending requirements, consumer corporates, often seeing more than 90% of total emissions as scope 3, will rapidly begin focusing on Insetting scalable Consumer ClimateTech solutions.   

#consumerclimatech #scope3 

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A key driver of our theory of change at Regeneration.VC is that the world's largest corporates account for the majority of global emissions, and therefore present the greatest potential for immediate emissions reduction. This is especially the case with consumer value chains (read our Insetting Consumer ClimateTech for more: https://lnkd.in/eX9MhSz7). There are already significant tailwinds supporting corporates to integrate in their supply chains solutions like the ones in Regeneration.VC portfolio 🌎 🌍 
 
We look forward to this conversation next Friday at Sweden's largest tech gathering Techarenan to explore how major corporate entities are accelerating climate technology advancements, fostering collaborations, and leveraging their influence to catalyze a sustainable future. The panel features perspectives on consumer goods from Michaela Bessell, Head of Venture Ecosystems and Partnerships at Henkel, apparel from Erik Karlsson, Head of H&M Group Ventures, coinvestor in Colorifix, and food from Cecilia Kocken, CEO of Arla Foods, Sweden. Come say hallå if you are there ☀ 

Michael Smith Omid Ekhlasi Johannes Lundberg

#consumerclimatech #insettingconsumerclimatech

The Biden administration has introduced $2 trillion of stimulus that enables climate innovation through bipartisan legislation like IRA, CHIPs, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Energy Act of 2020. Business Insider’s Tasmin Lockwood interviewed Sierra Peterson from Voyager Ventures and our Partner Katie Hoffman on what a change in administration might mean.

"We know that the legislation has been passed and it will remain, and it's now about how it is implemented. Battery facilities, carbon removal, computer chips, and critical materials mining have bipartisan support. We know that many red states and states that might even go for Trump are going to be the beneficiaries of the implementation of these bills, bringing manufacturing to the Dakotas, Nevada, Arizona,” said Katie Hoffman.

Circularity, which has had strong support in the EU with regulation like the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, is taking hold in bipartisan circles in the US under the umbrella of energy independence, economic and national security. We believe our portfolio and those of our peers advancing climate tech across sectors will continue to propel solutions that create good jobs, address critical resource needs, while reducing waste and reliance on foreign goods - regardless of potential political headwinds.

#consumerclimatech #circulareconomy 

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Algae Cooking Club is live! The first of three 2024 incubated product launches from our portfolio company Squared Circles, ACC is designed for the health of people and the planet. After two years of extensive R&D and partnership with Chief Culinary Wizard Daniel Humm and his 3 star Michelin Eleven Madison Park team, ACC is bringing to life the most versatile, healthy and flavor neutral chef-grade cooking oil on the market. Better for us and less taxing on our planet, Algae Oil is made from fermented algae in partnership with fermentation expert Checkerspot.  

Here are a few reasons why we are excited about Algae Oil:

1. Amplified flavor and lowest impact: Light and slightly buttery, this is a chef-preferred oil that enhances flavors, while having a lower land, water and carbon footprint than most counterparts, like vegetable or avocado oils. 

2. Highest good fats & better for gut health: Highest amounts of Omega-9 healthy fats and lowest level of Omega-6 acid which is linked to inflammation in the gut.

3. Highest smoke point: 535 F, 125 degrees more than olive oil. The highest heat unlocks tasty textures; creamy, crunchy, fluffy, flaky, tender.

ACC is set to become the go-to fat at Eleven Madison Park’s fully vegan 3 star Michelin restaurant. It's now launching online and with a few select retailers like Erewhon, Thrive Market, and Pop Up Grocer. 

“Algae oil is one of the first that I really believe has the power to transform in professional kitchens and home kitchens”. | Daniel Humm, Head Chef Eleven Madison Park  

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🔊 Breakthrough announcement. Our portfolio company Greyparrot entered into a strategic partnership with Bollegraaf and Lubo Recycling Solutions, the largest recycling plant builder in the world. Under the agreement, Bollegraaf transfers its AI vision business to Greyparrot, including IP and AI team, and becomes a strategic investor in the company. The deal has a total value of $12.8M. 

But the big news that we’re really excited about is that Bollegraaf and Lubo Recycling Solutions will serve as a worldwide distributor and strategic partner for Greyparrot’s Analyzer, and Bollegraaf owns more than 50% of the global recycling plant market. 🔥 This partnership will upend the waste management industry as we know it. Read more below ⬇ 

In the US and for plastic alone, lack of visibility and automation contributes to $80B-$120B being lost a year to landfills and incineration. In 2023, Greyparrot’s Analyzer helped facilities analyze more than 25 billion waste objects, characterizing them into 70+ categories in real-time to reveal seven layers of data, including material type, financial value, brand, and GHG emissions.

“We are thrilled to make this strategic investment and partner with Greyparrot to bring waste intelligence to both upcoming recycling infrastructure deployments and existing facilities worldwide. We believe that Bollegraaf's comprehensive knowledge of automation of recycling MRF operations, premium equipment quality, and unique engineering expertise empowered with Greyparrot AI systems represent the one-of-a-kind synergy that is destined for success.” | Edmund Tenfelde, CEO Bollegraaf and Lubo Recycling Solutions 

Michael Smith, Mikela Druckman, Ambarish Mitra, Harry Rhys Davies

#consumerclimatech #insetting

Thank you Business Insider and Tasmin Lockwood for including me in your highly relevant coverage of the current fundraising environment.  I was fortunate to have time w Hans Swildens  Swildens at Industry Ventures well over a year and a half ago when he was at the forefront of the current secondaries boom. To return cash to LPs, the secondary market has heated up.  That said, many of these vehicles are focused on chasing deep discounts for that liquidity. It is important for the ecosystem to see realizations closer to where companies were recently valued. 

Check the article below for more on this...the good news is top performers are more immune to this trend and Climatetech continues to benefit from non-dilutive sources of funding that derisk innovations with corporates still active fund and scale innovations and achieve our global goals.

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