Focus Areas

We support in general all cases that are nature & biodiversity positive and possibly have a connection to forests. We're particularly interested in startups in one of the following focus areas (non-exclusive).

Biodiversity
Ventures focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for preserving forest health. They sustain pollination, purify water, store carbon, and enhance soil fertility, ensuring thriving ecosystems.
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Food Forests
Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.
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Biodiversity
Ventures focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for preserving forest health. They sustain pollination, purify water, store carbon, and enhance soil fertility, ensuring thriving ecosystems.
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Food Forests
Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.
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Biodiversity
Ventures focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for preserving forest health. They sustain pollination, purify water, store carbon, and enhance soil fertility, ensuring thriving ecosystems.
Learn More
Food Forests
Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.
Learn More
Biodiversity
Ventures focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for preserving forest health. They sustain pollination, purify water, store carbon, and enhance soil fertility, ensuring thriving ecosystems.
Learn More
Food Forests
Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.
Learn More

The world’s first Venture Platform for forests and biodiversity

The world’s first non-profit Venture Platform
for forests

We accelerate ventures by leveraging philanthropy, science, technology, entrepreneurship and our unique access to indigenous and local knowledge.

Venture Program

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5

Ventures

Incorporated & Seed Funded

12

Million

Raised in Impact Investments

6

Million

Raised in Grants

By 2030 We Will Regenerate & Protect 20 Million Hectares of Biodiverse Forests

Every year, our planet faces a growing loss of biodiversity, with 69% of global wildlife already gone since 1970. Brainforest was established to combat this crisis as the world’s first venture platform focused exclusively on forests and biodiversity.

Impact Methodolgy

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Our Focus Areas
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We regenerate and protect forests and biodiversity through our innovative Portfolio of Startups

Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.

Ventures focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for preserving forest health. They sustain pollination, purify water, store carbon, and enhance soil fertility, ensuring thriving ecosystems.

Food Forests

Biodiversity

Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.

Food Forests

Biodiversity

Ventures focused on creating market-driven solutions that generate revenue for local forest communities through the sustainable production of nuts, fruits, and other non-timber forest products.

Food Forests

Biodiversity

We Accelerate Ventures by

Identifying Impactful Leverage Points

The venture acceleration process starts with a systems map, identifying main problems in our selected areas and based on them, we define key leverage points for maximum systemic impact.

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2 Entrepreneurs Join Venture Program

Top global talent with in-depth knowledge of our identified focus areas join our Venture Program.
We help entrepreneurs further refine and scale their innovations through strategic collaboration, expert guidance, and access to a global network of resources and partners.

Validating Solutions

Our venture program rigorously validates these solutions, efficiently ensuring they are scalable, impactful, and aligned with our mission.

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4 Investing, Collaborating & Scaling Impact

We collaborate with the best entrepreneurs to scale their solutions, providing financial support and additional services. The selected venture becomes part of the Brainforest Portfolio, and we collaborate closely over the next year to support and achieve scaling impact.