the first swiss canopy pool for forests & biodiversity
Building on the Brainforest Venture Platform, our fund fills a crucial gap by financing early-stage impact startups in the forest and biodiversity space.
5
Ventures
Incorporated & Seed Funded
12
Million
Raised in Impact Investments
6
Million
USD Raised in Grants
How It Works: Two Pillars of Impact
Brainforest uses philanthropic capital to support startups in their early phases with hands-on support and with innovative financial instruments.
Closing the Funding Gap in Biodiversity Conservation
An annual funding gap of $103 to $178 billion threatens global biodiversity. The Canopy Pool mobilizes philanthropic capital to attract private investment, filling this gap and creating scalable, lasting impact.
Philanthropic
Spending
Innovative Financial Tools for Impact Startups
Recoverable Grants
Impact-Linked Loans
Revenue-Based Financing
Our Impact Focus
The Canopy Pool helps bridge the SDG impact and financing gaps, with a focus on SDGs: 1. No poverty; 10. Reduced inequalities; 13. Climate action; and 15. Life on land.
With the catalytic effect of the available capital, we attract more diverse private funding into those impact themes.
Experts & Mentors
Startup knowhow
Innovative financial instruments
CANOPY Pool
Network
Venture Program
Investments of catalytic capital
Portfolio Management
Impact Tracking & Reporting
For-impact, for-profit ventures identified globally
Financial returns drawn from impact-positive equity investments
Attract private capital
Enhanced impact reporting and transparency
Our ventures restore, preserve and regenerate forests
Our ventures protect & rehabilitate biodiversity hotspots
We bridge the funding gap for high-impact ventures
We empower local forest communities
The Brainforest Canopy Pool recognizes the significant learning curve for accountants, auditors, and oversight bodies of foundations in managing the new financial practices.
To facilitate this learning and adaptation, the Fund will begin returning money to the participating foundations within the first 24 months, even if these are initially small amounts.
This strategy will enable foundations to practice and refine the accounting of returned capital from their grant budgets.
For instance, the recoverable grant contributions made by a foundation should be recorded on the active side of its balance sheet as a pro-memoria item, ensuring accurate financial representation.
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Foundations that have contributed to our mission already
