Our venture building investments:

Pachamama sustainability consulting & education web site

Societer (exited to TENEO after 36 months) web site

Due to low cost at deal entry as well as our expertise after 15 years, these are, in our experience generally the most lucrative investments.

Since 2008, we have practiced and refined a systematic and structured approach to identify, validate, and launch new ventures. Here are some key elements and steps involved in our venture building strategy:

1. Ideation and Opportunity Identification: we have been on a constant market watch since 2008 throughout our 60+ past investments, permanently identifying unmet needs or emerging trends.

2. Validation and Business Model Development: The next step is to validate the market demand and develop a viable business model for the venture. This involves conducting market research, testing hypotheses, and refining the value proposition and revenue model with a skeletal founder team and iterative development process, where they build and launch minimum viable products (MVPs), gather user feedback, and make necessary improvements based on market insights

3. Team Formation: Once a market is deemed bankable and the product a fit, a team of talented individuals is assembled to develop and execute the venture. This team typically includes entrepreneurs, domain experts, designers, and developers.

4. Resource Allocation and Support: together with the venture builder we provide the necessary resources, including funding, office space, infrastructure, mentorship, and access to a network of advisors and experts.

6. Scaling and Growth: Once a startup venture achieves product-market fit and demonstrates growth potential, the focus shifts towards scaling the business. The venture builder supports the scaling process by providing additional funding, strategic guidance, and operational support.

7. Graduation or Exit: At a certain stage of maturity, the startup venture may "graduate" from the venture builder and operate as an independent entity. Alternatively, the venture builder may explore exit strategies such as acquisition or strategic partnerships to generate returns on investment.

Our energy transition investments:

Ahoko vehicle share service web site

Energy transition investment generally generate profit by reducing energy and material consumption, as well as carbon credit income. Our team actively assists in monetisation of carbon credits.

Energy transition refers to the global shift from fossil fuel-based energy sources to renewable and sustainable alternatives. It involves reducing reliance on carbon-intensive fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas and transitioning towards cleaner energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and bioenergy. We focus on the development, deployment, and scaling of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency measures, and the integration of clean energy into existing infrastructure.

Both energy transition investments are crucial for addressing climate change and achieving global sustainability goals. The energy transition reduces greenhouse gas emissions by shifting to low-emission energy or practices. Our investments contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mitigating climate risks, and promoting a more sustainable and resilient future.

Our sustainable education investments:

Pachamama sustainability consulting & education web site

Koolfarmer soil and water conservation education web site

We have observed that in emerging countries, education business is by far the most stable and profitable business, in addition, we believe emerging countries have amazing talent that can be better monetized remotely in our post-COVID world. Thus we invest in educational institutions in emerging countries that ensure they have at least 50% women students / candidates, specifically if they are being trained for leadership roles. We also monetise through job placement into our network companies.

The holy grail to foster global sustainability transition is through the minds, especially in emerging countries where pollution is high and economic growth strategies rarely thought with sustainable concerns in mind.

We contribute to accelerating global transition by training professionals for sustainable topics and ensure they get a frontline best practice experience, as well as investing in entities that run sustainable education programs for practical knowledge and jobs.

We contribute to fostering women insertion in leadership role by directly supporting entities that materially apply the recruitment preference.

Our agricultural investments:

Koolfarmer soil conservation farming and education web site

We have observed that in Sub-Saharien, farming business is by far the most stable and profitable business, in addition, restored soil produces 20-30% more with 5-10% price mark-up. GIven the growing middle class in the region, we believe this is a good long-term investment.

Thus we invest in educational institutions in emerging countries that ensure they have at least 50% women students / candidates, specifically if they are being trained for leadership roles. We also monetise through job placement into our network companies.

Over past decades, over-farming as well as use of chemical pesticides / fertilisers have impoverished soil globally, to the point of declining production. In addition, in Sub-Saharien Africa, the issue is particularly concerning as population growth in expected to be the highest over next 3 decades, to hedge against the risks of food security, we invest in:

Farms that materially applies soil conservation and regeneration methodology and traine their employee to do so thoroughly

Entities that traine farmers, specifically female, for implementation of soil conservation and regeneration methods, and mentor them to ensure smooth execution

Entities that build digital solutions to optimise soil quality and optimise water usage

We contribute to accelerating global transition by training professionals for sustainable farming and ensure they get a frontline best practice experience, as well as investing in entities that run sustainable education programs for practical knowledge and jobs.

We contribute to fostering women farmers by directly supporting entities that materially apply the recruitment preference.