Bloomsbury Natural Capital

📍 Stowmarket, United Kingdom🗓 Founded 2021👥 6 employees💰 Last funded Feb 2022
Natural capital is the world’s stock of natural assets: rocks, ores & other minerals, soil, air, water and all living things. Bloomsbury Natural Capital (BNC) is a for-profit company which invests in commercial companies which also sequester carbon and boost biodiversity. Peter Hollands is Chairman, Martin Hollands Managing Director, Barbara Sotowicz Non-Executive Director, Special Advisors James Griffiths (Forestry) and Simon Benney (I.T. & data). Investments are made at Seed Capital and Series A stages. BNC will normally take 3%-5% of the companys equity in an initial investment, potentially raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. Projects with pre-money values between £2.5M-£15M are the main targets. BNC owns 4% of the equity of Cascadia Seaweed of Canada. BNCs Martin Hollands is a Senior Advisor to their Board, on Ecosystem Services & Restorative Aquaculture. Cascadia farms seaweed; its Plant Health Division is now selling liquid seaweed extracts via ReFeed Canada; bio-stimulant sales will begin in 2024: sales of cattle feed supplements (reducing methane emissions) by its Animal Health Division will follow shortly after. BNC has 6% of the convertible loan notes of Xilva AG of Switzerland, which provides a digital platform for investing in regenerative forests. The "Xilva FOREST+ PORTFOLIO" service catalogues rigorously assesses high integrity forests. The "Xilva GRADE" service provides a forest evaluation methodology for investors, project developers and corporate buyers. Martin Hollands is BNCs Director on Xilvas Board. Elsewhere in the Group, BNCs parent company, Bloomsbury Minerals Economics, holds 22% of the equity in Skarn Associates, the global leader in measuring each mines energy sources & usage, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, flood & drought risk. BNCs sister company Bloomsbury Information Capital holds 4%+ of the equity in Minviro, which provides software & consultancy on environmental optimization in mining & metallurgy.
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Total investors
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Mid stage
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2021
Founded
Investor geography2 countries
United Kingdom
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Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Bloomsbury Natural Capital?
Bloomsbury Natural Capital has 2 investors on record on gritt.io, including 2 early-stage backers.
When did Bloomsbury Natural Capital last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Bloomsbury Natural Capital recorded on gritt.io was in February 2022.
When was Bloomsbury Natural Capital founded?
Bloomsbury Natural Capital was founded in 2021.
What industry is Bloomsbury Natural Capital in?
Bloomsbury Natural Capital operates in Investment Management. Find similar Investment Management investors on gritt.io.
Where is Bloomsbury Natural Capital based?
Bloomsbury Natural Capital is headquartered in Stowmarket, United Kingdom.