An Australia-based investment company called Carbon Growth Partners received a $10-million investment from Singapore-based impact investor Silverstrand Capital for its Carbon Growth Fund.

Carbon markets are an effective way to channel additional financial resources to important nature conservation projects that benefit local communities, says Kelvin Chiu, principal of Silverstrand Capital, explaining his firm's decision to invest US$10m into the Carbon Growth Fund.

Carbon Growth Partners invests in high-quality carbon reduction initiatives that positively impact local communities

“The acquisition of Vence will broaden our portfolio with complementary products and technologies to advance animal health and well-being as well as outcomes for our customers,” said Rick DeLuca, president, Merck Animal Health. “Vence is a natural fit with Merck Animal Health’s growing portfolio of animal intelligence products that include identification, traceability and monitoring products. This new technology will give cow-calf producers the ability to track their cattle and the ability to move them from pasture to pasture.”

Koltiva creates traceability data and delivers agronomy advice to help smallholder farmers improve their agricultural practices and income

Koltiva, an Indonesia-based agritech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Silverstrand Capital, The Meloy Fund, Planet Rise, Development Finance Asia, and Blue7.

“Koltiva stands out for being both highly focused on social issues and for offering a really integrated suite of products and services across multiple commodities and geographies. They’re a one-stop-shop for farmers, processors, traders and large agribusinesses alike,” commented Kelvin Chiu, founder of Silverstrand Capital, a family office in Singapore which invests in biodiversity-positive businesses.

“We firmly believe this should not just be about divesting away from financing activities that enable a harmful impact on nature, but also about investing deeper into activities that have a positive impact,” said Williams…. One recent example is Silverstrand Capital’s Biodiversity Accelerator+, supported by Temasek, which aims to support startups offering either nature technology or nature-based solutions.

Laura Bosch Ferreté, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Robeco; Kelvin Chiu, Founder & Principal, Silverstrand Capital; and Anderson Tanoto, Managing Director, RGE, discuss best practices for addressing biodiversity loss through investment strategies with Bloomberg’s Michelle Jamrisko.

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“Mankind needs to work with nature, not against it. The business case for protecting and enhancing biodiversity is stronger than ever,” Kelvin Chiu, principal of Silverstrand Capital said in a statement. “Our programme is designed to upskill founders so they can meet the challenges ahead.”

It has backed a biodiversity accelerator to manage risks and fill a gap in investible solutions in this space

At the end of Silverstrand Capital's three-month online programme, participants can unlock investments of up to US$250K each.

Silverstrand Capital, a Singapore-based single-family office that describes itself as an impact investor focused on addressing the biodiversity crisis, invited applications to the Biodiversity Accelerator+.

It will target businesses protecting vulnerable landscapes or restoring degraded ones, and businesses addressing barriers to conservation through technology.

Singapore-based family office will address ecological crisis in South East Asia

Contenders also stand to gain a minimum of S$100,000 investment each by Amasia, Silverstrand Capital, Quest Ventures, PlanetRise and Purpose Venture Capital.

The seaweed farming and processing startup raised $9 Mn in Series B funding in July 2021 led by Aqua-Spark, the Netherlands-based investment fund. Singapore-based Silverstrand Capital is the co-investor in the round.

With more funding being committed in the past few years to sustainability and nature-positive outcomes, where can investors put their money in order to effectively address the biodiversity crisis?

Singapore-based family office Silverstrand Capital, which invests in regenerative agriculture and other nature-based solutions, has led a A$2.6 million ($1.88 million) secondary market transaction to acquire a stake in Australian agtech startup Hone, it told AFN.

Winners will vie for the grand prize of up to S$1 million from Temasek Foundation, and other opportunities such as a minimum of $100,000 in funding each from Amasia, Quest Ventures, and Silverstrand Capital.