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natcap is a technology company.
Natcap empowers businesses with nature intelligence, helping them manage nature and biodiversity-related risks and opportunities, strengthen operational resilience, and drive sustainable growth through science-based data capabilities and advisory services.
natcap has raised $13.0M across 2 funding rounds.
natcap has raised $13.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Natcap is a nature tech startup founded in 2018 that provides a proprietary platform integrating science, data, and technology to help businesses measure, report, and act on nature-related risks and opportunities.[1][2][4] It serves corporates, financial institutions, and policymakers—currently over 20 organizations including Tesco and MS&AD Insurance Group—addressing the gap in tools for translating natural capital science into business decisions amid rising regulations like CSRD and TNFD.[1][2][4] The company solves the challenge of quantifying biodiversity, soil, hydrology, and ecological impacts across operations and supply chains, offering over 70 metrics from 30+ data partners like IBAT, backed by audit-grade advisory services.[1][4][5] Natcap raised $10M in Series A funding in 2023 from investors including André Hoffmann, Yeo Ventures, and Pelican AG, fueling growth and expansion into markets like Japan via UK government support.[1]
Natcap emerged from academic research at the University of Oxford, founded in 2018 by Professor Baroness Kathy Willis—a leading natural capital expert—and Professor Dieter Helm, who identified the disconnect between advancing nature science and business application.[1][2] What started as an initiative to measure natural capital evolved into a full company delivering data platforms and advisory for real-world sustainability challenges.[2] Early traction included partnerships with major firms like Tesco's Nature Programme, and recent momentum from its Series A raise validates demand in a tough funding climate, with CEO Sebastian Leape emphasizing scalable solutions for nature-positive transitions.[1]
(Note: Distinct from Natural Capital Corporation/NCC, a separate investment firm developing projects in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure.[3])
Natcap rides the surge in nature-positive mandates, where regulations like TNFD and CSRD demand corporate disclosure on biodiversity risks, amplifying market forces like investor scrutiny and supply chain resilience.[1][4] Timing is ideal as nature tech matures post-2018 origins, bridging academic natural capital research to enterprise tools amid global biodiversity loss and ESG pressures.[2] It influences the ecosystem by empowering scalable action—e.g., via Tesco collaborations—accelerating the shift from commitments to measurable impact, while filling data gaps that generic sustainability platforms overlook.[1][4]
Natcap is poised to dominate nature intelligence as reporting evolves into mandatory audits, with its $10M fuel enabling platform scaling, more metrics, and APAC penetration.[1] Trends like AI-enhanced ecology models and circular economy demands will shape its path, potentially expanding to predictive analytics for climate-nature intersections. Its influence could grow by standardizing nature data, turning early-mover science into ecosystem-wide standards—cementing its role in business-led planetary regeneration.[1][2][4]
natcap has raised $13.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
natcap's investors include Oxford Science Enterprises, Parkwalk Advisors.
natcap has raised $13.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series A in July 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | $10M Series A | — | Oxford Science Enterprises, Parkwalk Advisors | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $3M Seed | — | Oxford Science Enterprises, Parkwalk Advisors | Announced |