Rampersand is an early-stage venture capital firm. We invest in the best Australian technology founders, teams and companies and are committed to helping them become major national, regional and global leaders.  The rampersand team has worked with successful startups and technology firms in Australia, Silicon Valley, Israel, Europe and Asia. Our partners have seen numerous companies from the early stages through to successful exits including BEA Systems (acquired by Oracle for US$7.2bn), Jajah (acquired by Telefonica), Snaptu (acquired by Facebook), Onavo (acquired by Facebook), StepStone (acquired by Axel Springer) and Amobee (acquired by Singtel for over US$300m).  As you can see, we have done it before and know that companies need more than just capital to succeed.

Rampersand

Sting enables talented people to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses. The support we offer includes qualified coaching in business development, a business angel network, a venture capital fund, a recruitment service, and an international network of investors, business contacts and experts. We contribute to the success of Sweden’s future technology companies by helping them to grow and compete internationally, and by generating export revenues for Stockholm.

Sting

Invest in a thriving planet. Climate change and environmental degradation are the largest existential threats to humanity in the 21st century, and also the largest economic opportunity of our time. These problems are fundamentally issues of economic coordination. Regen Network, a Techstars-backed company, is a digital platform powered by Cosmos SDK that allows farmers, brands, and institutions to make auditable ecological agreements so that we can rapidly accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture and reverse global climate change. Regen Network is comprised of two important parts. We are building a Proof-of-Stake blockchain focused on ecological data, assets, and agreements using the Tendermint Consensus Engine and the Cosmos SDK. Join us to help secure what we believe will be the most important distributed ledger on Earth — the ledger of ecological health and agreements. In addition to creating the underlying infrastructure necessary for ecological accounting, we’re also building real-world applications. Investing in Regen Network Now is the time to take bold action to reverse the degradation of this planet. This technology offers us an incredible opportunity to do just that. We are currently in a private pre-sale for our native staking token or offering convertible notes for equity if that is what you prefer. We will personally guide you through the investment process to make it as easy, private, and secure as possible. Token Mechanics Regen Ledger is secured through our staking token, the Regen token (XRN). XRN follows the Cosmos Proof-of-Stake consensus and token economics. By purchasing and staking XRN, you help secure this essential infrastructure and the public good it generates, plus staked tokens receive network fees and block rewards as compensation for this important work. For more detailed information please see our economics paper. Regen Network Development, Inc. is building a contracting platform utilizing Regen Ledger to make easy and accessible ecological contracts between institutions and land managers, who may not have the capacity to interact directly with the blockchain. At the center of these agreements are scientifically-robust ecological protocols that verify a change in practice or outcomes on the ground. The Market A conservative estimate of the size of the Ecosystem Service Market came in at $36 billion in 2017. We expect this to grow to $1 trillion over the next decade as climate change accelerates and businesses and governments react to the economic disruption by beginning to value currently-externalized costs. We intend to capture a significant portion of this market. Learn more about investment opportunities at https://www.regen.network/investors.html.

Regen Network

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. ESA’s budget for 2017 is €5.75 billion. ESA operates on the basis of geographical return, i.e. it invests in each Member State, through industrial contracts for space programmes, an amount more or less equivalent to each country’s contribution. There are around 2200 staff working for ESA, from all the Member States and include scientists, engineers, information technology specialists and administrative personnel.

European Space Agency

Katalista Ventures is a hybrid startup accelerator and private equity fund.

Katalista Ventures

Cerulean Ventures invests in entirely new approaches, technologies and methods for combating climate change. We seek out innovative entrepreneurs and technology solutions that can unlock rapid, massive scale to make immediate, positive change. Cerulean Ventures backs crypto / web3 companies building the infrastructure and tools necessary to scale climate impact in this decade. Cerulean Ventures is an investment firm that believes natural assets will unlock the next $50 trillion in growth while incentivizing the regeneration of Earth through new coordination technologies.

Cerulean Ventures

Earthbanc

Earthbanc is a carbon and finance platform that combines AI-powered audits to report on tree planting and carbon credit projects. It uses machine learning and satellite remote sensing to audit and rate landscape carbon, carbon offsets, and green finance products that support carbon removal on a continuous basis. With its patent-pending AI for carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification, they enable data-driven carbon removal and sustainable finance at scale into nature-based solutions (MRV). On its platform and via API, it provides accurate and precise carbon removal credits and projects. Customers can purchase fully audited carbon credits on the Earthbanc platform and through the API, or they can invest in carbon removal.

Sweden-based Earthbanc operates a carbon credit and finance platform. The company’s proprietary platform allows individuals and businesses to purchase fully audited carbon credits or invest in carbon removal. Earthbanc’s carbon credit portfolio includes land restoration; regenerative agriculture; agroforestry; large-scale reforestation; blue carbon including mangroves, seagrass meadows, and kelp; marine conservation; agrivoltaics; and many more.

New technology allows individuals and organizations to become carbon intelligent

Carbon Management Software

Carbon and Finance Platform Earthbanc Raises $1.5 Million Pre Seed Round

Sweden-based Earthbanc operates a carbon credit and finance platform. The company’s proprietary platform allows individuals and businesses to purchase fully audited carbon credits or invest in carbon removal. Earthbanc’s carbon credit portfolio includes land restoration; regenerative agriculture; agroforestry; large-scale reforestation; blue carbon including mangroves, seagrass meadows, and kelp; marine conservation; agrivoltaics; and many more.Earthbanc leverages AI, web3, and data science to conduct annual audits on its carbon stocks and credits covering over 13 million hectares of forest globally by using satellites and proprietary remote sensing technology.The company is developing the Earthbanc Protocol on Regen Ledger to store and audit carbon data on the blockchain-based carbon trading marketplace. Earthbanc also has plans to mint carbon credits on Regen Registry, a publicly governed carbon credit registry operated by Regen Network.Key customers and partnershipsIn <a href="https://medium.com/earthbanc/earthbanc-gains-vote-of-confidence-from-mastercard-and-grows-its-market-presence-with-swedbank-78b946662857">August 2021 </a>, Earthbanc worked closely with Swedbank Lithuania to deliver a pilot project on carbon reporting automation and carbon offsets. The company had also partnered with telecommunications provider Talia to supply carbon offsets by leveraging the company’s patent-pending technology. In May 2022, Earthbanc was approached by the African Development Bank for the issuance of the world’s first sustainable land bond (SLB) with fully audited carbon removal. This model was already <a href="https://earthbanc.io/2023/02/01/earthbanc-announces-partnership-with-the-unccd-to-finance-land-restoration-and-carbon-removal/">proven in India </a>, where the company issued an SLB to investors with a 6% annual yield.Funding and financialsIn December 2022, Earthbanc raised USD 350,000 in a seed funding round. In April 2022, the company raised USD 1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by multiple investors. The proceeds were used to launch the Earthbanc Protocol and web3 platform on Regen Registry and to onboard 150,000 farmers on the waitlist in South Asia and Africa.

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 Circular IQ is a Netherlands-based digital platform that offers SaaS-based solutions for businesses to assess their circular performance through smart data-gathering and analytics. Circular IQ collects and analyzes supplier-specific data and provides tailor-made reports for businesses about the circularity of their operations.&nbsp;
 
 
 Circular IQ offers three main services 1) Circular Procurement Program, a service that monitors and reports the circular performance of a business&rsquo;s existing supply chain, 2) Product Circularity Improvement Program, a service in collaboration with KPMG to identify areas where the circularity of an existing supply chain can be improved, and 3) Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) Program, a service that supports and guides businesses through circular transition.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In March 2024, Circular IQ reported more than 2,000 CTI customer accounts in 94 countries. Microsoft, KPMG, Whirlpool, Saudi Aramco, Aptar, Rabobank, bp, Deloitte and Royal DSM were some of Circular IQ&rsquo;s high-profile clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
 
 
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Circular IQ

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 Cloverly offers an API-based digital infrastructure for voluntary carbon markets (VCM). The Cloverly platform is used by both corporate buyers and project suppliers. Buyers can directly purchase carbon removal credits through its platform or integrate its technology into their products, services, or supply chains. Similarly, project suppliers leverage the Cloverly Marketplace and the supplier software, to manage commercial operations such as inventory management and tracking of carbon credit sales. The supplier platform offers carbon credits from suppliers including Therm, KOKO Networks and CarbonCure. For each carbon credit purchase, Cloverly produces a unique transaction receipt and certificate.&nbsp;
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 Leading companies such as American Express, Salesforce, Visa, have added Cloverly to their platforms to facilitate the purchase of carbon offset credits. The online gift card company, Instagift, also allows its customers to offset emissions through Cloverly. In November 2021, Clovery partnered with Diversifi to launch a service that offsets the crypto-carbon footprint. In May 2022, Cloverly also partnered with 
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 BeZero Carbon
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 Redwood Logistics
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 to measure freight emissions and offset those via carbon credits in July 2022. In November 2023, the company also collaborated with Sustain.Life, a B2B carbon intelligence startup, to supply carbon credits. As of February 2024, the Cloverly platform was used by over 300 global enterprises.&nbsp;
 
 
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 Cloverly&rsquo;s most recent funding was in May 2023, when it raised USD 19 million in a 
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 Series A funding
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 round led by Grotech Ventures. In July 2021, Cloverly raised USD 2.1 million in a seed funding round led by TechSquare Ventures. As a part of the transaction, Cloverly was also spun out from Southern Company, an American gas and electric utility where it was incubated.
 
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Cloverly

UK-based Giki offers two mobile apps to reduce the personal carbon footprint of its users:Giki Badges is an app that allows users to find sustainable and healthy products in supermarkets through 15 unique badges to UK supermarket products based on sustainability, health, and fairness. Customers can scan the product barcode to find the badges that are being awarded to the product. Giki Badges reported awarding badges to over 280,000 supermarket products.Giki Zero is an app that allows users to calculate and reduce the personal carbon footprint. Giki Zero estimates the personal carbon footprint of a user based on a lifestyle survey (a set of detailed questions about the user’s lifestyle) and provides customized advice to reduce the user’s carbon footprint. Giki Zero Pro is an extension of the same product for businesses which allows employees to monitor and reduce their carbon footprint.Key customers and partnershipsIn April 2023, Giki partnered with <a href="https://www.compass-group.co.uk/media/news/compass-partners-with-social-enterprise-giki-to-empower-its-45k-strong-workforce-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint/">Compass Group </a>, a UK-based food and support services provider, to calculate and reduce the personal carbon footprint of its employees. As of March 2024, Giki had worked with over 100 global customers, including NatWest Group, Federated Hermes International, BBC, Deloitte, Adobe and Accenture, among others.

Giki

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 Canada-based Metrio primarily offers SaaS-based Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting solutions for businesses. Metrio allows companies to monitor their ESG performance in real-time using dashboard tools to create customized reports based on any standard ESG framework. In addition to ESG reporting, Metrio also offers ESG industry benchmarking, supply chain ESG monitoring, and ESG investment management services.&nbsp;
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In June 2022, Metrio was acquired by Nasdaq. After the acquisition, Nasdaq integrated Metrio&rsquo;s SaaS platform into its suite of ESG solutions. Metrio continued to remain an independent company and brand after the investment. 	
 
 
 As of January 2024, Metrio software was used by over 5,000 clients, including 100+ multinational companies across financial, food, manufacturing, retail, and transportation sectors. Major customers include Target, Air Canada, Decathlon, and Aldo.
 
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Metrio

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 Proof (formerly Proof of Impact) is an Impact-as-a-Service (IaaS) company based in the Netherlands. Proof offers a range of SaaS-based digital tools for businesses and investors to collect, verify, and analyze real-time sustainability data from community assessments, IoT devices, and corporate disclosures. The company also verifies and secures them using blockchain technology and presents them in a quantifiable form for sustainable decision making.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 
 Proof&rsquo;s services include: 1) Digital consultancy&ndash;digital assessments to create and deploy a company&rsquo;s sustainability strategy, 2) Impact dashboard&ndash;an end-to-end solution to collect, verify, analyze, and report sustainability data, and 3) Impact Catalyst Cloud&ndash;cloud-based tools and API solutions for tracking, verifying, and investing in sustainability projects. Proof also operates a marketplace for sustainability projects where investors may directly select, and fund verified sustainable projects.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 
 In May 2023, the company 
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 Proof&rsquo;s most recent funding was in August 2022, when it raised USD 6 million in a 
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Proof of Impact

Pure-play software solutions that measure, monitor, analyze, and report carbon footprints of internal business operations including ESG management and reporting software. Excludes supply chain and other Scope 3 carbon intelligence solutions.

Software for offsetting business carbon footprints including carbon intelligence startups that also offer offsetting solutions. Primarily includes instant offsetting services and carbon trading marketplaces.

Pure-play software solutions to measure, monitor, and analyze personal carbon footprints.

Software solutions to reduce, and offset personal carbon footprints including carbon intelligence startups that also offer offsetting solutions.

Pure-play software solutions that measure, monitor, analyze, and report carbon footprints from supply chains and other Scope 3 emissions.

Carbon trading marketplaces that allow individual and business users to buy and sell carbon offsets.

Solutions used improve carbon tracking transparency across internal and external business operations

Provides tools to monitor and offset CO2 emissions using reforestation, renewable energy credits, etc

Some carbon trading marketplaces are blockchain based (e.g., Nori)

Some carbon tracking companies use AI to measure and report CO2 emissions (e.g., Persefoni)

Earthbanc

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