Convent Capital
Amsterdam-based investment firm, founded 2011, backing more than 50 companies through a long-hold SME strategy and an Agri & Food growth fund focused on sustainability and sector transitions.
Convent Capital is an Amsterdam-based investment firm founded in 2011. It invests in businesses addressing societal challenges, backing companies with sustainability at the core of their strategy, with an emphasis on building long-term value. The firm has backed more than 50 companies and operates two active investment strategies.
Its first strategy is a long-hold approach to investing in small and medium-sized companies leading transitions in their sectors - an unusual structure in a market where most private equity and venture funds operate on fixed ten-year cycles. The second is an Agri & Food fund providing growth capital to innovative businesses working towards a more sustainable food system, spanning later-stage food and agriculture ventures. Sector focus is concentrated in Agri & Food, sustainability and SMEs undergoing sector transitions.
Investment activity is underpinned by ESG risk screening, sustainability impact assessment and value chain impact analysis. Portfolio work extends beyond capital: the firm adds sector-focused value and collaborates with management teams on operational transformation, innovation and collaboration, with a stated interest in circularity and a more future-proof economy. It describes itself as taking responsibility for both financial and sustainability impacts and acting transparently.
Convent Capital states its core values as stewardship, integrity and expertise. The firm is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.