Ponderosa Ventures

S2G Ventures is dedicated to investing in a more humane and healthy planet. We believe that markets can and should benefit society and the environment, and we partner with trailblazing entrepreneurs who are building innovative market-based solutions to address some of our world’s greatest challenges across the food, agriculture, oceans, and clean energy markets. There is a tremendous opportunity in the market for impact investing. We have the privilege of managing capital to really make a difference in the world. Investing for meaningful impact and returns Our strategy reflects a growing appetite for impact investment that combines financial returns with positive long-term social and environmental outcomes. We're building a multi-asset platform designed to stand the test of time and bring urgently needed change on a scalable level. Systems Investing We look beyond the investment opportunity in front of us to understand how it fits into the broader value chain. By focusing on the entire food, oceans, and energy supply chains, we are able to construct a portfolio that sees the bigger environmental and financial system impact and synergies. This approach gives us an edge in the market and industry insights others may not see. Value-Added Partners We don’t just write checks. We work to be a value-added partner to our portfolio companies. We strive to be entrepreneurial-focused, and provide resources and relationships that help them push through challenges so their big ideas can go from seed to growth. Long Term Investments & Flexible Capital This is a marathon, not a sprint. We invest in high-potential companies at various stages of maturity - from seed to growth stage - and offer flexible solutions including debt and infrastructure capital. Through a set of flexible tools, we think creatively to be the best capital partner for our companies. Builders Vision Impact Platform As the direct investing team for Builders Vision, S2G Ventures collaborates with the Builders Initiative and Builders Asset Management teams to create a highly distinctive set of relationships, capabilities and capital formation options that have the potential to open new channels for impact.

Astanor brings together capital, deep sector knowledge and a strong network of entrepreneurs, impact investors, technologists, scientists, farmers, chefs, policy makers and food lovers to give rise to a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted and delicious. Mission-driven investors, from soil to gut Astanor is an impact investor, delivering financial, social and environmental returns in equal measure. We believe in the future of an agrifood system that provides affordable nutrients for 10 billion people, preserves and regenerates natural resources, actively contributes to decarbonization and protects land and ocean biodiversity. At Astanor, we are driven by a pressing urgency to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and improve the health of humanity and the planet. Sustainability and impact were part of the firm’s founding principles and remain an area we are committed to excel in. Our mission as impact investors is to find, support and scale the most disruptive, impactful solutions to accelerate progress towards global sustainability targets. Our priorities Only highly disruptive, scalable new technology guided by a deep understanding of, and respect for, nature will revolutionize the agrifood sector. Astanor is founded on the thesis that a healthy food system starts from the soil, is connected, transparent and local, nurtures diversity and grows food that is our and the environment’s best medicine. Accelerating regenerative agri/aquaculture finding innovative solutions that enable the global regenerative use of resources, soil & ocean stewardship and scalable agroecology. Connecting the value chain implementing sustainable supply chains, fair remuneration, traceability & transparency, circularity and eliminating waste. Innovating agrifood transformation processes facilitating the sustainable production of food, textiles & agriculture- based materials and restore human and planet health. Astanor’s investment process is guided by 6 principlesRegeneration: Soil is the new black. Health starts, and is sustained for the long-term for people and the planet, from fertile soil and healthy oceans. Food integrity: Insight breeds intelligence. Traceability, transparency, fair labor and supply chain practices will restore trust, decrease risk and strengthen communities. Sustainable diet: Resilience rooted in diversity. New sources of food are required to end overreliance on a few species, monoculture systems and climate-destructive diets. Fresh & delicious: Quality led innovation. New approaches are needed in distribution, packaging that preserves without polluting and urban agriculture to put great tasting food on the table. Nourishment: Food as medicine. Sustainably grown and minimally processed foods protect and promote health. Protection: Waste not, want not. Greater care and efficient use of natural capital, alongside new methods to repurpose waste, are needed to repair the planet.

Since 2017, ZORA has been a leader in Israel’s impact space as an early-stage deep tech investor based in Tel Aviv. We are: Pragmatists who see partnership between innovators and corporates as the fastest path to a cleaner and healthier future; Seekers of rare opportunities for game-changing global impact; Hands-on investors and operators who work intimately with our teams as they bring innovations from lab to field; Voracious learners who derive endless energy from the world-class scientists and teams we have the honor to back. Our community of changemakers extends to our investors who put their capital to work in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow. Vision & mission Israel’s deeptech ecosystem offers unparalleled R&D capable ofaddressing our planet’s largest challenge - managing climate change while ensuring a sustainable food supply for a growing population. Leveraging this research into deployable products for the world’s largest economic actors - global corporations - presents opportunity to effect meaningful change at unprecedented scale. We partner with Israel’s leading scientists and technologists to convert lab-scale innovations into mainstream food, agriculture and climate solutions that transform the way global business is done -- healthfully, sustainably and resource-efficiently. Leadership ZORA was founded by Vanessa Bartram in 2017. Vanessa is an impact entrepreneur turned impact investor. She began her career in investment banking in Mexico City, advising middle-market companies on M&A and restructuring. She later founded the Miami-based impact HR company WorkSquare, which she grew to over $25M in revenue. Vanessa holds an MBA from Harvard, a BA from Princeton, and is a Heritage Fellow with the Wexner Foundation.

Fresh Ventures is a venture building program and startup studio based in The Netherlands. We co-found companies with experienced professionals and entrepreneurs to address systemic challenges in the food system. Unlocking transformational potential Fresh is starting off with a focus on cultivation and production systems--the beginning of the chain where most of the impacts and challenges can be found. Building systemic ventures in these areas involves addressing critical barriers and unlocking key capacities that enable the broader sector to shift to a fundamentally sustainable state. Terrestrial Agriculture: Accelerating the transition to fully regenerative and climate-smart agriculture, combined with evolving horticulture and indoor production systems. Aquatic Agriculture: Utilizing our oceans, lakes, and rivers to support the sustainable production of food and biomass while regenerating ecosystems. Looking for: Future Founders! We are looking for people with the ambition to transform our food system and the entrepreneurial itch to address the world's most critical challenges by founding a new venture with us. Mission-drive: Working with Fresh means you have a tremendous, primary drive to change the food system. Ventures to us are not a goal in itself but a means to an end. The drive of our founders is informed by their experience and helps them to dig deep in order to analyse and solve difficult problems. Growth mindset: Working with Fresh requires the ability to deal with uncertainty and appreciate confronting lessons, everyday. We look for people able to self-propel, constantly critical of their own assumptions and not afraid to surround themselves with other excelling people. Entrepreneurial grit: We seek entrepreneurial, persistent people capable of agility - willing to re-route or cut through challenges to get to where they want to go. People willing to get their hands dirty in order to build their life’s work, with the openness to develop (more) entrepreneurial savviness. Systemic impact: We seek people who put impact first but who realize the implications of building a scalable business. We are looking for people that understand the importance of solving root challenges and expect our founders to be willing to kill darlings or change course when impact is insufficient.

Foodland Ventures is the VC & accelerator investing in the new generation of AgriFood tech founders changing the global food industry with technology. Foodland Ventures‘ accelerator is designed for founders looking to fundraise and expand their business globally. We aim to connect agrifood tech startups with business partners and investors in Asia and the US. With high flexibility, the accelerator program aims for real impact, allowing global founders to remotely gain access to essential resources without the need for relocation. Also, this is a complimentary service offered for global agrifood startups - you won’t be charged any fees or equity during the process. WHAT YOU GAIN Connect to Industry Decision-Makers Our accelerator provides direct access to key decision-makers in the agrifood industry through tailor-made match-making and exclusive pitch sessions. Gain Access to Global Investors Get direct access to our investment team and global investor network including VCs, CVCs, and angel investors throughout the program. Make effective connections with online / offline introductions. Expand your Network with our AgriFood Tech Founders’ Community Engage with our community of veteran founders specifically in the agrifood tech sector. Connect with like-minded founders who have successfully fundraised and expanded their business internationally. WHO SHOULD JOIN OUR ACCELERATORAgrifood tech startups solving challenges in the agricultural / food supply chain with innovative solutions. Startups with initial market validation. Startups looking to expand their business in Asia and the US. Startups looking to raise with international investors.

At Virescent Ventures we believe there's no need to choose between emissions impact and commercial impact. We seek investments that address the largest, hardest to abate sources of emissions. In the present decade, we will see companies born which remake the physical economy in the way the internet remade the digital economy. Virescent Ventures was born out of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, part of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. We invest from pre-seed to late-stage growth capital, continuing to back great founders and companies as their needs evolve. We invest in deep tech and business model innovations, software and hardware. Clean Energy Transition: Low Cost Renewables, Green Hydrogen, Decentralised Generation. Mobility And Smart Cities: Electrification, Multiple Modes Of Transportation, Better Built Environment, Embodied Carbon. Food And Agriculture: Feeding More With Less Waste, Resilient Soils, Digitisation, Regenerative Agriculture, New Food Categories. Circular Economy And Industry: Redefining Waste, Efficient Production, New Industrial Processes.