Wollemi

What Wollemi does

Wollemi Capital Pty Ltd is a specialist climate investment firm founded in 2021 in Sydney, Australia, by Tim Bishop (former Global Head of Macquarie Capital) and Paul Hunyor (former Asia Pacific Head of BCG Digital Ventures). The firm deploys flexible capital — spanning equity, equity-like instruments, and project-level debt — into climate technology businesses and infrastructure projects at the inflection point between venture-stage and late-stage infrastructure, addressing what it describes as the "climate growth capital gap." Wollemi invests across seven climate verticals: circular economy and waste-to-value, built environment and industry, clean energy and transport, food and agriculture, carbon removal and avoidance, and climate services. The portfolio spans venture equity stakes (Pachama, Loam Bio, Samsara Eco, Fortera, Pluton Bio, Syenta, Bright Feeds), operational platform acquisitions (MPower, acquired for A$19M in September 2025), and large-scale project financings including a joint A$80M commitment with Queensland Investment Corporation into Kalfresh's Scenic Rim Agricultural Industrial Precinct and over A$50M deployed across 10+ nature-based carbon projects in partnership with RegenCo, Permagen, and Carbon Neutral.

Wollemi monetizes through a multi-stream investment management model: recurring management fees on committed and deployed capital from institutional investors, carried interest / performance fees on fund performance, and direct returns on balance-sheet equity investments. The firm has raised approximately A$220M (~US$150M) in Series A funding (July 2023) plus an A$230M (~US$150M) commitment from Rest Superannuation (July 2025), with cornerstone and strategic capital from Trawalla Group (US$35M) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Wollemi operates from three offices — Sydney (headquarters), Seattle, and San Francisco — and serves institutional investors (pension and super funds, family offices, banks) as LP base and project developers / climate technology operators as portfolio counterparties.

Wollemi has no proprietary technology product; the firm's differentiation rests on team pedigree, climate domain specialization, regulatory and policy access (via former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean and former Washington Governor Jay Inslee), and bespoke project-level financing structures. The underlying asset base is anchored in physical climate infrastructure — bioenergy precincts, distributed solar and battery storage, nature-based carbon projects, low-carbon cement, enzymatic plastic recycling, and microbial carbon sequestration — rather than software platforms.

Name

Wollemi

Legal name

Wollemi Capital Pty Ltd

Website

https://wollemi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wollemi Capital is a Sydney-based specialist climate investment firm founded in 2021 that deploys flexible equity, equity-like, and project debt capital into climate technology businesses and infrastructure projects, bridging the growth-stage capital gap for portfolio companies and institutional investors across Australia and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy & Sustainability / Climate Growth Equity (FSANACAG), Corporate Strategic Real Assets & Infrastructure Venture Investing (FSANAHAN), Environmental & Resource Efficiency Funds (Water, Waste, Recycling, Efficiency) (FSANAEAE), Carbon Markets & Climate Finance (Offsets, Allowances, Carbon Funds) (FSAAALAH)

Keywords

• Climate investment management
• Growth capital funds
• Venture growth equity
• Carbon project financing
• Climate infrastructure investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Management Fees: Revenue generated through management fees from fund administration and investment management services, typical of asset management and investment firms.
2. Performance Fees / Carried Interest: Investment returns realized through portfolio company success, including carried interest distributions from fund performance.
3. Capital Deployment Returns: Returns on equity investments made from the balance sheet in climate technology businesses and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wollemi Capital is a specialist climate investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions (equity, equity-like instruments, and debt) to climate technology businesses and capital-intensive climate projects at scale-up inflection points. The firm bridges the climate growth capital gap between venture capital and late-stage infrastructure investing, deploying patient capital across seven climate verticals including circular economy, built environment, clean energy, food and agriculture, carbon removal, and climate services. Its portfolio spans direct equity investments, project-level financing, and nature-based carbon project development partnerships.

Product overview

Wollemi Capital is a specialist climate investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions (equity, equity-like instruments, and debt) to climate solutions businesses and projects. The firm focuses on bridging the climate growth capital gap between venture capital and late-stage infrastructure investing. Its investment portfolio spans multiple climate verticals including circular economy and waste to value, built environment and industry, clean energy and transport, food and agriculture, carbon removal and avoidance, and climate services. Rather than offering a unified software product, Wollemi's offering is its investment platform and capital deployment capabilities, which support portfolio companies such as Kalfresh (bioenergy/agricultural precinct), Samsara Eco (infinite plastic recycling via enzymatic technology), MPower (distributed renewable energy and battery storage), Bright Feeds (food waste to animal feed), Kanin Energy (industrial waste heat recovery), Loam Bio (microbial soil carbon sequestration), Fortera (low-carbon cement technology), and various nature-based carbon credit projects developed with partners including Permagen, RegenCo, and Carbon Neutral.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wollemi: Climate-first capital brand identity used by the company for marketing and investment activities.

Products and services

• Climate Growth Capital Fund A specialist climate investment fund that provides flexible capital solutions (equity, equity-like instruments, and debt) to proven climate technology businesses and infrastructure projects at scale-up inflection points, bridging the climate growth capital gap between venture capital and late-stage infrastructure investing.
• Direct Equity Investments in Climate Technology Businesses Direct equity investments into climate technology businesses across sectors including circular economy, clean energy, food and agriculture, carbon removal, semiconductors, and nature-based solutions. Portfolio companies include Kalfresh, Samsara Eco, MPower (acquired 2025), Bright Feeds, Fortera, Loam Bio, Pachama, Pluton Bio, Syenta, and Kanin Energy.
• Project-Level Climate Financing Non-dilutive project-level financing for capex-intensive climate infrastructure assets. Examples include A$80 million joint investment with Queensland Investment Corporation in Kalfresh's Scenic Rim Agricultural Industrial Precinct, A$100+ million planned investment in MPower solar and battery projects, and A$50+ million deployed across 10+ nature-based carbon projects in the past year.
• Nature-Based Carbon Project Portfolio A portfolio of nature-based carbon projects developed in partnership with leading carbon project developers including Carbon Neutral, Permagen, and RegenCo, pioneering nature-based carbon projects as an infrastructure-like asset class. Includes eight large-scale native forest regeneration projects using Human Induced Regeneration method, Environmental Plantings projects under ACCU scheme, and biodiverse environmental plantings.
• Scenic Rim Agricultural Industrial Precinct (Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility)

Quantifiable outcome

• Series A funding of A$220m surpassed initial A$100m target, demonstrating strong investor demand for climate-focused strategies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PermagencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon development partnership to develop a portfolio of high-integrity Environmental Plantings projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme. Permagen is a plantings-focused specialist carbon project developer established by former Genex team members.
• RegenCocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with RegenCo, one of Australia's leading natural capital businesses, to provide project debt financing for a portfolio of eight large-scale native forest regeneration projects using Human Induced Regeneration method.
• Carbon NeutralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon project development partner for Wilyun Pools biodiverse environmental plantings and sustainable plantation forestry carbon project. Carbon Neutral is one of Australia's most experienced carbon project developers.
• Wirlomin Noongar Language and StoriescoreOthersFirst Nations custodians and project partners for Wilyun Pools project, with a pathway to take ownership of the property over time. The project creates cultural, environmental, and economic benefits for the Noongar community.
• Gondwana LinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner involved in supporting nature restoration and Wirlomin's engagement in the Wilyun Pools project, working to create ecological connectivity across south-west Western Australia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Closed Loop Partners: US-based circular economy and climate investment platform deploying capital across venture, growth, and project finance into circular economy and waste-to-value businesses. Comparable as a specialist climate investor with strong focus on circular economy and recycling (overlapping with Wollemi's Samsara Eco, Bright Feeds investments).
• Generation Investment Management: Founded by Al Gore, Generation is a pure-play sustainable investment manager running long-only and private equity strategies focused on climate and sustainability outcomes. Directly comparable as a specialist sustainability-focused investment firm with similar thematics around decarbonisation and long-duration capital.
• Prelude Ventures: Early-stage climate tech venture firm investing in startups across energy, mobility, food & agriculture, and carbon removal. Comparable as a climate specialist VC with overlapping portfolio themes (agriculture, carbon, energy) and similar growth-stage mandate.
• Lowercarbon Capital: Climate-focused venture capital firm co-founded by Chris Sacca that invests across climate tech, carbon removal, and energy transition. Wollemi co-led Loam Bio's Series B alongside Lowercarbon Capital, making it a co-investor peer with overlapping thesis in nature-based carbon and soil sequestration.
• Climate Fund Managers (CFM): South Africa-based climate infrastructure fund manager investing across renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate adaptation in emerging markets. Comparable as a specialist climate infrastructure investor with similar focus on developing climate infrastructure as an asset class.
• Galvanize Climate Solutions: Climate investment firm founded by Tom Steyer focused on climate solutions across venture, growth, and infrastructure. Comparable as a mission-driven specialist climate manager deploying capital across the technology-to-infrastructure spectrum with similar institutional LP base.
• Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC): Australian government-backed clean energy financier that deploys concessional and commercial capital into clean energy projects and climate solutions businesses. Directly comparable as a domestic climate capital provider targeting similar sectors (renewables, built environment, agriculture) with a similar blend of equity and project finance.
• TPG Rise (TPG): TPG Rise is the impact investing platform of TPG focused on climate, social equity, and sustainable investing across private equity, growth equity, and venture. Comparable as a scaled platform deploying growth-stage capital into climate solutions and sustainability thematics with institutional LP base.

Emerging players

• Congruent Ventures: Early-stage climate tech investor focused on industrial decarbonisation, energy, mobility, and carbon removal. Comparable as an emerging specialist climate VC with overlapping thematics though focused on earlier-stage venture than Wollemi's growth-and-inflection mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Climate Transition Investments: Brookfield has launched multiple climate transition strategies spanning renewable energy, carbon capture, and sustainable infrastructure at a much larger scale. Comparable as an incumbent infrastructure investor now competing directly with specialist firms like Wollemi for institutional climate capital allocations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WollemiCapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments9 records

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