What Urapi does

Urapi is a Canada-domiciled private equity fund platform, legally operated through Société de gestion de projets Ecotierra, that provides long-term debt and equity financing to smallholder coffee, cocoa, and honey producer groups and cooperatives in the forest frontier regions of Latin America. The platform serves two end markets: impact investors seeking SDG-aligned, private-equity-style returns with verified environmental outcomes, and smallholder cooperatives that lack access to conventional financing for regenerative agroforestry transitions. Its investment portfolio spans four named projects: Café Selva Norte (Peru), RioSierra (Colombia), Aromas Café & Miel (Honduras), and the Kuska Project with COCLA (Peru).

The fund's underlying technical stack centers on MINIKA (also rendered MINKA), a proprietary monitoring and impact-tracking platform that provides LP-facing impact reporting and supply-chain traceability, with outputs aligned to VERRA/VCS, Organic, and Fairtrade certification standards. Urapi 2, launched in 2025, is positioned as a next-generation vehicle with stronger carbon-credit integration and direct embedding into Ecotierra's on-ground operational capabilities, including processing infrastructure co-owned with cooperatives and the ElevaFinca commodity brand for downstream offtake.

The business model combines recurring private-equity-style management fees on committed and deployed capital, transaction-fee economics from VERRA-certified carbon credit issuance, and revenue participation in processing and commodity sales through ElevaFinca. Distribution is conducted through direct investment relationships with cooperatives and within the broader Ecotierra ecosystem, with channel coverage through Ecotierra Project Management (project development and field operations), Ecotierra Capital (dedicated asset management), and ElevaFinca (commodity marketing). The fund was originally launched at a United Nations conference in 2018 with $50 million mobilized and has since closed a $12.5 million tranche led by Fondaction in 2019, while Urapi 2 is in active fundraising with undisclosed target size.

Name

Urapi

Legal name

Société de gestion de projets Ecotierra

Website

https://urapi.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urapi is a Canadian-domiciled private equity fund platform that provides long-term debt and equity financing to smallholder coffee, cocoa, and honey cooperatives in Latin America for regenerative agroforestry projects, generating returns alongside VERRA-certified carbon credits and traceable commodity sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Fund

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Infrastructure Funds (Schools, Hospitals, Civic) (FSANAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

ESG/SRI/Impact Mutual Funds (FSAAAEAI)

Keywords

• Sustainable land use
• Regenerative agroforestry
• Impact investing
• Climate finance
• Carbon credit financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherbrooke

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Private Equity Fund Management: Long-term financing (debt and equity) deployed to regenerative agroforestry projects. Returns generated through private equity-like investments in community-based sustainable projects across Latin America.
2. Climate Finance - Carbon Credits: Integration of climate finance to monetize positive environmental impacts through VCS-certified carbon credit projects, generating additional revenue streams from sustainable land use activities.
3. Processing Services and Commodity Sales: Revenue from processing infrastructure co-owned with cooperatives, and development of commodity sales with added-value through the ElevaFinca brand representing commodities from participating cooperatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urapi is a private equity investment fund that provides long-term debt and equity financing to community-based regenerative agroforestry projects led by smallholder coffee, cocoa, and honey producer cooperatives in Latin America. The fund combines impact investment capital with technical assistance, processing infrastructure, and VCS-certified carbon credit monetization, offering investors private equity-like returns alongside verified social and environmental outcomes.

Product overview

Urapi operates as a dual-fund investment platform focused on sustainable land use and regenerative agroforestry. The core offering consists of the original Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund (launched 2018, $50M deployed) and its successor Urapi 2 (next-generation vehicle with larger scale and stronger carbon integration). Both funds finance community-based sustainable agroforestry projects across Latin America, providing long-term financing (debt and equity) to smallholder producer groups. The portfolio includes four investment projects: Café Selva Norte in Peru, RioSierra in Colombia, Aromas Café & Miel in Honduras, and the Kuska Project in Peru. The platform is backed by Ecotierra's operational ecosystem including proprietary impact tracking (MINKA) and verified standards (VERRA, Organic, Fairtrade).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urapi Sustainable Land Use Fund The original private equity fund mobilized $50 million to support sustainable land use initiatives and regenerative agroforestry projects led by smallholder producers in forest frontier regions across Latin America. The fund is now fully invested across four projects in Peru, Colombia, and Honduras.
• Urapi 2 Next-generation private equity investment vehicle designed to scale regenerative agroforestry, restore degraded land, and create resilient, inclusive rural economies across Latin America. Features larger scale, stronger carbon integration, and full integration with Ecotierra's operational and commercial ecosystem. Backed by a robust pipeline of investment-ready projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000+ hectares impacted through sustainable land use financing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ecotierra Project ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject developer and operator that transforms investments into action on the ground. With nearly 15 years of experience, Ecotierra works alongside farmers and cooperatives to implement sustainable agroforestry systems that improve soil health, increase biodiversity, and strengthen farm productivity.
• Ecotierra CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated asset management platform within the Ecotierra ecosystem responsible for mobilizing capital toward regenerative, high-impact projects. Manages Urapi and pursues complementary investment strategies that align financial returns with environmental and social value.
• ElevaFincacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents commodities produced by the alliance of cooperatives participating in agroforestry projects launched and financed by Urapi. Provides market access and value-added commodity sales.
• SOCODEVIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal collaborator for the Aroma Café & Miel project in Honduras, working with Urapi and local cooperatives to promote sustainable development of coffee and honey value chains.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mirova Natural Capital: Mirova (a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate) runs dedicated natural capital funds investing in sustainable land use, forestry, and agroforestry with verified impact — directly comparable to Urapi's regenerative agroforestry PE model. Already a testimonial provider to Urapi, indicating close ecosystem overlap.
• responsAbility Investments: Swiss impact asset manager operating PE and debt strategies targeting smallholder agriculture, climate finance, and sustainable supply chains across emerging markets — directly comparable to Urapi's financing of coffee, cocoa, and honey cooperatives in Latin America.
• AgDevCo: UK-based specialist impact investor providing debt and equity to early-stage agribusinesses and smallholder-linked value chains across Africa and Latin America — directly comparable in target customers (smallholder cooperatives), instruments (debt/equity), and impact thesis.
• IDH Farmfit Fund: IDH's Farmfit Fund invests across smallholder agricultural value chains to improve productivity, sustainability, and farmer incomes — closely comparable to Urapi's bottom-up smallholder financing model for coffee, cocoa, and honey.
• Common Fund for Commodities: Intergovernmental financial institution providing financing to commodity-dependent developing countries, including agricultural value chains — comparable as an impact-oriented fund deploying capital into coffee, cocoa, and honey supply chains in emerging markets.
• Incofin Investment Management: Belgian impact asset manager specializing in financial inclusion and smallholder agriculture through debt and equity funds — closely comparable to Urapi's cooperative-focused financing approach and Latin American emerging-market focus.
• Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund: Acumen's agriculture fund deploys patient capital to smallholder-focused agribusinesses in Africa and Latin America, combining financial returns with farmer resilience outcomes — directly comparable in mission, geography, and beneficiary base.
• Shared Interest: South African impact investor providing loans and guarantees to fair-trade and smallholder cooperatives — comparable as a financing vehicle targeting producer cooperatives in agricultural value chains, though primarily Africa-focused.
• EcoEnterprises Fund: Latin America-focused impact PE fund investing in sustainable small and mid-sized enterprises in biodiversity-friendly sectors including agriculture — directly comparable in geography, fund structure, and sustainable-land-use thesis.

Emerging players

• South Pole Group: Swiss climate solutions provider and carbon credit project developer with deep expertise in VCS-certified nature-based credits — comparable as a counterpart in the carbon credit monetization layer that Urapi relies on for project-level revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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