What Natural Ventures does

Natural Ventures is an impact-driven venture capital fund incorporated as Natural Ventures Management Limited in Abu Dhabi Global Markets, with a regional headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 2022, the firm invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies addressing global water and food security, organized around seven thematic pillars: digitalisation, decentralisation, circularisation, resource optimisation, decarbonisation, climate resilience, and health and wellbeing. Its core service is the deployment of patient, sector-specialist capital into proven, scalable technologies, supplemented by strategic introductions to manufacturing, distribution, and end-customer networks across the Middle East and Asia.

The fund's disclosed portfolio spans six companies as of late 2024: constellr (thermal-infrared satellite water-stress monitoring, €10M round, November 2022), N-Drip (gravity-powered micro-irrigation, $44M Series C, June 2023), Brevel (microalgae-based alternative protein), Active Membranes (electrically-conductive anti-scaling desalination membranes, led July 2024), Kilter (AI-driven autonomous weeding robot, co-led €9M Series A, December 2024), and Irrigreen (smart sprinkler systems). Deal sourcing is augmented through strategic alliances with AgBioScout (global AgTech scouting) and Isle Utilities (water innovation consultancy), and the firm employs a proprietary ESG and impact framework embedded across the investment lifecycle with team compensation tied to impact objectives.

Revenue is generated through standard fund-management economics — management fees on committed capital and carried interest on successful exits. The fund announced first close of a $100 million inaugural vehicle in July 2024, anchored by Helm AG (Germany), Chemovarteq (Swiss family office), and a strategic UAE investor. The operating model is sales-led with a small core team (approximately 10 members) of Managing Partners, Operating Partners, and Strategic Advisors with deep sector operating experience, distinguishing it from generalist climate or impact funds.

Name

Natural Ventures

Legal name

Natural Ventures Management Limited

Website

https://natural.ventures

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Natural Ventures is an Abu Dhabi–based impact venture capital fund investing in early- and growth-stage technology companies addressing global water and food security, operating across the UAE, Europe, North America, and Asia with a $100M inaugural fund.

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Product category

Venture Capital / Impact Investing

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akta.pro primary industry

Water & Waste / Circular Economy Funds (FSANAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA), Sustainable Real Assets (Green Real Estate, Land, Forestry) Funds (FSANAJAD)

Keywords

• Impact venture capital
• Water technology investment
• Food security investment
• Climate tech investing
• Agricultural technology investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Natural Ventures generates returns through management fees on committed capital and carried interest from successful portfolio exits. As an impact-focused VC fund, the firm invests in early-stage and growth-stage companies addressing water and food security challenges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Natural Ventures is an impact-driven venture capital fund that invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies addressing global water and food security challenges. The fund deploys capital from its $100 million inaugural fund into scalable, commercially proven technologies across the water-food-energy nexus, while providing portfolio companies access to its network of industry experts and partners in the Middle East and Asia markets.

Product overview

Natural Ventures is an impact-driven venture capital fund focused on investing in innovative technology companies addressing global water and food security challenges. Rather than offering a unified product platform, the firm deploys capital into a portfolio of distinct technology companies across the water-food-energy nexus. The investment approach is structured around seven thematic pillars: Digitalisation (smart water and agriculture systems), Decentralisation (distributed water and food production), Circularisation (resource recovery and reuse), Resource Optimisation, Decarbonisation, Climate Resilience, and Health & Wellbeing. Natural Ventures provides portfolio companies with access to industry expertise, leadership support, and strategic networks in the Middle East and Asia markets. The portfolio includes six portfolio companies: constellr (satellite-based earth observation for agriculture), N-Drip (gravity-powered micro-irrigation systems), Active Membranes (electrically-conducting anti-scaling desalination membranes), Brevel (microalgae-based alternative protein via fermentation), Kilter (autonomous AI-driven precision weeding robots), and Irrigreen (AI and robotics-enhanced smart sprinkler systems).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Natural Ventures Impact Fund: The impact venture capital fund that promotes environmental and social characteristics by investing in innovative technologies to address water and food security challenges.

Products and services

• Natural Ventures Impact Fund (Fund I) An impact-driven venture capital fund that invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies addressing global water and food security challenges. The fund provides portfolio companies with access to industry expertise, leadership support, and strategic networks in the Middle East and Asia markets, structured around seven thematic pillars: Digitalisation, Decentralisation, Circularisation, Resource Optimisation, Decarbonisation, Climate Resilience, and Health & Wellbeing.

Quantifiable outcome

• N-Drip reduces water usage by 70%, increases crop yield by up to 45%, and optimizes fertiliser usage
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, supporting and core.

• Nufarm / CroplandsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Strategic collaboration with Nufarm's Croplands platform to expand Kilter's AX-1 technology into Australian and New Zealand horticultural markets. Validates AX-1 technology in new markets and enables broader rollout through established distribution network.
• Accumont AdvisorssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2024Accumont specializes in M&A, due diligence, intellectual property and corporate strategy for purpose-driven technology companies. Industry networks and expertise were instrumental in the Kilter investment process with detailed insights into technology, market potential, and financial readiness.
• AgBioScoutcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2024AgBioScout is the world's leading global AgTech scouting and advisory company with deep technical AgTech sector knowledge. Provides the fund with unique market access and due diligence capabilities in agriculture technology investments.
• Isle UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2024World's leading innovation consultancy specializing in the development and commercialisation of emerging technologies in water and environmental sectors. Provides the fund with global footprint and sector expertise in water technology investments.
• Liechtenstein GroupstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2023Worldwide investor in smart, sustainable agriculture owned by Foundation Prince Liechtenstein. Strategic cooperation with N-Drip for marketing technologies in rice fields in US, India, and elsewhere, combining N-Drip irrigation with RiceTec hybrid rice technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Equator VC: Equator is an early-stage VC focused on climate and sustainability in Africa and emerging markets, overlapping with Natural Ventures' water/food and emerging-market (Middle East/Asia) focus.
• PureTerra Ventures: PureTerra Ventures is a Netherlands-based water technology venture fund; Maarten ter Keurst (Natural Ventures Managing Partner) was previously a Junior Partner there, making it the most direct comparable in geography, mandate, and stage.
• Ananda Impact Ventures: Ananda is a European early-stage impact VC backing water, food, and circular economy ventures; highly comparable by geography, impact mandate, and stage.
• Burnt Island Ventures: Burnt Island Ventures is a US-based, water-tech-only early-stage VC fund; directly comparable as a thematic specialist investor in water technologies targeting similar founders and stage.

Broad incumbents

• Khosla Ventures: Khosla Ventures is a large US venture firm with a dedicated climate/sustainability practice that invests in water, agtech, and food technologies; broader portfolio but overlapping thesis and deal pool.
• Clean Energy Ventures: Clean Energy Ventures is an early-stage climate-tech VC (now part of the Galvanize Climate Group) investing across decarbonisation, agriculture, and water adjacencies; thematic overlap with Natural Ventures' seven investment pillars.
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures: Breakthrough Energy Ventures (backed by Gates, Bezos, Branson) is a multi-billion-dollar climate VC fund that actively invests across water, food, and agriculture technologies; competes for the same founder pool at scale.
• Pangaea Ventures: Pangaea Ventures is an advanced-materials and clean-tech early-stage fund investing in water, energy, and agriculture; comparable in early-stage hardware/climate focus and LP base.

Regional players

• Cycle Capital: Cycle Capital is a Canadian cleantech venture investor with a circular-economy and water mandate; comparable in theme but primarily serves North American/French markets rather than Middle East/Asia.

Others

• Hamilton Lane (Private Equity / ESG funds): Hamilton Lane is a large US private markets investment manager that has dedicated ESG/innovation funds and is itself a co-investor with Natural Ventures (e.g., N-Drip Series C); relevant ecosystem participant and indirect capital allocator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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