What Capital for Climate does

Capital for Climate (legal entity Capital For Climate, LLC, USA; founded 2021) operates the NbS Investment Platform, a cloud-based investment intelligence portal at nbs.capitalforclimate.com that aggregates a curated pipeline of $12–15B+ in Nature-based Solutions opportunities, thousands of research papers, premade investment theses, and sector-specific alerts for institutional investors, project developers, NGOs, and researchers. The platform is offered on a freemium basis: investors, NGOs/researchers, and project developers self-register for free access (with tiered drill-downs for approved investors), while revenue-generating capability sits in bespoke NbS 360° Advisory & Transaction Services covering opportunity sourcing, diligence, transaction structuring, and capital facilitation. The company is functionally grant-funded, with disclosed support from Quadrature Climate Foundation (lead), ClimateWorks, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (via the Finance Hub), Cisco Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, and UBS Optimus Foundation, supplemented by in-kind co-development with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions/Race to Zero and strategic partners including Deloitte, Converge Capital, Nature4Climate, and Systemiq/AYA Earth Partners.

Capital for Climate's commercial and ecosystem engine is anchored by the annual Brazil NbS Investment Summit series (launched May 2024 in partnership with Converge Capital; 2025 edition in São Paulo drew 300+ participants and showcased 36 deals worth $2.5B+) and the COP30 Brazil NbS Capital Mobilization initiative, which targets at least $5B in private NbS commitments for Brazil by 2030 and is supported by a Deloitte-led capital-flow tracking partnership reporting $10.4B in investor capital intent for Brazil by 2027. Distribution is hybrid: a self-serve global platform paired with high-profile summits, monthly newsletters (each edition carrying $5–10B+ of deal flow), LinkedIn/X presence, YouTube panel recordings, and downloadable market insight reports such as "The Nature Tech Market." Solutions are organized into Food and Agricultural Solutions (11 categories) and Forestry, Land Use and Other NbS (5 categories). Leadership comprises co-founders Tony Lent and Deborah Stern, supported by CCO Akshay Sriprasad (ex-Google sustainability AI), Senior Product Manager Bruce Strong, and fractional CTO Craig Connell.

Name

Capital for Climate

Legal name

Capital For Climate, LLC

Website

https://capitalforclimate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Capital for Climate operates the NbS Investment Platform and investor community, connecting institutional capital with Nature-based Solutions opportunities through a cloud-based pipeline database, advisory services, newsletters, and the annual Brazil NbS Investment Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Finance Intelligence Platform

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG)

Keywords

• Nature-based solutions investing
• Climate investment platform
• Impact investment intelligence
• Sustainable finance advisory
• Carbon market research

Headquarters

HQ city

New City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Services (NbS 360°): Capital for Climate provides a full-service offering called NbS 360° that radically reduces the time, cost, and risk of investing in nature. Services include NbS Investor Community (peer network, summits, roadshows), the NbS Investment Platform (pipeline and intelligence), and Advisory & Transaction Services (opportunity sourcing, diligence, transaction structuring, capital facilitation). The platform is free for investors and NGOs/researchers; project developers update their records at least every 90 days.
2. Newsletter & Content: Monthly NbS Investment Newsletter and weekly Climate Finance Newsletter deliver deal flow and market intelligence. Each edition brings readers over $5-$10B of deals and dozens of top stories. Subscriptions are free.
3. Events & Summits: The company organizes the Brazil NbS Investment Summit series (invite-only and open registration), COP30 Brazil NbS Capital Mobilization events, and roadshows. Events serve as deal-sourcing venues and community-building touchpoints for the investor network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Capital for Climate operates the NbS Investment Platform (nbs.capitalforclimate.com), a cloud-based intelligence platform with a $15B+ pipeline of investable Nature-based Solutions opportunities, combined with an elite investor community and full-service advisory capabilities (NbS 360°). The platform provides pipeline management, premade investment theses, advanced search across curated research, and deal alerts for institutional investors, NGOs/researchers, and project developers.

Product overview

Capital for Climate operates a unified platform-plus-services model centered on the NbS Investment Platform (nbs.capitalforclimate.com), which serves as the primary digital product for matching investors with Nature-based Solutions opportunities. The platform is complemented by three integrated service modules: NbS 360° (full-service advisory offering), NbS Investor Community (peer network and ecosystem), and Advisory & Transaction Services (deal sourcing and facilitation). Supporting content products include the NbS Monthly Investment Newsletter and published research reports such as The Nature Tech Market. The company also organizes the annual Brazil NbS Investment Summit and the COP30 Capital Mobilization initiative. Solutions are organized into two categories: Food and Agricultural Solutions (11 types) and Forestry, Land Use and Other NbS (5 types).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NbS Investment Platform: A comprehensive platform for Nature-based Solutions investment featuring $15B+ in pipeline opportunities, research tools, and market intelligence for investors.
• NbS 360°
• NbS Investor Community

Products and services

• NbS Investment Platform Cloud-based web platform providing $15B+ of investable Nature-based Solutions pipeline, premade investment theses, advanced search across thousands of curated research papers and news sources, deal alerts, and project developer profile listings. Free with application approval for institutional investors; free for NGOs, researchers, and project developers.
• NbS 360° Advisory & Transaction Services Full-service offering covering Targeted Opportunity Sourcing, Expert Advisory & Diligence, Transaction Structuring, and Capital Facilitation to help investors allocate to nature-based solutions with confidence. Bespoke multi-year engagements.
• NbS Monthly Investment Newsletter Monthly newsletter covering global climate investment deal flow, policy updates, and market intelligence. Each edition delivers over $10B of deals and 30-40 top stories. Free email subscription via eepurl.com/ilGpwP.

Quantifiable outcome

• Catalyzed over $300M of additional allocation to nature through the NbS Investor Community
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Systemiq / AYA Earth PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Patricia Ellen, Co-founder and Brazil Partner at Systemiq and AYA Earth Partners, moderated key policy sessions at the 2025 Brazil NbS Investment Summit, discussing Brazil's Net Zero Economic Development Policies.
• Nature4ClimatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Capital for Climate and Nature4Climate co-published 'The Nature Tech Market: Necessary, Emergent, Dynamic' report — a first-of-its-kind landscape analysis of the nature tech market illuminating a burgeoning sector that will help protect, manage, and restore nature.
• Brazil Climate Investment WeekcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024The 2025 Brazil NbS Investment Summit was hosted as part of the Brazil Climate Investment Week initiative, bringing together over 300 investors, entrepreneurs, and government leaders. This collaborative framework integrates public, private, and philanthropic capital to drive the transition toward the bioeconomy.
• Converge CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Converge Capital co-organized the 2024 Brazil Nature-based Solutions Investment Summit as part of the inaugural Brazil Climate Investment Week (May 21-23). The invite-only event was tailored to key investors and Brazil's top NbS business leaders, with a focus on the investment case for NbS within Brazil's climate transition plan.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Capital for Climate partnered with Deloitte to develop the Brazilian NbS Capital Value Chain study tracking and analyzing capital flows into NbS investments in Brazil. Deloitte also published a new analysis (November 2025) with C4C identifying $10.4bn in capital intent for NbS in Brazil by 2027. Deloitte serves as the Sustainable Finance Lead Partner for the COP30 Mobilization initiative.
• UN Climate Change High-Level Champions (COP26)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024COP26 High Level Champions team members Meryam Omi (Finance Team from LGIM), Sue Reid (Co-Chair, Finance Team), and Irene Suarez (Lead, Nature-based Solutions and Food Systems Team) contributed to the development of Capital for Climate's platform and initiatives with tireless efforts, support, and insight.
• Project DrawdownminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Contributed to Capital for Climate's platform development. Project Drawdown is a major reference for NbS climate solutions data.
• High-Level Champions and Race to ZerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The NbS Investment Platform was developed by Capital for Climate in collaboration with the High-Level Champions and Race to Zero teams. The platform is designed to enable allocators to see the landscape of climate opportunity in one place — to inform strategy, navigate, source, and execute investments aligned with science-based net zero pathways.
• Ambition LoopminorOthersListed as a Lead Contributor to Capital for Climate's platform.
• UN Climate Change High-Level ChampionsminorOthersListed as a Lead Contributor to Capital for Climate's platform.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pollination Group: Pollination is a specialist climate advisory and investment firm providing transaction, strategy and capital-raising services to corporates and asset managers on nature and decarbonization — comparable to C4C's NbS 360° advisory and transaction services, but at greater scale and broader mandate.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a major climate solutions provider combining project development, advisory, and carbon market services for corporates and investors — comparable to C4C's advisory capabilities but bundled with carbon project origination at much larger scale.
• Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): TNFD provides the disclosure framework adopted by 730 organizations representing $22T AUM and is the principal institutional coordination body for nature-related financial flows — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but increasingly a complement and potential route-to-market for C4C's pipeline intelligence.
• Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ): GFANZ coordinates the largest coalition of financial institutions committed to net zero, with its nature-focused working groups actively mobilizing NbS investment — a high-level incumbent that overlaps with C4C on capital mobilization, convening institutional investors, and partnering on Brazil COP30 activities.

Direct peers

• NatureFinance: NatureFinance is a global facility working to scale investment in nature-based Solutions through coalitions, deal facilitation, and policy engagement — directly comparable to C4C's NbS pipeline, advisory, and convener role across government and institutional capital.
• Climate Advisers Trust: Climate Advisers is a mission-driven advisory firm working with investors and policymakers on climate-aligned capital allocation, including NbS — offering a closely analogous advisory-plus-convening model, though without the consumer-facing investment platform layer.
• Convergence Finance: Convergence operates a blended-finance platform that aggregates and curates climate and nature investment deals for institutional investors, with a peer-network and grant-funded model that closely mirrors Capital for Climate's NbS Investment Platform plus investor community approach.

Emerging players

• Earth Security Group: Earth Security is a smaller advisory and intelligence firm working at the intersection of nature, climate and finance, producing thought leadership and advisory work for institutional clients — an emerging thematic peer whose advisor-led focus parallels C4C's boutique advisory practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Capital4Climate
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@capitalforclimate/playlists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capitalforclimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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