The Regenerative NEXUS

What The Regenerative NEXUS does

The Regenerative NEXUS (legal name Sustainability Nexus, INC.) is a small US-incorporated nonprofit with 6 employees, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA (with a listed presence in Panama). The organization operates a multi-program portfolio targeting system-change-makers, regenerative practitioners, and built-environment professionals. Its core product is Regenerative Education, delivered through an online learning community on Circle.so, which hosts self-directing cohorts and educational sessions on 'Becoming Regenerative' based on ecological concepts of Primary and Secondary succession. Supporting offerings include the Ramboland living laboratory (where the organization serves as fiscal sponsor and design lead), the BEInG (Built Environment Innovation Group) professional consortium, the GREEN Program Scholarship fund (processed via GivingFuel), the Regenerative Articulations Substack publication, and a beta cohort field guide hosted on Kumu.io.

The technology stack is built entirely on third-party platforms (Circle.so, Kumu.io, Substack, GivingFuel); the proprietary element is the original and co-created educational content and methodology. Co-founder Erik Porse is the principal architect of the Artes model for urban water resources management in Los Angeles County, indicating applied research capability on the team. The organization's distribution is digital-first and global in reach, with invitation-based enrollment for the Circle.so community and content-driven outreach through the Substack and website (regenex.us).

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The organization appears to operate a hybrid nonprofit model combining program fees from cohort enrollment, fiscal sponsorship fees from sponsored projects like Ramboland, and donations to the GREEN Program Scholarship fund. No stock ticker, venture funding, or private equity backing is evidenced in the source material. The website copyright indicates 2023 operations. Marketing channels are limited to content marketing, community, and partnerships rather than traditional demand generation.

Name

The Regenerative NEXUS

Legal name

Sustainability Nexus, INC.

Website

https://regenex.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Regenerative NEXUS is a 6-employee Philadelphia-based nonprofit (Sustainability Nexus, INC.) that runs regenerative education cohorts via Circle.so, fiscal-sponsors the Ramboland living laboratory, convenes the BEInG built-environment consortium, and publishes thought leadership on Substack for system-change-makers and built-environment professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE), Growth Mindset, Motivation & Goal-Setting Programs (EDAMAIAE)

Keywords

• Regenerative education
• Online learning community
• Sustainability consulting
• Built environment design
• Community development programs

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Programs: Regenerative education delivered through online learning community and cohort-based programs. Revenue appears to come from program fees, scholarships funded through partnerships, and fiscal sponsorship of projects like Ramboland.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Regenerative NEXUS develops and delivers regenerative education through an online learning community and self-directing cohorts, while providing fiscal sponsorship, scholarship administration, and consortium coordination for community-led regenerative projects. Its offerings include the Regenerative Education program (Circle.so), Ramboland! living laboratory, BEInG consortium, GREEN Program Scholarship fund, Regenerative Articulations publication, and a Cohort Field Guide.

Product overview

The Regenerative Nexus operates as a multi-program organization serving system-change-makers through a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offerings include: Regenerative Education (an online learning community hosted on Circle.so with self-directing cohorts), Ramboland! (a living laboratory for citizen support and regenerative cities), BEInG (Built Environment Innovation Group - a professional consortium), and Regenerative Articulations (a Substack publication). Supporting programs include the GREEN Program Scholarship fund and a Cohort Field Guide. These programs are designed to co-evolve and serve the reintegration of projects, learning, and communities through different entry points into the broader regenerative systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regenerative Education A self-directing cohorts guide and online learning community hosted on Circle.so that delivers educational sessions on 'Becoming Regenerative' at various levels of depth in regenerative thinking and practice, with sector and arena-specific offerings. Targeted at system-change-makers, regenerative practitioners, and built environment professionals seeking regenerative capability development.
• Ramboland! A living laboratory initiative designed to support citizens at every level of need more effectively while creating regenerative living cities. The Regenerative NEXUS leads the design and serves as fiscal sponsor.
• GREEN Program Scholarship Fund A scholarship fund created in partnership with The GREEN Program (a Benefit Corporation) that allows individuals who could not otherwise afford GREEN Program trips to participate in transformative experiences. Donations are processed via GivingFuel.
• BEInG (Built Environment Innovation Group) A consortium of professionals with niche and/or world-leading capability in the built environment that supports community-led, social-justice-forward, regenerative projects the conventional economy does not know how to underwrite, yielding exponential innovation through collaboration.
• Regenerative Articulations A Substack publication where the team explores built-environment industries, culture, ecologies, and their entanglement through the lens of regenerative thinking, delivered as articles, videos, and forums.
• Cohort Field Guide (Beta) An interactive field guide (beta) built on Kumu.io and based on the ecological concepts of Primary and Secondary succession, designed to help regenerative learning and practice cohorts—or any organization—start-up and evolve into true democracies aligned with the regenerative paradigm.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Circle.socoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform partner for online learning community hosting. Regenerative Nexus has launched its online learning community and educational sessions on 'Becoming Regenerative' through Circle.so platform.
• THE GREEN ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBenefit Corp partnered with to create a scholarship fund allowing individuals who cannot otherwise afford transformative experiences to participate in GREEN Program trips.
• RambolandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving laboratory initiative for citizen support and regenerative living cities. Nexus provides design leadership and fiscal sponsorship for this project.
• BEInG (Built Environment Innovation Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of professionals with niche capabilities supporting community-led, social justice forward, regenerative projects. Nexus supports this consortium of incredible professionals in midwifing projects that the economy does not know how to support.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Ashoka is a global network supporting system-change social entrepreneurs. A Regenerative Nexus advisor is a former Client Partner at Ashoka, and both serve the same system-changer/social-innovator persona through education and community programs.
• International Living Building Institute: International Living Building Institute operates the Living Building Challenge and education programs around regenerative building and community design. Comparable as a broader, more established player in regenerative built-environment education and certification.

Direct peers

• Generation180: Generation180 is a nonprofit shifting how communities respond to climate change. A Regenerative Nexus board member is on staff at Generation180, and both are community-organizing nonprofits focused on climate and regenerative outcomes.
• THE GREEN Program: THE GREEN Program is a Benefit Corp that runs transformative sustainability experiences. It is a core strategic partner of Regenerative Nexus via the GREEN Program Scholarship, and both serve similar learner segments seeking sustainability education.
• Regenesis Group: Regenesis is a world leader in regenerative development and land use consulting. Directly comparable: a board member of Regenerative Nexus is associated with Regenesis, and both operate at the intersection of regenerative thinking, built-environment practice, and systems change.
• 7group: 7group is an internationally recognized consulting firm focused on integrative design and regenerative practice. Two Regenerative Nexus board members are partners/founding partners of 7group, making it a closely affiliated peer in regenerative education and consulting.

Emerging players

• Permaculture Institute (USA): Permaculture Institute offers regenerative education, design certifications, and community programming. Comparable as an educational nonprofit in the regenerative/sustainability learning space, though focused more on permaculture-specific curricula.
• Pueblo LLC: Pueblo LLC is a community experiences design firm led by a Regenerative Nexus board member. It is a small, emerging peer that, like Nexus, blends design, social justice, and community-led regenerative work.
• Institute for Regenerative Development (IDR): IDR is a regenerative development organization where a Regenerative Nexus advisor is co-founder. It is an emerging peer operating in the same regenerative education and consulting space with an explicit international footprint.

Others

• Circle.so: Circle.so is the platform that powers Regenerative Nexus's online learning community. It is an enabling/technology vendor rather than a direct competitor, but central to the company's cohort delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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