In Singapore, Silverstrand Capital was founded as a family office in 2019 with a mission to scale up regenerative agriculture – farming practices that restore soil health, increase biodiversity, capture carbon and benefit local communities – through impact investing.

Planboo – a carbon removal company founded in 2020, dedicated to tracking and scaling biochar production in the Tropics, marked a new milestone that brings it a step closer to achieving its mission. The company closed its latest funding round, securing over $1.1 million with backing from investors like Katapult, Silverstrand Capital, Rockstart, Imaginal Seeds, and 8+ Ventures.

The Singapore-based family office has invested an undisclosed amount in Porifera, a California-based technology company specializing in the development of forward osmosis membrane solutions.

This investment was made through Porifera’s bridge funding round and will enable the company to expedite its growth in various verticals within the food and beverage sector.

Porifera's tech produces F&B concentrates which can be reconstituted where it will be consumed, without degradation of flavour, aroma, and nutritional value

Porifera Inc.’s (Porifera) low-cost patented membrane & processing technology is set to disrupt the $100B+ food & beverage concentrate market.

How can we reconcile with the challenges of a contentious carbon market, and the dire financing gap for nature? Five startups share their solutions at COP28.

CNA speaks to Silverstrand Capital about its session at COP28, featuring the critical issue of biodiversity loss and the innovators working to make a change.

Raleigh, N.C.-based climate technology company Natrx, provider of nature-based infrastructure technologies, announced on Oct. 11 that it has raised over $3.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round

Investor Kelvin Chiu loves to experience the natural world, be it observing wildlife on safaris or trekking in the mountains. His emotional connection with natural landscapes has motivated him to protect them. An epiphany occurred during a diving trip at Raja Ampat, an Indonesian archipelago replete with colourful coral reefs and mesmerising marine life.

Singapore-based impact investor Silverstrand Capital has today announced a new €15 million investment in Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark.

SINGAPORE-BASED impact investor Silverstrand Capital has further signalled its commitment to ocean and marine causes, with an additional investment in Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark.

The 2022 MB100 are an outstanding group of leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.

An Australia-based investment company called Carbon Growth Partners received a $10-million investment from Singapore-based impact investor Silverstrand Capital for its Carbon Growth Fund.

Carbon markets are an effective way to channel additional financial resources to important nature conservation projects that benefit local communities, says Kelvin Chiu, principal of Silverstrand Capital, explaining his firm's decision to invest US$10m into the Carbon Growth Fund.

Carbon Growth Partners invests in high-quality carbon reduction initiatives that positively impact local communities

“The acquisition of Vence will broaden our portfolio with complementary products and technologies to advance animal health and well-being as well as outcomes for our customers,” said Rick DeLuca, president, Merck Animal Health. “Vence is a natural fit with Merck Animal Health’s growing portfolio of animal intelligence products that include identification, traceability and monitoring products. This new technology will give cow-calf producers the ability to track their cattle and the ability to move them from pasture to pasture.”

Koltiva creates traceability data and delivers agronomy advice to help smallholder farmers improve their agricultural practices and income

Koltiva, an Indonesia-based agritech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Silverstrand Capital, The Meloy Fund, Planet Rise, Development Finance Asia, and Blue7.

“Koltiva stands out for being both highly focused on social issues and for offering a really integrated suite of products and services across multiple commodities and geographies. They’re a one-stop-shop for farmers, processors, traders and large agribusinesses alike,” commented Kelvin Chiu, founder of Silverstrand Capital, a family office in Singapore which invests in biodiversity-positive businesses.

“We firmly believe this should not just be about divesting away from financing activities that enable a harmful impact on nature, but also about investing deeper into activities that have a positive impact,” said Williams…. One recent example is Silverstrand Capital’s Biodiversity Accelerator+, supported by Temasek, which aims to support startups offering either nature technology or nature-based solutions.