Portfolio
We believe these purpose-driven, business-minded emerging companies reflect not just what consumers want, but expect. Each of these is a signal for change, but collectively, we see transformation on the horizon — leading to a 21st century economy that is in balance with our natural world.
Our approach to investing is different
Trying to solve current problems using outdated investment methodologies and practices won’t create transformative change.
We know from experience: Quick wins and transactional relationships won’t shift systems, and a company’s cultural DNA is set at the early stage of business model development.
We aim to actively partner with our portfolio companies early on, as they develop purposeful innovation that delivers meaningful impact. We call this “venture building” and strive to focus on value not valuations.
Third Nature Ventures Portfolio
Meet the entrepreneurs, see their vision, and learn how they plan on changing the world.
Clover Food Lab
Julia Wrin Piper, CEO
Growing from a single food truck in 2008 to a bustling regional chain of vegetarian restaurants serving thousands daily, Clover Food Labs works with local communities and regional farmers to build a healthier and tastier food future, while helping cut carbon emissions and address global warming.
Copia
Kimberly Smith, CEO
Copia transforms surplus into sustenance, with its data-driven platform that allows businesses to redistribute high-quality surplus food to people in need, making a meaningful impact on communities and drastically reducing waste.
The Jackfruit Company
Annie Ryu, Founder & CEO
The Jackfruit Company is building distribution systems, improving market opportunities for farmers, and creating an international supply chain around the overlooked, perennially grown jackfruit to improve human diets and health, and the well-being of our planet.
Keel Labs
Aleks Gosiewski, Co-Founder & CEO
Innovating at the nexus of design, science, and engineering, Keel Labs is creating ocean-based materials built from renewable resources to transform and markedly lower the environmental footprint of the fashion industry.
Sway
Julia Marsh, Co-founder & CEO
Winning first place in the TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize, Sway is fundamentally rethinking materials, designing seaweed-based, rapidly compostable replacements for plastic to help reduce plastic waste and support healthy ocean ecosystems.