We build, invest & support start-ups with positive environmental impact
Working from the earliest phases of entrepreneurship, we provide technical and strategic tools so that founders can scale their ideas.
We build, invest & support start-ups with positive environmental impact
Working from the earliest phases of entrepreneurship, we provide technical and strategic tools so that founders can scale their ideas.
Build
Act as an institutional co-founder, doing hands-on work and creating solutions with regional entrepreneurs
Invest
Structure innovative investment vehicles to deploy more capital to where it is needed the most
Support
Work with investors, governments, NGOs and other actors to strengthen LAC’s environmental entrepreneurship ecosystem
We focus in three areas
Regenerating agricultural and forested lands.
Regenerating agricultural and forested lands.
Unlocking the ocean’s potential
Creating ventures that start from and strengthen coastal and marine environments
Working with natural ecosystems
Promote innovations that protect, restore and are inspired by nature
Services
For start-ups:
Strengthen your technology, business model and impact strategy, preparing you for investment and scaling
For investors and funds:
Create robust climate-aligned investment theses, and find the best projects to support
For impact-driven organizations: design and implementation of impactful programs that support environmental entrepreneurship
For the environmental innovation community: Connect with mentors and peers, share knowledge and build community
Our first portfolio company
A Patagonia-based seaweed biorefinery that turns regeneratively farmed algae into next-generation industrial feedstocks
Projects in progress
Amazonía BioImpulsa Accelerator
Designing a support and investment program for ventures that work in the Amazon bioregion
Nature & Climate Tech LAC Report
Closing information gaps in environmental entrepreneurship verticals (e.g., oceans, nature, energy)
Ecopreneurship Themed Bootcamps
Train entrepreneurs with business, investment and leadership tools
Fénix Second PortCo
More soil quality, carbon capture and less risk of fires, through biochar obtained from waste biomass
Would you like to support these exciting projects or collaborate with us to create something new? We’d love to hear from you!
Meet the founders
We are a team of builders concerned about the environmental crisis.
Reciprocity is at the core of a strong and sustainable ecosystem. The same is true for our economy – we believe the venture studio approach can de-risk innovation and build a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that taps LAC’s tremendous potential.
Gabriela Carrasco
Co-Founder at 2811, a global social innovation platform, with 10+ years experience driving social change across diverse groups, on issues ranging from migration to environmental justice. MPA NYU. BSc PUC Chile.
Benjamin Zehr
Built two ag-tech companies in India to professionalize small-scale horticulture, and in the process built expertise in tech transfer, nature based solutions, and crafting consumer-facing business models. BSc Cornell & MA Stanford.
Dani Gajardo
Serial founder and sustainability generalist with 7+ years’ background shaping Chile’s circular economy landscape, with expertise in climate science, engineering, and environmental policy. BSc PUC Chile & MSc Stanford.
Waldo Soto
Co-Founder at 2811, a global social innovation platform, with over a decade of experience in climate innovation, water governance, building networks for change across LAC and Europe, and managing a diverse, international team. BSc PUC Chile, MSc TU Berlin.
From Latin America and the Caribbean, building solutions to the environmental crisis.
