NatureProsperity Ltd is currently fundraising for a family of four companies equipped to offer resilience and profit-for-purpose in the face of the existential threats that will drive huge new nature-based markets: climate meltdown, biodiversity collapse, and the national housing emergency.
Two of the four are existing companies: Highlands Rewilding and MAKAR. The two entirely new companies will be in sustainable forestry and affordable timber housebuilding for communities. The aim is to accelerate all four to a scale that can begin to move dials, so the fundraising has a necessarily ambitious target of £26 million. Early feedback from potential investors suggests this is feasible.
The main phase and the bridge phase
The fundraising is divided into a main phase and a bridge phase. The main phase seeks big tickets (c. £1–10 million), and runs through to end March 2027, with conversations already well underway aiming for deeper dives and due diligence from October onwards.
The main purpose of the bridge phase is to create an opportunity for existing investors to board the NatureProsperity ship if they wish. In doing so they can double-dip by backing their investments in Highlands Rewilding and MAKAR plus a wider portfolio. New investors may be drawn to the idea of pan-value-chain investing in nature. A number of investors have already indicated they wish to take the opportunity, and as a result, against a target of £800,000 for the bridge phase, NatureProsperity is more than halfway there.
This promising start means the second objective of the bridge should also be achievable: to give both Highlands Rewilding and MAKAR cash runways well into 2027, so that appetite for capitalising NatureProsperity at a level that can help point the way to a new national economy can be fully tested.
NatureProsperity’s leadership has previously led equity fundraising of £17.6 million for Highlands Rewilding (£13.1m between 2021 and 2025) and MAKAR (£4.5m between 2020 and 2026), and the business propositions for both companies, whilst still risky, are stronger than they have ever been.
Both companies are expected to be further strengthened by positive announcements before the end of October, following indications from major customers. More detail will be shared in due course.
Backing from Green Angel Ventures
Green Angel Ventures is reaching out to its large membership of impact investors, offering them the opportunity to help build the bridge and tee up a successful main phase of investment. The group is able to assemble a consortium of investors each investing down to a minimum of £5,000.
Green Angel Ventures is offering a 50% reduction in membership fees for any investor wanting to join the NatureProsperity bridge round through its angel syndicate. Its business model is to deduct a small percentage of the funds it raises for companies that pass its comprehensive due diligence, as Highlands Rewilding did when Green Angel Ventures invested in its fourth round. NatureProsperity is expected to pass this due diligence as well.
Highlands Rewilding and MAKAR investors who might like the option of investing in NatureProsperity but cannot meet the minimum level Green Angel Ventures is able to offer are asked for their understanding: the logistics and bandwidth of managing many small sums involved in crowdfunding are not currently feasible, with NatureProsperity Ltd run by a very small core team until the fundraising is complete.
Beyond the bridge: the main round
Beyond the big institutions, NatureProsperity is in discussions with consortia of powerful family offices in the UK, Europe, the US and Australia. Senior figures at two of the UK’s premier wealth management institutions are also raising the opportunity with nature-loving clients.
NatureProsperity is well underway in the kind of process by which a significant investment can accrete: building interest among key investors, connecting them with one another, and moving closer to commitment as due diligence unfolds.
Taken together, there is cautious optimism about a successful conclusion to the bridge round at the end of October, and a successful main round beyond.
NatureProsperity continues to take the risks required to help lead the way to growth markets vital for a liveable future, and is encouraged by early signs of progress.