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Pollination
Pollination is a climate investment and advisory firm operating in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and the US. They focus on accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature-positive future through various investment and advisory services.
Overview
What Pollination does
What Pollination is
Pollination is a climate investment and advisory firm operating in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and the US. They focus on accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature-positive future through various investment and advisory services.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and event host and publisher capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Other
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Event host · Publisher
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
Find Pollination elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Pollination as a funder
Investment thesis
Pollination aims to accelerate the transition to a net zero, nature-positive, and resilient future through climate change investments and advisory services.
Focus narrative
Pollination provides a range of services including advisory services, investment management, and legal support through Pollination Law. The firm focuses on sectors such as food, fibre and agriculture, energy and infrastructure, investment and financial services, health, transport and logistics, and nature-based solutions. Their investment strategies include natural capital projects, carbon markets, and innovative capital market opportunities.
Value beyond capital
Pollination adds value to portfolio companies through its expertise in climate finance, investment management, and legal support, helping them navigate the complexities of the climate transition.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Series B · Series B+ · Series C · Series C+ · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity
- Regions
- Asia · Europe · Global · North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Pollination has partnered with various organizations and initiatives, including Climate Asset Management, a joint venture with HSBC aimed at becoming a leading natural capital asset manager. They have raised over $1 billion for natural capital projects and are involved in several notable projects, including Rai Matak, a community-led agroforestry project in Timor-Leste, and Delta Blue Carbon, a large-scale mangrove restoration project in Pakistan.
Capability profile
Pollination as an event host
Event focus
Pollination is a climate change investment and advisory firm that provides a range of services including advisory services, investment management, and legal support through Pollination Law. The firm focuses on sectors such as food, fibre and agriculture, energy and infrastructure, investment and financial services, health, transport and logistics, and nature-based solutions. Their investment strategies include natural capital projects, carbon markets, and innovative capital market opportunities.
Participant value
Pollination combines expertise in finance, investment, technology, business, law, and policy to help clients navigate the climate transition, aiming to raise over $1 billion for natural capital projects.
Format and cadence
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- Asia · Europe · Global · North America
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Key team members include Martijn Wilder AM - Founder & CEO, Tony O’Sullivan - Founder & Board Member, Phil Cohn - Managing Director, Head of Carbon, and Rob Grant - Managing Director, Head of Energy.
Capability profile
Pollination as a publisher
Editorial focus
Pollination is a climate change investment and advisory firm that combines expertise in finance, investment, technology, business, law, and policy to help clients navigate the climate transition. The organization focuses on sectors such as food, fibre and agriculture, energy and infrastructure, investment and financial services, health, transport and logistics, and nature-based solutions.
Audience value
Pollination provides advisory services, investment management, and legal support to help clients transition to a sustainable future, focusing on innovative capital market opportunities and natural capital projects.
Format and cadence
- Content formats
- research-report
Availability
- Guest pitch state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and focus
- Audience
- Corporate Innovators · Investors · Founders
- Regions
- Asia · Europe · Global · North America
Flagship work and coverage
Flagship properties
Pollination publishes various reports and insights, including 'Nature Finance Focus' and 'Leading for Nature'. They also run initiatives like the 'Terra Carta Accelerator' and 'Climate Asset Management'.
Notable coverage
Pollination has raised over $1 billion for natural capital projects and is involved in notable projects such as the Rai Matak agroforestry project in Timor-Leste and the Delta Blue Carbon mangrove restoration project in Pakistan.
Common questions
What to know about Pollination
Upseed classifies Pollination under the Other organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, event host, and publisher capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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