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The environmentally focused manager believes aquaculture has a critical role to play in feeding a growing population, partner Milena Torciano said.

The new impact fund, managed by Sonen Capital and Fondo de Fondos, will make direct investments as well as investments in regional fund managers and secondary transactions.

The Stockholm-based foundation has committed to invest $349m in European start-ups that use AI for climate, healthcare, food and education investments.

Ocean 14 Capital’s Chris Gorell Barnes says, ‘Science, money, and government are realising that protecting the ocean is the most important thing we must do to protect humanity’.

The fund has already deployed $300m across 10 investments.

The financing vehicle for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has committed $188m to funds managed by Navis, Clarmondial, Citic Capital and EcoEnterprises.

The firm is hoping to double the revenues of plant-based food producer The Bridge, partner Francesco Lodrini tells New Private Markets.

With gas prices normalised, private capital is repositioning biomethane as part of the agricultural value chain – not simply a complement to the gas grid.

Many NPM award winners secured strong exits in 2025, particularly those focused on emerging markets.

Foundations, family offices, development finance institutions and strategic corporations have pushed the Brazil-based VC to a second close.