# Cultivo Land PBC

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cultivo-land-pbc

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Pleasanton, US
- Website: www.cultivo.land
- Total disclosed funding: $9.6M
- Latest round: Series A (Dec 19, 2023)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in California, US, co-founded in 2019 by James Clifton (CSO), Manuel Pinuela (CEO), and Pablo Castellanos, Cultivo Land PBC operates as an investment platform that utilizes financial technology to facilitate investments into nature-based projects to mitigate climate change and environmental conservation. In January 2024, the firm raised USD 14 million in series A funding led by investors MassMutual Ventures, Octopus Energy Generation, and Salkantay Ventures. 

The company offers sustainable finance solutions in the investment landscape by placing economic value on the environment. Cultivo's platform builds portfolios of natural capital, that corporations and financial institutions can buy, by integrating satellite technology, proprietary algorithms, and human expertise, ensuring financial returns while benefiting the environment and society. Its triple returns model focuses on generating cash flows through carbon offsets and ecosystem services, fostering the protection of species, healthy soil, clean water, job creation, and livelihood protection. The company’s diverse portfolios span forests, wetlands, grasslands, regenerative agriculture, etc.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Dec 19, 2023, $9.6M — MassMutual Ventures, Salkantay Ventures, Peñaverde, Octopus Energy Generation

## Investors

- MassMutual Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/massmutual-ventures) — Series A
- Salkantay Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/salkantay-ventures) — Series A
- Peñaverde — Series A
- Octopus Energy Generation — Series A