Nala Earth secures 3.8 million euros seed

Investment in sustainable corporate strategies. With successful seed funding, Nala Earth aims to expand its platform that helps companies consider nature as an economic factor.

Berlin, January 30, 2025 - Berlin-based nature tech startup Nala Earth has successfully closed a seed funding round of 3.8 million euros. The round was led by European venture capital firm IRIS, with participation from KOMPAS VC, Pale blue dot and Founderful. With the fresh capital, Nala Earth plans to further develop its platform for nature and biodiversity management, expand its use cases and grow its team.

Nature as an economic factor

Nala Earth was founded in 2023 by Nick Zumbühl, Nicolas Somogyi and Anna Alex. The company's mission is to help companies assess their impact on nature, manage risks related to nature loss and water scarcity, and comply with regulatory requirements.

Nature is essential for most companies and should be considered in every decision - be it in procurement, operations or investments

Nick Zumbühl, CEO and co-founder of Nala Earth

According to the World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy Report, over 50% of global GDP (44 trillion US dollars) is directly dependent on healthy ecosystems. However, decades of environmental degradation are jeopardizing key economic resources such as water for industrial processes, pollinators for agricultural yields and biodiversity for pharmaceutical research.

Nick Zumbühl, CEO and co-founder of Nala Earth. "With our platform, we are building an intelligent solution that makes this possible. We are delighted to be working with experienced investors who support our goal of providing companies with sustainable and effective solutions for nature and biodiversity management."

Growing regulatory requirements for companies

With the increasing importance of environmental and nature aspects, the regulatory pressure on companies is also growing. The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has required large companies to disclose their environmental impact since 2024. By 2028, these requirements will be extended to more than 50,000 companies.

Companies are under increasing pressure to meet regulatory requirements and actively manage environmental risks

Jan-Soeren Zinke, Investor at IRIS

Nala Earth provides a platform that automates the reporting process and helps companies align with leading standards such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

Andreas Winter-Extra, Partner at KOMPAS VC, emphasizes the importance of this development: "We invested in Nala Earth because we believe in the platform's potential to support companies in measuring, managing and reporting on nature-related impacts. In addition to regulatory compliance, this also helps to better understand financial risks associated with nature loss."

Nature risks with concrete economic consequences

The effects of nature risks on companies are already being felt today. Tesla faced the challenge of securing the water supply for its production in Brandenburg due to falling groundwater levels - a risk that could lead to annual sales losses of up to 36 billion US dollars, according to BloombergNEF.

In addition, companies need to manage transition risks, such as integrating biodiversity metrics into credit risk assessments or adapting their business models to new environmental requirements.

Successful collaboration with leading companies

In its first year, Nala Earth was already able to win well-known companies such as Volkswagen, BASF and Continental as partners. The platform now supports 10 companies and contributes to the sustainable management of over 3,000 hectares of land.

Our platform helps companies to understand their dependencies on natural resources, minimize risks and open up new opportunities for sustainable business.

Nicolas Somogyi, CPO and co-founder of Nala Earth

With the seed funding, Nala Earth plans to expand its AI-powered platform to integrate additional features and modules. One focus will be on hiring new engineering and design staff to accelerate the further development of the technology.