Key Takeaways:
- Pymwymic Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II closed at €71.5 million, above its initial target of €70 million.
- Backed by over 250 private investors and seven institutional investors, including AGCO, ASR, and Van Lanschot Kempen.
- Fund aims to support AgriFood scale-ups focusing on sustainable farming, food waste reduction, crop intelligence, and soil health.
- Managing Partner Rogier Pieterse emphasizes the importance of supporting a regenerative food system.
Investment for a Sustainable and Regenerative Food System
Pymwymic’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II, an impact-focused investment fund, has successfully closed with €71.5 million, surpassing its initial target of €70 million. The fund’s aim is to address challenges in the food production system by investing in AgriFood companies that promote sustainable practices and innovations.
The fund, backed by over 250 private investors and institutional investors such as AGCO, ASR, Invest International, Invest-NL, Klaverblad Verzekeringen, Oost NL, and Van Lanschot Kempen, reflects a collective commitment to fostering a food system that minimizes environmental impact and prioritizes long-term sustainability.
Focus Areas for Impact Investment
The Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II plans to drive change by investing in scale-up companies within the AgriFood sector. The fund targets companies that bring forward solutions in areas such as sustainable agriculture, reduction of food waste, crop intelligence, and soil health. By supporting these innovative practices, Pymwymic aims to contribute to a global transition towards regenerative agriculture.
Rogier Pieterse, Managing Partner at Pymwymic, remarked on the fund’s objectives, stating: “We are committed to the reality that a regenerative food system is the only way forward and support the dare devils working on solutions advancing this pathway.”
Addressing Key Environmental Challenges
Pymwymic’s fund recognizes that the current food system has significant environmental implications, including biodiversity loss and soil degradation. By focusing on companies that prioritize soil health and sustainable land management, the fund aims to address these issues.
