Deal Pipeline
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Note: The minimum investment amounts listed here are only available if you join me in a syndicate. Direct investment minimums will be 2X or 3X what I can offer as a syndicate leader.
Current Co-Investment and Syndicate (SPV) Deal Opportunities
Energy Infra
Waste-to-Energy
Industrial-Waste-to-Value
Agri-Waste-to-Value
Blue (Ocean) Carbon
F&B Tech
Multi-Deal SPV (syndicate)
What it is:
A first-of-a-kind (FOAK) multi-deal SPV bundling four climate startups into one syndicate: Industrial Circularity (waste to certified green building materials), Regenerative Infrastructure (nature-based tech for frontier markets), Crop Protection (natural solutions for global supply chains), and Regenerative Ocean Ecosystems (Re-Reefing for commercially viable reef systems).
Market/traction:
Four vetted, revenue-adjacent companies bundled for diversification within one vehicle.
The Ask:
US$2.5M initial investment across the syndicate, for an average post-money equity of 13% at entry valuations projected to deliver a 3.5x–5x uplift by Series A.
Minimum investment:
$50K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
Upcycles native tropical plants and agricultural biomass (e.g., turmeric) into traceable, premium ingredients for pharma, nutraceutical, beauty, and functional food markets, bridging Southeast Asian biodiversity with EU/US demand.
Market/traction:
Ingredient market alone worth ~US$140B (excludes retail/bulk commodities). Current unit economics: ~US$4/kg COGS vs. US$15/kg sale price (73% gross margin) on turmeric, with higher margins on several of the 50 core botanicals in demand from EU extraction companies.
The Ask:
$650k at a post-money cap value of $6.5 million.
Minimum investment:
$12.5K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
A plug-and-play “Solar Sponge” battery for point-of-sale refrigeration — vending machines, display fridges, and beverage coolers in cafés, restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals. It installs in under 10 minutes with no electrician, landlord approval, or body-corporate sign-off, retrofits onto legacy equipment, and charges on cheap/surplus solar to power the appliance overnight on green energy.
Market/traction:
TAM $120B (20M fridges/vending machines worldwide); SAM $4.2B (700,000 Australian appliances, ~$6,000 lifetime value each incl. battery + EMS + emissions-reporting subscription); SOM $222M (37,000 batteries by 2030 plus recurring subscription revenue). Of Australia’s 65,000 target hospitality/grocery businesses, 97% have no battery storage today. Pilot results: 72% reduction in electricity cost via smart load-shifting and 0.5 tonnes less GHG emissions per unit; gross margin 56% at regular pricing (43% discounted). Roadmap targets 10,000 units deployed by 2027 and 40,000 units / $50M battery sales / $5M software ARR by 2030.
The Ask:
$1.2M pre-seed, funding product certification, hardware/software development, and business development to scale to 10,000 batteries within 18 months (ahead of a targeted 2028 Series A).
Minimum investment:
$12.5K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
A liquid-biopsy diagnostic (1mL plasma, single blood draw) for pancreatic cancer, combining genomic, epigenomic (methylation), and tumor-burden signals into one multi-modal report within 3–4 days — addressing a cancer with no accessible biomarker today and a 12-week average time-to-diagnosis.
Market/traction:
~510,000 new global cases p.a.; TAM ~A$44B, growing at 18% CAGR. Founding/clinical team from University of Melbourne, Monash, Epworth, and Western Health. Roadmap includes an Epworth longitudinal clinical study, AusBiotech Innovation Activation Program, and NATA accreditation targeted for 2028 commercial launch.
The Ask:
A$1.5M pre-seed across two tranches — Tranche 1 (open now): $500K SAFE @ A$4M valuation cap, funding clinical validation and MVP lock. Tranche 2 (2027): $1M @ cap TBD, funding NATA accreditation and commercial launch.
Minimum investment:
$12.5K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
A Singapore-based B2B ingredients platform that extracts and purifies exosomes from dairy, plant (green tea, broccoli), and bacterial sources for the cosmeceutical and nutraceutical industries, using an exclusively-licensed (NTU) platform technology spanning pre-treatment, tangential flow filtration, size-exclusion chromatography, and lyophilization.
Market/traction:
TRL 7 technology; in-principle approval for full IP assignment from NTU. Commercial roadmap targets Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, and South Korea, with named pilot partners (Rec Rec, Algatrop, Vietnam Food) and formulation partners (L’Earth–Singshiok, Singapore Polytechnic–CCTC). 18-month plan targets 8 pilot projects, 4 commercial agreements, and 1 South Korean distributor.
The Ask:
US$500,000 pre-seed to reach product-market fit and US$200K in initial commercial revenue within 18 months (34% team, 20% R&D, 15% OPEX, 12% IP, 11% commercialization, 8% technology).
Minimum investment:
$12.5K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
A UK hospitality-tech company whose System28 device pairs a yeast inhibitor with a proprietary eco beer-line cleaner (EcoZenze Activ) to extend beer line cleaning cycles from 7 to 28 days — cutting wasted beer, water, and cleaning time by 75% each.
Market/traction:
400 proven cap-ex installs; rental ARR currently ~£25,000, with trials across 24 groups (potential 250+ agreements). Partnerships with Clear Brew (4,000 UK venues via 50 franchisees) and trials at Punch Pubs & Co head office (1,000+ venues); a North American distributor is awaiting first orders. UK TAM: 100,000+ potential installation sites (10% penetration = £12.5M+ ARR).
The Ask:
£800,000 working capital to convert the trial pipeline into £300K+ ARR within 5 months, en route to a stated £15M ARR ambition in the UK alone.
Minimum investment:
$25K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
Decentralized biorefining infrastructure converting organic waste into purified biomethane (Bio-CNG) and bio-fertilizer for Nigerian households and campuses, delivered via a dual model: 70% metered underground reticulated utility to estate households, 30% pre-filled cylinder swap hubs for university campuses — replacing hazardous firewood/charcoal/kerosene cooking fuel.
Market/traction:
TAM $4.2B+ (135M urban Nigerians + 2.5M tertiary students); pilot-year SOM target $1.75M/yr. 5,760 tonnes/yr of feedstock already secured under MOU; 11 signed off-take MOUs across 10 estate clusters and Ahmadu Bello University’s 50,000-student ecosystem; technical validation complete at demonstration scale. EPC partnership with Samsun Avdan (Turkey, 1,500+ tonnes/day track record); structured as an SPV to unlock sovereign debt (including NSIA’s $1B DRE pipeline).
The Ask:
₦397,560,000 (~US$265K at ₦1,500/$1) via a 5%-discount note against a ₦4,263,840,000 (~US$2.84M) valuation cap, funding CAPEX, regulatory/OPEX, and workforce training ahead of Phase 1 commercial rollout.
Minimum investment:
$10K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
CarbonBridge Inc. - Bring Your Own Bug (BYOB)
What it is:
A biomanufacturing platform built around a proprietary “direct-gas” bioreactor that feeds waste gases (methane, CO₂, syngas, H₂) directly to microbes without dissolving them in liquid first — bypassing the industry’s core solubility bottleneck. The same hardware/software platform swaps in different microbes and gases to produce different outputs (“Bring Your Own Bug”), starting with methane-to-methanol for wastewater treatment plants.
Market/traction:
ARPA-E backed: $0.72M Phase 1 (delivered) + $1.85M Phase 2 confirmed. Two R&D systems already sold (to A*Star Singapore and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab). Signed LOI with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings for maritime methanol demand and have now progressed to discussions about a conditional PO. Reactor pricing: R&D unit $250K, Pilot unit $750K, Commercial unit $4.5M (targeting ~25 commercial units and >$100M revenue by 2029). Team includes founders from WaterBit, Cypress Semiconductor, and Aanika Biosciences, advised by TJ Rodgers (ex-Cypress/SunPower CEO).
The Ask:
$6M seed round (part of an $11.6M stack: $6.0M equity + $3.7M non-dilutive + $1.9M debt), an 18-month runway to a methanol pilot and first production contract, ahead of a targeted $20M Series A.
Minimum investment:
$250K
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
Greenhill Energy — Riverbend Energy Hub
What it is:
An integrated waste-to-hydrogen, power, and green-manufacturing platform in South Australia. Riverbend Energy Hub (REH) converts municipal / biomass waste into low-cost hydrogen via a patent-pending oxy-steam gasification process, feeding a ~100MW dispatchable gas power plant (Stage 1), then green ammonia / urea manufacturing (Stage 2), then hydrogen market supply and peaking power (Stage 3).
Market/traction:
SA government Crown Sponsorship (Project of State Significance), signed feedstock and offtake MOUs (Solo Resource Recovery, Peats Soil, Elders), and a strategically located ~100Ha leased site near Tailem Bend with grid, gas pipeline, rail, and water access already adjacent. Stage 1 annualized revenue projected at $25–40M p.a.; ungeared project IRRs >30%; full-scale (all stages) revenue ~$220M by 2029. PPA being negotiated with recently approved co-located Data Centre.
The Ask:
AU$10M SAFE (20% discount to future equity round, valuation cap AU$60M), plus a parallel Heads of Agreement covering preferential equity rights, tech deployment to investor-nominated sites, and preferential EPC / offtake terms.
Minimum investment:
$1M
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com
What it is:
An investment fund. IGC is a US battery-energy-storage-system (BESS) developer / investor expanding into Europe, starting with Latvia and the Nordics / Baltics, where it has already acquired 45MW / 120MWh across 3 Latvian projects. The vehicle is a Delaware / Cayman “Integrated Fund,” with a QDLP feeder structure that lets Mainland Chinese capital invest into European project SPVs via IGC Ireland.
Market/traction: European BESS capacity is projected to grow from 25GW (2026) to 72GW (2030). US track record: 580MWh under construction (incl. Longfellow Energy Hub, 24–50% IRR), plus a $10M anchor investment in NeoVolta’s private placement to seed US battery manufacturing. Latvia case study: 45MW/120MWh, $128M capex, Q4 2026 COD, 2 of 3 projects already permitted.
The Ask:
LP commitment into a $100M target fund. Minimum commitment $1M, 5-year term, 8% preferred return, 2%/1.5% management fee tiers, standard 80/20 waterfall after an 8% preferred return and GP catch-up.
Minimum investment:
$1M
Contact:
james@ecosolutionscapital.com