A cross-sector collaboration platform for nature-positive transformation
A cross-sector collaboration platform for nature-positive transformation
The opportunities of a regenerative future are vast: nature-positive business models could create annual business opportunities worth $10 trillion as well as 395 million new jobs by 2030.
Yet, it can be difficult to identify and implement the most impactful and scalable solutions in a practical way due to:
At the same time, a growing pipeline of startups is developing promising solutions, but lacks access to real-world deployment environments.
I4N Action Labs are collaborative platforms that connect corporates, investors, and partners to source, vet, and deploy nature-positive solutions. Each Action Lab focuses on a specific sector or ecosystem, enabling members to address shared challenges through structured innovation and collaboration.
How it works: from challenge to implementation
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Define challenges
Action Lab partners specify the operational problems worth solving.
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Scout globally & assess
I4N searches its network and the open market against that brief, then runs its assessment on impact, business model and governance.
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Pilot/deployment
The Action Lab partners deploy pilots with the selected solutions to test it in a real market.
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Independent investment assessment
Our partner Metastable Ventures may conducts its own independent investment assessment of relevant ventures.
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Potential financing
Metastable decides on capital deployment. Co-investors can join here.
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Move from strategy to implementation through pilots and partnerships
Gain early access to high-potential startups and technologies
Share insights and learnings with peers across industries in a pre-competitive setting
Outsource global solution scouting and evaluation
Connect with leading organisations, investors and innovators
Calling solutions that reimagine the Amazonian value chain as a thriving and resilient ecosystem, shifting from extractive practices towards stewardship
Calling solutions that tackle the most pressing challenges across ports infrastructure, including energy, materials, food system, biodiversity and logistics
We are actively seeking founding partners who want to shape what’s next and lead the transition. The strongest Action Labs are built together – we welcome you at the table.
Assessment tells you a company is worth backing. Our partnership with Metastable Ventures adds the next step: investment opportunity.
I4N’s rigorous assessment covers biodiversity impact, business model and governance.
Together with Metastable, we convert a named operational need of corporate partners into a pilot. The startup is tested against market demand before its valuation.
Equity across energy, materials and biodiversity, underwritten against demand that already exists rather than demand that is forecast.
