# Brainforest

> Brainforest is a VC fund in Zug backing Forestry and Sustainability. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainforest
- Website: https://brainforest.global

Brainforest is an impact venture studio focused on forests and climate change.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Brainforest. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Brainforest. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/brainforest-fc73?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Forestry | 2 | 33% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |
| Database | 1 | 17% |
| Analytics | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 2 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Gmeiner | Chief Venture Officer | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-gmeiner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orijin | Operational efficiency, compliance & traceability for agri-business and farmers |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Inverto | Inverto's goal is to automate mangrove restoration as a service for mangrove restoration organizations. Mangroves are much better carbon sinks than terrestrial forests and are essential for biodiversity. |  | Grant | Aug 14, 2023 |  |
| Terrabiom | Terrabiom is a social impact organization that works to rebuild natural and urban ecosystems from the ground up. |  | Grant | Aug 14, 2023 |  |
| Xilva | Xilva’s project grading helps investors to decide for the right Nature-based solution project. We provide the full picture of impact, return potential and risk in this rapidly growing asset class, across the entire investment cycle. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 12, 2023 |  |
| Jeev | Jeev is developing Google Maps for Nature in order to enable project developers around the world to establish nature restoration initiatives more quickly and at a lesser cost. |  | Grant |  |  |
| Bonic | Bonic is the first impact investment platform for private individuals and organizations , in carbon and biodiversity credits, leveraging agroforestry systems. |  | Grant |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bloomsbury Natural Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomsbury-natural-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gorilla Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gorilla-capital-2017-fund-ky) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InsurTech.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insurtech-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Brainforest invest in?

Brainforest invests primarily in Forestry, Sustainability and B2B startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Brainforest?

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### Who are the partners at Brainforest?

The team at Brainforest includes Thomas Gmeiner (Chief Venture Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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