Triodos Investment Management, a subsidiary of Triodos Bank, is a globally recognized impact investor dedicated to financing companies delivering positive change. It has made strategic investments in many pioneering startups across sectors like cleantech, food & agriculture, and healthcare. With total assets under management of EUR 6.3 billion, Triodos IM fosters sustainable development by directing capital to impact-driven businesses. Its investment solutions include listed equity, private equity, sustainable bonds and mixed asset funds. Triodos IM aligns investment with positive impact creation and long-term value generation.
Triodos IM backs cleantech innovators through venture capital funds
Triodos IM has consistently invested in clean technology innovators through its venture capital funds. These include funds like Triodos Organic Growth Fund that finance fast-growing organic food companies. Triodos Groenfonds that invest in innovative renewable energy businesses. And Triodos Renewables Europe Fund that provide growth capital to renewable energy projects. Several pioneering cleantech startups benefitted from early-stage financing from these Triodos managed funds. For instance, Sunvigo, a residential solar system provider, raised EUR 19.5 million in Series B funding led by Triodos IM. The investment will support Sunvigo’s expansion across Germany through new partnerships and product development.
Triodos IM’s impact equity strategy targets high-growth businesses
Triodos IM pursues an impact equity investment strategy that provides growth capital to mature, privately-held companies delivering measurable positive impact. Its impact equity portfolio includes fast-growing businesses across sectors like sustainable consumer products, renewable energy, organic food, recycling, healthcare and microfinance. Several high-growth companies have received significant investments from Triodos impact funds. For example, leading organic dairy producer Yeo Valley received a major investment from Triodos Organic Growth Fund II. The investment fueled Yeo Valley’s ambitions to become Britain’s largest organic brand by 2025.
Triodos IM partners with top healthcare and life sciences ventures
Triodos IM has made substantial investments in pioneering healthcare and life sciences companies through its venture capital funds. For instance, Mito Health, a health tech startup providing customized wellness plans, raised a S$1.7 million pre-seed round led by Forge Ventures and Triodos IM. The investment will further Mito’s mission of helping busy professionals optimize their health, prevent disease and extend healthspan. Another example is MiDiagnostics, an innovative nanotech developer, which secured EUR 8.5 million in Series B funding from Triodos Organic Growth Fund II and others. Triodos IM’s healthcare investments target ventures developing accessible, prevention-focused and personalized healthcare solutions.
Impact bond investments aligned with sustainable development goals
Triodos IM also manages one of Europe’s largest sustainable bond funds – Triodos Impact Mixed Fund. It invests in corporate and sovereign bonds financing solutions to global sustainability challenges like climate change, poverty and inequality. These bond investments align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For instance, the fund invested in the Government of Ecuador’s SDG Bond aimed at sustainable marine conservation and socio-economic development. The fund’s portfolio also includes green bonds financing climate solutions by corporates like Apple, Starbucks, PepsiCo and others.
As a leading impact investor, Triodos Investment Management strategically invests in innovative companies and bonds delivering positive impact. Its venture capital and impact equity investments have catalyzed the growth of multiple cleantech, organic food, healthcare and sustainable consumer goods startups and scale-ups.