What stage does New Earth Ventures invest at?

New Earth Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

Where is New Earth Ventures located?

New Earth Ventures is headquartered in Wilmington, US.

New Earth Ventures

Corporate VCActively deploying

Wilmington · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

New Earth Ventures backs transformative solutions across packaging and the supply chain, targeting three focus areas: packaging intelligence, supply chain optimization, and next-generation materials. Positioned as a 'better' venture capital firm oriented toward founders, partners, and the planet, NEV invests in, incubates, and supports companies leveraging the backing of Atlantic Packaging. Portfolio companies gain access to Atlantic Packaging's resources, legacy customer pipeline, and 80 years of industry experience, which the firm says enables its companies to innovate faster and scale sooner. NEV aims to create value by accelerating technology from early development through to widespread adoption.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing Circular Economy Cleantech Climate Tech Logistics & Supply Chain New MaterialsNorth AmericaWilmington

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Wilmington, US

Instruments

Equity

Tracked investments

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website

Wes Carter· President, Atlantic Packaging; General Partner, New Earth Ventures· Charleston, South Carolina

Third-generation leader and president of Atlantic Packaging, driving its sustainability initiative (A New Earth Project). As General Partner of NEV, he mobilizes Atlantic's operational, packaging, supply chain, and go-to-market resources to support portfolio companies.

Matt Saunders· Managing Partner, New Earth Ventures· New York City

Leads NEV's investing activities including sourcing, negotiation, execution, and fund operations, and sits on the Investment Committee. Previously a Venture Partner and Principal at Helena, with prior roles at Global Infrastructure Partners, Barclays, and the White House; Princeton graduate.

Caroline DeLoach· Director of Sustainability, Atlantic Packaging· Charlotte

Atlantic Packaging's first Director of Sustainability, advising on recyclability, compostability, and EPR regulations. As part of the NEV team, she evaluates sustainability claims and market potential of ventures in circular packaging. Holds degrees from Georgetown and Yale.

Daniel Schmachtenberger· Founder, Civilization Research Institute

Advisor to NEV and founder of the Civilization Research Initiative, focused on addressing global catastrophic risks and control dystopias.

Eric Farmer· Senior Vice President, Atlantic Packaging· Charlotte, North Carolina

Senior VP at Atlantic Packaging with over 30 years at the company, leading its e-commerce, fulfillment, and retail vertical and driving innovation in sustainable packaging solutions.

John Warner· President & CEO, Technology Greenhouse

Green chemistry pioneer, former tenured professor at UMass Boston and Lowell, and founder of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry and Beyond Benign.

Kate Horin· Head of Legal, Invisible Technologies

Advisor to NEV and Head of Legal at Invisible Technologies, co-founder of CONNECTUS Consulting, and advisor to several organizations.

Kate Nevin· President & Portfolio Manager at TSWII

Advisor to NEV and President of TSWII Capital Advisors and Portfolio Manager for TSWII and TSWS. Member of several finance and impact investing organizations and a founding member of Asteri Collective.

Kris Stokes· Technical Principal, New Earth Ventures

Materials scientist with expertise in polymer synthesis and processing, holding a PhD in organic chemistry from MIT. Founder and Principal Scientist of Geisys Ventures, with over 35 US patents and $300M in related investments and licenses.

Kyle Pischel· Director, Atlantic Packaging Solution Center

Leads Atlantic Packaging's Solution Center engineering team developing high-performance, sustainable packaging solutions, including bringing technologies like Cruz Cool and Canopy Wrap to market.

Norm Dunlap· Vice President, Atlantic Packaging

VP at Atlantic Packaging with decades of logistics, operations, and packaging experience. Joined Atlantic in 2000 and manages key sales accounts, particularly in the chemical industry.

Stewart Whitmire· Senior Vice President, Atlantic Packaging

Senior VP at Atlantic Packaging leading R&D and innovation in sustainable packaging, with over 25 years of industry experience. Also leads Atlantic's AI Innovation Team and works with its Sustainability Leadership Council.

TJ Little· Vice President of Sales, Atlantic Packaging· Dallas, Texas

VP of Sales at Atlantic Packaging leading the National Accounts Program and sales operations west of the Mississippi, cultivating partnerships with Fortune 500 customers. Graduate of Wake Forest University.

What they invest in

from 1 of 8 portfolio companies

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Investments · 8 tracked

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does New Earth Ventures invest at?: New Earth Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does New Earth Ventures focus on?: New Earth Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials.
Where is New Earth Ventures located?: New Earth Ventures is headquartered in Wilmington, US.

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