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Wedgetail

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Hobart · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Wedgetail finances nature-positive endeavours to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss and bridge the gap to the 2030 '30x30' conservation target. It invests in projects that simultaneously prioritise nature, business and people, seeking models that value ecological outcomes alongside economic returns. The firm emphasises securing livelihoods for local communities who steward the land, and threading together indigenous, scientific, technological, financial, entrepreneurial and agricultural knowledge systems to restore ecosystems to health.

Invests inAgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodAfricaAsia-PacificAustraliaBrazilColombiaEcuadorGhanaGlobalGuatemalaHondurasIndonesiaKenyaLatin AmericaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaPeruZambiaZimbabwe

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Hobart, AU
Instruments
Equity · Debt · Grants
Tracked investments
27

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website
Lisa Miller· CEO & Founderin

Founder of Wedgetail, established to reimagine regeneration and finance nature-positive endeavours.

Cameron Adams· Director of Wedgetail Foundationin
Diarmuid McGann· Chief Financial Officerin
Julia West· Chief of Staffin
Karina West· Head of Wedgetail Foundationin
Michael Honey· Ecosystem Intelligence Leadin

Investments · 27 tracked

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Agronomeye

Bringing digital-twin technology to agriculture to unlock and measure natural capital value; based in Sydney.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Delivers science-backed conservation across sanctuaries, including feral-proof fencing to protect Cape York's wildlife.

Bangalow Koalas

Grassroots not-for-profit creating a wildlife corridor for koalas across the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.

Biodiversity Council

Independent council founded by 11 universities promoting evidence-based solutions to Australia's biodiversity crisis.

Cacao Hunters

Colombian chocolate company running agroforestry and EUDR-compliance pilots to support local communities and ecosystems.

Cacao Miskito

Using shade-grown cacao to prevent land-clearing and conserve migratory bird habitat in Honduras's La Mosquitia forest.

Central Cacao

Supporting cacao agroforestry and climate resilience in the buffer zone of Guatemala's Laguna Lachúa National Park.

COMACO

Community Markets for Conservation incentivises regenerative agriculture and conservation for smallholder farmers in Zambia.

Courageous Land

Agroforestry intelligence platform helping Brazilian landowners plan, finance and manage regenerative agroforestry.

Detection Dogs for Conservation

Trains rescue dogs for wildlife detection to protect endangered Australian species like koalas and greater gliders.

Doselva

Aggregator, processor and exporter of organic spices from smallholder farmers in Nicaragua and Honduras.

EcoNusa

Developing local economies in West Papua, Indonesia through sustainable commodity commercialization that keeps forests standing.

Felds Farm

Chefs-turned-farmers growing seasonal produce in Tasmania while conserving native forest, supported by Wedgetail's first nature-linked loan in Australia.

Oro Verde

Oro Verde Foods processes and exports organic coffee and cacao from cooperatives in Peru's biodiversity hotspots.

Pro Eco Azuero

Reforesting strategic locations within the 25,000-hectare Azuero Ecological Corridor in Panama.

Revival

Revival Cacao restores Mexican cacao using traditional and modern processing while regenerating forest ecosystems.

Sumday

Bringing accounting rigour to non-financial (nature) accounting; based in Burnie, Tasmania.

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Pakana Rangers eradicating feral cats to create safe havens for native species on Aboriginal-owned Tasmanian islands.

Team Tap

Colombian coffee and cacao producer/exporter restoring degraded pastureland into agroforestry systems.

The Quoin

Wedgetail's 5,000-hectare demonstration property in the Tasmanian Midlands, a living laboratory for ecosystem regeneration.

The Tree Projects – Ghana

Equipping Ghanaian scientists with tree-climbing and monitoring equipment to study and protect tropical forest canopies.

Thin Green Line

Supporting frontline conservation rangers, funding the LEAD Ranger program in Kenya and Zimbabwe.

To'ak

Bean-to-bar chocolate maker fighting the extinction of Nacional cacao in Ecuador via nature-linked lending.

UNOCACE

Cooperative of 25 cacao organisations scaling climate-resilient agroforestry across 11 provinces of Ecuador.

UOPROCAE

Cooperative of 394 cacao producers in Ecuador mapping conservation areas and training youth in regenerative agriculture.

Xylo Systems

Data and AI cloud platform enabling businesses to measure and manage their biodiversity footprint; based in Sydney.

Zorzal

The world's first Bird-Friendly-certified cacao farm, using cacao to finance conservation of Bicknell's Thrush habitat in the Dominican Republic.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Wedgetail invest at?
Wedgetail invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Wedgetail focus on?
Wedgetail focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
Where is Wedgetail located?
Wedgetail is headquartered in Hobart, AU.

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