Verna raises $4 million to scale AI platform for nature recovery

Governments, developers and landowners are under increasing pressure to restore nature and reduce emissions from land use. However, biodiversity data is fragmented and complex, making it difficult to convert into long-term plans.

Founded in 2020 by Matthew Brown and Rafi Cohen, the UK-based company Verna offers Mycelia, software that addresses the challenge of nature recovery. The platform ingests and harmonises habitat maps, ecological surveys, regulatory rules and project data. It then uses geospatial analytics and AI to help teams design interventions and forecast outcomes, as well as maintain a shared record from baseline to long-term monitoring.

Verna recently secured a $4 million funding round led by Berlin-based NAP and Zurich-based Übermorgen, with participation from Vanneck, Love Ventures, Concrete Ventures, Climate VC, and existing investors. This funding will be used to expand AI capabilities, support new nature frameworks beyond UK Biodiversity Net Gain, and scale the platform to meet the growing international demand for robust nature data infrastructure.

Sources: Verna | Crunchbase | Image from: Tech Funding News

Founders: Matthew Brown, Rafi Cohen