Want to learn more about what we invest in at Tin Shed Ventures? Take a listen to our Managing Director, Asha Agrawal, talk about our investment approach with GEAR JUNKIE! https://lnkd.in/gbzPfkJ8
Tin Shed Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Ventura, CA 6,684 followers
Funding the next generation of responsible business.
About us
Tin Shed Ventures™ is Patagonia’s corporate venture capital fund, which we use to invest in environmentally and socially responsible start-up companies. It takes its name from the blacksmith shop where Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard forged pitons, and then made removable hardware that enabled a clean-climbing revolution. That Tin Shed in Ventura, California, still stands alongside our corporate headquarters, as Tin Shed Ventures funds the next generation of responsible businesses.
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http://www.tinshedventures.com
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- Ventura, CA
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- Privately Held
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- 2013
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Ventura, CA 93001, US
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It’s a privilege to partner with startups like Bureo Inc to reduce our environmental impact while also delivering high performance Patagonia products. Patience is a virtue when it comes to replacing existing supply chains with better ones, but it’s always worth the wait!
When Patagonia’s Tin Shed Ventures first invested in Bureo Inc in 2014, we had a hunch it was going to be big. Ten years later, the California startup has kept over 10 million pounds of discarded plastic fishing nets out of the ocean to be turned into recycled materials for clothing and gear. That’s the equivalent poundage of roughly 283 shipping containers or 2.5 million Chicago deep dish pizzas. Bureo got its start transforming fishing nets into material for skateboards and sunglasses. When we linked arms to help them scale, our product innovation team spent years of R&D with Bureo to develop NetPlus material, a recycled nylon worthy of high-quality products such as our Baggies and Down Sweaters, and recycled HDPE for hat brims. Our goal has always been to develop and strengthen waste-based supply chains so other brands can use them, too. As of 2024, more than 20 brands are using NetPlus. It’s powerful proof that product innovation paired with investment can move mountains (of fishing nets). To see how it all started, check out our short film below. https://lnkd.in/gNgVXmD9
A Net Plus | Giving Discarded Fishing Nets a New Start
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Absolutely thrilled to lead the investment for this amazing group of entrepreneurs who are valorizing potato harvest waste into a natural fiber. Our Patagonia materials team can't wait to help them achieve their wildest circular dreams!
Today we are thrilled to announce Fibe recently closed its £1 million pre-seed investment round with Patagonia's Tin Shed Ventures leading the round and participation from Alante Capital, PDS Ventures and First Imagine! This comes just as we have successfully spun the world’s first yarn from potato harvest waste. A technical milestone nearly two years in the making. We are excited to now shift our efforts to scaling and optimising our technical process with the aim of commercialising potato waste fibres in the coming years. See the full press release here: https://fibe.uk/media
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President, Circ. FastCo Most Innovative Certified B Corp Earthshot Prize Finalist Protecting the planet from the cost of clothing.
Big news! Circ® has earned a spot on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024 list. Immense gratitude goes out to everyone at Circ; your hard work and innovative thinking have propelled us to this moment. Check out more about this year's #FCMostInnovative here: https://lnkd.in/eMHrunRh
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Interested in why and how Patagonia invests in regenerative agriculture? Take a listen to CEO Eric Smith of Edacious, PBC, one of our new portfolio companies, to learn more!
We are getting closer to being able to measure the nutrient density of food. Then we'll see the correlation between regenerative organic practices and nutrition, which will be a key driver in the transition of farmland to regenerative organic. Excited for the work of Eric and his colleagues at Edacious (disclaimer: Patagonia's venture arm is an investor https://lnkd.in/gnSyHkgM)
Eric Smith – Commoditization is the root cause of all ecological destruction and human health impacts
https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com