SolVerra — Land Intelligence. Restoration Finance.

SolVerra

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Restoration at scale happens when degraded land becomes an investable asset.

SolVerra is the commercial operating platform for cropland restoration — analytics, partnerships, and investment structures, at global scale.

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A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight

Degraded cropland is the world's largest under-addressed food-system challenge

0B ha

degraded by unsustainable land use — 60% on agricultural lands

0B people

live where crop yields are falling due to human-induced degradation

0M ha

gap between today's 1.6B ha cropland and ~1.9B ha needed by 2050

The SolVerra Thesis

Restoration at scale happens when degraded land becomes an investable asset.

Public finance is not enough

Public restoration investments are measured in the millions, while cropland restoration requires hundreds of billions to trillions. Public capital is essential — but it cannot do this alone.

Blended finance is needed

In agriculture — unlike energy, forestry, or infrastructure — public and private capital are not sufficiently connected. The blended structures that channel capital into restoration at scale have not yet been built.

Farm economics matter

Farms operate on annual income and debt cycles. Restoration takes three to five years, with a productivity dip during transition. Without new financing structures, farmers and landholders cannot carry the cost.

The SolVerra approach

SolVerra translates restoration outcomes into financial returns and restructures capital flows so farmers, landholders, and institutional investors can all benefit from restoration.

We lead with commercially viable models. Concessional capital and public partnerships play a central role — as catalytic layers inside structures that can stand on their own economics.

Farmland: The Overlooked Asset Class

Outperforming equities with lower volatility — and restoration unlocks the next tier

~$3.5T

U.S. farmland market value — the world's largest, most liquid ag market

11% CAGR

Compound annual growth rate, Savills Global Farmland Index (2002–2024)

$50B+

Projected global ag land investment (2025)

Savills Global Farmland Index (2002 = 100)

Source: Savills Global Farmland Index, September 2025

The missing market: Institutional capital flows overwhelmingly to prime farmland in the US and developed geographies. Meanwhile, 40% of global cropland is degraded — spanning major agricultural regions that urgently need investment but receive almost none. That gap is the opportunity.

The Restoration J-Curve

Degraded land purchased at a discount follows a different return trajectory than conventional farmland

Restoration Value Uplift

1.5–3×

average land value increase with restoration

Degraded land acquired at discount → restored to productive use → value step-up at completion

The Restoration Gap

Institutional land investment requires early year income that is not possible during restoration. This is a key issue blocking investment flow.

The SolVerra Bridge

Blended finance and ecosystem service payments fill the gap — creating investible structure where none existed.

Restoration Outperforms

Long-term, restored land outperforms conventional investments as degraded-to-productive transition unlocks latent value.

Illustrative model — returns vary by geography and restoration pathway

Solution: Target, Restore, Scale

De-risk investment through satellite-driven land intelligence

Accelerate restoration timelines with precision agronomics

Remove capital constraints with structured investment vehicles

Target

Advanced satellite trend analytics for targeted land investment at regional to field scale.

Restore

Farm-scale performance monitoring and advanced products accelerate restoration timelines.

Scale

Co-develop new financial instruments for cropland restoration at global scale.

Powered by Syngenta Partnership

Strategic Advantage

Global scale across 100+ countries, proprietary restoration inputs for degraded soils, and R&D innovation that accelerates restoration timelines.

100+

Countries

$33B

Revenue

ZOOM TO REGION

Step 1 — National Detection

20-Year Satellite Trend Analytics Identifies Areas That Are Slowly Degrading

MODIS EVI data from 2002–2024 processed to separate climate variability from human-induced vegetation decline across 174 million hectares.

62%Degrading

38%Greening

174M haAnalyzed

TARGET PARCEL

Step 2 — Regional Evaluation

Regional Analytics Combine Satellite with Soil and Climate Data to Evaluate Candidate Sites

At the Pampas scale, individual farm-level degradation patterns emerge at 232m resolution. Satellite trends are combined with soil classification and climate projections to rank candidates.

58%Degrading

232mResolution

20+ yrTrend data

Step 3 — Parcel Analysis

Parcel-Scale Analysis Combines Historical Data with Forward Modeling to Quantify Restoration Upside

91% of pixels show declining vegetation. Historical trend data combines with restoration pathway modeling to estimate biophysical recovery and financial returns.

This is how SolVerra identifies and prioritizes degraded land for investment — before any boots hit the ground.

91%Degrading

-396Mean trend

HighPotential

Improving

Degrading

      MODIS EVI · 2002–2024 · 232m resolution
    

Investment Architecture

Three Ways SolVerra Mobilizes Capital

Partner with Existing Land Funds

Restoration-enabled deal flow for capital already in motion

Work alongside established agricultural and farmland funds to bring restoration opportunities into their portfolios — providing the analytics, execution, and monitoring that make degraded-land deals underwritable.

Structure

Land Fund + SolVerra

Fund holds land; SolVerra delivers targeting, restoration services, and monitoring

Partner Types

Farmland funds · Ag asset managers · Institutional LPs with existing farmland allocations

Catalyze Public/Private Partnerships

New finance instruments for farmers restoring their own land

Build blended instruments with development finance, climate funds, and governments that give farmers affordable access to capital for on-farm restoration — with SolVerra analytics verifying outcomes.

Structure

Public + Private → Farmers

Concessionary layer de-risks commercial lenders; farmers access restoration finance

Partner Types

DFIs · Climate funds · Agricultural banks · National restoration programs

Originate Geography-Specific SPVs

Blended-finance vehicles where the opportunity is unique

Stand up new SPV structures in priority geographies — layering concessionary, first-loss, and commercial capital to unlock restoration opportunities no single investor could take on alone.

Structure

Concessionary

First-loss / Debt

Equity / SPV

Partner Types

Family offices · Impact investors · Regional ag platforms · Concessionary LPs

The Feedback Loop

Outcomes, Proof, and Progress

Every hectare we touch generates signals — from satellite to soil — that drive continuous evidence-based improvement and ensure positive environmental, social, and financial outcomes.

Public & Environmental

Outcomes that matter beyond the balance sheet

Food security & productive cropland
Rural economies & farmer livelihoods
Carbon drawdown & soil health
Biodiversity & watershed function

Investor Confidence

Proof that capital is working as intended

Verified progress against restoration plans
De-risked capital through transparent tracking
Credible value step-up at project completion
A shared record across LPs, partners, and regulators

Continuous Learning

Every project makes the next one better

Restoration practices refined with real outcome data
Site selection and prescriptions get sharper over time
Lower cost, higher success rates at scale
A compounding advantage no one else is building

Measurable Co-Benefits

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Food
Security

🌍

Carbon
Sequestration

💧

Water
Regulation

🦌

Biodiversity

📈

Land Value
Uplift

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Ecosystem
Services

Founder

Jason Neff

CEO & Founder, SolVerra

One of very few people globally who has worked at the intersection of academic soil and remote sensing science and large-scale commercial agribusiness. That dual perspective — understanding the science of land degradation and the commercial reality of restoring land at scale — is the foundation SolVerra is built on.

Science Leadership

Former Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
120+ peer-reviewed publications
20+ years in satellite remote sensing & soil science
Research programs across Sub-Saharan Africa & Latin America

Industry & Scale

Principal Scientist, Syngenta — Soil & Climate Innovation
Built analytics bridging research and commercial deployment
Commercial experience in multiple geographies
Deep connections across the agricultural value chain

Key Hires

SolVerra is currently in spin-out and formation. Key early hires will be announced when formation is complete.

Chief Technology Officer

Lead technology roll-out; supervise agentic technology approach.

Geospatial Technology Lead

Oversee construction of the scalable analytics pipeline.

Head of Agronomics

Build analytical restoration frameworks; lead grant development pipeline.

Path to Launch

Formation & Launch Timeline

Now → May 2026

Formation

Determination of US and/or international incorporation structure.

Now → Sep 2026

Seed Round

Syngenta $2M match alongside external capital. Lead investor discussions underway. $4–6M target.

October 2026

Operational Launch

Analytics pilot tests in LATAM and Canada. Development of initial commercial offers.

Governance

SolVerra will be an independent company with a strategic alignment with Syngenta. Governance will be independent.

Jason Neff — CEO & Founder

jason.neff@solverra.land

+1.303.818.4022