Impact Managers Assessed
Across private market strategies and asset classes
Capital Deployment Supported
Through investment diligence and research
Investment Diligence
Representative examples of fund and direct investment diligences completed across private markets. A full list of deals that resulted in approximately $1.4 billion in capital deployment is available upon request.
CLIMATE FUND STRATEGIES
Climate Venture Capital
Climate Growth Equity
Sustainable Infrastructure
Natural Capital
Regenerative Agriculture
Carbon & Environmental Markets
SOCIAL IMPACT FUND STRATEGIES
Emerging Markets VC
Inclusive Fintech
Community Development
Health Tech
Impact Private Credit
Inclusive Entrepreneurship
DIRECT INVESTMENT THEMES
Next-Generation Geothermal
Biochar & Carbon Removal
Agricultural Biotechnology
Sustainable Seafood
Climate & Energy Technology
Investment Landscaping & Thematic Research
Representative examples of investment research and pipeline development.
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL
Climate Technology
Sustainable Infrastructure
Energy Storage & Batteries
Water & Desalination
Nature-Based Solutions
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Forestry
Carbon Markets
SOCIAL IMPACT
Financial Inclusion
Community Development
Emerging Markets
Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Affordable Housing*
Ed Tech & Workforce Development*
Racial Equity*
Healthcare*
*Preliminary screenings previously conducted; full landscaping available on request.
THEMATIC LANDSCAPE
Energy Storage & Batteries
Mapped technologies, companies, managers, and investment opportunities across the battery and energy-storage value chain for a sustainability-focused family office.
INVESTMENT RESEARCH
Nature-Based Solutions
Screened a broad universe of nature-based solutions funds and project developers, prioritized investment opportunities, and developed custom benchmarks for institutional investor evaluation.
THEMATIC LANDSCAPE
Water & Desalination
Developed an investment landscape covering technologies, business models, market dynamics, environmental impacts and investable opportunities across desalination.
Investment Team Extension & Special Projects
Selected examples of project-based support for investment teams requiring additional capacity for portfolio buildout, performance analysis, and special projects.
PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
Assessed 20 institutional portfolios from investment advisor to identify potential impact investment opportunities and manager fits.
NEW PORTFOLIO BUILDOUT
Built out climate tech and sustainable infrastructure pipeline for investor building first-time climate impact portfolio.
CUSTOM BENCHMARKING
Developed proprietary benchmarks across climate venture capital, sustainable infrastructure, and nature-based solutions to compare in-house performance.
Experience shown in all sections reflects work completed by Pinecrest’s founder throughout his investment career, including work performed prior to the formation of Pinecrest Capital Research.
CUSTOM PROJECTS