Invest in Downland

Soil loss is economic loss.

In the US alone, $44 billion is lost each year from soil erosion. Erosion from agricultural lands pollute waterways and contribute to climate change. Less nutrients in the soil mean less nutrients in our food. The food we eat today contains less protein, minerals and vitamins than 50 years ago.

Soil health is human health.

Remember the food chain? Nutrients from the soil end up in our food and end up in us.

Regenerative agriculture improves soil health through ecologically-minded agronomic principles like cover cropping, rotational grazing and reduced tillage. Regenerative agriculture operations are 120% more profitable, require fewer inputs and are expected to generate $1.4 trillion in increased crop production by 2050.

Regenerative is the new organic.

Besides being good for health, regenerative markets are growing quickly. The regenerative market today is valued at $8.7 billion, a similar size to the organic market in 2000. Since 2000, the organic market has grown into a $65 billion industry. Demand for regenerative products is forecasted to grow at a 14% CAGR by 2030, nearly 2x the rate of organic.

Downland is a marketplace that matches regenerative farmers & ranchers with land, training and capital.

Aspiring residents apply to the program for community and training. Residents who proceed to farm or ranch ownership receive assistance in establishing their entity. Downland earns income through a revenue share model on ongoing farm revenues. Trained farmers are matched with land for their operation, with an initial go-to-market focus on absentee landowners. Farm businesses receive access to blended capital through investments, loans and grants.

• 15 Landowner LOIs (and counting!)
• Over 200 ranching residency applicants
• $61,000 pre-sales
• Over 6,000 email subscribers

Downland has a first-mover advantage in the US.

Downland's competitors focus on existing farms, rather than new ones. We have a distinct, first mover advantage when it comes to matching and launching operations for new regenerative operations in the USA. Other similar operations are outside of the US, don't provide startup support through capital or land matching, or simply offer a tech solution without hands-on engagement in operations. Think of us like a startup accelerator or franchise for farms, but with more skin in the game: We invest in their success and stay engaged for the long-term.

Our scale will enable entry into adjacent industries.

Downland's long-term investment in its community of farms is our most powerful moat. As we scale, we are poised to enter adjacent industries that are enabled by food and land.

Examples include direct land acquisition, supply chain coordination, nature-based carbon solutions, insetting/offsetting, succession planning support, ecotourism and farming as an amenity.

We remain relentlessly focused, but excited for the future.

We've got the best team in the field (pun intended).

Our extended team has 90 years of farming & ranching experience, and are sought after experts. They include startup founders and industry leaders. Our team are alumni of organizations like TechStars, Save Barton Creek Association, Texas Conservation Corps, City of Austin, and General Electric. They have been featured in TED Talks, Kiss the Ground and Common Ground documentaries, the Enviro Aware YLS Summit and other climate and industry events.

Our founder, Jessi Roesch (rhymes with "fresh") has over a decade of experience driving transformation at startups, unicorns and enterprise companies. Her credentials include:

• Terra.do Climate Fellow
• BCarbon Soil Health Committee Member
• Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Antler VC (selected from less than 3% of applicants)
• 3x startup executive
• Led prior company to #10 in Financial Services on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list
• General badass: CrossFit L2, 5th Place Olympic Weightlifting for the 2023 Texas State Championships (W35 59kg division), election volunteer, was once nearly robbed at knife point but stopped the crime in progress by sternly saying "NO".

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