Pre-Development Carbon Finance

Financing the fieldwork that makes carbon projects bankable

$80–100B of institutional capital is waiting for bankable nature projects. Nobody is financing the work that makes them bankable. We are.

$5M
Fund I Target
REDD+ / ARR
Project Focus
SE Asia
Geography
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The gap between capital and
carbon is fieldwork

We don't compete with institutional funds. We feed them. Buji Capital is the risk-capital layer that finances the earliest, least-bankable stage of carbon project development — before any credits exist.

$80–100B

Capital deployed in nature-based solutions

Institutional investors have committed massive capital to nature. But nearly all of it sits waiting for projects that meet bankability thresholds.

$150–180B

Additional capital earmarked

Another wave of institutional allocation is ready. The bottleneck isn't capital supply — it's the absence of investable, de-risked projects at scale.

$0

Financing the fieldwork

Land assessment, baselining, FPIC, carbon-rights groundwork. The work that transforms raw potential into institutional-grade projects has no dedicated capital source.

Buji

Fills the gap

Small, early, often. We de-risk projects through clear milestones until they're ready for institutional capital — Mirova, GenZero, New Forests, Climate Asset Management, corporate off-takers.

Vehicle
Singapore LLC
Fund I Target
$5M
Focus
REDD+ & ARR
Pre-PDD and registry stage
Geography
Philippines → SE Asia
Entry Criteria
Land Rights + Satellite
Clear land rights confirmed by satellite analysis
Capital Sources
DAFs, IRAs, Impact, HNW
Donor Advised Funds, retirement accounts, impact investors
Exit
Institutional Funds
Carbon transferred; Buji retains agroforestry upside
Positioning
Feeder Fund
De-risk, develop, deliver to institutional capital

Milestone-gated deployment

Capital is deployed in tranches, each unlocked by verified milestones. Projects progress through structured diligence — or are exited early with minimal loss.

S1
Intake
$0
  • Land rights confirmed
  • Satellite screening (Space Intelligence)
  • Community identified
  • Go/no-go by AI diligence agents
S2
Site Assessment
$25K
  • Initial field visit
  • Community engagement baseline
  • Carbon stock estimation
  • Agroforestry potential
S3
Pre-Feasibility
$50K
  • Detailed carbon modeling
  • Community FPIC initiation
  • Agroforestry pilot design
  • Business model validation
S4
Full Feasibility
$100K
  • Complete PDD preparation
  • FPIC secured
  • Third-party verification
  • Institutional financial model
S5
Pilot
$250K+
  • First planting / restoration
  • MRV system operational
  • Carbon credit registration
  • Off-take agreements signed
EXIT
Institutional Exit
Premium +
  • Project transferred to institutional fund
  • Development premium captured
  • Credit streaming rights retained
  • Agroforestry revenue participation

Human judgment. Machine operations.

A lean structure built for speed: one GP with deep domain expertise, augmented by AI that handles the operational weight of a 20-person team.

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CEO / General Partner

Lee Pearson, Ph.D.

Former BCG. Founder of Wovoka, the high-integrity carbon and biodiversity project developer trusted by the World Bank and ADB. Deep networks across institutional nature capital, carbon registries, and SE Asian project development.

World Bank • ADB • BCG • Wovoka Founder
AI
AI-Powered Operations

Chief of Staff

Buji's AI Chief of Staff runs daily operations: research, market intelligence, deal screening, investor communications, and portfolio monitoring. Not a chatbot — an operator. Built on Anthropic's Claude.

Email Calendar Telegram Google Workspace Airtable
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Automated Screening

Diligence Agents

Automated sub-agents perform initial screening on every intake: satellite analysis, land rights verification, carbon methodology matching, and comparable project benchmarking. Each project triggers a structured diligence workflow before any capital is deployed.

SI
Third-Party dMRV

Space Intelligence

Edinburgh-based satellite verification at every milestone. Carbon stock validation, independent technical review, and continuous monitoring. Already partnered on ADB blue carbon work.

Satellite dMRV • Carbon stock validation • Independent review
Carbon Finance Innovation

Off-Take & Save

A mechanism that aligns buyer, project, and fund incentives from day one. Everyone puts skin in the game. Everyone benefits.

1

Buyer commits

Corporate or institutional buyer signs an off-take agreement for future carbon credits with a 50% prepayment, locking in a forward price.

2

Capital secured

Prepayment goes into the project SPV as collateral — earning interest, unable to be withdrawn. Evidence of credit demand AND working capital for the project.

3

Everyone aligned

The buyer locks in price. The project gets funded. The fund is de-risked with committed off-take. Incentives compound, not compete.

We feed institutional nature capital

Buji de-risks and develops. Institutional funds acquire. The exit market is deep, growing, and actively searching for bankable projects.

$80–100B
Currently Deployed
$150–180B
Earmarked
Climate Asset Management
HSBC / Pollination
$1B+
New Forests
Launching $1B global fund (2026)
$8B
Mirova
Sustainable Land Fund 2
€350M
GenZero
Temasek
S$5B
AGRI3 Fund
Rabobank / UNEP
$1B
&Green Fund
Tropical landscapes
$500M
Campbell Global / J.P. Morgan
Timberland & natural capital
$1.5B

Learn about participation

Buji Capital welcomes inquiries from qualified individuals and institutions interested in understanding our approach to pre-development carbon finance.

All participation in the fund is subject to applicable securities regulations and available only to eligible parties through private placement.

  • info@bujicapital.com
  • Schedule a call to discuss the fund
  • Request the private placement memorandum
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Buji Capital is spun out of Wovoka, a high-integrity carbon and biodiversity project developer trusted by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

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