Dr. Peter Wrighton-Smith joins Natcap board as non-executive director

London, UK – 15 October 2024 – Natcap has appointed Dr. Peter Wrighton-Smith as a non-executive director. Peter’s experience scaling a science-based company from $0–$100m in revenues and proven commitment to purpose-led businesses seeking to solve global challenges will be vital in the next stage of Natcap’s growth.

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Natcap helps organisations embed nature into their decision-making to future-proof against nature-related risks, capture nature-related business opportunities, and meet regulatory requirements with confidence. Started in 2018 by leading professors at the University of Oxford, Natcap recently announced a $10 million Series A fundraise, with investment from André Hoffmann, Norinchukin Capital, and others.

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Peter Wrighton-Smith said:

“Companies can be a great force for good in the world. Having devoted the last 20 years of my life to improving the diagnosis of the world’s leading cause of infectious disease death, I am excited to bring that experience to bear in helping Natcap make an outsized contribution to solving the planet’s nature and biodiversity crisis. I am thrilled to join Natcap’s board.”

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Peter founded Oxford Immunotec, a global diagnostics company that specialises in producing tests for detecting Tuberculosis infection. He grew the company from start-up to a 500 strong team with $100m in revenues across US, Europe and Asia. He successfully led the company through 5 rounds of VC investment, a NASDAQ IPO in 2013 and the sale of the company for c$600m in 2021.

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Peter brings first hand experience of ESG and reporting obligations from the Company perspective alongside fundraising experience with leading global investors.

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Sebastian Leape, Natcap CEO said:

“Peter’s experience commercialising world leading science from the Oxford ecosystem, as well as scaling a global business,  is a huge boost in helping Natcap achieve its strategic goals. At a time where momentum in the nature-based reporting market is gathering pace, Peter will be a valuable asset helping us scale.”

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About Natcap:

Natcap helps companies quantify and embed nature-related risks and opportunities into business strategy. They collaborate with world-leading scientists to deliver comprehensive and understandable nature data and metrics. Natcap’s platform guides businesses through measuring, reporting and acting on their nature-related risks and opportunities to build resilient nature strategies. 

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