Nordic Climate Finance Summit

Joana Picq is a tech entrepreneur turned natural capital investor. After nearly two decades across Europe, Brazil, and Silicon Valley, she transitioned from the tech sector into nature finance. Through |XAU, she applies her background in innovation and data to structure biodiversity as a legitimate asset class, turning ecological performance into financial value. She operates at the intersection of capital markets and conservation, moving beyond philanthropy and land ownership to protect nature. Her first nature asset is located in the Brazilian Pantanal, in partnership with Onçafari, the country’s leading jaguar conservation organisation.