Sectors
Fluent in the language of climate capital
You shouldn't have to educate your communications partner before they can start helping you. Symbiont comes pre-loaded with deep fluency across the climate finance ecosystem, from blended finance structuring to carbon credit methodology to GCF accreditation processes.
Impact Funds & Climate Vehicles
Private capital vehicles deploying into climate solutions, including renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, clean technology, and more.
Typical Clients
Fund managers ($20M–$500M AUM), first-time fund teams, established GPs adding climate mandates
Comms Challenges
Articulating a differentiated investment thesis, communicating impact alongside financial returns, LP reporting across diverse stakeholder expectations
How We Help
Fundraising narratives, LP reports, pitch decks, brand positioning, investor memos
Blended Finance Facilities
Catalytic capital structures that use concessional funding to de-risk private investment into climate and development outcomes.
Typical Clients
Climate facilities ($50M–$500M), blended finance platforms, first-loss providers, co-investment vehicles
Comms Challenges
Explaining complex capital stack structures to non-specialist audiences, communicating additionality, navigating DFI and government stakeholder expectations simultaneously
How We Help
Stakeholder narratives, policy briefs, board presentations, co-investor updates, impact reporting communications
Nature-Based Finance
Vehicles investing in nature-based solutions, including carbon credits, biodiversity, ecosystem services, blue economy, and landscape restoration.
Typical Clients
Nature-based fund managers, carbon credit developers, biodiversity funds, blue economy vehicles
Comms Challenges
Translating ecological complexity into investable narratives, navigating integrity and greenwashing concerns, communicating methodology to institutional investors
How We Help
Investor communications, methodology narratives, brand and credibility positioning, impact storytelling
DFI Intermediaries & Advisors
Organisations that sit between development finance institutions and on-the-ground implementation, managing mandates, structuring vehicles, and deploying capital.
Typical Clients
DFI-mandated fund managers, climate finance advisors, GCF accredited entities, technical assistance facilities
Comms Challenges
Balancing DFI reporting requirements with market-facing credibility, managing multi-stakeholder communication, building institutional brand in competitive tender environments
How We Help
GCF narrative support, mandate communications, institutional branding, competitive tender materials
Impact PE & Venture Capital
Growth-stage investment firms with impact mandates, combining commercial returns with measurable environmental and social outcomes.
Typical Clients
Impact-focused PE/VC firms ($50M–$500M), Article 9 fund managers, SFDR-aligned vehicles
Comms Challenges
Differentiating from conventional PE/VC, communicating impact measurement frameworks, navigating evolving regulatory disclosure requirements
How We Help
Fund positioning, SFDR-aligned reporting narratives, ESG communication strategy, investor presentations
Geographic Focus
Rooted in Asia-Pacific, working globally
Symbiont's primary focus is Asia-Pacific, with particular depth in Southeast Asia and the Mekong region. We understand the institutional landscape, the DFIs, the government co-investors, the local implementation partners, and how communications need to be calibrated for this market.
We also work with global organisations that have APAC operations or are looking to enter the region.
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