About us

Turning environmental complexity into commercial clarity

Nature and climate risks are now business risks – impacting margins, asset values, supply chains, and regulatory exposure. But for most organisations, environmental data remains too complex, fragmented or inaccessible to act on with confidence.

Earth Blox changes that. Our platform transforms nature and climate data into decision-ready insight that supports risk mitigation, opportunity identification and regulatory compliance. These insights are designed to be used across the business, from sustainability and risk teams to commercial and operational decision-makers. Built for clarity, Earth Blox helps teams focus on what matters, interpret results with confidence and move faster from information to action.

Because in a world shaped by nature and climate, the ability to act on environmental insight is not just a sustainability advantage. It’s a business imperative.

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Meet our customers

From enterprises and financial institutions to consultancies, NGOs and academic institutions, organisations around the world trust Earth Blox to turn environmental insight into smarter strategies, stronger operations and measurable results.

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Our team

Earth Blox brings together scientific pioneers and commercial leaders with a shared mission: to make environmental insight accessible, actionable and impactful. Our team combines deep expertise in climate science and Earth observation with proven experience in scaling technology and driving strategic growth. Together, we’re building a platform that helps organisations meet nature and climate challenges with purpose, precision and speed.

Dr. Genevieve Patenaude

CEO, Executive Director

An associate professor at the University of Edinburgh and contributing author to the IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Genevieve has led multiple research projects focussed on solving global challenges.

Mike Mason

Chief Operating Officer

As COO, Mike brings 30 years of experience building world-class operations in technology companies and driving value for clients. His approach has ensured the successful growth and exit of several businesses, including TVSquared and LBi.

Richard Lewis

Chairman

Chairman of Earth Blox since 2021, Richard brings 30 years of commercial experience in the IT sector. Having led dns (Secureworks) to exit in 2009, he has since focused on supporting high growth SaaS businesses scale in Chairman, Non-Exec and Advisor roles, leading to involvement in a number of successful exits.

Katie Critchlow

Non-Executive Director

Katie brings 20+ years of experience in impact leadership and green innovation. She is the former CEO of NatureMetrics, led sustainability initiatives at M&S, WWF, and PwC and was a founding member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Finance.

Sam Fleming

Head of Customer Success, Executive Director

An Earth observation specialist, Sam has extensive experience leading teams on global projects to map and protect ecosystems. He holds a Master of Science, Remote Sensing, from University College London and is a PRINCE2 Practitioner.

Ben Butchart

Head of Development

Ben has over 20 years of software engineering and management experience at the Crown Office, JP Morgan, University College London, Dresdner Bank AG, and EDINA, where he led the delivery of geospatial services such as Digimap.

Tim Newman

Head of Product

Tim spent eight years at Ordnance Survey where he oversaw a 5X increase in subscriber numbers for the OS Maps consumer app. He holds a Master's degree in Chemistry (Oxon) and an MSc in Polar and Alpine Change from Sheffield University.

Stephen Wright

Head of Sales

Stephen has ten years of international experience scaling customer focussed teams in SaaS, finance, and manufacturing. He advised on sustainability initiatives across private energy and local government, where he managed £300m in annual contracts.

Cassie Anderson

Head of Marketing

Cassie is a CIM qualified B2B marketing and communications specialist with over 15 years’ in-house and consultancy experience building globally focused tech startups in emerging sectors including fintech, AI, and digital identity.

Chris Rose

Senior Commercial Executive

Chris has 20+ years of experience selling enterprise geospatial technologies. He has held leadership sales and channel partnership roles for EMEA and AMER at Data Interchange, Innovyze and Pitney Bowes and served on the Esri Partner Advisory Council.

Iain H Woodhouse

Knowledge and Outreach Lead

Iain is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at Edinburgh University, specialising in active remote sensing. He has over 27 years experience in academia and industry, 100+ publications, and advises UK government agencies on EO strategy.

Investors and partners

A network of trusted investors, data providers and scientific institutions supports our mission to make nature and climate intelligence accessible, scalable and impactful.

Committed to responsible impact

We’re guided by a clear purpose: to support a transition to a more sustainable, nature-positive future. That principle informs who we work with, how we operate, and what we stand for.

We prioritise working with customers who share our values and are committed to reducing their environmental impact. We also actively support those looking to shift from unsustainable practices toward more responsible and regenerative approaches.

By combining scientific integrity with ethical intent, we aim to make a meaningful contribution, not only through our technology but through the choices we make.

Awards and recognition

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