La Vanguardia has published an in-depth feature on NatureBrain and the launch of Helena AI, our artificial intelligence platform for analysing and predicting natural capital investments.
The article explores a new way to assess forests, soils, water, biodiversity and other natural assets. It combines environmental data, mathematical models, artificial intelligence and financial criteria. As a result, organisations can better understand their current condition, anticipate future changes and make more informed decisions.
Can a forest be analysed like an investment?
Can we predict how much a forest will grow? Can we estimate how much carbon it will capture? And can we anticipate changes in soil quality or water availability?
These are some of the questions addressed in La Vanguardia’s feature.
The publication explains NatureBrain’s approach through a clear comparison. Bloomberg gathers, analyses and interprets financial market data. In a similar way, NatureBrain applies that logic to natural assets.
Our platform combines environmental and financial information to assess forests, reforestation projects, wetlands, rivers and other ecosystems.
The goal is not only to understand their current state. It is also to project how they may evolve over time.
Helena AI: artificial intelligence for natural capital
One of the main subjects of the article is Helena AI. NatureBrain officially presented the platform on 29 June 2026 at an event in Madrid.
In addition, the company streamed the event internationally through a live webinar.
Helena AI transforms complex environmental data into clear and useful information. Therefore, companies, investors and managers can apply that data more easily to the evaluation of natural assets.
In the case of a forestry project, for example, Helena AI can help analyse variables such as:
- Expected tree growth.
- Carbon capture and its evolution over time.
- Water availability.
- Soil quality and development.
- Timber production and quality.
- The potential impact of different management decisions.
Based on this information, managers can compare different scenarios. They can also assess measures such as changing fertilisers, adapting pruning strategies or modifying maintenance practices.
Moreover, when the data suggests a more suitable alternative, they may reconsider the species used in a plantation.
Helena AI does more than display information. Its purpose is to help users understand what may happen in the future.
It also helps assess how specific decisions could affect the environmental and financial performance of a natural asset.
Turning environmental data into decisions
Natural capital investment increasingly requires greater rigour, traceability and analytical capacity.
Forests, wetlands, rivers and other ecosystems create value in different ways. These include carbon capture, water regulation, biodiversity conservation and the sustainable production of natural resources.
However, isolated data is not enough.
First, organisations must organise and interpret the information. Then, they must transform it into scenarios that allow investors and managers to assess risks, compare opportunities and evaluate potential outcomes.
NatureBrain addresses this need by connecting nature, artificial intelligence and financial analysis. As a result, our platform turns fragmented data into a practical tool for decision-making.
The experience behind NatureBrain
La Vanguardia’s feature also explores the professional background of Miguel Ángel García Tamargo, founder and CEO of NatureBrain.
Miguel Ángel spent almost two decades at Iberdrola. During that time, he held several roles related to sustainability, environmental management and natural capital.
Through this experience, he identified a gap in the market.
Interest in investing in nature was growing. However, the sector still lacked tools capable of analysing these projects with the depth and rigour commonly applied to other asset classes.
In response to that need, Miguel Ángel founded NatureBrain. Today, the company develops technology for the analysis, prediction and management of natural capital investments.
An international team and platform
La Vanguardia also highlights NatureBrain’s international reach.
The company has a global team with expertise in technology, mathematics, software engineering, nature and business development.
NatureBrain also works with clients across different markets. The company uses its technology to analyse natural assets across Europe, the Americas and Africa.
In addition, NatureBrain participates in startup programmes supported by technology companies such as Google and Apple.
These programmes strengthen the development of our digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Together, environmental knowledge, financial experience and technology allow NatureBrain to analyse natural capital projects from an integrated perspective.
Technology, profitability and impact
NatureBrain is more than an environmental measurement tool.
Our vision is to help integrate the protection and restoration of nature into investment models that are rigorous, measurable and scalable.
To achieve this, companies, investors and asset managers need reliable information.
This information allows them to evaluate risks, compare scenarios and anticipate results. In addition, it helps them understand the real impact of each decision.
Helena AI represents another step in that direction.
Its role is to transform the complexity of nature into useful and actionable information. At the same time, it keeps the environmental, social and economic value of ecosystems at the centre of the analysis.
La Vanguardia highlights a new approach to managing nature
La Vanguardia’s publication represents an important recognition of the work being developed by NatureBrain.
Our goal is to connect nature, technology and finance to improve the analysis and management of natural assets.
Moreover, the feature introduces the concept of natural capital to a wider audience.
It also raises an increasingly relevant question: how can technology help us better understand the value of ecosystems and manage investments in nature with greater precision?
We thank La Vanguardia for the opportunity to share the story, vision and technology behind NatureBrain.
Read the full feature in La Vanguardia
Discover the original article and learn more about the origins of NatureBrain, the background of its founder and the development of Helena AI.
The original article was published in Spanish.
