OUR TEAM
Stephen Pearce
Chairman & Co-founder
Sebastian Bachem
Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Shead
Management Consultant - Senior Advisor
Milena Streater
Chief Financial Officer
Ellis Armstrong
Senior Analyst
Eleanor Pearce
Administrative Assistant
Eric Morehouse
Associate
Cormac O'Cleirigh
Associate
Dr Peter Chalmers
Associate
Julia Seary
General Counsel
David Buckeridge
Board Advisor
John Barnes
Board Advisor
Bob Trogele
Board Advisor
THE ACCUMONT DIFFERENCE
As trusted advisors, we work with integrity to provide our clients with valuable intelligence (data + method + expertise), access to global networks (Innovators, Investors and Industry), strategic advice, and capabilities to implement positive outcomes for their businesses.
OUR STORY
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in London, with an international operating footprint, Accumont accelerates the development, validation, and scaling of novel agrifood innovation.
We combine deep sector expertise with proprietary data, methodologies (Quartile, Innovation Readiness Evaluation, and Enterprise Value Corridor), world-class experts, and our AFID Database to rapidly evaluate technologies and identify scalable, investable solutions.
As the global food system faces mounting pressure from climate change, resource scarcity, regulation, and capital constraints, innovation across genetics, biologicals, precision agriculture, data, and alternative production systems often struggles to reach commercial scale.
Accumont bridges this gap, connecting validated
agricultural innovation to the right capital, at the right time, with the right value chain partners, and providing a platform for ventures to showcase, fund, network, and grow to deliver above-market returns.
CORE VALUES
Curiosity: We maintain a persistent drive to look beyond the surface of new technologies, uncovering the hidden potential that others may overlook.
Expertise: Our work is grounded in deep, field-tested knowledge, by real people ensuring every piece of advice is backed by real-world agricultural and financial experience.
Rigour: We apply a disciplined and thorough approach to every evaluation, using proprietary methodologies to ensure that only the most viable innovations move forward.
Acumen: We combine technical understanding with sharp commercial insight to assist our clients in making informed, high-impact decisions that drive market-leading returns.
Integrity: We act as trusted advisors, prioritizing transparency and honesty in every relationship, ensuring our work always supports the best interests of the industry and the planet.
OUR MISSION
As a boutique global food and ag innovation advisory platform, we are a catalyst for change toward climate resilient food systems by accelerating and scaling better technologies that enable our clients to build stronger and more valuable businesses that support industry, society, and the planet.
OUR VISION
We believe the future of humanity lies in building climate resilient food systems that enrich nature, improve health, and protect livelihoods which will be realised accelerating novel innovation and scaling its adoption.