Treescape
Unlocking Portugal's Regenerative Potential
Mathijs de Bruin | CTO & Founder
Dutch Embassy Event | November 19, 2025
Serial Social Entrepreneur
20+ years of Deep Tech
Software cooperative in Amsterdam for 8+ years
Built and ran ipfs-search.com for 7+ years
Dutch National Bank as customer 5+ years
From Tech to Trees
7 years ago: Software Architect → Food Forest Pioneer
Silverto, Paredes de Coura, Northern Portugal
1.5 hectares of transformation
Nature + tech playground
Mãos na terra
Hands in the soil
Learning by doing
Dogfeeding our product
Portugal's Demographic Crisis
Rural population lost since 1960s
Portuguese living abroad (20% of population)
The Real Crisis
Of Portuguese "forests" are eucalyptus monocultures
Of 2017 fire areas were eucalyptus/pine
Climate Emergency
Temperature rise by 2100
Beyond IPCC worst-case scenarios
Desert expansion by 2070
Portugal's Opportunity
Rural population - among Europe's highest
Abandoned land. Unresolved inheritance. Marginal agriculture.
Unspoiled by industrial farming.
Ready for regeneration.
The Choice
Regeneration
or
Desertification
Agroforestry solves these crises
So why isn't it everywhere?
COMPLEXITY
Everything affects everything else
across 60+ years
Enter Treescape
Making agroforestry
Simple. Bankable. Scalable.
Our Approach
1. Guided Agentic Intelligence
Plant level data from field to nation, guiding design through natural conversation
2. Algorithms and Open Data
Climate, species and multi-/hyper-spectral Earth Observation (EO). Plant placement through Genetic Algorithms
3. Integrated Business Models
60+ year biophysical projections, bankable outcomes. Partnership with WUR spinoff Farmtree
Scaling Strategy
10ha → 100ha → 1000ha
Each phase teaches us what the next one needs
Learn → Scale → Repeat
Starting with 3-5 pilot partners | Co-development model
Join Us
Founding Pilot Customers
3-5 partners with 10+ hectare plots across diverse regions. Co-development model.
Research Collaborations
Validation of agroforestry in practice: ecology, climate modeling, applied ML
Seeking a CEO Partner
I build solutions. You build the business.
Our Mission
1 Billion Hectares
Globally regenerated
Starting here. Starting now.
Portugal can lead the regenerative revolution
Turning land crisis
into regenerative future
Let's Connect
Mathijs de Bruin
Founder & CTO, Treescape
Email: info@treescape.io
Web: treescape.io
Location: Silverto, Paredes de Coura