US agency DFC invests US$15 million in Singapore-based VC fund Wavemaker Impact
Singapore, 14 September 2023 – The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed to investing US$15 million in Wavemaker Impact, a climate-tech venture capital fund based in Singapore that covers Southeast Asia. The investment is a significant step towards the DFC’s climate objectives in the region. The amount forms part of Wavemaker Impact’s […]
WasteX helps poultry farms improve productivity, achieve sustainability with biochar solution
Biochar solution unlocks US$5,000 annual profits for poultry farms while reducing carbon emissions WasteX working to fast-track biochar use in the Philippines Manila, Philippines, 3 August 2023 — WasteX, a climate-tech company operating in the Philippines and Indonesia, recently implemented a biochar solution at a poultry farm in West Java, in collaboration with Pitik Digital […]
Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Genzero, and Temasek Launch Rize and Announce CEO in a Bid to Decarbonise Rice Cultivation in the Region
Singapore, 7 June 2023 – Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Singapore’s Temasek have announced the launch of Rize, their new agri-tech startup to decarbonise rice cultivation in Southeast Asia and the rest of Asia. The startup will be headed by Chief Executive Officer Dhruv Sawhney who was appointed last month. Following the announcement […]
Schneider Electric unit joins US$2.7M financing round of SG agritech startup Agros
Singapore, 14 March 2023 – Agros, a Singapore-headquartered agritech startup, has raised US$2.7 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Gaia Impact Fund and Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia. Seed round investor Wavemaker Impact continued to support Agros and invested again. The round also saw participation from Silverstrand Capital, Circle Capital, and PropertyGuru […]
Australian entrepreneur Monique Conheady joins Wavemaker Impact as its newest Venture Partner
Melbourne, Australia, 7 December 2022 – Wavemaker Impact, a climate tech venture builder, announces that Monique Conheady has joined as its new Venture Partner for Australia and New Zealand. With Monique leading its efforts in Australia and New Zealand, Wavemaker Impact intends to launch its first venture in the region next year. Wavemaker Impact partners […]
Wavemaker Impact hits first close for its $25m maiden fund
Singapore, 9 November 2022 – Wavemaker Impact (WMI), Southeast Asia’s first climatetech venture builder, announced the first close of its debut fund to drive decarbonization in the region at scale. Wavemaker Impact’s limited partners include Pavilion Capital, an investment company established in Singapore in 2012; JG Digital Equity Ventures, the VC arm of the Philippines’ […]
Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Temasek Announce Intention to Form New Rice Agri-tech Venture to Decarbonise Rice Cultivation
Singapore, 28 October 2022 – Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Singapore’s Temasek intend to set up a first-of-its-kind agri-tech startup that brings together climate-tech, agri-food, and venture-building capabilities to accelerate rice decarbonisation in Southeast Asia and the rest of Asia. The startup plans to build a platform that will rapidly identify and implement the […]
Climate tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact partners with United Nations Development Programme
Singapore, 21 February 2022 — Wavemaker Impact (WMI), a climate tech venture builder in Southeast Asia, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced a partnership to support the development of scalable and sustainable technology companies. Under the three-year partnership, UNDP will offer training, tools and support, covering practical impact measurement and management frameworks, […]
Climate tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact forges partnership with Enterprise Singapore to launch climate tech companies from Singapore
Wavemaker Impact aims to reduce global carbon emissions by 10% by 2035 Singapore, 9 November 2021 – Wavemaker Impact, a climate tech venture builder in Southeast Asia, today announced a partnership with Enterprise Singapore (ESG), which will support its ambition to launch new climate tech startups that will reduce global emissions by 10% by 2035. […]
Wavemaker Partners launches first-of-its-kind climate tech venture builder in SE-Asia, with US$25M target for its first fund
Wavemaker Impact will join forces with proven tech and sustainability entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia to reduce global carbon emissions by 10% by 2035 Singapore, 28 October 2021 – Wavemaker Partners has launched Wavemaker Impact, a first-of-its-kind climate tech venture builder in Southeast Asia, targeting to raise US$25 million for its first fund. Climate change is […]