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Temasek Foundation supports a diverse range of programmes that uplift lives and communities in Singapore and beyond. Collectively, our programmes strengthen social resilience, foster international exchange, enhance regional capabilities, and advance science for a sustainable world. Temasek Foundation’s programmes, made possible through philanthropic endowments gifted by Temasek, strive towards achieving positive outcomes for individuals and communities now, and for generations to come. For more information, visit www.temasekfoundation.org.sg

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Eco-Business is the leading digital media company serving Asia Pacific’s clean technology, smart cities, responsible business and sustainable development community. Our platforms and services include the award-winning Eco-Business.com site, custom publications, market research and whitepapers, multimedia production, consultancy, training and high-impact bespoke events catered to deepen discussions on sustainability. We are headquartered in Singapore, with a presence in Sydney, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

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Amasia is a thesis-driven cross-border venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. We tend to invest in pre-Series A to Series B stage companies, with a relevance to our current thesis around solving the climate crisis through behavior change. We typically lead or co-lead deals, take on a board-level role, and serve as trusted advisors to our founders.

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PlanetRise was founded in 2019 in response to the growing climate crisis and 1 billion people on the poverty line who will be most affected. We aim to make the world a better place by providing financial support, grants and advisory services to organisations tackling Climate Change and Poverty - primarily UN Sustainability Development Goals 1, 5, 6, 7 and 13. Organisations supported to date are in food waste, clean energy, financial inclusion, marine conservation, clean water, migrant worker rights and women-led social enterprises. We have set aside an initial $2M for impact organisations over 3 years.

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We are a Singapore-based early stage Venture Capital firm building sustainable and profitable tech businesses. Our goal is to support tech entrepreneurs and their visions for a positive impact on the world. We focus on supporting companies that disrupt conventional business models through purpose-aligned capital. Investing in Profit with Purpose.

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Silverstrand Capital is a Singapore-based single-family office which invests globally in regenerative food systems and other nature-based solutions. It aims to catalyse systems change in the way we manage land, turning extractive, ecologically-destructive practices into regenerative ones which restore biodiversity and nourishes communities.

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AgFunder is a leading early-stage venture investor in the Agtech and Foodtech sector. Founded in 2013 on the belief that innovation and investment are the most powerful tools to effect rapid and positive change in the global food system, today AgFunder's portfolio includes over 70 companies spanning the entirety of the food and agriculture value chain. Its media platform, AgFunderNews, has established itself as the industry site of record and go-to knowledge source with over 2 million yearly site visits and close to 100,000 subscribers. For more information visit www.agfunder.com

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CABI is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Through implementing nature based solutions, CABI tackles global issues like poverty, hunger, education, equality, sustainability, climate change and biodiversity. We do this by helping farmers grow more and lose less of what they produce, combating threats to agriculture and the environment from pests and diseases, protecting natural habitats from invasive species, and improving access to scientific knowledge. CABI operates Plantwise, a food security and rural livelihoods improvement programme introduced to 34 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas that has reached 54 million farmers over the last decade.

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DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia with a presence in 18 markets. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is in the three key Asian axes of growth: Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The bank's "AA-" and "Aa1" credit ratings are among the highest in the world.

Recognised for its global leadership, DBS has been named “World’s Best Bank” by Euromoney, “Global Bank of the Year” by The Banker and “Best Bank in the World” by Global Finance. The bank is at the forefront of leveraging digital technology to shape the future of banking, having been named “World’s Best Digital Bank” by Euromoney and the world’s “Most Innovative in Digital Banking” by The Banker. In addition, DBS has been accorded the “Safest Bank in Asia” award by Global Finance for 13 consecutive years from 2009 to 2021.

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Elev8.vc is an early-stage, deep tech venture capital firm based in Singapore. The fund's focus verticals include smart mobility, medtech, complex computing, and novel materials. Elev8 aims to create emergent industries by backing visionary founders and technologies of the future.

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ENGIE Factory is the startup collaboration entity of ENGIE in Asia-Pacific. The Factory invests, collaborates and builds new startups to shape the future of energy and smart cities in the region.

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Golden Gate Ventures was established in 2011, and made its first investment in 2012. With offices in Singapore and Indonesia, Golden Gate Ventures has grown to a team of 19. The firm has raised 3 Asian VC funds, with over US$200M in total assets under management. Our portfolio companies have raised over US$800 million and have offices across all the major Southeast Asian markets. Following our mantra of “Empowering the Audacious”, the firm has made 40++ investments across 7 countries.

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The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) is part of an international network of nonprofit organizations developing the roadmap for a sustainable, secure, and just protein supply. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Singapore, GFI APAC is Asia’s leading alternative protein think tank, accelerating a shift away from industrial animal agriculture through open-access food science R&D, corporate engagement, and policy advocacy.

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Grow Asia was established by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, to bring together farmers, governments, the private sector, NGOs and other stakeholders in Southeast Asia to convene, facilitate and help scale inclusive agriculture value chains as well as multi-stakeholder sectoral coordination. At the core of our work are three goals: to lift the productivity, profitability and environmental sustainability of smallholder agriculture in the region.

Grow Asia currently comprises the regional Grow Asia Secretariatin Singapore; six Country Partnerships, each supported by an in-country team;and 44 Working Groups, organized around specific value chains (such as coffee)or cross-cutting issues (such as agri-finance). The network now engages over480+ partner organizations, and reaches over 1.3m smallholder farmers.

For more information, please visit www.growasia.org

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IPI is an innovation catalyst that creates opportunities for enterprises to grow beyond boundaries. As a subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore, IPI accelerates the innovation process of enterprises through access to its global innovation ecosystem and advisory services. For more information, visit www.ipi-singapore.org.

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Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) is a top application-oriented research ecosystem in China, which was founded in 2013 by Jiangsu Province to promote industrial technology research and the commercialization of advanced scientific results. JITRI has established 60+ specialized research institutes in the fields of advanced materials, energy & environment, manufacturing & equipment, biology & medicine, and ICT. The ecosystem is now expanding as part of the Yangtze Delta's National Innovation Center (NICE).

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Founded in Singapore in 2017, Lestari Capital is a Southeast Asia-based environmental enterprise built to mobilize market-linked finance for forest conservation and restoration initiatives around the world. Lestari’s innovative platforms help the market identify and transact a broad spectrum of ecosystem services from independent project initiatives on the ground to help meet and backstop corporate commitments around sustainable commodity certification, zero deforestation supply chains, and climate commitments. Through its innovative platforms, the company has already mobilized more than US$1 billion in market commitments from the private sector to support projects over the next 25-years. The Indonesian word "Lestari" means sustainable, or everlasting, signifying our commitment to developing long-term sources of finance for high quality conservation and restoration initiatives.

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Nordic Innovation House is the Singapore headquarters for the Nordic startup community. We will help you to navigate the landscape and connect Nordic companies into right ecosystem stakeholders, such as investors, co-working spaces, incubators, accelerators, government, academia in Singapore and Southeast Asia via our strong community and network. We are scaling the best of Nordics and building bridges between the Nordics and Southeast Asia.

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Reapra is a venture builder and investment group based in Singapore with a strategic focus on developing sustainable businesses. Through research and practice, we nurture entrepreneurs into industry leaders, and contribute towards the betterment of society. To date, Reapra has invested in more than 70 companies in 13 countries, across a variety of industries including agriculture, aviation, education, healthcare, hospitality, real estates, travel and venture capital.

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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) was formed as a statutory board under MEWR on 1 April 2019 to oversee food safety and food security from farm-to-fork. The SFA brings together food-related functions carried out by the former Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, the National Environment Agency and the Health Sciences Authority.

As the lead agency for food-related matters, SFA’s mission is to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore. SFA works hand-in-hand with the industry and consumers to grow our three “food baskets” – Diversify import sources, Grow local, and Grow overseas, as well as ensure food safety from farm to fork. SFA also partners food businesses to strengthen capabilities, tap on technologies to raise productivity, undertake research to develop new lines of business, and catalyse industry transformation to ensure food security.

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Following the success of the first solar flight around the world, the Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life on Earth by putting together a portfolio of Labeled Cleantech Solutions, that have the potential to protect the environment whilst sustaining economic growth. We want to boost the adoption of our Labeled Cleantech Solutions around the world to different governments, regions, cities, corporates and investors.

One of the first Label for positive impact businesses bringing together protection of the environment and financial viability, this Label serves as an award for clean and profitable solutions. Our main mission is to accelerate the adoption of Cleantech Solutions around the world. Visit https://solarimpulse.com/ for more information.

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Teja Ventures is the first gender lens VC fund for the She Economy in emerging Asia. Teja invests in the future of consumption in emerging Asia. We target early stage consumer technology companies in 6 core verticals of Future of Food, Future of Retail, Digital Health and Wellness, Creator Economy, Circular Economy and Financial Inclusion. We incorporate a gender lens methodology in our investment thesis: targetting companies which leverage the economic potential of women as a demographic, as consumers, online traffic or mobile workforce.

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The Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions (CNCS) is a focal point for world-class research, thought leadership and education on nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers to produce credible, salient, and legitimate science that informs nature-based climate strategies and actions and build capacity and and empower leadership in the public, private and people sectors to respond to climate challenges and opportunities.

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Vertex Holdings is a Singapore-based venture capital investment holding company with AUM of over USD 3.5B. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings that provides anchor funding and operational support to a global platform of venture capital partnerships and funds in key innovation hubs around the world. Currently, there are six funds in the network namely: Vertex Ventures China, Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Ventures US, Vertex Ventures HC and Vertex Growth.

Each Vertex network fund operates independently with separate, local investment teams in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Jakarta, Bangalore, Singapore, Tel Aviv, Palo Alto and San Francisco. The Vertex family of funds invests in technology and healthcare opportunities in the early and growth stages, with over 200 active portfolio companies today, and a track record of growing disruptive, transformational companies into global champions.

For more information, please visit Vertex Holdings’ website.

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Wavemaker Impact is a first-of-its-kind climate tech venture builder in Southeast Asia. The Wavemaker Impact team co-founds sustainability-focused businesses with proven entrepreneurs, with the goal of reducing 10% of the global carbon budget by 2035. It aims to rally individuals, investors, and businesses that care about the planet and want to make a rapid, tangible change in reducing carbon emissions. Contact us at impact@wavemaker.vc.

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Zingforce Ventures, founded by Sertac Yeltekin in Singapore, is a venture builder with a vast international network in Fund Raising & Business Development. Zingforce originates new deals and advises founders though business and venture partners in Singapore, Seoul, Jakarta, Manila, Dubai, Copenhagen, Milano, Rome, Shanghai, London and Istanbul. Zingforce derives its inspiration from the Z-Generation and their quest to mobilize the world for good. Zingforce thrives on helping corporate and non-profit organizations achieve results while maximizing social and environmental impact. Our services include venture building for innovative and creative companies, launching socially responsible funds and advisory for superlative team performance.

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100 Open Startups is a corporate-startup engagement platform created and maintained by more than 100 global leading organizations that together evaluate and rank startups worldwide for business generation

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Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations or AGNII is a national initiative under the guidance and support of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. It aims to support the ongoing efforts to boost the innovation ecosystem in the country by connecting innovators across industry, individuals and the grassroots to the market and helping commercialize their innovative solutions thereby helping propel India into a new era of inclusive economic growth.

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AVPN is a unique funders’ network based in Singapore committed to building a vibrant and high impact social investment community across Asia. As an advocate, capacity builder, and platform that cuts across private, public and social sectors, AVPN embraces all types of engagement to improve the effectiveness of members across the Asia Pacific region.

The core mission of AVPN is to increase the flow of financial, human and intellectual capital to the social sector by connecting and empowering key stakeholders from funders to the social purpose organizations they support.

With over 600 members across 34 markets, AVPN is catalysing the movement towards a more strategic, collaborative and outcome focused approach to social investing, ensuring that resources are deployed as effectively as possible to address key social challenges facing Asia today and in the future.

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Accelerating Asia is the leading startup engagement platform that connects investors, partners and clients to the best startups in Asia and beyond through acceleration, investment opportunities and engagement.

At the core of the work we do is the guiding belief that entrepreneurs are humanity’s greatest catalysts for positive change.

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Alterpacks is a Singapore-based start-up providing a zero-waste solution by creating a new biodegradable material using food by-products to replace plastics. Supported by the Temasek Foundation and incubated under Singapore Management University’s Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the company’s first products will be in food take-away boxes and secondary packaging. With their food waste valourization technology, Founder & CEO, Karen Cheah together with CFO, Herbin Chia, are collaborating with industry partners to first launch in Singapore followed by the Asia-Pacific. They’ve also started a community engagement series called Conversations 3-2-1 with global thought leaders in the sustainability space.

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BLOCK71 is an initiative by NUS Enterprise in collaborative and strategic partnerships with established corporates and government agencies. It is a technology ecosystem builder and global connector which catalyzes and aggregates the start-up community, as well as spearheads new initiatives, and provides mentorship and growth opportunities in local and global markets.

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Catalonia Trade & Investment (aka ACCIÓ) is the public agency that works to attract foreign direct investment to Barcelona and Catalonia, promoting the area as an attractive, innovative and competitive business location. We connect businesses to the key strategic sectors. We promote internationalization and innovation. We help Catalan business and startups boost their competitiveness. Headquartered in Barcelona, ACCIÓ operates from 40 offices around the world covering more than 100 markets to provide supports to Catalan companies in international expansion as well as linking Catalan start-ups, SMEs and large corporations to business partners worldwide. With Catalonia’s strategic location for innovation, entrepreneurship and R&D activities, ACCIÓ is also committed to the promotion of innovation projects between Catalan companies as well as R&D centres and their peers internationally in identifying the suppliers and technological partners that best fit on specific needs.

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CEMEX Ventures is the open innovation arm and corporate venture capital unit of CEMEX. It was founded in 2017 in order to help drive innovation towards CEMEX and the construction ecosystem by looking for solutions fit for the industry´s need nowadays through startups, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders.

CEMEX Ventures is constantly on the lookout for solutions that respond to one, or more, of the pain points they have identified in the construction value chain: innovative building materials and construction methods, supply chain, project and jobsite management, smart cities and buildings, project design and engineering, and investment and financing.

Furthermore, CEMEX Ventures supports CEMEX’s ambition to deliver net-zero CO2 concrete to all of its customers globally by 2050. The open innovation unit positioned itself as one of the leaders in the industry on investment efforts in the Construction and Technology ecosystem. They lead global campaigns such as Construction Startup Competition and TOP50 Contech Startups.

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The Circular Economy Club (CEC) is the international network of over 3,100 circular economy professionals and organizations from 85 countries. Non-for-profit, global and open to anyone to join the club for free. The club's main goals are:

1. Connecting professionals to foster opportunities and collaboration, and
2. Providing them with the tools and resources needed to bring the circular economy to life.

CEC was founded in London by Anna Tarí, who realized that there were a number of great initiatives but lacking visibility, the right tools, funding and connections in order to have an impact. CEC was set up to bridge this gap and to establish strong connections amongst the circular economy community, to share best practices and try our best to have an impact at a local and global level simultaneously. CEC is managed voluntarily by a team of 22 volunteers based all over the world and supported by the work of engaged club members who volunteer as CEC Mentors to give free mentorship to the youngest members, and CEC Organizers who bring CEC activities to their cities, universities and organizations.

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Based in Singapore, Clean Earth Technologies, is an EnviroTech commercialization company that focuses on the identification, development and commercialization of research for non-toxic, environmentally friendly industry processes and technologies. This passion for commercialization is at the heart of its ESG and Circular Economy leadership to address real-world environmental problems.

Its first solution which won the Mining Magazine Award as the Processor of the Year 2019, is a gold recovery process using thiosulfate. Owned by its subsidiary, Clean Mining Pty Ltd, it is a non-toxic mineral processing technology of the future - an alternative to toxic cyanide and mercury. The solution has been in development for more than a decade including an in-field pilot validation in Australia. Results have proven that the solution eliminates the use of cyanide and mercury in gold production and will set a “new gold standard” globally.

In mid-2021, subsidiary Clean Urban Mining Pty Ltd was formed to push forward the process of recovering precious metals from electronic waste without the use of toxic chemicals. Its unique, non-toxic process, which won the Australian Prime Ministers Award for Innovation in 2020, is used to not only recover precious metals, but currently in research on recycling the remaining plastics to reduce the waste from going into landfill, making the solution a true sustainable circular economy solution.

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Conservation International works to protect the critical benefits that nature provides to people. Through science, partnerships and fieldwork, Conservation International is driving innovation and investments in nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, supporting protections for critical habitats, and fostering economic development that is grounded in the conservation of nature. Conservation International works with governments, corporations, and local communities, empowering societies at all levels to create a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable planet. Conservation International Asia-Pacific, headquartered in Singapore, has for over 20 years implemented conservation programs across the region. In this region Conservation International Asia-Pacific has worked to protect more than 80,000 km2 on land and 3.5 million km2 at sea whilst supporting over one million local community members and investing over US$60 million into protected area trust funds. The work has led to the discovery of over 1000 new vertebrate species.

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Development Innovation Insider (Diinsider) is a content creator and solution provider for consumers, entrepreneurs and partners in the “Bottom of Pyramid (BoP)” market. Our mission is to improve quality of lives for the under served 4-5 billion population.

At Diinsider, we connect SMEs/entrepreneurs/social enterprises in the BoP market with (impact) investors, corporations, Media and governments, and help them together build partnerships. We also help impact investors and various stakeholders to identify addressable market in emerging countries, to scale up social and economic impacts with grassroots oriented initiatives.

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The Royal Danish Embassy represents Denmark in Singapore and forms a bridge between individuals and businesses from both countries. Led by Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi, we work on strengthening trade relations, cultural exchange and knowledge sharing across Singaporean and Danish markets, while at the same time promoting cooperation and diplomatic relations between our two countries. The Trade Council at the Embassy works with Danish companies on entering the Singaporean market or expanding existing business in the region.

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The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) aims to support the UK to trade its way to prosperity, stability, and security. We do this by helping businesses to export, by driving investments into the UK, opening up markets, and by championing free trade around the world.

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Earth Venture Capital (EVC) is a global venture capital firm focusing on digital solutions to tackle climate change. EVC seeks to invest in early-stage startups from pre-seed to Series A with ticket sizes ranging from $500,000 to $3 million. To speed up startup success, EVC provides entrepreneurs with exclusive support that extends far beyond cash, including strategy formulation, product evaluation process design, access to insightful resources, and a diverse network of experts. EVC has established partnerships with more than 100 venture capital funds and corporations with a strong commitment to fight climate change, government agencies, and research organizations in Europe, the USA, Singapore, Australia, and China. Operating with a Venture Studio, EVC also hunts for unrealized business opportunities and match ideas with entrepreneurs to turn them into startups. We act as a co-founder and support entrepreneurs from ideation, validation until the growth stage.

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Established by the US Congress in 1960, the Center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to exchange views, build expertise, and develop policy options. The Center is an independent, public, nonprofit organization with funding from the US government, and additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments in the region.

Over nearly 60 years of serving as a US-based institution for public diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region with international governance, staffing, students, and participants, the Center has built a worldwide network of 65,000 alumni and more than 1,100 partner organizations. The Center’s 21-acre Honolulu campus, adjacent to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, is located midway between Asia and the US mainland and features research, residential, and international conference facilities. The Center’s Washington, D.C., office focuses on preparing the United States for an era of growing Asia Pacific prominence.

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The EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs) was launched in April 2019 as a strategic collaboration among Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), EnterpriseSingapore (ESG), and the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS). The ninth Centre of Innovation in Singapore and the first-of-its-kind for the energy sector, EcoLabs serves as a one-stop hub to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups innovate, grow and thrive in the competitive energy sector. EcoLabs aims to enable these companies to further develop and commercialise their clean-energy related innovations and business ideas, by providing them support in product acceleration and business acceleration.Product acceleration support includes providing SMEs and start-ups with multidisciplinary technical support, cutting edge research facilities, and access to the latest scientific research in clean energy. Business acceleration support includes strategic advisory, investment pitching and networking sessions.

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Energy Shrink is focused on the decarbonization of the built environment through consulting for policy, programs, and individual buildings. Based in the Metro DC region, Energy Shrink is an SBA-certified woman-owned small business that works with international, federal, state and local, as well as private clients to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings.

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The Food Innovation & Resource Centre (FIRC) was launched in 2007 as a joint initiative by Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic. Being the Centre of Innovation for food, FIRC provides food enterprises with technological solutions, resources and trainings.

Helmed by a team of dedicated professionals with diverse range of expertise and equipped with facilities including pilot plants and testing laboratories, FIRC works closely with food enterprises to develop exciting new food products, solve manufacturing issues and adopt new practices for an increasingly sophisticated and challenging food and beverage market.

FIRC’s objectives:

•         To play a pivotal role in establishing Singapore as a strategic Food Innovation Hub in close collaboration with industry and government agencies.

•         To leverage on our science and technology capabilities to develop product and process innovations for the food enterprises to capture new markets.

•         To enhance the quality and relevance of education and training programmes in food science & technology.

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FoodShot Global empowers bold ideas and innovative companies to accelerate the transformation to a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system. FoodShot Global is a collaborative platform of innovators, investors, industry leaders, and advocates who are working together to solve our biggest food system challenges. By connecting knowledge, networks, and funding across the private and public sectors, FoodShot creates scalable, impactful, and inspired solutions – MoonShots For Better Food. With a global network of food industry leaders and aligned equity, debt, and prize dollars; FoodShot empowers best-in-class entrepreneurs, researchers, and advocates to transform the most critical food system challenges into opportunities for collaborative investment and meaningful change.

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GROW is an ecosystem catalyst advancing innovation, sustainability, and resilience in the food system. We’re on a mission to inspire and accelerate extraordinary founders who are developing technology solutions that deliver positive impact for people, place, and planet. Through our fund and accelerator programs we work with startups to supercharge their growth on the global stage. GROW is supported by Enterprise Singapore and backed by leading agrifoodtech VC AgFunder.

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Hello Tomorrow is a mission-driven global organisation that aims to accelerate the transfer of deep technologies to solve some of our most pressing industrial, environmental and societal challenges.

Our activities:

1 - Scouting deep tech solutions worldwide: Partnering with over 200 of the best universities & accelerators to identify new and promising projects, we give innovation a platform through startup competitions.

2 - Building a collaborative ecosystem: Connecting all key players (startups, universities, investors, accelerators, & enterprises) in a global ecosystem through events, competitions and programs around the globe.

3 - Innovation consulting & services: Helping private and public organisations understand deep tech applications, regain agility, and manage their own ecosystem.

4 - Deep tech observatory: Identify and analyse innovation trends & dynamics leveraging experts and data from our network, and generate debates to question the role of emerging technologies in our society.

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IES-Incubator and Accelerator (IES-INCA) is a strategic initiative by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) to support engineers in Technopreneurship.

IES-INCA is a platform “by engineers for engineers”. We promote and support entrepreneurial engineers in the scale up stage of their venture through our incubation and acceleration programs. IES-INCA also supports first time entrepreneurs through the ESG Startup SG Founder program. We support engineers with DeepTech innovations to be successful in commercialising their products and services.

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InnoSpace is a community for entrepreneurs and startups, providing effective incubation and open innovation services. It encompasses incubator for startup incubation, accelerator for industry acceleration, college for talent development, venture club for connecting entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts, and angel investment. Together, these form a comprehensive and robust support ecosystem for startups.

InnoSpace currently operates 4 incubators and 2 accelerators in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Shenzhen, with total incubation spaces of 15,000sqm. As one of China’s pioneer ‘New Generation Incubator’, InnoSpace has nurtured close to 500 startups.

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JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Originally established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad, JETRO's core focus in the 21st century has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment into Japan and helping small to medium size Japanese firms maximize their global export potential.

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Mana Impact is an impact investment and advisory firm. Based in Singapore and Hong Kong, it seeks to direct investments towards positive, social, and environmental impact in Asia. It envisions a world where investments support a more circular and regenerative economy, and where there is a balance between people, planet and profit. By catalysing and developing an ecosystem of like-minded investors, Mana Impact strives to support impactful solutions and accelerate systems change for sustainability - particularly in the areas of ocean health, and food and agriculture.

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NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), plays a pivotal role in advancing innovation and entrepreneurship at NUS and beyond. It actively promotes entrepreneurship and cultivates global mind-sets and talents through the synergies of experiential entrepreneurial education, active industry partnerships, holistic entrepreneurship support and catalytic entrepreneurship outreach. Its initiatives and global connections support a range of entrepreneurial journeys and foster ecosystem building in new markets. These initiatives augment and complement the University’s academic programmes and act as a unique bridge to industry well beyond Singapore’s shores.  

For more information, please visit https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg

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New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit that supports clean energy entrepreneurs and startups with access to funding, business accelerators, and networks. We operate programs in the USA , China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and East Africa.

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The Open Innovation Network (OIN) is set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to provide a single national gateway to open innovation challenges and activities happening in Singapore. At OIN, you will find a directory of challenges launched by companies or agencies inviting solutions, where innovators can seek out co-development and test-bedding opportunities. We encourage the discovery of new ideas and solutions, and link up partners in the open innovation ecosystem. Visit www.openinnovationnetwork.gov.sg for more information.

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Padang & Co catalyses innovation across Southeast Asia by building ecosystems that bring together startups, corporate partners, and government agencies, giving them the opportunity to collaborate and deliver meaningful business impact.

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RS Group is a mid-sized HK-based family office committed to creating a paradigm shift in people’s values and priorities so that economic growth will support, instead of jeopardize, human development and environmental sustainability. A firm believer that one should, and can, “invest in the future one wants to create”, RS Group shared their journey building a 100% sustainably invested portfolio in their RS Group Impact Report in 2016. The Group also incubated the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi) in 2018, a private investor community platform that aims to drive demand and promote sustainable finance in HK. Currently, RS Group has a core focus on climate change, where it strengthened its climate lens across its portfolio and developed a “Natural Capital Initiative”. This initiative is aimed at deploying concessionary capital to mobilize private capital into nature based investment projects in Asia, marked by the launch of a US$3 million blended finance funding window in 2019, in partnership with Convergence. Visit http://www.rsgroup.asia/ for more information.

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Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.

The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services.

Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and Blade gaming laptops.

Razer’s software platform, with over 150million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma RGB (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system supporting thousands of devices and hundreds of games/apps), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher).

Razer also offers payment services for gamers, youth, millennials and Gen Z. Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest game payment services, and Razer Fintech provides fintech services in emerging markets.

Founded in 2005, Razer is dual-headquartered inIrvine (California) and Singapore, with regional headquarters in Hamburg andShanghai. Razer has 18 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand for gamers in the US, Europe and China. Razer is listed on the HongKong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).

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At SGInnovate, we believe that Singapore has all the resources and capabilities needed to tackle ‘hard problems' that matter to people around the world. As a part of the robust startup ecosystem here, our mission is to enable ambitious and capable individuals and teams to imagine, start, build, and scale globally-relevant technologies. With the support of our partners, SGinnovate’s priority is to work with deeply-technical founders that have research originated IP at the core of their company. We back these entrepreneurs through equity-based investments, access to talent, and support in building customer traction. We are prioritising our efforts around Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Blockchain. These technologies represent impactful and scalable answers to global challenges. SGInnovate is a private-limited company wholly owned by the Singapore Government.

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The Singapore Management University (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) is a practice-oriented institute that nurtures changemakers and founders who aspire to make the world a better place. We also champion a cohesive entrepreneurship community anchored at its innovation hub – The Greenhouse, and through activities such as its marquee event – the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC).

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Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.

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Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance’s (SDTA) mission is to reduce the environmental impact of businesses by empowering founders to rapidly build, validate and scale Industry 4.0 startups and supporting them with world-class technologies, investment, network and skills. SDTA creates an open ecosystem of public-private partnership with research institutions, government, investors and corporate partners with vested interest in venture creation. Operated by XNode, supported by research institutes Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC), as well as corporate alliance partners OMRON, Micron, TÜV SÜD, PlanetSpark (Excelpoint Ltd) and Sunningdale Tech Ltd, SDTA’s vision is to:

- Create 15 new deep-tech ventures over the next 5 years
- Turn Singapore into the sustainable deep-tech capital of the world
- Create 1,250 new jobs in Singapore over the next 5 years

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StartupX is an innovation, venture and startup enabler. We partner with leading corporations to collaborate with startups, run global programmes to help companies grow, build vibrant communities to support the next generation of founders and help local governments build and develop thriving ecosystems.

Our initiatives are supported by a select group of over 250 mentors, investors, founders and corporate leaders across Southeast Asia and beyond. Based in Singapore, we work with companies from all over the world with the goal to drive impactful innovation on a global scale.

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The Sustainable Future Fund is a strategic initiative by Eco-Business and Tembusu Partners to deploy purpose-driven capital into solving the most urgent sustainable development challenges across Asia.

The Fund will pursue high impact and commercially viable growth stage opportunities focused on Southeast Asia that address the climate crisis and reduce social inequalities. It will take a broad sector approach and focus on three high opportunity areas identified: sustainable cities & communities, sustainable foods, and sustainable energy.

Asia is home to the world’s most rapidly developing markets with huge infrastructural needs. In the aftermath of the global Covid-19 pandemic, developing Asia will need to close the current investment gap toward sustainable solutions to maintain its growth momentum, tackle poverty, income inequality, and respond to climate change.

The Sustainable Future Fund is uniquely positioned to help address these challenges and drive change in the region with its impact-driven investment strategy and proprietary framework for ESG assessment that will ensure its portfolio companies deliver not just financial returns but demonstrable impact.

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Sustainable Living Lab (SL2) facilitates innovation projects that addresses the needs of the 3P (Public, Private & People) sector. We are driven to advance economic, environmental and social sustainability through cross sector collaborations. Through incorporating foresight, technology and community development approaches in our work, we strive for a more sustainable future in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Founded in Singapore, we also maintain labs in India and Indonesia. We are currently working on the following issue areas: Technology Skills Gap, Sustainable Business Models and Zero Waste. Visit www.sustainablelivinglab.org for more information.

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The Techstars worldwide network helps entrepreneurs succeed. Founded in 2006, Techstars began with three simple ideas—entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere. Now we are on a mission to enable every person on the planet to contribute to, and benefit from, the success of entrepreneurs.

In addition to operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, we do this by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Techstars has invested in more than 2,200 companies that today have a combined market cap valuation of $29 billion.

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Established in 2006, Tembusu Partners is a boutique private equity firm in Singapore dedicated to supporting high growth ventures across Emerging Asia. Tembusu invests in disruptive technology that we believe have strong potential to drive innovation in key focus sectors such as financial and business services, consumer services, education and healthcare. With an advisory board and investment committee comprising well-connected corporate leaders and industry veterans ranging from technology to business services, we are committed to supporting founders and companies in their global growth.

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The FinLab is UOB’s innovation accelerator that brings the ecosystem together to catalyse business growth and transformation. With a regional presence in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, The FinLab provides access to a range of business and technology experts, tools and content through The FinLab Online and in-person programmes. These programmes range from supporting the FinTech and start-up community in developing solutions, to assisting the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) community in going digital and innovating for sustainability. Founded in 2015, The FinLab has supported and connected with more than 14,000 businesses globally.

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A weekly newsletter helping climate founders and investors discover undercover climate startups, technologies and opportunities before everyone else. Written by founders, subject matter experts and investors with decades across the climate-tech space.

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Founded by RMI and New Energy Nexus, Third Derivative is accelerating the rate of climate innovation through our inclusive ecosystem approach, which rapidly finds, funds, and scales climate tech globally. We launched in December 2020 with 47 companies, the largest cohort of climate tech companies in the world.

By uniting and aligning committed investors, large corporates, and market and policy experts with the world’s most promising climate tech startups, D3 bridges finance and resource gaps to increase speed to market. Our flexible and highly curated accelerator program enables startups to focus on their unique needs and opportunities.

Today D3’s collaborative ecosystem includes $3.6T market cap of corporate partners, $5B AUM of investor partners (across five continents), and over 60 startups addressing climate challenges across all major emissions sectors. Together, we are moving markets to achieve a brighter, more equitable climate future.

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Top Tier Impact is a global private network of impact investors, entrepreneurs and professionals. Our mission is to accelerate the mainstream adoption of impact as the way of investing and running companies. We facilitate investments, create partnerships and exchange knowledge - mostly because our members have plenty of ways to communicate among each other.

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Tsinghua x-lab is a university-based education platform designed to foster student creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. It was established in April 2013 under the auspices of the School of Economics and Management. Tsinghua x-lab offers support and resources to the entire Tsinghua community-students, faculty, alumni across 16 schools and departments. The Tsinghua Entrepreneur & Executive Club (TEEC) and Tsinghua Science Park (TusPark) are strategic founding partners.

'X' in the Platform's name refers to the mission of pursuing the unknown at the intersection of multiple academic disciplines and needs. 'lab' emphasizes the Experiential, Collaborative and Action-based Process That is Core to the x-lab's approach to learning. These form the basis of the three unique value propositions that the x-lab offers: linkages among multiple disciplines within Tsinghua, integration of resources within and outside the university, and new learning methods to develop individual and team capabilities to generate business model innovations and support social activism.

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APCO Worldwide is an advisory and advocacy communications consultancy helping leading public and private sector organizations be catalysts for progress, navigate the challenges of today, act with agility, anticipate social risk and build organizational reputations, relationships and solutions to succeed. APCO is an independent and majority women-owned business with offices in more than 30 global markets and work in more than 80 countries.

https://apcoworldwide.com/services/sustainability-social-impact/

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The SDG Co is an Eco-Business initiative, supported by partner organisations from across the globe.

It is the world’s leading sustainability innovation marketplace that connects start-ups, entrepreneurs, technology providers and investors working on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our platform will also provide a shared community space where people and businesses can network, exchange ideas, and build professional and personal skills and capabilities. We are a technology-driven platform and community that will help drive these efforts and accelerate our ambition to be climate neutral by the second half of the century.

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