Searching for the next big climate tech start-up

Wavemaker Partners is making a splash with its first climate tech venture builder. Its goal is ambitious – to launch companies that will reduce 10% of global emissions by 2035.

Climate change is the biggest challenge of our generation, but some see opportunity in the crisis. 

For Wavemaker Partners, addressing the situation offers trillion-dollar potential. According to Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2021 Report, building up the region’s sustainable infrastructure will require at least $2 trillion of investment over the next decade.

The Southeast Asian venture capital company aims to make its contribution to the cause through the fundraise of an initial $25 million for Wavemaker Impact, its first climate tech venture builder in the region.

Catalysing change

The effort comes as the United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP...

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