![]() Tapping on the Wavemaker platform, Wavemaker Impact entrepreneurs will have access to a network of global investors, advisors, and corporate partners.Īccording to Marie Cheong, “With existing technology, we already have the solutions to cut global carbon emissions by 50%, but we need to create incentives to disrupt traditional businesses, change behavior, and drive adoption.” They include Steve Melhuish, PropertyGuru founder and impact investor Doug Parker, ex-COO of Nutonomy Paul Santos, Managing Partner of Wavemaker Partners in Southeast Asia and Quentin Vaquette and Marie Cheong, who built more than 10 climate tech startups during their time at ENGIE Factory, the Asia-based venture arm of a global low-carbon utility. The founding team at Wavemaker Impact comprises veterans that have invested in and helped build over 35 sustainability startups, and have stellar track records in growing successful and scalable businesses. The founders of Wavemaker Impact believe that entrepreneurs will drive solutions to climate change and aim to launch companies that will reduce 10% of global emissions by 2035. ![]() Climate change is an existential threat for the region, with three of its largest cities facing the threat of being underwater by 2050. SINGAPORE, Octo– 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. ![]() Wavemaker Impact will join forces with proven tech and sustainability entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia to reduce global carbon emissions by 10% by 2035
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