# Top 40 CleanTech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Asia in October 2023 ## Kleiner Perkins - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley. ## Energy Revolution Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Battery, Chemical Engineering We invest in, mentor and partner with technology innovators accelerating the energy transition ## Volta Energy Technologies - Type: VC Fund - Location: Naperville, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Battery Using technical expertise to advance and invest in energy technology. ## Northern Light Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Internet Supporting the next generation of entpreneurs in enterprise, healthcare, and consumer with disruptive potential. ## Dingxin Maoye - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jintan, Jiangsu, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Robotics, CleanTech, Industrial Dingxin Maoye is an investment firm that offers investment management and consulting. ## IDG Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders. ## Betatron Venture Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce Betatron Venture Group is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies. ## Oriza Seed Capital (Oriza Yuandian) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology Oriza Seed Venture Capital, located in Suzhou Industrial Park, is held by Suzhou Oriza Holdings Ltd. Oriza Seed is a market-oriented investment platform. It looks for investment opportunities among early-stage and growth-stage enterprises in the fields of Healthcare and TMT. Oriza Seed has ample resources and experiences investing in the healthcarefield. By late March 2016, Oriza Seed has invested in more than 50 healthcare companies, including Ascentage Pharma, Innovent Biologics, and SceneRay Corporation. ## Huixin Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Aerospace, CleanTech, Lifestyle Founded in 2008, Hong Kong Huixin Capital Co., Ltd. is located in the asset management platform for service financial institutions and ultra-high net worth individuals, and is particularly good at offshore asset-side products. The company is a licensed institution approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. It is engaged in thefourth category (advising on securities) and the ninth category (providing asset management) regulated activities. At the same time, its RMB funds and managers are also filed with the China Securities Investment Fund Association. ## TES (Singapore) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Corporate Round - Focus: Battery, CleanTech, Renewable Energy TES is the global leader in managed deployment, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), and e-waste recycling partner for sustainable technology lifecycle services. ## Translink Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology For US-based startups, identifying and accessing strategic partners in Asia can sometimes seem like a daunting challenge. With TransLink Capital’s support, guidance, and relationships with the most significant companies in Asia, our portfolio companies can develop the necessary long-term partnerships to transform their businesses and expand in Asiaand beyond. ## Gaoge Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Xizhang, Shanxi, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CleanTech, Lifestyle, Housekeeping Service Gaoge Investment is engaged in investments in new energy, mining, manufacturing, catering, and high-tech industries. ## China Creation Ventures (CCV) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, Software China Creation Ventures (CCV) was founded by the former KPCB China Managing Partner, Wei Zhou, and his TMT investment team of many years in KPCB China. With the majority of members from KPCB China, CCV has developed deep domain expertise and insight in the TMT industry. The companies they invested at early stage include JD.com (NASDAQ:JD),CreditEase (NYSE:YRD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT), ID5.com, Himalaya FM, Tan Tan Mobile Social (acquired by Momo, NASDAQ: MOMO), VenusTech (SZ:002439), Manzuo.com (acquired by SuNing), Miaopai Mobile Video (Yixia.com), ULUCU (NEEQ:837110), Miaozhen Systems, Asia Innovation Group, Meican.com, Scinor Water (acquired by TRCE:300332), KJY Water (NEEQ:835159), Arrail Dental, etc. Many of the CCV’s portfolio have seen significant business growth and closed a new round of financing, including JD Digit, Wanka Online (HKSE:1762), Perfect Corp, Perfect, Ice Kredit, Zuzuche, Veer VR, Menya, Bizvane, Joyrun, Cowa Robot, Lomotif, Dingdong Class, Shukun Technology, Yunhu Health, etc. ## Engie - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in the three key sectors of electricity, natural gas and energy services. The Group supports changes in society that are based as much on economic growth as on, social progress and the preservation of natural resources. ENGIE employs 152,900 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €74.7billion in 2014. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20). As a global energy player, ENGIE operates in close to 70 countries on 5 continents. While the Group still intends to maintain its position as a key player in Europe and a leader on the energy transition, it is now a benchmark energy provider in the emerging world. ## Amasia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Education We fund businesses tackling the biggest global challenges of our time. ## Leiyao Ziben - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CleanTech Leiyao Ziben is an investment firm that provides asset management and investment management services. ## Thunes - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Forestry Payment infrastructure for a connected world. ## Ant Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Financial Services, Internet Ant Group aims to create the infrastructure and platform to support the digital transformation of the service industry. They strive to enable all consumers and small businesses to have equal access to financial and other services that are inclusive, green, and sustainable.Formally established in October 2014, Ant Group’s origins date to 2004 whenAlipay was created in the nascent days of e-commerce to solve the trust issue between buyers and sellers in online transactions. Their innovative payment solution bridged the trust gap, facilitated online transactions, and underpinned the development of e-commerce in China. Having pioneered digital payments in China, Ant Group has since expanded its service offerings through technology and innovation to enable digital finance for consumers and businesses.Their technology enables participants in commercial activities, including consumers, businesses, and partners, to build and strengthen trust among each other. They believe their new technologies, including their blockchain solution that they call AntChain, will continue to strengthen the foundation of trust in this digital era. ## Red Dot Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Analytics INTRODUCTIONRed Dot Ventures was established by Leslie Loh in 2012 as a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on Singapore-based high-tech startups. It was selected as an official startup incubator under the National Research Foundation's Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS) with the Singapore Prime Minister's Office. Sinceincorporation, the team has adopted an aggressive investment strategy, averaging 1 investment per month. Its investment portfolio exceeds 20 startups.Red Dot Ventures manages its portfolio in a highly collaborative manner through its ecosystem of research institutions, mentors, and co-investors. This fosters innovation clusters that marry business-minded people with technologists and their intellectual property to build disruptive solutions. DIFFERENTIATIONAcquiring and developing talent for startups is Red Dot Ventures’ key strength. To fill the ranks of its portfolio companies with the right people, Red Dot Ventures partners with its sister company Tien Academy, Lithan Education, and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency. ## Toppan Printing - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Corporate Round, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Software Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. provides commercial printing and related services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Information & Networks, Living Environment, and Electronics. The Information & Networks segment provides commercial printing services for posters, catalogs, pamphlets, flyers, calendars, pop materials, and gifts, as well asoffers design and event services, sales promotion planning, multimedia related activities, and database and network system design and operation services; and publications printing services magazines and books, as well as CDROMs, DVDs, and other electronic publications. It also offers securities, such as stocks, bonds, gift certificates, and product coupons; cards comprising magnetic cards and prepaid cards; and develops and designs IC card systems, IC tag systems, and security management systems. This segment supplies various business form services, including direct mail, integrated slips, data print services, cards, envelopes, catalogs, and sales and maintenance of equipment. The Living Environment segment offers a range of packaging services, such as packaging planning, development, and production; development and production of packaging materials; design and production of packaging related system equipment; filling services; and packaging consulting. It also provides decorative paper/film, wallpaper, flooring materials, interior materials, and exterior materials. The Electronics segment offers display products that include color filters for LCDs, shadowmasks, screens for micro-display rear projection TVs, and functional films; and semiconductor products comprising photomasks, leadframes, printed wiring boards, substrates for semiconductor packages, design of printed wiring boards, LSI circuits, printed wiring, and performance assessment software. The company has a strategic alliance with AU Optronics Corp. Toppan Printing was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. ## Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Logistics, B2B Established in Hong Kong in 2002, SCEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo"), one of the biggest multinational conglomerates in Japan with business and investment covering metal products, transportation & construction systems, infrastructure, chemical & electronics, mineral resources & energy,media, network & lifestyle retail, general products, real estate and financial & logistics services. The entire Sumitomo Corporation Group consists of over 800 subsidiaries and associated companies with more than 65,000 employees all over the world. ## Source Code Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chaoyang, Liaoning, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence Founded in 2014, Source Code Capital is a leading China VC focused on the broad TMT sectors and investing in both early stage start-ups and growth stage companies. With $1.5 billion and RMB 3.5 billion under management, Source Code Capital has been successfully partnering with close to 150 leading Chinese technology founders since inceptionincluding Bytedance, Meituan, Homelink, among many others. Source Code is focused on the “Big 3” fundamental drivers, which are Internet+, AI+, and Global+ , and invests along sectors such as media and entertainment, consumer services, enterprise, finance, retail, transportation, housing, education, and healthcare. ## Climate Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Sustainability, Manufacturing, Biotechnology Climate Capital is an investment firm that supports companies that directly or indirectly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. ## TRIREC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar TRIREC is an investment holding company incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with key focus on renewable energy and clean technology. ## 2150 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Construction, Software 2150 backs technology companies who aim to shape the sustainable cities of the future. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. ## International Trade Centre - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CleanTech, Pollution Control The International Trade Centre (ITC) works towards global prosperity by connecting small businesses in developing countries to international ## Fresh Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Huangpu, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet Fresh capital is a growth fund focusing on consumer product and service companies. They focus on brand and invest in fast growth stage. fresh capital achieved outstanding historical return with successful investment experience and deep network in the consumer sector. Their industry focus include home&family, food &beverage, children &maternity, education, body&wellness and consumer finance. fresh capital strives to become founders' fund, providing comprehensive and thorough value-adding services for portfolio companies. almost all previous invested entrepreneurs turned out to be anchor LP ## EDP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy EDP Ventures is the venture capital arm of EDP. We invest in early-stage startups working in the energy space ## Envisioning Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: Sustainability, CleanTech, Recycling Envisioning Partners, impact venture capital ## Qianhai Fund of Funds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanzhen, Fujian, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology Qianhai Fund of Funds is a fund management company that markets qualified investors in the private equity investment industry. ## elDesign - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Energy, CleanTech, Wholesale elDesign is a consulting company that also operates a regional revitalization business. ## PreIPO - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Manufacturing, Advertising, Health Care PreIPO is a private equity fund that provides investors with access to pre-IPO companies. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Ceyuan Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Ceyuan Ventures is a Beijing-based early stage venture capital firm focused on IT and emerging growth companies. They emphasize backing great teams, technology and business innovation. Their mission is to assist entrepreneurs in creating and building world-class businesses. ## Trustbridge Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Education, Medical Trustbridge Partners is a mission-driven growth equity firm founded in 2006 with approximately $8 billion under management. ## Mistletoe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Education Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals. ## MANN+HUMMEL - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ludwigsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series C, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Hardware, E-Commerce As a global leader and expert in the field of filtration MANN+HUMMEL develops innovative solutions for the health and mobility of people. A wide range of products and services enables us to meet the needs of our customers and society. ## SAIF Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia.Our primary areas of focus include Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Products and Services, Healthcare, Cleantech, Education, Modern Agriculture, Financial Services & Manufacturing.SAIF Partners was founded in 2001 andcurrently manages over $4 billion in capital. With over 100 investments since its inception, SAIF has become one of the largest and most active funds in the region. SAIF is a long-term investor with local teams in Hong Kong, China, and India. ## SuperSteam Asia Pacific - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Robotics, CleanTech, Marketing SuperSteam's All-in-One Steam Cleaners combine powerful steam, detergent injection and simultaneous vacuuming for quick cleaning action. Sweep and mop at the same time! We supply the best quality cleaning machines and cleaning equipments in all of Singapore. ## Jinqiu Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Robotics, CleanTech, Manufacturing Jinqiu Fund invests in biotechnology companies # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co