# Top 30 Renewable Energy Startup Investors in Singapore in May 2026

## United Overseas Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Post-IPO Debt, Debt Financing
- Focus: Real Estate, Finance, Financial Services

United Overseas Bank ("UOB") was incorporated on 6 August 1935 as the United Chinese Bank. Founded by Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, the Bank catered mainly to the Fujian community in its early years. The change of name was effected in 1965. Over the past 78 years, UOB has grown from strength to strength. Through a series of acquisitions, it isnow a leading bank in Asia. Besides Far Eastern Bank in Singapore, UOB’s major banking subsidiaries in the region are United Overseas Bank (Malaysia), United Overseas Bank (Thai), PT Bank UOB Indonesia and United Overseas Bank (China). Today, the UOB Group has a network of more than 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and North America.United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is committed to providing quality products and excellent customer service. Founded in 1935, UOB has a well-established regional presence, particularly in Asia where they have banking subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and China.

## Wavemaker Impact
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Web Hosting

Wavemaker Impact co-founds sustainability-focused businesses in Southeast Asia with proven entrepreneurs

## GAIA Impact Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Renewable Energy

Gaia Impact Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in renewable energy that builds long-term partnerships with startups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia with a strong environmental and social focus. The firm supports businesses enabling sustainable and affordable energy provision to local communities. In regions where energymixes are highly carbonized, it supports technological innovations and business models enabling a cost-efficient diffusion of renewable energy on a large scale.

## 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

## 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.

## 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.

## Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series C, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Financial Services

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is an investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. The company generates attractive investment returns for its fund investors through a patient and disciplined investment approach,employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. The company invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and delivers financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. The firm has completed more than two-hundred-eighty private equity investments in portfolio companies with approximately $545 billion of total enterprise value as of June 30, 2017. Assets Under Management (“AUM”) and Fee Paying Assets Under Management (“FPAUM”) were $153 billion and $114 billion, respectively as of September 30, 2017.Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, all of whom had previously worked together at Bear Stearns, where the three completed some of the leveraged buyout transactions founded the company. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed a number of transactions including the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which was a large buyout in history to that point, as well as the 2007 buyout of TXU, which is currently also a large buyout completed to date since its founding.Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has offices in 21 cities in 16 countries across 5 continents. The firm is currently headquartered in the Solow Building, New York, but in October 2015, the firm announced its intentions to occupy a newly constructed 30 Hudson Yards.In October 2009, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts listed shares in the company through KKR & Co., an affiliate that holds 30% of the firm's ownership equity, with the remainder held by the firm's partners. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in March 2010, with trading commencing four months later, on July 15, 2010.It was founded on 1976 and is headquartered in New York.

## Squadron Energy
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Solar, Renewable Energy, Electrical Distribution

Squadron Energy is an Australian resources company focused on projects in natural resources and renewable energy.

## Taver Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Altos Hills, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software

Gagarin Capital is a venture fund that invests in early stage artificial intelligence companies from around the world.

## CAP Vista
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Machine Learning, Robotics, Software

Cap Vista is the strategic investment arm of Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), a statutory board of the Singapore Ministry of Defence.Cap Vista invests in innovative technologies that can serve the defence and security needs of Singapore.Cap Vista is the strategic investor of choice for young companies seeking to develop theirbusinesses in the Asian defence and security market.

## SGInnovate
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

At SGInnovate, our mission is to help entrepreneurial scientists build Deep Tech startups to solve the world hardest problems.

## 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!

## Steve Melhuish
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Real Estate, Information Services

Steve Melhuish is the Founder of Rumah, Co-Founder and Board Director at PropertyGuru Group, Founder and CEO at Planet Rise, Founding Partner at Wavemaker Impact, and an Advisor and Investor at Eco-Business and Ampd Energy. He attended the University of Plymouth and the University of Reading.

## ING Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Renewable Energy, Energy

ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. They serve more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional customers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia. They draw on our experience and expertise, their commitment to excellent service andtheir global scale to meet the needs of a broad customer base, comprising individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions and governments.

## 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

## Silverstrand Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Agriculture, Information Technology, B2B

Silverstrand is a Singapore-based family office investing in regenerative agriculture and nature-based solutions

## 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.

## T. Chen Fong
- Type: Angel
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology

Dr. Fong is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. He was formerly the Head of the Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region. Dr. Fong is active in funding and nurturing start-up companies. Over the past two decades, he funded over 50 companies in diverse technology sectors,with an emphasis in medical devices. Dr. Fong is the co-founder and board member of Calgary Scientific Inc. and is also on the board of Clarius Mobile Health, Cohesic Inc. and Innovere Medical. In addition to seed investing, Dr. Fong is active in the Calgary community sitting on six charitable boards and foundations.In 2015, Dr. Fong joined the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto business school as a mentor. CDL helps young entrepreneurs to shape or pivot their nascent ideas. He is widely credited with launching CDL at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, bringing together seasoned business leaders from Alberta, Canada and the US to grow budding companies. Dr. Fong is on the Strategic Advisory Board of CDL and a Fellow of CDL in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In 2017, Dr. Fong was named to the Order of Canada for his contribution to medical technology innovation and philanthropy.

## Oyster Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Oyster Ventures invests in exceptional new-frontier technology companies.
We target companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, companies that enable globalization, and with the leverage to massively scale.

## Energy Revolution Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Battery, Chemical Engineering

We invest in, mentor and partner with technology innovators accelerating the energy transition

## Golden ELm Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Renewable Energy

Golden ELm Investments

## Liu Xiaosong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series B
- Focus: Robotics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Liu Xiaosong

## Apsara Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Engineering

Apsara Investments operates as a venture capital firm.Apsara Investments invests at the “seed” or “pre-series A” stage as well as in “funds” investing in the same category.

## Circle Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, Renewable Energy

Circle Capital is an early-stage fund investing in founders.Circle Capital focuses on key themes that will impact the region's future: climate, education and employment, financial inclusion and economic opportunity, food supply future, and health and well-being.

## Grok Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Software, Internet of Things

Grok Ventures is a private investment company. They back world-class teams solving big problems to shape a better future. They invest in fast growing technology-enabled businesses.

## CMR Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Renewable Energy

CMR Capital Group

## She1K
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Sustainability, Information Technology, Consumer Electronics

she1K connects corporate exec women worldwide, from all industries, to empower innovative entrepreneurship with high growth potential.

## Circulate Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Debt Financing
- Focus: Recycling, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

Circulate Capital is an impact-focused investment management firm dedicated to financing innovation, companies, and infrastructure that prevent the flow of plastic waste into the world's oceans and advance the circular economy.

## Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Solar, Energy

Schneider Electric is an investment fund dedicated to early and growth stage ventures in the energy access segment.

## Vinci Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Logistics, Software, Energy

Vinci is a venture capital investment firm strategically funded by Inci Holding, a family-owned, industrial holding company active in the manufacturing of wheels, car and industrial batteries, hotel equipment, and logistics services. We are a financial investor but beyond funding, we aim to add value by providing corporate resources, experience,and the long-term view of a true strategic partner for small businesses. Our lead investor, Inci Holding, allows us to provide hands-on support and actively contribute to the growth and prosperity of our investees. Vinci is run by a team made up of Inci Board members and experienced venture capital professionals, who bring relevant know-how to support start-ups on their path to commercial success.

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