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ADB Ventures
Government fundMandaluyong · Pre-Seed–Series B · 18 people tracked
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Investment thesis
ADB Ventures backs early-stage technology startups whose solutions address climate change and drive social impact and gender equality in Asia and the Pacific. It offers patient venture capital to early-stage companies and SEED capital to very early-stage ventures to lower the barriers to piloting new climate-focused solutions. The firm pairs its capital with the Asian Development Bank's insights and networks to help portfolio companies scale. Its focus areas include clean energy and industry, sustainable mobility and supply chains, sustainable agriculture and food, circular economy and green materials, green finance and data, and inclusive and resilient communities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 56 of 71 portfolio companiesCleantech ×18AI & Machine Learning ×17Climate Tech ×17Fintech ×13SaaS ×12AgTech ×9Energy ×9Logistics & Supply Chain ×9
HQs:Singapore×8Philippines×6India×5Bangladesh×3Indonesia×3Pakistan×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 35 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×93 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×4Lahore University of Management Sciences ×3National University of Singapore ×2Saïd Business School, University of Oxford ×2The Wharton School ×2University of Oxford ×2Xavier School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×12Engineering ×12Economics ×11Finance & Accounting ×5Politics & Policy ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Careem ×4Deutsche Bank ×3McKinsey & Company ×3undp ×3Dashboard Philippines ×2Institute of Business Administration, Karachi ×2Philippine Red Cross ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 40 with degree data)
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42024 · 32023 · 12022 · 92021 · 623 dated
Agroshift builds digital infrastructure that connects farmers, processors, and buyers to simplify sourcing, trade, and logistics of food and commodities.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAnchorless BangladeshShorooq PartnersJulian Capital
Smart Joules develops AI and IoT-based building management systems and cooling-as-a-service solutions to reduce energy consumption in commercial HVAC systems.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyIoTIndia, IN
Arjun Gupta(Founder)inUjjal Majumdar(Founder)inSidhartha Gupta(Founder)in
Alternō develops thermal energy storage systems available both as plug-and-play solutions for quick deployment and custom-engineered systems for large-scale projects.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Hai Ho(Founder)inNam Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerAntler AustraliaUntroD CapitalTouchstone Partners
Ananas Anam converts waste pineapple leaves into eco-friendly textiles, sold as an alternative to traditional materials for the fashion industry.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConsumerNew Materials
Carmen Hijosa(Founder)
APX operates a trucking network in Southeast Asia that connects independent truckers and hubs to move cargo across regions, offering first-mile, last-mile, and line-haul routing so members can maximize truck utilization.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Kong Sorawit
Co-investors500 GlobalSBI Ven Capital
Astranova Mobility (formerly Electrifi Mobility) provides a full-stack platform for electrifying commercial vehicle fleets in India, covering vehicle sourcing from OEMs, financing and operating leases, maintenance, refurbishment, and energy solutions.
CleantechFintechMobility & Transportation
Kunal Mundra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersTrifecta Capital AdvisorsTrucks VCIvyCap Ventures
BINAR is an Indonesian digital transformation partner offering corporate training, IT consulting, IT talent outsourcing, and custom AI agents through its SINCRO platform.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsEduSpazeiGlobe PartnersTeja Ventures
Develops edible, natural coatings and feed additives to extend the shelf life of perishable foods such as fish, seafood, meat, fruits and vegetables, and to improve poultry and aquaculture farm productivity.
BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsImpact Ventures Management Pty LtdFounders FundLux CapitalOpenAI Startup Fund
Blitz provides white-label express and last-mile logistics services using an all-electric vehicle fleet, letting businesses run deliveries under their own brand with customizable SLAs, live tracking, and cash-on-delivery support.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Saivya Chauhan 🛵📦⚡️(Founder)in
Co-investorsITERATIVEVynn CapitalAlteria CapitalBetter CapitalFirst ChequeIndia Quotient+2 more
Blitz provides real-time performance insights and learning tools to help gamers of any skill level improve their play through automated guidance and meta-aware recommendations.
ConsumerGamingSaaS
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesAlteria CapitalBANSEABetter CapitalFirst ChequeIndia Quotient+3 more
Blue Whale Energy provides integrated battery storage solutions combining hardware, software, and market access to enable businesses in Southeast Asia to deploy energy storage economically.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSingapore, SG
Gabriel Lim(Founder & CEO)Reshma Prabhu(Operations)
Co-investorsMonk's Hill VenturesUntroD Capital
Captain Fresh is building a vertically integrated, multi-species global seafood platform that combines physical supply-chain infrastructure with consumer seafood brands.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Utham Gowda(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAnkur CapitalEvolvence India FundIncubate FundStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors+5 more
Chickin is an Indonesian agricultural technology company serving poultry farmers.
AgTechFoodTech
Tubagus Wangsadisastrain
Co-investors500 GlobalCapria VenturesEndeavor CatalystIntegra PartnersEast Ventures
Dashlabs.ai builds practice management and lab information software for diagnostic laboratories, featuring billing, appointment scheduling, instrument integration for automated test result generation, medical imaging support, and secure result distribution to employers and staffing agencies.
HealthtechManila, PH
Bryan Giger(Founder)inMartin Gomez(Founder)inWeston Coleman Lim(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood News VenturesY CombinatorImmeasurable
Dastgyr operates a B2B marketplace connecting retailers, wholesalers, exporters, and suppliers to trade products and access capital.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechRetail TechKarachi, PK
Muhammad Owais Qureshi(Founder)inZohaib Ali(Founder)inMuhammad Qureshi(Founder)Zohaib Ali Malik(Founder)
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesCentury Oak VenturesIndus Valley CapitalKhwarizmi VenturesKube VCOrbit Startups+5 more
EarthSense develops AI and robotics solutions for agriculture to address sustainability and productivity challenges.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Chinmay Soman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceAgLaunch AcceleratorAurum Venture PartnersBread And Butter Ventures, LlcGen CapitalIllinois Ventures+2 more
E Green Global manufactures virus-free seed potatoes using proprietary microtuber technology, enabling production in one to two years versus the five to six years required by conventional methods.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Euler Motors offers commercial vehicle products and a tool to help fleet operators calculate profitability.
Mobility & Transportation
Saurav Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersJetty VenturesAlteria CapitalBlackSoilBlume VenturesLightrock
Everimpact provides area-based carbon monitoring tools that measure greenhouse gas emissions in real time, help territories track decarbonization progress, and use certified data to access climate finance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good
Mathieu Carlier(CEO & Founder)inAlain Retière(CTO & Co-Founder)inJan Mattsson(Chairman & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsMOL PLUSMotion Ventures
Fairbanc runs a mobile lending and payments service that extends credit lines without requiring collateral or a prior credit file.
ConsumerFintech
Mir Haque(Founder)inKevin OBrien
Co-investors500 GlobalAccionOak Drive venturesThe MBA FundVenturraVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.+2 more
Farmdar builds geospatial and machine-learning tools for agriculture, using data and field operations to monitor crops and farmland.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechSpace Tech
Ibrahim Akbar(Co-founder)inMuzaffar Manghi(Founder)inMuhammed Bukhari(Founder)inDavid Pridmore(CTO)inIbrahim Akbar Bukhari(Founder)
Co-investorsIndus Valley CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcDeosai Ventures
Fortuna Cools makes insulation and cooler products from upcycled coconut husks as a replacement for plastic foam, working with coconut farming communities in the Philippines.
Circular EconomyClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials
David Cutler(Co-Founder & CEO)inTamara(Co-Founder & COO)
Co-investorsManila Angel Investors Network
Humble Sustainability is a Philippine climate technology company that helps businesses resell and recirculate used IT equipment such as laptops, monitors, desktops, and phones to keep them out of landfills.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechE-commerce
Nina(Co-founder)Josef(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsGobi PartnersIdeaspace VenturesManila Angel Investors NetworkNational Development Company Startup Venture Fund
IBISA operates a platform for running parametric insurance programmes, using satellite and ground data to monitor indices and automatically trigger payouts on-chain or via mobile money.
AgTechClimate TechFintechInsurTechLuxembourg, LU
Maria Mateo Iborra(Founder)
Co-investorsAnkur CapitalEquator
Intensel operates an AI-powered platform and APIs that quantify extreme weather and physical climate risk at the individual asset level, translating hazard data into financial metrics such as Climate Value at Risk and Average Annual Loss.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechInsurTechHong Kong, HK
Entela Benz(Founder)inSaurabh Singh(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Kiu operates a digital platform and AI-powered credit scoring system connecting financial institutions with SMEs and MSMEs across Asia, helping small businesses access capital and build credit histories.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSHong Kong, HK
Komunidad provides software for climate action, offering tools for ESG and sustainability management, climate risk assessment, early warning systems, GHG accounting, and social impact.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Felix Ayque(Founder)inAllister Ayque(Founder)in
Co-investorsWavemaker Partners
Krosslinker develops aerogel-based materials for thermal insulation, including cooling paints, composite boards, and silica aerogel powders.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSingapore, SG
Gayathri Natarajan(CEO)inElmira Soghrati(Cofounder)inMahesh Nathan(Cofounder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalEntrepreneur FirstThird DerivativeSEEDS Capital
Loop Freight is a technology-enabled logistics platform that coordinates freight pickup, delivery, and payment processing for transporters and truck vendors via web, mobile, SMS, and WhatsApp.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Chris Li(Founder)Fahim Salam(Founder)Rajib Das(Founder)Wasim Uz Zaman(Founder)
Co-investorsAnchorless Bangladesh
Niber Technologies develops electrospun nanofiber membranes that are ultra-breathable, waterproof, and PFAS-free for use in consumer textiles, professional and defense workwear, and industrial applications such as filtration, automotive, and construction.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsSingapore, SG
Co-investorsFoxmont Capital PartnersTNBAura
Nuventura develops SF₆-free medium voltage gas-insulated switchgear that uses pure dry-air insulation as an alternative to conventional SF₆-based GIS.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsFuture Energy VenturesFORWARD.one
OTAGO provides consulting, technical assistance, strategic advisory, and impact investment services across climate, circular economy, and impact investment themes in emerging markets.
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Philippine B2B platform providing mobile ERP and fintech tools to sari-sari neighborhood retail stores.
FintechImpact & Social GoodMakati, PH
Ibrahim Bernardo(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsARISECVC Capital Partners
Packworks provides a mobile app for inventory management and supply chain coordination aimed at sari-sari (neighborhood) store owners in the Philippines.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Bing Tan(Founder)Hubert Yap(Founder)inIbba Bernardo(Founder)Andres Montiel(Chief Data Officer)Marvine Sy(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsIdeaspace VenturesARISECVC Capital PartnersTechstars
pinBox is a white-labelled, API-enabled micro-pension, savings and insurance administration and delivery platform that governments, pension funds, insurers and aggregators can deploy to extend voluntary pension coverage to non-salaried and informal workers.
FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTech
A B2B SaaS platform for retailers and marketplace operators offering catalog operations, merchant analytics, wholesale workflows, and AI-powered merchandising tools.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail TechSaaS
Geoffrey SeeSean AngVan Tran
Co-investors500 GlobalGlobal Founders CapitalGoodwater CapitalNazcaOrange DAOSoma Capital+1 more
Quantified Energy develops autonomous drone-based electroluminescence mapping and AI/computer-vision analytics to inspect and diagnose the health of solar PV modules and systems.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyRoboticsSingapore, SG
柴靖 Jing Chai(Founder)in
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Beacon VC
Red Dot AI builds digital twin and AI-powered systems for data centre operators to simulate scenarios, optimize performance in real time, and manage operations efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergySingapore, SG
Rider provides parcel delivery services to online sellers across Pakistan, handling 200,000 orders monthly across 60 cities with integrated platforms for shippers, delivery agents, and customers.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainKarachi, PK
Salman Allana(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesSoma CapitalTPL E VenturesY Combinator640 Oxford+8 more
Rimm Sustainability builds myCSO, an AI-powered suite of ESG and sustainability tools that helps organizations measure performance, set targets, and track progress toward sustainability goals.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Tommy Tan(Founder)inRavi Chidambaram(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inVivek Aswani(Chief Commercial Officer)inRiya Jeram(Chief Operating Officer)inDr Faddy Ardian(Chief Data Scientist)Masashi Yamashita(Chairperson, Director, Rimm Japan Inc.)
Co-investorsAtlas Ventures
Riskwolf builds a platform that turns complex weather and climate risks into automated parametric insurance coverage, using layered local and global weather data to define triggers and issue fast payouts.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsastorya.vcGF BRYCK VenturesKickstart InnovationSerpentine VenturesSICTIC
SatSure Skies is a platform for digitized aeronautical information management that converts terrain, obstacle, and route data into structured, ICAO-compliant formats.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechSaaSSpace Tech
Prateep Basu(Founder)in
Co-investorsPromus Ventures
Selex Motors builds electric motorcycles designed for delivery and logistics riders, along with a supporting ecosystem of swappable batteries, battery-swap stations, and a fleet management app.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Nguyen Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsTouchstone PartnersNextrans
Silta provides an AI platform that analyzes the large volumes of documents generated by infrastructure projects, producing structured reports and risk assessments across the full project lifecycle from pre-feasibility and procurement through due diligence, construction monitoring, operations, and handback.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsCerulean Ventures
Skycatch provides spatial data capture, processing, and analysis solutions for mining and industrial operations, using AI capabilities to generate near-real-time digital twins and deliver operational insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIrving, US
Christian Sanz(Skycatch Founder & CEO)inMark Heynen(Executive Officer)Sam Miller(Executive Officer)
BoardRichard Levandov(Director)B. Paul Santos(Director)Ram Shriram(Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBee PartnersEntrée CapitalFf Venture CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+10 more
Biotech using microbes to develop high-value fats and oils to decarbonize consumer and food production.
Co-investorsBetter Bite VenturesElev8.vc
Three Wheels United provides financing and mobility solutions for three-wheelers, serving commercial transportation operators in India.
CleantechClimate TechFintechMobility & TransportationBengaluru, IN
Cedrick(Co-Founder & CEO)inMudit Paliwal(Founder & CEO Delta Corp)inPullak Gupta(COO)in
Co-investorsMulago FoundationTechstarsThird DerivativeM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Tiger New Energy operates a battery-swapping network for electric vehicles in Bangladesh, providing swappable batteries aimed at lowering operating costs for local drivers and communities.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationDhaka, BD
Yiwei Zhu(Co-founder)inNicole Mao(Co-founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalOrvel Early Stage Fund I PrivateWavemaker PartnersTukTuks
TruckItIn operates an all-in-one platform for freight and trucking operations, offering live shipment tracking, load booking, fleet management, and analytics.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSKarachi, PK
Haider Navid(Founder)inMuhammad Sarmad Farooq(Founder)inRaza Afzal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalCianna CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesPICUS CAPITALReflect VenturesVentek+7 more
Tvasta provides end-to-end solutions for construction 3D printing, using automated printers and specialized raw materials to build structural elements and full-scale structures layer by layer.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechPropTech
Co-investorsBrick Mortar Ventures
UniFAHS develops bacteriophage-based products and services to control bacterial contamination and antimicrobial resistance across the food supply chain, serving the poultry, dairy, aquaculture, feed, and food processing sectors.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Kitiya Vongkamjan(Founder & CEO)inOpal Chalita Wongpukdee(Co-Founder & CMO)Vincent Guyonnet(Director of Business Development)inMingkwan Yingkajorn(Director of Technology & Application Transfer)in
Co-investorsA2D Ventures
Vitraya builds AI-powered technology products that automate health insurance claims processing and analysis for insurers globally.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech
Mrinal Sinha(Founder)in
Co-investorsCactus Venture PartnersSeason Two Ventures
wagely provides an earned wage access platform that lets employees withdraw a portion of already earned but unpaid wages, offered as an employee benefit through employers and their HR departments.
FintechHR TechImpact & Social Good
Kevin Hausburg(Founder)in
Co-investors1982 VenturesCapria VenturesIntegra PartnersResolution Ventures
Kevin Hausburg(Founder)Sasanadi Ruka(Founder)Tobias Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investors1982 VenturesEast VenturesIntegra Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Blitz Electric MobilityDatabourgDuithapeE Green GlobalListedOTAGOPATH+PinboxRed Dot AIRevfinTerraoleo.ComVitrayatech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNiber · globenewswire.com · Aug 5, 2026
Captain Fresh · yourstory.com · Mar 10, 2026
Quantified Energy · quantified-energy.com · Dec 16, 2025
Farmdar · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 10, 2025
Terra Oleo · finsmes.com · Sep 18, 2025
Everimpact · everimpact.com · Jun 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ADB Ventures made?
- ADB Ventures has 71 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does ADB Ventures invest at?
- ADB Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does ADB Ventures focus on?
- ADB Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials.
- Where is ADB Ventures located?
- ADB Ventures is headquartered in Mandaluyong, PH.
- Does ADB Ventures lead rounds?
- ADB Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does ADB Ventures co-invest with?
- ADB Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, Wavemaker Partners, Entrepreneur First, among 99 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does ADB Ventures back?
- Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, ADB Ventures has joined rounds of $2M – $9M (median $3M).
Co-investors · 4
Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.
Goodwater Capital is a consumer technology investment firm backing entrepreneurs building products across financial services, retail, healthcare, education, housing, transportation, and ecommerce globally.
V3 Ventures is an early-stage investment firm backing purpose-driven consumer brands and consumer technology businesses globally, with teams in the US, Europe and India. It was founded by entrepreneurs and is backed by Verlinvest.
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