ADB Ventures
Government fundMandaluyong · Pre-Seed–Series B · 22 people tracked
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 · 22 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 54 of 69 portfolio companiesCleantech ×18Climate Tech ×17AI & Machine Learning ×15Fintech ×13SaaS ×10AgTech ×9Energy ×9Logistics & Supply Chain ×8
HQs:Singapore×7Philippines×6India×5Indonesia×3Pakistan×3Bangladesh×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×83 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
National University of Singapore ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 12023 · 15 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 Partners
Alternō develops thermal energy storage systems, including sand-based thermal batteries, to provide low-carbon heat for agricultural, industrial, and residential use.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
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)
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersTrucks 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-investorsFounders 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
Logistics provider offering EVs and optimized last-mile delivery in Indonesia.
Blue Whale Energy provides a software and edge-gateway platform for deploying, managing, and monetizing commercial batteries, aggregating them into a virtual power plant that participates in grid services and trading.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySingapore, SG
Co-investorsUntroD 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
Co-investorsAccelAnkur CapitalEvolvence India FundIncubate FundStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors+5 more
Chickin is an Indonesian agricultural technology company serving poultry farmers.
AgTechFoodTech
Tubagus Wangsadisastra
Co-investors500 GlobalEndeavor CatalystIntegra PartnersEast Ventures
Provider of end-to-end diagnostics software for small and medium-sized labs in the Philippines.
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 Combinator
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)in
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesCentury Oak VenturesIndus Valley CapitalKhwarizmi VenturesKube VCOrbit Startups+3 more
Agri-biotech company boosting production of disease-free seed potatoes with Microtuber Technology.
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
EGG develops and mass-produces virus-free seed potatoes called microtubers in bio-secured plant factories, which can be sown directly in open fields.
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 PartnersAlteria CapitalBlackSoilBlume Ventures
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 FundVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Accion Venture Lab+1 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(Co-founder & Global Business Lead)Muhammed Bukhari(Co-founder)inDavid Pridmore(CTO)
Co-investorsIndus Valley CapitalMoment Ventures, Llc
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
Co-investorsAnkur CapitalEquator
INSEACT Casino is an online gambling platform offering slots, table games, roulette, blackjack, and live dealer formats organized into tiered stages by risk level.
ConsumerGamingSingapore, SG
Sabyasachi Maity(Founder)
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 offers a cloud-based business management platform (BMP) with ERP-style functionality on a pay-for-what-you-use basis, plus a mobile app for point-of-sale, cash and credit sales, vendor bills, expenses, inventory, and sales reporting.
Enterprise 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)Allister Ayque(Founder)
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 First
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
Manufacturer of sustainable, smokeless char-briquettes for street food vendors and small restaurants.
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
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(Chief Executive Officer)Hubert Yap(Chief Platform Officer)Ibba Bernardo(Chief Marketing Officer)Andres Montiel(Chief Data Officer)Marvine Sy(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsIdeaspace VenturesARISECVC Capital PartnersTechstars
Provider of structural design software reducing raw material and energy use in shipbuilding.
Technology platform delivering micro-pension and insurance solutions to informal sector workers.
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
Shoppa is a B2B commerce enablement SaaS covering retail and wholesale operations such as catalog management, order management, billing, and cash flow automation.
B2B MarketplacesRetail TechSaaS
Geoffrey SeeSean AngVan Tran
Co-investors500 Global
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 provides an operational intelligence platform for data centres, using physics-based digital twins, AI agents, and real-time simulation to optimise compute, power, cooling, and operational risk.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Combines physics-based digital twins and AI agents to optimize compute, power, cooling, and risk in mission-critical environments.
Co-investorsShell Foundation
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 VenturesY Combinator
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)Ravi Chidambaram(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Vivek Aswani(Chief Commercial Officer)Riya Jeram(Chief Operating Officer)Dr Faddy Ardian(Chief Data Scientist)Masashi Yamashita(Chairperson, Director, Rimm Japan Inc.)
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-investorsKickstart 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-investorsIndigoEdge
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 Partners
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
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(Founder & CEO)Mark Heynen(Executive Officer)Sam Miller(Executive Officer)
BoardRichard Levandov(Director)B. Paul Santos(Director)Ram Shriram(Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBee PartnersEntrée CapitalMind the Seed - MTS FundMS&AD VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+6 more
Provider of smart equipment management and retrofits to improve energy efficiency in commercial and industrial buildings.
Smart Joules provides energy efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial buildings in India, including an AI-powered building optimization system (DeJoule) that uses reinforcement learning, a pay-as-you-save subscription model, and a cooling-as-a-service HVAC offering.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Biotech using microbes to develop high-value fats and oils to decarbonize consumer and food production.
Co-investorsBetter Bite Ventures
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)inPullak Gupta(COO)in
Co-investorsTechstars
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)Nicole Mao(Co-founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalTukTuksWavemaker Partners
TruckItIn operates a freight and logistics platform offering live shipment tracking, fleet management, and analytics, along with a shared-inbox customer service tool for teams.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSKarachi, PK
Haider Navid(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)inMuhammad Sarmad Farooq(Co-Founder & CEO)inRaza Afzal(Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer)in
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesPICUS CAPITALReflect VenturesWamda Capital
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)Opal Chalita Wongpukdee(Co-Founder & CMO)Vincent Guyonnet(Director of Business Development)Mingkwan Yingkajorn(Director of Technology & Application Transfer)
Vitraya builds AI-based software for automated health insurance claims processing, using medical natural language processing, supervised learning models, and large language models.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech
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 Partners
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Blitz · connectingthedotsinfin.tech · Aug 18, 2026
SatSure · ascendants.in · Aug 18, 2026
Niber · globenewswire.com · Aug 5, 2026
Selex · startbase.com · Aug 4, 2026
APX · newsfilecorp.com · Jul 23, 2026
Rider · effinghamradio.com · Jul 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ADB Ventures made?
- ADB Ventures has 65 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, 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 is ADB Ventures's typical check size?
- ADB Ventures typically writes checks of $13M – $820M.
- 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, Ankur Capital, Entrepreneur First, among 79 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 4
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MyAsiaVC is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders across Asia, positioning itself as a hands-on partner that supports visionary builders. It also runs an AI & Robotics Fund.
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