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TRIREC

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Singapore · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 14 people tracked

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Investment thesis

TRIREC seeks to maximize climate impact alongside business returns by backing exceptional founders and companies. Originally focused on decarbonization and climate innovation, the firm has broadened into a wider investment ecosystem spanning multiple strategies and stages to capture opportunities across the evolving economy. It invests globally without geographic limits, using Singapore as a bridge between East and West and leveraging proprietary networks and deep ecosystem roots. As entrepreneurs themselves, the team emphasizes understanding the challenges of innovation and the value of diverse perspectives, aiming for a future where business and the planet thrive together.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Singapore, SG
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
26

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website
Melvyn Yeo· Founder, Managing Partnerin
Alekhya Gattupalli· Investments, Associatein
Andrew Wong· Investments, Directorin
Camillus Yang· Industry Advisory Committeein

CFO of aNew Energy, previously at Sunseap and Shell.

Francis Goh· Industry Advisory Committeein

COO of X-Press Feeders.

Frank Phuan· Industry Advisory Committeein

Founder of Equator Renewables Asia, co-founder of Sunseap, and formerly with EDPR Asia.

Rachel Lim· Investments, Associatein
Sarah Chew· Impact, Analystin
Silvia Ghonata· Operations, Directorin

What they invest in

from 20 of 26 portfolio companies

Climate Tech ×11Cleantech ×10Energy ×9Fintech ×5New Materials ×5Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Circular Economy ×2

HQs:United States×4Singapore×2Canada×1China×1Malaysia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
67%
solo founders
6 of 9 mapped founding teams
30%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×13 founders×14+ founders×1

Investments · 26 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12021 · 12 dated

Aether Diamondsaetherdiamonds.comin

Aether provides carbon offset solutions for weddings, helping couples reduce and offset their event's environmental impact through carbon accounting and certified offset packages.

Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerNew Materials

Co-investorsVectors Angel

Aircarbonaircarbon.co

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) operates a digital exchange for trading environmental instruments such as carbon credits, connecting project developers, corporations, industries, and nations.

Climate TechFintechMarketplaces

William Pazos(Founder)inThomas McMahon(Founder)in

Ampleample.comin𝕏

Ample builds a modular battery-swapping technology that delivers a full charge to any electric vehicle in under five minutes using lego-like swappable battery modules, without requiring carmakers to redesign their cars.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJazzya InvestmentsNew Ground VenturesStart CapitalTransform Capital ManagementXYZ Venture Capital+4 more

ATEC Globalatecglobal.io

ATEC builds IoT-enabled clean cookstoves and generates carbon credits from device data without sampling or estimation, aiming to return value to the households creating climate impact.

CleantechClimate TechIoT

Co-investorsElea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization

Ekona Powerekonapower.comin

Ekona Power develops methane pyrolysis technology to produce clean hydrogen and carbon black while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyBurnaby, CA

Jackie Hesketh(CEO)Dejan Sparica(COO)inGary(Chief Commercial Officer)Marty Reed(Director)inChris Reid(Executive Officer, Director)Nigel Jervey(Director)

Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalNGIF CapitalMitsui & Co

Fiuturxfiuturx.comin

FiturX provides data tracking and monitoring solutions for environmental performance in data centers and methane emissions in oil and gas operations.

Climate TechCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyFintech

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersThirdstream Partners

FreeWire Technologiesfreewiretech.comJan 2021 · $125M

Android for EV charging - software solution that works with any 3rd party hardware

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Leandro, US

Arcady Sosinov(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChad Bown(Director)Michael Mahan(Director)Richard Steele(Director)Gary Moskovitz(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONFoothill VenturesMomenta VenturesStanley VenturesStrawberry Creek Ventures+7 more

Gazellegazelle.capital

Gazelle Capital provides early-stage capital, fractional CFO services, and operational and financial consulting to founders looking to scale their businesses.

Fintech

MacKenzie Green(Founder)in

Greenli Iongreenli-ion.com

Green Li-ion develops technology that processes crushed and shredded black mass from lithium-ion batteries into precursor cathode active material (GREENpCAM), graphite, and technical-grade lithium carbonate.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsSingapore, SG

Inventor co-founder(Co-founder)Leon Farrant(CEO)inReza Katal(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstEDP VenturesEnergy Revolution VenturesEnvisioning PartnersPETRONAS VenturesSOSV

Gushgush.earthin

Gush produces interior paints with air-purifying, anti-mould, and anti-bacterial properties designed for residential use.

CleantechConsumerNew Materials

Ryan Lim(Founder)in

Co-investorsElev8.vcTNBAura

Hungryplanetfoodshungryplanetfoods.com

Hungry Planet makes plant-based meat alternatives and states it has provided over one million plant-based meals to underserved communities.

ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good

Todd Boyman(Founder)in

Immaterialimmaterial.comin𝕏

Immaterial develops monolithic metal-organic frameworks (m-MOFs), a nanoporous material platform, and scales them from lab to industrial production for gas separation applications such as carbon capture.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

David Fairen-Jimenez(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAP VenturesEnergy Revolution VenturesFinindusJERA

NEWPhotonicsnewphotonics.comin

NewPhotonics develops photonics technology to enable energy-efficient AI through all-optical connectivity innovations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsAwz VenturesNextLeap Ventures

Okapi Solarokapisolar.com𝕏

Okapi provides solar panel leasing for homeowners in Malaysia, offering zero-downpayment plans and flexible financing to fund residential solar installations.

CleantechEnergyFintechKuala Lumpur, MY

Christopher Kwong(Founder)

Co-investorsITERATIVE

Oortoort.ioin𝕏Jun 2023

Oort provided identity security and threat detection, now part of Cisco as Cisco Identity Intelligence, offering visibility into an organization's identity population and helping move toward passwordless authentication.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSHarvard, US

Matthew Caulfield(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors.406 Ventures645 VenturesCisco InvestmentsDreamit VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersArgon Ventures+2 more

Oortenergyoortenergy.com

Oort Energy develops and manufactures electrolyser systems that produce green hydrogen from water and electricity, aimed at industrial-scale and high-demand hydrogen applications.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Pykaflypyka.comin

Pyka develops all-electric cargo aircraft for military logistics applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Michael Norcia(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inNathan White(Co-Founder, Head of Flight Operations)inKyle Moore(Co-Founder, Software Fellow)inChuma Ogunwole(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCatapult VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)MetaplanetObvious VenturesPerot Jain+8 more

SRECTradexpansiv.comin

Xpansiv powers trading platforms for environmental commodities, including CBL, a spot marketplace for renewable energy credits, carbon offsets, and related instruments.

B2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaS

John Melby(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsGestio CapitalPerennial PartnersSkyview VenturesThirdstream PartnersAramco Ventures

Triafoodwaretriafoodware.com

TRIA is a sustainable foodware and packaging company that designs and manufactures food packaging and offers a closed-loop system to convert single-use foodware and food waste into compost.

Circular EconomyFoodTechNew MaterialsSingapore, SG

Type One Energytypeoneenergy.comin

Type One Energy is a fusion energy startup founded by stellarator experts to design and commercialize a next-generation stellarator fusion power plant.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Chris Mowry(CEO)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreakthrough VictoriaGD1Orbia VenturesVoLo Earth VenturesTDK Ventures

Zrou (by YouKuai)zroumovement.com

Shanghai, CN

Cynthia Zhang(Founder)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

OyikaPacketgreensSolar HomeSunseapXnergytech

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has TRIREC made?
TRIREC has 26 tracked investments.
What stage does TRIREC invest at?
TRIREC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does TRIREC focus on?
TRIREC focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.
Where is TRIREC located?
TRIREC is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
Who does TRIREC co-invest with?
TRIREC most often shares deals with Thirdstream Partners, DCVC (Data Collective), Entrepreneur First, among 44 tracked co-investors.

From the blog

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