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Singapore · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Wavemaker positions itself as Southeast Asia's leading VC group dedicated to building and investing in Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups. It backs founders from early-stage rounds through to scale via an Early-Stage Fund and a Growth Fund. The firm emphasizes capital-efficient, resilient companies solving meaningful problems, often in less-favoured markets, and highlights a strong sustainability orientation, noting that 92% of its active portfolio contributes to at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal. It backs founders it describes as authentic, bold, curious, and action-oriented, and stresses long-term partnership and trust.
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Team · 5 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Wavemaker Impact went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 35 portfolio companiesClimate Tech ×11Cleantech ×8AgTech ×7Energy ×6Enterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4SaaS ×4
HQs:Indonesia×5Singapore×5Philippines×2Australia×1Malaysia×1Thailand×1
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgros provides agricultural products and services designed to increase crop yields and reduce emissions for farmers in Southeast Asia.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodSingapore, SG
Co-investorsSilverstrand Capital
MetroElectro funds, installs, owns and operates commercial and industrial solar PV and battery storage systems on large warehouse, manufacturing and industrial rooftops, including leased buildings, with no upfront cost to the customer.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyMelbourne, AU
Lloyd Heinrich(CEO, Founder)in
Co-investorsImpact Ventures Management Pty Ltd
Subang Jaya, MY
Jin Xi Cheong(Founder)Cheong Jin Xi(Founder)
Co-investorsBrincGenesis Alternative VenturesWavemaker Partners
Arysun sells rooftop solar panel systems for middle-class households in Indonesia, including free survey, delivery, and installation.
CleantechConsumerEnergy
Low-carbon, low-waste packaging system for premium spirits and wine with presence across 25 countries.
Co-investorsWavemaker PacificWavemaker PartnersConvivialité Ventures
eezee offers single-point automatic lubricators, including gas-driven (LAGD) and electro-mechanical (TLSD) models, that deliver a continuous, precise amount of grease to bearings in hard-to-reach and safety-critical points.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesE-commerce
Co-investorsGenesis Alternative VenturesKickstart VenturesWavemaker PartnersInsignia Ventures PartnersJanuary CapitalKorea Investment Partners
Growsari operates an app that lets sari-sari (neighborhood) store owners order over 800 products from brands like Unilever, P&G, Alaska, and Nestlé at distributor prices, with delivery to their stores.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechRetail Tech
Andrzej Ogonowski(Founder)inShiv Choudhury(Founder)inER Rollan(Founder)inReymund Rollan(Founder)
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystICCP Venture PartnersJG Digital Equity VenturesSaison CapitalWavemaker Partners
Wavemaker Partners is a Southeast Asian venture capital firm that invests in enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups, backing founders from early stage through growth.
Climate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSingapore, SG
BoardPaul Santos(Managing Partner)Andy Hwang(General Partner)
HiFeed produces ready-to-use feed pellets for cattle farmers, aiming to lower feed costs, reduce manual feed preparation, and support carbon-neutral cattle production.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTech
Helios is a Manila-based residential solar company that enables Filipino homeowners to adopt solar energy through a solar mortgage financing model, eliminating upfront costs and reducing household electricity expenses.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechManila, PH
Free beautiful photography platform.
Mikael Cho(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstellaAvant Global LLCBDC Venture CapitalFounderFuelLDV CapitalNomad Venture Partners, Llc+4 more
Lhoopa runs a technology-driven housing platform connecting homebuyers, contractors, brokers, and notaries to a large inventory of affordable homes, using real-time property and payment data.
MarketplacesPropTech
Marc-Olivier Caillot(Founder)in
Co-investorsMonk's Hill VenturesPatamar CapitalPix Vine CapitalWavemaker Partners
OneTeam acquires small and medium-sized businesses from retiring owners and helps existing employees take over and run them.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Kevin(Co-founder)Matthew(Co-founder)
Co-investorsWavemaker Partners
Refy provides pricing and financing tools for the biomass commodity market, including receivables purchasing, fixed-price offtake contracts, and price hedging for producers, traders, and end-buyers.
Climate TechEnergyFintech
Rize builds an end-to-end platform for rice farmers in Southeast Asia, combining financing, AI-driven agronomy, and market access to scale sustainable practices such as alternate wetting and drying, reduced pesticide use, crop residue management, and site-specific nutrient management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Dhruv Sawhney(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonBreakthrough Energy VenturesBNP Paribas Asset Management EuropeMorpheus VenturesTemasek
Silent Eight develops AI-based technology for compliance and financial crime risk adjudication, serving financial institutions and compliance teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCrystal Horse InvestmentsJG Digital Equity VenturesOTB VenturesRiverwalk HoldingsSC VenturesWavemaker Pacific+2 more
오토브릿지 (AutoBridge) is an email-based used-car dealer that helps buyers find candidate vehicles matching their budget, use case, fuel type, and passenger needs, and also handles vehicle purchasing and basic inspection consultations.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Bradley Priest(Founder)inCameron PriestinCarl Thompson
Co-investors500 GlobalGolden Gate VenturesJungle VenturesOpenspace VenturesPerennial PartnersTNBAura+3 more
WasteX converts agricultural processing waste into biochar for carbon sequestration and value recovery.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech
Pawel Kuznicki(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlobal Brain
watchTowr offers a preemptive exposure management platform that maps an organization's external attack surface, uses AI to prioritize vulnerabilities likely to be exploited, runs automated red teaming to validate exploitability, and deploys mitigation rules to edge defenses like WAF, IDS, and IPS.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Benjamin Harris(Founder)in
Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersProsus VenturesWavemaker PacificWavemaker Partners
Wavecell, part of 8x8's CPaaS offering, provides communication APIs and tools for messaging across channels like SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, Zalo, LINE, voice, and video, plus features for authentication and fraud prevention.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsQualgroWavemaker PartnersMDI Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ElevatefoodsGB HeliosHeliosKairous CapitalLiveInLuxolalyf / LiveInNumatRegenxWavemaker Growth
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMetroElectro · overnightsuccess.vc · Nov 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wavemaker Impact made?
- Wavemaker Impact has 35 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Wavemaker Impact invest at?
- Wavemaker Impact invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Wavemaker Impact's typical check size?
- Wavemaker Impact typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Wavemaker Impact focus on?
- Wavemaker Impact focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Wavemaker Impact located?
- Wavemaker Impact is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
- Does Wavemaker Impact lead rounds?
- Yes, Wavemaker Impact leads investment rounds.
- Who does Wavemaker Impact co-invest with?
- Wavemaker Impact most often shares deals with Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Pacific, Genesis Alternative Ventures, among 36 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMarie Cheong, Wavemaker Impact on climate tech, sustainability and decarbonisation in Asian VC
SuperReturnTV · Marie Cheong
Mitigating climate change with venture capital: Conversation with Wavemaker Impact’s Steve Melhuish
McKinsey & Company · Steve Melhuish
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