Wavemaker Sustainability
Investment Prize

Ride the Green Wave

Wavemaker Partners, a pioneering venture capital firm committed to backing resilient, early-stage startups with global impact, sponsors this prize to champion innovators reshaping sustainability. We're looking for visionary entrepreneurs across Southeast Asia and beyond who are building scalable solutions in climate tech, renewable energy, the circular economy, and sustainable infrastructure.

Wavemaker Sustainability Investment Prize

S$100,000 - S$300,000

Who Is It For?

Trustworthy and insightful founders across Southeast Asia and beyond who are developing scalable, defensible solutions in areas such as emerging tech, public health, climate tech, urban mobility solutions, and sustainable infrastructure.

Why It Matters

The Wavemaker Sustainability Investment Prize is more than just a funding opportunity—it's a commitment to support companies driving sustainable solutions and creating meaningful impact.

What You Can Expect

An equity investment offer
Tailored mentorship from Wavemaker’s network of industry advisors and experts
Access to Wavemaker’s network of investors, corporate partners, and other stakeholders
Enhanced visibility within the Wavemaker ecosystem

Apply Today!

If your startup is ready to make waves and drive tangible change for our planet, we want to hear from you. Apply today. Let’s make waves, not waste.

INVESTMENT PARTNER

Wavemaker Partners is Southeast Asia's leading venture capital firm investing in and building solutions in Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability. Since 2012, it has backed over 200 companies in the region, with over US$600 million in assets under management (AUM) across multiple funds, including Wavemaker Impact (venture build), Wavemaker Ventures (early-stage investments), and Wavemaker Growth (growth-stage). The firm has also generated over US$2 billion in enterprise value through successful exits. Its notable limited partners include Pavilion Capital, Temasek Holdings, the International Finance Corporation, DEG (investment arm of Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW), Cercano Management, the US International Development Finance Corporation, British International Investment, and Qarlbo Energy. Committed to trusted partnerships and sustainability, Wavemaker Partners empowers founders solving meaningful problems with unique, scalable, and defensible solutions. Today, 95% of the firm’s active portfolio startups in Southeast Asia contribute to at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal.