CLIME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.

Thesis

Clime Capital Management Pte. Ltd., established in 2019 and based in Singapore, is a venture capital and blended finance firm focused on accelerating Southeast Asia's transition to a low-carbon economy. Their investment thesis targets platform-oriented, early-stage clean energy ventures across sectors like renewable energy, electrification, energy efficiency, grid infrastructure, and e-mobility. The firm aims to alleviate climate change risk, address infrastructure gaps, and build sustainable economies. Clime Capital employs a strategy of deploying catalytic capital, often blended across public, philanthropic, and private sectors, combining investment and engineering expertise with local market knowledge to incubate, finance, and scale clean energy businesses. They are known for their blended finance approach to de-risk projects and accelerate growth. The firm prefers to lead investment rounds, focusing on pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. Clime Capital manages the Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund (SEACEF I & II), with SEACEF II closing in December 2024 with US$175 million and SEACEF I raising $15 million in 2021, bringing their total AUM to $190 million. Typical investments range from US$1 million to US$10 million. Their geographic focus is primarily Southeast Asia, including countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand, with on-the-ground teams in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and Singapore.