This month at Investible: Aug-Sep '23
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In this monthly update, we’ll introduce two new portfolio companies and two follow-on investments from four different countries, plus highlight some opportunities, open roles and updates from the Investible portfolio.
We’re actively investing through two funds — our generalist Early Stage Fund 2 and our Climate Tech Fund — as well as the Club Investible syndicate.
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Our latest investments
???? Solar AI
Investible Climate Tech Fund
Founded by Bolong Chew (周博隆) and Gérald Chablowski , Solar AI is a renewable energy startup enabling zero upfront cost rooftop solar-as-a-service to a large, underserved segment of property owners with $0 upfront costs in Southeast Asia.
The rent-to-own model is already prevalent in the United States and Europe, but GetSolar is the first company to offer it in Singapore, where they are based. The team are rapidly expanding across the region, and have an amazing potential to tackle to the maturing ASEAN market.
Read Ben’s investment notes or the news on TechCrunch
???? Structure Pal
Investible Climate Tech Fund
Structure Pal is a revolutionary startup in sustainable construction, helping reduce the climate impact of the construction industry — which accounts for 39% of global carbon emissions. Led by Founder Ionathan Lazovski , the Israel-based company empowers civil engineers with innovative, AI-based tools that reduce concrete volume in designs, ushering in a more sustainable construction era through reduced carbon emissions.
Structure Pal Ltd is the 18th company backed by the Investible Climate Tech Fund.
Read Ben’s investment notes
???? BintanGO
Investible Early Stage Fund 2 & Club Investible
BintanGO is building a holistic creator management platform that enables creators to manage every aspect of their business activity. Co-founded by ? Jason Lee ? and ???? Oktorika Mandasari ???? , the company is supercharging the fast-growing creator economy in Indonesia.
Investible initially invested in the Jakarta-based startup in its 2022 seed round. This follow-on investment into BintanGO Creator Powered Marketing & Live Commerce was made through the Investible Early Stage Fund 2 and members of the Club Investible syndicate.
Read our announcement or news on DealStreetAsia
???? Programa
Club Investible
Melbourne-based Programa is a cloud-based platform for architects and interior designers that brings projects, processes, products and purchasing together in one place. The company is led by co-founders Traviss Orr , Zoe Lowres and Claudio Oyarce .
Since our initial investment into Programa in 2021, we have seen them grow their customer base and launch new features (including Product Approvals last month), hugely improving the workflow for architects and interior designers. Members of the Club Investible syndicate participated in this round, led by EVP.
Read more in The Australian ($) or SmartCompany's funding roundup
Inside the Club Investible community
Last week, we hosted two private events for member of Club Investible in Melbourne and Sydney. This week we’re up in Singapore for round three! These regular sessions are a key part of the lifeblood of our community, and include pitches and updates from founders in the Investible portfolio as well as special guest speakers. Thanks to our friends at BlueRock and Herbert Smith Freehills for co-hosting and participating in our community.
Club Investible — established in 2014 — is Investible's global syndicate of over 160+ former founders, investors and advisors. Over the past decade, we’ve enabled members access to over 90 individual startup investment opportunities vetted by our full time investment team, and built a powerful network and support arm for the entire Investible portfolio.
Learn more about Club and start your investment journey today.
News from the portfolio
She Loves Tech returns to Australia
She Loves Tech is the world’s largest startup competition for women and technology. This year, we are once again proud to support the program in Australia!
This is your chance to showcase your groundbreaking startup, connect with influential investors, mentors, and media, and walk away with up to US$500,000 worth of prizes, including direct investments, cash, a paid trip to Singapore, and a host of perks and benefits.
Applicants must:
Job opportunities
Looking for your next challenge? Here are some open roles in our portfolio!
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Investor
1 年Best wishes Rod Bristow ??
Chairman & Managing Director - Motorsport Investment Group, Business Coach and Trainer - Molokini Consulting,
1 年Thanks for the update Rod Bristow very interesting I am interested in seeing how we can utilise these innovations.