How we built a 400-member climate investor community across 35 cities in 24 months – and what it taught me about leadership, trust and momentum
Built on trust and purpose, Investors for Climate (I4C) unites investors for real climate impact – growing a 400-member global community and sharing key lessons in leadership and momentum.
Why this Taiwanese-American returned to Singapore to build climate solutions in VC
Born in the US and raised in Taiwan, Amanda Chen moved to Singapore to study Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College. After completing her Master’s at Columbia University, she returned on a Work Holiday Pass to join Wavemaker Impact. She’s now a full-time member of the Portfolio Acceleration team, supporting startups as they scale across Southeast Asia.
Meet the founder empowering farmers in the Global South to adopt sustainable practices
Hien Mai, a former Google data scientist, shares how she built Singapore-based startup KarbonMap, and why she doesn’t believe in fundraising.
At 23, I left the UK on a year-long backpacking journey to rethink sustainable development. Here’s what I found.
I took a year off with just my savings and a backpack — not for a break, but to reconnect with friends, rethink development, and learn what sustainability looks like on the ground. That journey led me to South Asia, then Southeast Asia, and eventually a new chapter in Singapore.
From banker to urban farmer: Why Mathew traded finance for greener pastures
After 15 years in finance, Mathew Howe never expected a lunch-time dilemma to change his path. His daughters’ love for pesto led him to grow his own basil, sparking an idea that would bring fresh, homegrown greens into urban spaces.
Meet the 27-year-old fighting climate change with bean-free coffee
Jake Berber’s journey to Singapore began with an MBA exchange programme. However, his temporary stay turned into a permanent move when he co-founded Prefer, a food tech startup utilising fermentation technology to create sustainable flavours, starting with bean-free coffee.
Meet the First Singaporean on the UN’s Climate Science Body
Winston Chow shares why he remains hopeful in the fight against climate change.
This Bangladeshi visionary tackles global inequality with defiant optimism
Durreen Shahnaz started her career as the first Bangladeshi woman on Wall Street. She founded the Singapore-based IIX, the world’s first social stock exchange that combines financial success with social good to tackle global challenges.
From Ghana to America, his impact hubs empower thousands of changemakers
John-Paul Parmigiani, a graduate of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, shares his journey in social entrepreneurship.