The Radical Fund

📣 We're hiring! The Radical Fund is seeking a dynamic mid-level Investment Professional with a passion for evangelizing an inclusive climate transition for Southeast Asia! Does this sound like you or know anyone in your network who might be a good fit? Please direct them below:  📝 Job Description: https://lnkd.in/gVFaVRvg  🚀 Application Form: https://lnkd.in/ge6DUH7p *Preferred location is HCMC, Vietnam. However, if you are based elsewhere in Southeast Asia, feel free to apply to be considered.

🇸🇬 Next week, Lauren Blasco will be speaking at the #ResponsibleInvestmentForum: Asia on 29-30 October in Singapore to discuss "Driving action on climate in Asian private equity" joined by Euan Long (Permira), Praveen Tekchandani (EY), Sarah Pang (Affinity Equity Partners), and Prerna Asrani Divecha (S&P Global Market Intelligence)! Looking forward to connecting with an audience of over 200 sustainable finance practitioners and thought leaders, including institutional investors, fund managers, and industry experts from across private markets in #Singapore. The forum will be focused on sharing insights on key themes and trends impacting investments in the region, including: 👉🏼 The evolution of sustainability in Asian private equity 👉🏼 Working with investment teams and portfolio companies across multiple jurisdictions 👉🏼 Strategically embedding ESG into value creation plans, and much more. Who else is coming? Use code RIFASIASPEAKER10 for 10% off your delegate pass to join us at the forum! 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gCBVVyxx 📍Marina Bay Sands, Singapore #RIFAsia2024 #PrivateMarkets #ResponsibleInvesting

✨ What’s the ROI on breaking biases in venture capital? 'She Wins Climate' is redefining how we measure success by investing in women-led climate startups with a clear focus on both financial and impact returns. 💪 We’re thrilled to announce that The Radical Fund is one of ten fund managers chosen to be part of We Fund Climate, the VC initiative of She Wins Climate, launched at COP28 UAE, is IFC - International Finance Corporation’s flagship program to accelerate women-led climate startups and increase their access to climate investment in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Check out the program here: https://lnkd.in/gs2yxzDq On October 17th, during our in-person kick-off hosted by Value For Women Ltd. and IFC Middle East, IFC - International Finance Corporation, we challenged ourselves with tough but critical questions that will shape the future of climate tech investing with a gender lens: 1️⃣ How can VC fund managers better measure and embed climate and gender metrics into their funds and portfolios?  2️⃣ What biases do VCs have when speaking with women founders versus male counterparts? Are LPs also biased towards female fund managers? 3️⃣ Where’s the data on female-founder exits? In a world driven by DPI and IRR, how can we illuminate the commercial case for investing in women-led ventures? The discussion followed a panel on October 16th, "Future Trends & Opportunities for Women-led Startups in the Climate Space" at GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World Dubai, UAE where Alina Truhina was panelist diving deep into the systemic barriers women founders face, largely due to the design of the VC industry itself—from investment processes to team diversity and culture. We were joined by fellow panelists Laurien Field, Aakash Shah, Mark Kahn, and expertly moderated by Sammar Essmat. We also explored how we can create pathways for more women to rise to leadership levels within startups—the next generation of female founders—while financial institutions like IFC - International Finance Corporation and others provide the critical capital and technical assistance needed across emerging markets. This is closely aligned with our broader commitment to driving gender and diversity across our group Utopia Capital Management and 54 Collective. Special thanks to IFC - International Finance Corporation IFC Middle East IFC Disruptive Tech, VC & Funds and all the amazing funds supporting this initiative! 🙌 Mark Kahn Sonia Weymuller Lola Fernandez Flores Aakash Shah Sanskriti Kapoor M. Irfan Sidik Timothy Rann Nam Tran Semi Hakim Helen Pei-Hua Wong  Quentin Vaquette Marie Cheong Moustafa S. Franziska Deininger #WeFundClimate #SheWinsClimate #ClimateTech #DiversityInVC #WomenInLeadership #EmergingMarkets

🚨 Just released: Founders Forum Group has just dropped their #SouthEastAsia #Tech Report – officially launched in partnership with Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)! "Destination Southeast Asia Report 2024" provides a comprehensive overview of the SEA tech market, covering investment trends, startup case studies, and a list of 50 SEA tech startups to watch! Alina Truhina, our CEO and Managing Partner, along with #RadicalPortfolio founder Reuben Lai of Arkadiah Technology were featured in the report. Click here to download 👉 https://lnkd.in/e42ZdiV4 Key findings: 💰 The Southeast Asia tech startup ecosystem is worth $454b. 🚀 SEA’s tech startup ecosystem has more than tripled in value in the past five years. 🦄 55 unicorn companies have been produced in SEA. 🌎 83% of investment in SEA tech startups comes from overseas. Congratulations to Founders Forum Group Marco De Novellis Sean Lau Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Jacqueline Poh, Alvin Cai, and data partner Dealroom.co along with everyone else who made it happen! ➡️ If you are working on a tech-enabled solution with the potential for scaled climate impact in Southeast Asia, get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/gS4ChSst

NatureOS continues to drive the future of next-gen nature-based solutions. Our AI-powered platform equips project developers, investors, and companies with:  🛰️ Actionable nature intelligence insights from land and ecological data 🌏 1.5m high-res land mapping 📊 Instant, customisable carbon calculator 🌳 Ground truth measurement integration for more accurate carbon stock estimation Explore the full potential of NatureOS and how it supports transformative climate action. Check out our latest video to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gG4bPXn3 #nbs #natureOS #carboncredits #remotesensing

🗞️ DealStreetAsia's recent report, "Women in SE Asia’s VC Ecosystem 2024," highlights both progress and challenges in #GenderInclusion. Despite a notable growth rate of 16.3% in female investment leadership, women remain underrepresented in senior VC roles, comprising just 17.9% of investment leaders across the region. The report interviewed Alina Truhina, CEO & Managing Partner of The Radical Fund, who explained, "Diversity in venture capital is crucial not only for fairness but for integrating diverse perspectives that enhance innovation and ROI. Addressing the systemic underrepresentation of women in senior roles is essential through targeted policies and initiatives." The Radical Fund has built a 50/50 gender-balanced team and is committed to hosting regular workshops to advise companies on integrating diversity into their teams and operations. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gUyrXgBQ Join us in advancing opportunities for female founders in climate tech! 🤝 Get in touch: connect@radical-asia.com Thank you Deepshikha Monga and Abhishek Chatterjee for the insightful report and the opportunity to provide our insights #VentureCapital #GenderInclusion #SoutheastAsia #ClimateTech

Better late than never 😅 ...here is a quick update from an intense, wildly insightful, energising-ly busy, and action-packed #NewYorkClimateWeek 2024. Action talks. We'd love to partner with #SoutheastAsia ecosystem players to bring more action from our region, to New York Climate Week 2025. Reach out to us if you're game. #action #collaboration #climate

In 2023, Alina Truhina started The Radical Fund investing in early-stage ventures in Southeast Asia that are scaling solutions across climate adaptation and mitigation. Since starting the fund last year, they have made 6 investments and have a team of 8 professionals with 50% gender balance in the team. 💡 Who is part of their portfolio? Arkadiah Technology 🇸🇬 founded by Reuben Lai Okapi Solar 🇲🇾 founded by Zhern Yung Lai and Christopher Kwong Alternō 🇻🇳 founded by Hai Ho, Nam Nguyen and Kent Nguyen Alicia Bots 🇸🇬 founded by Inder Mukhopadhyay And two more companies 🇸🇬🇮🇩 from that are yet to be publicly announced. 🚀 How do they look at entrepreneurs? Every business in their portfolio is evaluated for its potential to drive climate resilience in Southeast Asia. They measure this in three ways: 📜 The entrepreneur's prior experience in, openness and commitment to the issue 🔢 The setting of clear and defensible metrics that estimate and validate the venture’s potential to drive climate mitigation/adaptation 📐 The designing of tactical solutions to reach those metrics by aligning the business model and value chain to the climate goals 💡Why South-East Asia? “SEA is one of the most adversely affected regions of the world when it comes to climate change, and yet investment is still predominantly going toward US and European ventures,” - Alina Truhina, CEO and Managing Partner of The Radical Fund. The Radical Fund’s investment goes beyond traditional cleanTech and climateTech verticals. The Fund also backs scalable ventures that may not look like traditional climate businesses, and have or may potentially have- climate impact as part of their model and ethos. This includes companies across Agriculture, Food, Circular Economy, Financial and Mobility/Logistics and other sub-sectors. PS. I am having Alina on Startup Wednesdays - what are some questions that I should ask?

A topic that is so close to our hearts and minds at The Radical Fund - Alina Truhina will be speaking on a panel about "Future Trends & Opportunities for Women-led Startups in the Climate Space," hosted by IFC Middle East at GITEX. The panel will be a dynamic conversation with Laurien Field Aakash Shah Mark Kahn and Alina Truhina, moderated by Sammar Essmat. Come for frank points of view, data, real-life experiences and stories, and maybe even a debate! Open to all - follow the registration link 👇 🧠 Future Trends & Opportunities for Women-led Startups in the Climate Space 📍 Arena Stage, Hall 1, Upper Level, Dubai Harbour 🗓️ October 16, 12:00 - 13:00 GT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dMwrea 👉 What is the (business) case for investing in more women in climate? 👉 What are the practical ways in which VC funds can better support women founders? 👉 What biases still exist towards women entrepreneurs and how to mitigate these, throughout the investment process? ...and much more... IFC - International Finance Corporation Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Utopia Capital Management #womeninclimate

🌱 Thank you SPACE-F #Foodtech program for inviting Paul Ark (Polapat Arkkrapridi) to facilitate the Masterclass session on "Funding and Exit Strategies" module for the latest accelerator track! We covered crucial elements for early-stage startups looking to secure funding and plan for successful exits -- key topics covered during the session: 👉🏼 An exploration of various funding types: bootstrapping, angel investors, venture capital, and crowdfunding, along with understanding term sheets and valuations. 👉🏼 A deep dive into different exit options, such as acquisitions, mergers, IPOs, and buyouts, with real-world examples. 👉🏼 Fundraising tips for Founders 👉🏼 Strategies for learning from successful exits and identifying common pitfalls to avoid in your journey. If you are interested in watching the 2-hour Masterclass Session, we have made the recording available here:  🎥 https://lnkd.in/gMxVTqdG A big thank you to the founders for their engagement and looking forward to the growth and success of the latest cohort of the SPACE-F Program! ➡️ If you are working on a tech-enabled solution with the potential for scaled climate impact in Southeast Asia, get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/gS4ChSst