Antares Ventures

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 A huge congratulations to founder Julie Angus and her team at Open Ocean Robotics, one of our Canadian cleantech portfolio companies, for securing the second place at the prestigious #Singapore Smart Port Challenge, participated by 200+ maritime companies globally, announced during the annual PIER71™ Great Circle 2024 organized by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise 🏆🌏 🌊Open Ocean Robotics is a leader in autonomous solar-powered boats equipped with advanced sensors and analytics, providing real-time ocean data to revolutionize maritime monitoring and operations. Their innovative solutions have the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions, improve marine conservation in one of the most fragile ecosystems, and drive the sustainable development of some of the world's most busiest maritime waterways. 🌱🌏 This milestone paves the way for Open Ocean Robotics' expansion into Southeast Asia and validates our belief in Singapore's role as the launchpad for global innovators addressing major sustainability challenges, and scale their impact across Asia's growth markets. Read more about the challenge and its global impact here: https://lnkd.in/gH_aAsxS Let’s continue to empower deep tech pioneers to make a difference! 🚀✨ #DeepTech #Sustainability #Innovation #FemaleFounders #MaritimeInnovation #SmartPorts #AutonomousTechnology #Robotics #OceanConservation #SustainableFuture #BlueOcean #AntaresVentures #SoutheastAsia #AsiaGrowthMarkets #Singapore Eng Dih Teo Cyril Ducau Tsuhan Chen Kah-Hin Chai Alvin Foo Heng-Tong CHOO #OpenOceanRobotics #Canada #CleanTech Fritz Stahr Keith Ippel Leah Perry

🚀 Antares Ventures is thrilled to co-lead a $14 million Series B funding round for The ePlane Company, India’s leading innovator in electric vertical takeoff and landing (#eVTOL) technology, alongside Speciale Invest! 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱: At Antares Ventures, we focus on transformative deep-tech ventures addressing significant challenges in Asia's Growth markets. ePlane's vision for sustainable urban mobility aligns with our commitment to supporting pioneering solutions that drive progress and sustainability. ePlane's innovative approach to developing compact, efficient eVTOL aircraft has the potential to redefine urban transport and logistics in Asia and beyond. The funding will enable ePlane to: 🚀 Expand commercialization of its drones and cargo eVTOL aircraft 🚀 Accelerate development and launch of manned aircraft in India 🚀 Pursue global regulatory certifications and expand beyond India. 🚀 Expand its cutting-edge aircraft prototyping and testing facilities 🗣️ “ePlane’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and tech-driven solutions places them at the forefront of the eVTOL sector in Asia,” says Michael Gryseels, Founder & Managing Partner at Antares Ventures. “We’re excited to collaborate with Satya Chakravarthy, the ePlane team, and the other investors to accelerate their growth journey and shape the future of aerial mobility. This partnership is aligned with Antares' mission to support visionary deep-tech founders with our relationship network and experience in scaling across Asia." Read full story: https://lnkd.in/d4V_xiWX Stay tuned as ePlane takes bold strides toward transforming urban mobility. 🌏 #AntaresVentures #SeriesB #ePlane #UrbanMobility #eVTOL #SustainableTransport #DeepTech #Asia #SoutheastAsia Speciale Invest | Micelio | Java Capital | Anicut Capital LLP | Homage | Samarthya Investment Advisors | Redstart Labs Gianfranco Casati Louis Christian V. Milena Nikolova

We are excited to announce that Antares Ventures co-led a CA$ 2.8 million investment round in Open Ocean Robotics (OOR), a Canadian maritime robotics and AI company transforming ocean monitoring. Traditionally, monitoring coastlines and open waters requires fixed assets on shore, satellites, crewed ships, or aircraft, which are expensive, labor-intensive, and polluting. OOR provides safe, affordable, sustainable, and scalable ocean monitoring solutions that are solar-powered. OOR's uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) can operate at sea for several months, collecting data with a suite of sensors without producing GHG emissions, noise pollution, or risking oil spills. We look forward to working with Julie Angus and our co-investors Spring Impact Capital, Katapult Ocean, Alacrity Canada and DTN Ventures LLC Antares Ventures' investment thesis centered around the huge opportunity for OOR to support maritime monitoring in Southeast Asia, a region with close to 30,000 islands, a massive 173,000 km coastline, and 9 million square km sea surface, representing 30% of global maritime trade. At the same time, Southeast Asia has a fragile marine ecosystem. For example, the region is a core part of the Coral Triangle, which represents 75% of all coral species and 40% of all reef fish species worldwide. Antares Ventures will support Open Ocean Robotics to expand across Southeast Asia, using Singapore is a basis. OOR's participation in the PIER71™ accelerator organized by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been a great start for enhancing its connectivity with the region. Read more about the investment round in https://lnkd.in/gi9ZYn8r Julie Angus Fritz Stahr Keith Ippel Tharald Nustad Ross Brooks Leah Perry Eng Dih Teo Heng-Tong CHOO Emily Liew Milena Nikolova Louis Christian V. #sustainability #oceantech #cleantech #deeptech #Singapore #SoutheastAsia #Antares #AntaresVentures

A major milestone for our portfolio company VFlowTech We are excited to share the announcement of VFlowTech, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Advario and JTC Group Corporation to scale long-duration energy storage based on Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (#VRFB) technology on Jurong Island to 40MWh. Congratulations to Avishek Kumar, Bas Verkooijen, and Boon Khai Tan on this exciting partnership. Thank you to the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Enterprise Singapore for supporting innovation in energy storage. This MoU marks a significant step in Singapore’s journey towards hitting its sustainability goals and bringing reliable energy storage solutions to boost the region's energy resilience. Arjun Bhattarai Anand A. Louis Christian V. Ad Ketelaars Milena Nikolova #cleanenergy #energystorage #renewables #AntaresVentures #DeepTech #Asia

🌍 Empower Tomorrow: Investment Strategies for Family Offices in Climate Solutions Antares Ventures was thrilled to co-host this high-impact event with Temasek Trust, bringing together 20 leading family offices in Singapore to strategize on climate solutions. With Southeast Asia’s largest businesses being family-owned, their leadership is critical to solving the region's sustainability challenges. A special thanks to Chavalit Frederick Tsao, Kelvin Chiu, and Geoffrey Chen for sharing their diverse approaches to climate investing—it’s an inspiration to many! And a huge thanks to all the engaged family offices in the room, many already active in this space. At Antares Ventures, we are committed to: - Uncovering world-class technological breakthroughs that address climate and sustainability challenges in the region. - Partnering with leading groups and government-linked entities (many of whom are our backers) to help implement and commercialize these solutions. Through this, we unlock value,  future-proof businesses, and help build a more competitive, resilient Southeast Asia. A big thanks to the Climate Solutions Committee, Singapore Venture & Private Capital Association, and Temasek Trust. Stay tuned —there’s more to come! 🎉 #ClimateSolutions #SustainableAsia #FamilyOffices Michael Gryseels Milena Nikolova Louis Christian V.

🚀 We're Hiring! Join us as our Corporate Communication Associate! 🚀 Antares Ventures is a pioneering Deep Tech VC firm investing in early-stage, science-backed startups globally 🌏. We're on a mission to drive breakthrough innovation in the Energy Transition, Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Sustainable Cities, Mobility, and Healthcare across Asia’s growth markets. 🌱 We're looking for a dynamic and strategic Corporate Communication Associate to help us elevate our brand and amplify our impact! If you're passionate about building brand reputation, engaging with institutional investors, and shaping powerful communication strategies that tell our story, we want to hear from you! 👇 📍 What You'll Do: ➡️ Lead our brand development & manage our reputation in the community ➡️ Drive investor communications, newsletters & marketing materials ➡️ Build strong media relations and secure high-visibility opportunities ➡️ Support our portfolio companies in crafting compelling PR strategies ➡️ Design impactful digital and event marketing campaigns 📍 What We're Looking For: 🔹 3-5 years of experience in corporate communications, PR, or marketing 🔹 Strong writing and content creation skills, with a keen eye for detail 🔹 Expertise in investor relations and media outreach 🔹 Proficiency in branding and visual design 🔹 A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment 🔗 Apply now and be part of a team reshaping the future through Deep Tech innovation. Together, we’ll build a more sustainable and equitable world! 👉 Click the link to apply: https://lnkd.in/g-GRH9ET #Hiring #CommunicationsJobs #VCJobs #DeepTech #Sustainability #AntaresVentures #BrandDevelopment #MediaRelations #Innovation #CorporateCommunications #VentureCapital #InvestorRelations

Catch our partner Milena Nikolova during #SYNC2024 organized by Tech in Asia where she will be joining a round table discussion on the huge potential of AI for climate solutions. #AntaresVentures #DeepTech #AI

Congratulations to our portfolio company Hydroleap for being nominated to be part of the Norsken Impact 100 list. Mohammad Sherafatmand Kailash Nichani, CMA Lakshmi Jothinathan, PhD #AntaresVentures #Hydroleap #DeepTech #Sustainability

Catch our Partner Louis Christian V. at the HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS in Dresden, Germany, to learn how we help global deep tech ventures expand across Asia. #AntaresVentures #Deeptech #Asia

#Hydrogen is a key pillar in the transition to a net-zero world, given its ability to decarbonize 'hard-to-abate' industries like steel, cement, fertiliser, marine transport and applications in many other sectors. One of the main barriers to scaling its impact has been the challenges of storing and transporting hydrogen, particularly in a future world where production will be decentralized. As part of our comprehensive research, we were excited to discover the efficient, scaleable, and innovative #LOHC solutions from Ayrton Energy  and glad to have the opportunity to participate in its pre-A funding round, led by Clean Energy Ventures and BDC  Capital. Ayrton Energy fits perfectly in our strategy of identifying promising deeptech ventures that address a clear gap in the energy transition of Asia's growth market. We look forward to working with Natasha Kostenuk, P.Eng Brandy Kinkead, PhD and the rest of the team as well as the Board. Antares Ventures will particularly focus on supporting Ayrton Energy in their growth expansion into Asian markets. Read more about Ayrton Energy's story below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gC_8NDmg #netzero #cleantech #deeptech #energytransition #Antares #AntaresVentures