ADB Ventures
Manila · Invests in Manila, Philippines · Website
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The venture arm of the Asian Development Bank, investing patient early-stage capital in climate and impact technology companies scaling in emerging Asia. Runs two products - a venture capital fund and a smaller SEED Capital+ program for very early-stage pilots - with an independent investment committee and an open pitch-deck submission path.
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ADB and JICA Launch Startup Fund for Southeast Asia Innovation
1 month ago
thediplomaticinsight.com
ADB, JICA Launch Fund to Steer Japanese Startups Into Southeast Asia & Pacific
1 month ago
ADB Launches Initiative to Bring Japanese Startup Innovation to Southeast Asia and the Pacific
1 month ago
NextFin Asia: A New Dedicated Fund for the Catapult: Inclusion SE Asia Program to Further Scale Inclusive Finance Fintechs in ASEAN
6 months ago
NextFin Asia: A New Dedicated Fund for the Catapult: Inclusion SE Asia Program to Further Scale Inclusive Finance Fintechs in ASEAN
6 months ago
Luxembourg launches fintech fund for Southeast Asian start-ups
6 months ago
Top 7 Venture Capital Firms in Philippines (2026)
8 months ago
Farmdar Secures Strategic Investment from Asian Development Bank to Scale AI for Agriculture Across Emerging Asia.
10 months ago
Farmdar Secures Strategic Investment from Asian Development Bank to Scale AI for Agriculture Across Emerging Asia.
10 months ago
Terra Oleo emerges from stealth with fermentation platform to make high value fats with microbes
11 months ago
techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Terra Oleo’s oil-producing microbes could replace destructive palm oil plantations
11 months ago
Catalyzing change: ADB Ventures’ focus on impact startups in Asia
Jul 2025
Deals in brief: Indonesia-based Blitz extends oversubscribed seed round, B Capital secures USD 750 million to close new fund, eight China and India deals, and more
Mar 2024
ADB Ventures, AdvantEdge invest INR 25cr in Electrifi Mobility’s fundraising round
Jan 2024
Databourg Completes Seed Round Financing with Investment from Asian Development Bank (ADB) Ventures
Nov 2023
Clime Capital, Touchstone Partners to invest $2 mln in clean energy firm Stride
May 2023
Seven Funding Innovations to Boost Climate Finance
May 2023
ADB Ventures commits seed funding for micro-pension tech gambit
Apr 2022
SatSure raises USD 5 mn from Baring, ADB Ventures, others
Feb 2022
Zayani VC, Tricap invest in Pakistan-based Dastgyr’s $3.5 million Seed round
Jul 2021
Philstar.com
ADB investment arm bares ventures into startup technology
Mar 2021
ADB Ventures Announces Its First Two Investments
Mar 2021
YourStory.com
[Funding alert] EV startup Euler Motors raises an additional $2.6M in Series A round
Mar 2021
ADB Ventures Announces Its First Two Investments
Mar 2021
ADB arm, others invest Series A money in energy efficiency startup Smart Joules
Mar 2021
ADB Ventures provides Rs 14.7 million grant to Good Bricks System
Oct 2020
ADB Ventures supports production of clean bricks in Nepal
Oct 2020
At ADB Ventures, the bottom line is to help developing Asia meet the SDGs
Sep 2020
ADB Ventures To Start Investing In Climate & Gender Impact Asia Startups
May 2020
ADB Unveils Venture Platform to Invest in Impact Technology Startups
Jan 2020
MOST Business Incubator supports Central Asian, youth startups
Jan 2020
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