August One

What August One does

August One is a Singapore-headquartered family office and private investment firm, founded in 2015 and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Portuguese CMVM in the European Union. The firm deploys capital across venture, private equity, buyouts, and real assets on behalf of Global South families, with a stated 'Planet First' focus on clean energy, regenerative agriculture and food, sustainable built environment, and smart supply chain and logistics. Beyond pure financial returns, August One frames its offering around three pillars — financial, business, and personal — providing families with strategic networks, government partnerships, and acquisition opportunities in Europe alongside skills, capital, and market access.

The firm's core product is investment management services, supplemented by the Rising Stars Program, which develops next-generation family business leaders through capital access, networking, and succession-focused programming. August One operates offices in Singapore (headquarters), Bangalore (India), and Lisbon (European regional headquarters), and maintains an active portfolio of approximately 28 companies spanning clean energy (Blykalla, Gazelle Wind Power, Floating Particle), agriculture technology (Fieldwork Robotics, Algicel, Nutrition From Water), AI and digital platforms (Glartek, GovWise, Resync, Sparkyway, Oh!mysnacks), and other impact-focused ventures. Co-investment partnerships — including with Portugal Ventures and Helsinki Partners — support deal sourcing and ecosystem development.

The revenue model is characteristic of a boutique family office: management fees on deployed capital and carried interest on exits, generated through direct relationship-driven distribution to a small base of Global South families and family-owned businesses. The firm employs 1-10 staff, offers no publicly disclosed pricing or fee schedule, and positions its GTM around exclusive networks, government introductions, and curated events such as the Rising Stars Summit rather than public marketing or institutional fundraising.

Name

August One

Legal name

August One Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://august.one

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

August One is a Singapore-regulated family office and private investment firm that deploys capital across venture, PE, buyouts, and real assets on behalf of Global South families, connecting them to European opportunities in clean energy, regenerative agriculture, sustainable built environment, and smart supply chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investment Management / Family Office Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Office Investment Platforms & Direct Investing (PE/VC/Co-Invest) (FSAAADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy & Sustainability / Climate Growth Equity (FSANACAG), Business Services (B2B) Growth Equity (FSANACAD), Family Office Advisory (Single/Multi-Family) (FSAEAAAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital investments
• Family office services
• Private equity management
• Sustainable investment management
• Cross-border investment advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Management: August One generates revenue through investment management activities, deploying capital across venture, private equity, buyouts, and real assets. The firm focuses on sustainable sectors including clean energy, regenerative agriculture, sustainable built environment, and smart supply chain and logistics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

August One is a Singapore-headquartered family office and private investment firm that deploys capital across venture, private equity, buyouts, and real assets. It connects Global South families with European investment, strategic, operational, and acquisition opportunities, with a 'Planet First' focus on clean energy, regenerative agriculture, sustainable built environment, and smart supply chain sectors. The firm supplements its investment management with the Rising Stars program for next-generation family business leadership development.

Product overview

August One is a family office and private investment firm offering investment management services as its core product. The firm provides Global South families access to strategic, operational, and acquisition opportunities in Europe across venture, PE, buyouts, and real assets. Their product offering centers on their core Investment Management Services with a supplementary Rising Stars Program for next-generation family business leadership development. August One's investment portfolio includes 28 active companies spanning sectors including clean energy (Blykalla nuclear reactors, Gazelle Wind Power, Floating Particle hydrogen), agriculture technology (Fieldwork Robotics, Algicel microalgae, Nutrition From Water), AI/digital platforms (Glartek, GovWise, Sparkyway, Oh!mysnacks), sustainable built environment (Pentagonal, Resync), and other impact-focused ventures. The firm is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and CMVM in the EU, with offices in Singapore, Lisbon, and Bangalore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Management Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Helsinki PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2024Co-hosted the Rising Stars Summit in Helsinki, Finland from November 17-19, 2024. The event explored planetary stewardship, community commitment, and business sustainability with a focus on family-owned businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Affirma Capital (formerly Standard Chartered PE): Affirma Capital is an Asia-focused mid-market PE firm. Comparable to August One as a Singapore-based cross-border investment platform, though materially larger and focused on Asia rather than Europe.
• Generation Investment Management: Generation is a sustainable-focused investment firm co-founded with a major family office. Comparable to August One on the Planet First investment thesis, though it operates at significantly larger scale and as a registered advisor.
• Axiom Asia Private Capital: Axiom Asia is a Singapore-based PE firm focused on Asia-Pacific mid-market buyouts and growth. Comparable to August One as a Singapore-headquartered, MAS-regulated investment platform, though focused on Asia rather than the Global South-to-Europe bridge.
• Kistefos AS: Kistefos is a Norwegian single-family office with global direct-investing activities across venture and growth, including climate/impact themes. Comparable to August One as a regulated family-office-led direct investor with cross-border reach, though materially larger.

Regional players

• Cipio Partners: Cipio is a European tech-focused PE/secondary firm with operations spanning DACH and beyond. Comparable to August One as a European-rooted cross-border growth investor, though focused on tech secondaries and growth buyouts.
• Hony Capital: Hony Capital is a China-rooted PE firm historically backed by Legend Holdings with global direct-investing activity. Comparable to August One as a family-affiliated PE platform deploying across stages and geographies, but with a larger institutional footprint.

Direct peers

• Capricorn Investment Group: Capricorn is a family-office-backed investment firm deploying capital toward sustainability and impact themes globally. Most directly comparable to August One on the Planet First thesis and family-office-led structure.
• Loyal Valley Capital: Loyal Valley Capital is a Chinese family-office-backed PE/VC platform investing across growth stages and impact themes. Most directly comparable to August One as a family-office-led, multi-stage investment platform with Asia roots and global aspirations.

Emerging players

• WHEB Asset Management: WHEB is an impact-focused investment manager focused on climate and sustainability themes. Comparable to August One on the Planet First/sustainable investment focus, though operates as a fund manager rather than direct family-office investor.
• Almaz Capital: Almaz Capital is a cross-border venture firm connecting emerging-market founders with European capital and networks. Comparable to August One as a Global South/international capital bridge with European deal access, though stage-focused on venture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCl-pkEWSQYfxcpom5zbyQhQ/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/augustone
• Instagraminstagram.com/risingstars.81
• Xx.com/sameernarula

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments21 records

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