Climate Smart Ventures

What Climate Smart Ventures does

Climate Smart Ventures Pte. Ltd. (CSV) is a Singapore-headquartered transition and transaction advisory firm founded in 2020 that specializes in accelerating Asia's energy transition away from coal toward renewable and clean energy systems. The firm serves corporations, power portfolio owners, multilateral development banks (notably the Asian Development Bank), governments, regulators, and philanthropies by providing end-to-end advisory services spanning asset and portfolio transition, industrial decarbonization, ESG policy and framework development, valuation and financial modeling, M&A due diligence, deal structuring, and capital raising for energy transition transactions. CSV has also extended into adjacent investment activity through the Asia Energy Transition Platform (AETP), a venture capital fund launched in 2023 for distributed renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia, and a joint-venture partnership in Reviva Transition Partners, a private equity strategy for managed coal phase-out.

The firm's underlying technology platform is the Solutions Studio, a layer that scopes, designs, and coordinates digital tools — including market intelligence and data platforms, AI-assisted decision support tools, sustainability reporting and compliance tools, and operational coordination platforms — to enhance advisory engagements. CSV pairs this with a proprietary investment framework for managed energy transition, financial modeling capability that integrates technical, performance, policy, and climate-finance structures, and ESG framework development expertise aligned with the ICMA-MAS Code of Conduct. Its core technology differentiator is domain specialization rather than proprietary AI/ML technology.

CSV makes money primarily through professional services fees — consulting fees for transition advisory, transaction fees tied to deal closure and capital mobilization, and review fees for sustainable-finance Second-Party Opinions — with additional managed-services revenue from the AETP fund. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based. The firm employs approximately 25 practitioners across offices in Singapore (headquarters), the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, with engagement reach extending to 13 countries including Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Chile. To date, CSV has mapped transition pathways for 4,856 MW of fossil capacity, programmed 246 MW for transition, mobilized $300 million in transition finance, and brought 2,412 MW of renewable capacity into development.

Name

Climate Smart Ventures

Legal name

Climate Smart Ventures Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://climatesmartventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Climate Smart Ventures is a Singapore-based transition and transaction advisory firm founded in 2020 that helps corporations, MDBs, governments, and investors in Asia execute managed coal-to-clean energy transitions, with additional venture capital and private equity investment activity through its AETP fund and Reviva JV.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate transition and sustainable finance advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy & Energy Transition Funds (FSANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG), Renewables & Energy Transition Funds (Solar, Wind, Hydrogen, CCUS) (FSANAEAD), Transition / Engagement & Stewardship Funds (FSANAJAO), Climate Finance Funds & Green Investment Facilities (BPADACAH)

Keywords

• Transition advisory services
• Transaction advisory
• Sustainable finance advisory
• Environmental markets advisory
• Energy transition consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Transition Advisory Services: Advisory services including asset and portfolio transition support, industrial decarbonization consulting, corporate strategy and bankability assessments, business model transformation, and policy practice and regulatory engagement. Revenue is earned through consulting fees for advisory engagements.
2. Transaction Advisory and Execution: Providing market analysis, valuation and modeling, M&A due diligence, deal structuring, and capital raising and execution services. Revenue is earned through transaction fees tied to deal closure and capital mobilization.
3. Sustainable and Transition Finance Advisory: Framework development for green, social, sustainable, or sustainability-linked products, external reviews (Second-Party Opinions), and transition finance readiness enhancement. Revenue through consulting and review fees.
4. Environmental Markets Services: Transition credits development, project financing, portfolio structuring, environmental attribute procurement and sales, enhanced project screening, and feasibility assessments.
5. Asia Energy Transition Platform (AETP): Venture capital fund investing in next generation distributed renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia, launched in 2023.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Climate Smart Ventures is a Singapore-based transition and transaction advisory firm that advises clients across Asia on energy transition strategies, sustainable finance, environmental markets, and ecosystem development. The firm combines advisory services with a Solutions Studio that integrates technology partners and operates investment vehicles (AETP venture capital fund and Reviva Transition Partners joint venture) to support clients in deploying capital into the energy transition.

Product overview

Climate Smart Ventures operates as a transition and transaction advisory firm with a portfolio of integrated services and investment vehicles. The core advisory offerings include Transition Advisory (coal asset transition, industrial decarbonization), Transaction Advisory & Execution (M&A, deal structuring, capital raising), Sustainable & Transition Finance Advisory (GSSS+ frameworks, Second-Party Opinions), Environmental Markets (transition credits, carbon credits, RECs), and Ecosystem Development (partnership convenings, research). These are complemented by the Solutions Studio, which provides a technology layer for advisory work through scoping and coordinating digital tools including market intelligence platforms, AI-assisted decision support, sustainability reporting tools, and operational platforms. Investment vehicles include the Asia Energy Transition Platform (AETP), a venture capital fund for distributed renewable energy in Southeast Asia, and Reviva Transition Partners, a private equity strategy for managed coal phase-out across Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transition Advisory Advisory service that helps Asian corporates, developers, and financial institutions define and execute energy transition and decarbonization strategies.
• Transaction Advisory & Execution End-to-end advisory support for transactions in the energy transition space, including deal structuring, counterparty matching, and execution support for clients across Asia.
• Sustainable & Transition Finance Advisory Advisory service supporting the design, structuring, and deployment of sustainable and transition finance instruments for clients in Asia.
• Environmental Markets Advisory service across environmental markets (including carbon and other ESG-related market instruments) for clients seeking to access, value, or transact environmental assets.
• Ecosystem Development Service that develops stakeholder ecosystems — including partnerships, convenings, and platforms — to accelerate the energy transition across Asia.
• Solutions Studio Solutions Studio is Climate Smart Ventures' offering that integrates technology partners (e.g., CarbonOrO, Xpansiv, Aether, Microsoft, KYC360) into client transition mandates.
• AETP Venture Capital Fund AETP is Climate Smart Ventures' venture capital fund that invests into Asia's energy transition opportunities, enabling the firm to combine advisory work with capital deployment.
• Reviva Transition Partners JV Reviva Transition Partners is Climate Smart Ventures' private equity joint venture vehicle that invests capital into Asia's energy transition alongside clients and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,856 MW fossil power capacity with transition pathways mapped
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major and core.

• National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Partnership to develop framework for carbon credits for the Philippines, designing a carbon credit framework aligned with NAPOCOR's SPUG generation assets and managed land and watershed areas.
• Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law (PJS Law)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 March 2026Partnership to develop key policy programs and regulations aimed at incentivizing Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to pursue early decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the Philippines.
• Mahardika Energy PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025Partnership to accelerate Indonesia's energy transition and support the country's 2060 net-zero target, focusing on industrial decarbonization, renewable energy technical assistance and financing, testing coal-to-biomass projects, and mobilizing capital.
• Coal Asset Transition Accelerator (CATA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivered by Carbon Trust, RMI, and Climate Smart Ventures, CATA provides targeted technical assistance to support coal-asset owners to develop practical plant-level financial mechanisms to accelerate the coal transition. Incubated by PIE ECF and funded by Growald Climate Fund and IKEA Foundation.
• ACEN CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSV supported ACEN in pioneering a transition credits pilot project and previously supported in developing its first ESG policy, ESMS, and ESG measurement system. Currently developing ACEN's overall ESG strategy and internal just energy transition program (JET-P).
• GFANZ Asia-PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSV served as Workstream Secretariat by GFANZ APAC Region, with Bain & Company as co-partner, to support a core working group developing an approach for commercial and multilateral development banks to participate in managed coal phaseout.
• Bain & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner of CSV in the workstream secretariat engaged by GFANZ APAC Region to develop approach for commercial and multilateral development banks to participate in managed coal phaseout.
• Carbon TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow core partner of CATA. CSV is co-advisor for ADB ETM pre-feasibility studies for Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow core partner of CATA, the first-of-its-kind global platform focused on leveraging technical assistance and finance to accelerate the coal transition globally.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSV engaged as lead financial advisor analyzing and sizing potential funding requirements of ADB Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) and conducting due diligence on specific coal plants as part of pre-feasibility studies. Also consultant for crafting ADB's Framework for Coal Managed Phase-Out.
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSV commissioned by GWEC to produce finance publications to advance offshore wind in Asia, including risk analysis for Philippines and blended finance reports for APAC.
• Vietnam Business Forum (VBF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to advance energy transition and blended finance mechanisms in Vietnam through strategic engagement with EVN and its associated power generation corporations.
• Shahi ExportsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to accelerate company's transition to renewable energy and achieve net-zero emissions goals, assessing feasibility of decarbonization options including fuel switching, electrification, and energy efficiency.
• Fudan International School of Finance (FISF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner through Green Finance & Development Center (GFDC) on the 'China Coal Exit' project focusing on financial mechanisms to drive coal transition in Pakistan and Vietnam.
• Griffith Asia InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner on the 'China Coal Exit' project, researching financial mechanisms for coal transition in Pakistan and Vietnam.
• Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Coal to Clean First Movers' Sandbox in Singapore in summer 2025, bringing together financial institutions, MDBs, foundations, and stakeholders to advance coal-to-clean energy transition.
• UN-PRImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for Emerging Markets Transition Investment Project (EMTIP) co-hosted with EU-ASEAN Business Council and Prudential.
• EU-ASEAN Business CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of EMTIP project engaging regulators, power plant asset owners, investors, and stakeholders to explore solutions for accelerating transition finance in emerging markets.
• Anthropocene Fixed Income InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leading Transition Southeast Asia (T-SEA) partnership to explore how labelled debt can be leveraged for accelerating energy transition in Southeast Asia.
• Institute for Energy and Sustainability Research (IESR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in project on IPP-led coal retirement in Indonesia via engaging leading independent power producers, conglomerates, MDBs and ESG investors.
• JacobsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering advisor for Scoping Philippines Just Energy Transition Package (PH JET-P).
• Makati Business ClubmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector convener for Scoping Philippines Just Energy Transition Package (PH JET-P).
• UPecon FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Scoping Philippines Just Energy Transition Package (PH JET-P).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Climate Advisers: Climate-focused advisory firm providing policy and strategy advisory to governments, multilaterals, and corporations on climate transition and finance — directly comparable to CSV's transition advisory and policy practice work.
• Pollination: Climate advisory and investment firm specializing in transition finance, carbon markets, and net-zero strategy for corporates and asset owners — directly overlaps with CSV's GSSS+ advisory, transition finance, and environmental markets services.
• South Pole: Global climate advisory and project developer focused on carbon credits, climate finance, and renewable energy advisory — comparable to CSV's environmental markets and transition finance advisory offerings.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): Climate and energy think-do tank working on coal transition, renewables, and clean energy finance — both co-founder of CATA with CSV and a direct peer in energy transition advisory across emerging markets.
• Carbon Trust: Climate and sustainability advisor helping corporates, governments, and investors measure, manage, and reduce emissions — direct overlap with CSV's ESG advisory, carbon credit framework, and ADB ETM co-advisory work.
• Climate Finance Advisors: Specialist advisory firm focused on mobilizing climate finance for emerging markets and transition projects — directly comparable to CSV's transition finance mobilization and MDB advisory work.
• Castalia Advisors: Infrastructure and utilities advisory firm with strong emerging-market and energy transition practices — comparable to CSV on transaction advisory, deal structuring, and power-sector consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global management consultancy with a major energy transition and ESG practice — direct co-partner of CSV on GFANZ APAC work and a broad incumbent competing for transition advisory mandates.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting firm with extensive energy transition, climate finance, and ESG advisory practices — broader incumbent competing with CSV for industrial decarbonization and transition advisory mandates.

Emerging players

• Climate Bonds Initiative: Standards-setting organization for green and transition bonds, engaged in sustainable finance advisory and market building — comparable to CSV's GSSS+ framework development and Second-Party Opinion work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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