What Sif.vc does

Sif.vc is a Singapore-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2023 that invests at Seed to Series A in climate technology startups across South and Southeast Asia. The firm organizes its investment thesis around three pillars — Carbon Reduction (energy, food, agtech, nature-based solutions, transport, materials, and waste management), Carbon Traceability (supply chain carbon tracking, end-of-life, and transport optimization), and Carbon Transparency (ESG data, carbon offsets data transparency, and new markets) — targeting founders building climate solutions "for the region by the region." Its core team consists of two founding partners, David Pardo and Rohin Pathak, both of whom have prior founder experience and emphasize founder-first, empathetic engagement with portfolio companies.

As an early-stage investment entity, Sif.vc's "product" is capital plus operational and team support, not a software platform; the firm has no proprietary technology product and does not disclose any APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML infrastructure. Deal flow is sourced via direct founder relationships, a Google Forms-based intake funnel on its website, a Telegram channel ("What We Read"), a Substack newsletter, and ecosystem partnerships with Rhogo and GASP. The firm operates from Level 35 of The Gateway West at 150 Beach Road in Singapore.

Sif.vc's revenue model is conventional for an early-stage VC: management fees on committed capital and carried interest on successful exits of portfolio companies. Because the firm is at the earliest build-out stage, no fund size, AUM, portfolio, or revenue figures are disclosed in any available source, and ownership and LP composition are not public.

Name

Sif.vc

Legal name

sif.vc

Website

https://sif.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sif.vc is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm investing at Seed to Series A in climate technology startups across South and Southeast Asia, with a thesis spanning carbon reduction, traceability, and transparency.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Climate Tech Investment

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geography-Focused Venture Capital (Regional/Emerging Markets) (FSANAAAE), Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA), Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Climate tech investing
• Early-stage funding
• Sustainability investing
• Seed to series A

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Returns: Sif.vc generates returns through equity investments in early-stage climate tech startups. Revenue is derived from management fees on committed capital and carried interest on successful exits of portfolio companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sif.vc is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests capital and provides operational support in climate technology startups (Seed to Series A) across South and Southeast Asia. Its investment focus spans three pillars: carbon reduction (energy, food, agtech, nature-based solutions, transport, materials, waste), carbon traceability (supply chain and procurement), and carbon transparency (ESG data, carbon offsets). The firm operates a founder-first model, sourcing deals through direct outreach, community channels, and ecosystem partnerships.

Product overview

Sif.vc is a venture capital firm focused on climate technology startups in South and Southeast Asia. The firm does not offer a commercial product or software platform; rather, it operates as an investment entity that supports early-stage climate tech founders through funding and operational support across areas including carbon reduction, carbon traceability, and carbon transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early-stage Climate Tech Venture Capital Investment Equity investment at Seed to Series A stage for climate technology startups in South and Southeast Asia, with thesis areas covering carbon reduction, carbon traceability, and carbon transparency. Designed for founders who need capital plus operational support.
• Founder Operational and Team Support Hands-on operational and team-building assistance provided to portfolio companies alongside capital deployment, delivered by founding partners who are former founders themselves.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RhogominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhogo is featured as a partner on Sif.vc's website. Nature-based climate solutions company with logo placement indicating collaborative ecosystem relationship. Specific partnership terms and activities not detailed.
• GASP (Global Air Solar Power)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGASP (Global Air Solar Power) featured as ecosystem partner on Sif.vc website. Clean energy solutions provider with regional presence. Logo placement suggests collaborative climate innovation partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lowercarbon Capital: US-based climate tech fund investing across carbon reduction and removal. Comparable thematic focus on carbon drawdown categories overlapping with Sif.vc's investment thesis.
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures: Bill Gates-backed climate tech VC fund. Comparable as a dedicated climate tech investor, though operating globally at much larger check sizes and with a deeper portfolio.
• Climate Fund Managers (Climate Investor One): Climate-focused fund manager investing in renewable energy and climate infrastructure across Asia. Comparable regional Asia climate focus though at infrastructure rather than venture scale.

Direct peers

• Wavemaker Partners: Asia-focused early-stage VC with a dedicated climate/sustainability practice and active SEA presence. Directly comparable to Sif.vc as a regional seed/Series A investor with climate mandate.
• Antler: Global early-stage VC with strong SEA operations investing at the pre-seed/seed stage across climate-adjacent verticals. Comparable in check size, founder-first approach, and regional deal flow engine.
• ABC Impact: Asia-focused impact investor deploying capital into climate, health, and inclusion. Comparable to Sif.vc in thematic focus on climate solutions and Asia-region mandate.
• GenZero: Temasek-backed investment firm focused exclusively on decarbonization across Southeast Asia. Closest direct competitor with the same regional + climate-tech overlap, though more heavily capitalized.

Regional players

• East Ventures: One of Southeast Asia's most active early-stage VCs with exposure to climate-adjacent sectors. Comparable in regional focus and seed-stage approach, though not exclusively climate-dedicated.
• AC Ventures: Indonesia-focused early-stage VC with growing climate and sustainability portfolio. Comparable regional SEA mandate and seed/Series A check size to Sif.vc.

Emerging players

• NewClimate Ventures: Early-stage climate tech VC with comparable seed/Series A focus on climate solutions. Smaller emerging player with thematic overlap in climate tech investing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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