RESONATE: Climate Solutions from China
The RESONATE Series presents Climate Solutions from China 2026. Held on the highly anticipated IMPACT Week of September, this high-impact startup showcase enables regional investors and corporate sustainability leaders to discover, adopt, and co-invest in China's leading climate tech innovations with the opportunity to deploy them in the region.
The showcase will feature companies with a focus on, but not limited to the following verticals:
Plastics and waste circularity
Waste to value/energy
Regenerative ocean and land solutions
Sustainable alternative materials
Food and e-waste
Sustainable built environment
Where does China lead in green innovation?
Where are the opportunities?
What are the risks?
How can global investors participate?
The event will feature a fireside chat "Investing in and Adopting Chinese Sustainable Technologies in SEA" by two China X-border operating and investment veterans - Helen Wong and JM Goh.
Speakers
Helen Wong is a Managing Partner at ACV Capital and a venture capitalist with extensive global experience in the U.S., China and SE Asia. Helen was ranked among China's "Top 25 Female VC" and "Top 100 Investors" by Forbes, and one of only three Singaporeans on the Asia Pacific "50 Over 50" list in 2024. With over 20+ years of VC experience as Partner at GGV Capital and Qiming Ventures, she led investments in 4 unicorns to date, with exits including 7 IPOs and 3 M&As.
Jong Mun ("JM") is the Founding Partner of Koru Venture Capital, backing innovators to stop waste and plastic pollution through circularity. A tech entrepreneur with two successful exits, JM spent over two decades in China, Europe, and the United States, advising startups and investors across the buy and sell sides, supporting ventures from formation and fundraising through international expansion, M&A, and exit.
Agenda
Presentations by Chinese Startups
100x100 White Paper Launch
Fireside chat - "Investing in and Adopting Chinese Sustainable Technologies in South-east Asia"
Hosted Networking + Light Dinner Reception
(Registration starts at 17:00)
Dress Code: Business Casual
Co-Organisers:
NUS Alumni Ventures (NAV) is a societal community created by NUS students and alumni that seeks to strengthen the NUS (National University of Singapore) and Southeast Asia startup community by fostering relationships and support amongst students, entrepreneurs and investors.
Koru Venture Capital aims to support climate innovators in ending waste and plastic pollution in Asia Pacific through circularity. We believe the solution to ocean and environmental challenges begin from land. Our mandate is to help startups achieve financial return along side the positive impact they create.
100x100 is a climate company builder and venture capital fund dedicated to creating scalable solutions for the planet's largest emissions problems. We partner with experienced founders with a proven track record to build them from the ground up with the aim to abate 100 million metric tons of carbon and be a US$100-million revenue business. www.100x100.com.
Supporting Partner
青合循环经济与碳中和研究院