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Mana Impact
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Mana Impact is a boutique impact investment advisory firm based in Singapore whose mission is to channel financial capital to catalyze a circular and regenerative economic system, focusing on ocean health as well as food and agriculture. The firm supports a diverse range of stakeholders—family offices, corporations, international development organizations, investment funds, and individuals—to allocate capital for both financial and impact returns, enabling founders and innovations creating nature-positive impact. Services are built around market research and thought-leadership combined with proprietary deal-sourcing, analytical investment advice, intentional impact alignment, and diligent portfolio management. Mana also operates the Mana Blue Planet Facility, which provides working capital and venture debt to businesses with the potential to deliver scalable, nature-positive outcomes in Asia, on land and sea. The firm specializes in three main impact areas: Land & Agriculture, Oceans & Coastal Zones, and Biodiversity.
Notable quotes
“"We need more participants in the ecosystem. As long as you have intentionality and the willingness to put in hard work, these things can be learned."”
“"In the impact investment space, relatively there are more women involved."”
Team
Chen Zhu
Co-Founder
Clive Ye
Senior Investment Manager
Julian Johanes
Senior Investment Manager
Baxter Hernandez
Investment Analyst
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reath | Seed | — | — |
| ZuBlu | Seed | $1m | 2020-04-28 |
| Koltiva | Seed | — | — |
| Krakakoa Chocolates | Seed | — | — |
| Aqua-Spark | Fund investment | — | — |
| Planblue | Seed | — | — |
| Slow Forest Coffee | Seed | — | — |
| Hohonu | Seed | — | — |
| Katapult Ocean | Fund investment | — | — |
| Omnivore | Fund investment | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Wavemaker Partners | 1 |
| Elemental Impact | 1 |
| She1K | 1 |
| Betatron | 1 |
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