November 2022: Ripio expands to the US
News from Clarity, Ripio, Super, and Xendit; our second cohort of AxBC and new team member
Portfolio News
Clarity partnered with more than a dozen communities who were awarded air quality monitoring grants by the EPA.
Ripio announced plans to expand to the United States.
Super received the Social Impact through Innovation Award from Alibaba Cloud.
Xendit's ordering system is now free to use in the Philippines.
Amasia News
We concluded the second cohort of AxBC, our course on behavior change for climate founders.
We welcomed Jermayne Ong, a former Amasia Fellow, to the full-time Amasia team. She will focus on our increasingly rigorous impact measurement around our climate and sustainability thesis.
What We're Reading
Reuters published key takeaways from this year's United Nations climate summit, COP27.
Useful links:
The Amasia website for an overview of our firm, our team, and our portfolio.
The Amasia blog for essays on the VC business, our portfolio, and our impact.
The In Our Hands podcast with theorists and practitioners in climate science and behavior change (with full transcripts if you prefer text).
The Futureverse podcast with authors of climate-related fiction (with full transcripts if you prefer text).
Ramanan’s blog for personal essays.