Bio

Jaclyn Seow is Head of ESG and Impact at Openspace Ventures, a venture fund focused on tech-powered startups in Southeast Asia. Openspace manages over US$650M in capital over three early-stage funds as well as OSV+, a growth fund for mid-stage tech opportunities. It counts global investors such as Temasek, Stepstone, Norfund and DEG along with superannuations, insurance companies, pension funds and university endowments among its trusted LPs. Openspace has made investments to drive climate sustainability forward including in Sensorflow (energy efficiency), KLN (EV), Nutrition Technologies (insect protein), and Octopus (circular economy); as well as in companies accelerating financial inclusion and access to basic services including health and education.