River Venture Studio

River Ventures focuses exclusively on Industry 5.0 deep tech ventures, particularly in advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, electronics, and precision engineering. They are committed to supporting robotics, automation, digitalization, and AI/ML-enabled startups with a specific emphasis on inclusive representation and sustainable innovation.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Hardware, Semiconductors

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Investment Thesis

River Venture Studio positions itself as the world’s first and only Industry 5.0-focused deep tech venture studio committed to de-risking investments for investors and shortening the runway for deep tech founders. Their philosophy centers on creating an inclusive innovation ecosystem where sustainability, human-centricity, and resilience are at the core. They believe in building full-cycle support from ideation to exit, empowering not just founders but all stakeholders including policymakers, corporates, and tech transfer offices to commercialize deep tech ventures.

What Sets Them Apart

World's first industry 5.0-focused venture studio emphasizing sustainability, human-centricity and resilience
Full-cycle support from ideation to exit with three integrated pillars: venture studio, incubator-as-a-service, and accelerator-as-a-service
Every startup does proof-of-concept and proof-of-value testing within corporate partners with potential to earn purchase orders
Licensed IP model: They license deep tech IPs from tech transfer offices and build ventures around them
Global expansion from day 1 with presence across Singapore, India, Middle East, China, APAC and expanding to EMEA and Americas
Strong focus on inclusivity for women and representational minorities in deep tech entrepreneurship
35+ proven portfolio companies backed by Enterprise Singapore