Bridging Innovation and Opportunity: Scaling Deep-Tech in Asia Growth Markets

Louis Murayama's presentation in Impact Stage, Penang Slush'D 2025 (May 2025)

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1. Bridging Innovation and Opportunity: Scaling Deep-Tech in Asia Growth Markets Louis Murayama Partner, Antares Ventures
2. Innovation is the driver of growth (1975) Global Patents Global GDP Growth 70% 70% Top 5 Other Other Top 5
3. Innovation is the driver of growth (1995) Global Patents Global GDP Growth 75% Top 5 Other Other Top 5 65%
4. Global Patents % of Global GDP Growth Is innovation the driver of growth? (2023) 85% Other Top 5 Other Global GDP Growth 85% 50% Top 5 Top 5 Other Other
5. Global Patents % of Global GDP Growth Is innovation the driver of growth? (2023) 85% Other Top 5 Other Global GDP Growth 85% Top 5 Other 47% 33% China China EU+UK/JP EU+UK /JP Other Other US 10% US 7% 50% 17% 18% 18%
6. Global Patents % of Global GDP Growth Is innovation the driver of growth? (2023) 85% Other Top 5 Other Global GDP Growth 85% Top 5 Other EU+UK/JP EU+UK /JP Other Other (mostly Asia) 7% 50% 18% 18%
7. Malaysia Is innovation the driver of growth?(Last 10 Year) Japan R&D spent ~4% of GDP ~30 Bn USD ~1,500 Bn USD ~1% GDP GDP Growth +3% of GDP 300->400 Bn +100 Bn USD 4.4->4.6 Tn +150 Bn USD +35% GDP
8. What the problem of our growth is Fossil Fuel Dependence and Fragile Grid Exposed and Unproductive Agriculture Polluted and Congested Urbanization Highest Damages of Climate Change
9. Our Areas of Focus Energy Transition & Decarbonization Sustainable Agriculture & Food • Regenerative Agriculture • Crop Engineering • Precision and Regenerative Agriculture • Disease Prevention • Livestock Health • Waste to Value Sustainable Cities & Mobility • Electrification of Transport & logistics • Waste and Water Treatment • Heating and Cooling • Data Center Decarbonization • Climate Resilience Frontiers for Humanity • Advanced Computing • Advanced Point-of- Care Diagnostics • AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support • Precision Medicine for Emerging Markets • Energy Storage • Sustainable Base Load (Geothermal, nuclear) • Carbon Capture and Utilization • Green Hydrogen • Grid Resilience • Industry decarbonisation
10. EU/UK/JP/Canada Asia Growth Markets Trillion Dollar Worth of Intellectual Property (IP) Trillion Dollar Worth of Opportunity The very simple idea
11. Born Globally Asia Deployed A pioneering company in sustainable water treatment via electrochemical technologies Delivered a palm oil wastewater treatment project in Malaysia, reducing chemical use by 90% and energy by ~50% Case Study 1:
12. Asia Deployed Canadian-based Uncrewed Service Vehicle (USV) Top 20 Ventures 2025 in Canada Won in Singapore PIER71 Smart Port Challenge by MPA & NUS Develop DataXplorer 2: First Commercially USV Case Study 2: Born Globally
13. Asia Deployed Canadian-based Hydrogen Logistics Company Proprietary LOHC Technology Grand Winner in Temasek’s The Livability Challenge USD 100B Grand Prize + Additional Funding Case Study 3: Born Globally
14. Who We Are A New Kind of Venture Fund for a New Era Antares Ventures is a purpose-built DeepTech venture fund investing globally in breakthrough solutions to the structural and sustainability challenges of Asia’s fastest- growing markets and very proactively catalysing their scale-up in the region. Southeast Asia Middle East South Asia Catalysing Global Deep Tech Innovation in Asia Growth Market
15. contact@antares.ventures www.antares.ventures Antares Ventures Catalysing Global Deep-Tech Innovation in Asia Growth Markets