On May 20, 2026, Antares Ventures hosted a Beyond Carbon & Silicon gathering in Singapore with Cleantech Group and Singapore Global Network, bringing together corporate leaders, CVCs, family offices, founders, and operators for an invite-only evening. The gathering took place during a week when Ecosperity Week and Cleantech Forum Asia brought many of the region’s sustainability, investment, and innovation leaders into Singapore.

The gathering was held at the home of Antares Partner Milena Nikolova and brought together more than 65 participants from Southeast Asia, Japan, India, Europe, North America, and Australia. It was not simply the level of interest in deep tech that stood out, but how discussions across energy systems, AI infrastructure, industrial performance, and capital allocation converged in the same room.

In many ways, Asia gave the room a shared language that evening.

Global Antares portfolio companies including VFlowTech, Hydroleap, and Ayrton Energy also joined the gathering, contributing perspectives on long-duration energy storage, industrial water systems, cooling infrastructure, and hydrogen storage and transport.

Antares Ventures thanks everyone who joined for an engaged and thoughtful evening and thanks Cleantech Group and Singapore Global Network for supporting the gathering.

Industrial innovation is still often discussed in separate rooms across capital, industry, and technology. The advantage sits in how quickly those conversations align around the same constraints and opportunities.