Speaker

About the speaker: 

Tessa Charupatanapongse leads deal sourcing and due diligence for Potato Impact Partners, focusing on sustainable seaweed aquaculture in Southeast Asia. She's worked at the intersection of social impact, gender, mental health, and startups, having experience as a founder herself, and having worked for a gender lens VC and a woman in technology startup competition. 

Prior to impact investing, Tessa worked in international development at The Asia Foundation and holds a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania. 

She is an avid reader, writer, language learner, semi-colon enthusiast, aspiring water sommelier, and globe trotter who has lived in the US, Singapore, and London. 

Company info:

Potato Impact Partners (PIP) is an impact investor spurring positive contributions to food security, climate action, and the resilience of coastal communities through investments in sustainable seaweed innovation. 

PIP is a subsidiary of Potato Productions, a group of social technology ventures in Singapore spanning design, media, publishing, film and entertainment, education, and healthcare.