Kelven Lam

Investment Manager

2021 - Current

Sourced and executed four water-tech investments across Europe and APAC.

Sector Specialist

2020 - 2021

As part of Emerald's water team, I'm responsible for defining our investment strategy within the sector and will be involved in all phases of the investment process: sourcing, evaluating, selecting and supporting novel startups from early diligence to exit. The fund will invest in early to expansion-stage companies to drive innovation and adoption in the water space.

Senior Program Manager

2020 - 2020

Program Manager, Imagine H2O Asia

2019 - 2020

Imagine H2O sources and supports the world's most promising entrepreneurial solutions in water. We are a nonprofit organization funded by leading foundations, corporate partners, and government entities. In 2019, Imagine H2O launched IH2O Asia, a Singapore-based accelerator program that bridges global innovation to cities and communities across Southeast Asia.

Environmental Consultant

2016 - 2019

Linova is a consultancy firm specialising in industrial wastewater treatment and recycling solutions, based in Singapore. The company's experience spans a broad portfolio of highly complex applications, including F&B, metal works, tannery, dyestuff, and petrochemical industries. Working closely with reputable system providers and research institutes, we strive to bring the most innovative, practical and cost-effective solutions to our clients to solve difficult wastewater challenges.

Co-Founder

2012 - 2016

Founded Envichem, a start-up committed to developing innovative technologies for industrial waste recovery alongside an experienced technical consultant and a senior researcher from Singapore's premier reseach institute, SIMTech A*Star in 2012. Successfully pitched for and obtained half a million in funding grants from the Singapore Government for the development of Envichem's environmentally friendly metal recovery technology. Conducted research and development work which successfully brought Envichem's technology from a laboratory scale to a pilot plant scale. The technology has been patented. Spearheaded the expansion of the technology's reach to include industrial waste water treatment. Pitched for, and successfully conducted feasibility studies and/or industrial trials with numerous MNCs and SMEs; including but not limited to spent nickel catalyst recovery from pharmaceutical processing, and complex dye wastewater treatment Other work include closing a collaboration project with a Singapore SME that specializes in food waste digestors to develop a customized and environmentally friendly technology for the treatment of wastewater effluent from digestors.

Research And Development Intern

2011 - 2011

i interned at Singapore Institute for Manufacturing and Technology(SIMTech) which is a research institute under the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR). i was involved in electrochemical research for wastewater treatment applications. This led to a spin-off which i then joined as part of the founding team in 2012.