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2025 Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific — Exclusive Forum

May 16 - 18, 2025 (Friday to Sunday)
Batu Batu, Johor, Malaysia

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Please join us from Friday, 16 May to Sunday, 18 May 2025 for the Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific Exclusive Forum, held at the beautiful Batu Batu Resort on Pulau Tengah in the Mersing District of Johor, Malaysia.

Throughout the event, you will meet leaders of growth-stage ventures that were handpicked for their promise of addressing key environmental issues while creating the jobs of tomorrow.

As a guest, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in our cohort of innovators of scalable and impactful businesses while experiencing the unique vibrance of an Unreasonable-run program. You will be amongst a group of leaders from top-tier venture funds, private equity institutions, family offices, and foundations who were selected to meet our entrepreneurs in an intimate and relaxed setting.

We invite you to join us the evening of Friday, 16 May, providing you with time to settle in and connect with the entrepreneurs and other guests before Exclusive Forum programming begins Saturday morning. Please check back closer to the event for specific timing.

The main gathering on Saturday includes meeting and learning about our cohort of ventures and will continue through the evening with a drinks reception and dinner. On Saturday evening, you will have the opportunity to join Fireside Chats after dinner to hear the stories of our brilliant entrepreneurs and enjoy additional networking with the community. The event finishes on Sunday, 18 May after lunch. Please check back closer to the event for specific timing.

This event is by invitation only. Please see the FAQs below, and if you have any further questions, please email Akanksha Khurana at [email protected].

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With gratitude,

Daniel's Signature Daniel Epstein
Founder & CEO, Unreasonable

Scaling impact across Asia Pacific — Meet our 2025 Cohort

Algal Bio

Cultivating Algae’s Potential, for a Better Future.

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Amane Kimura

CEO

Aquaconnect

Leveraging tech solutions to bring transparency to the global seafood value chain.

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Rajamanohar Somasundaram

Founder & CEO

Archireef

Restoring Degraded Marine ecosystems

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Vriko Yu

Co-founder & CEO

Armored Fresh

Redefining the zero-dairy and clean-label categories

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Rudy Yoo

Founder & CEO

Dagangan

Maximising the potential of rural communities

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Ryan Manafe

CEO & Founder

EcoBricks

Turning plastic waste into sustainable concrete

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Shervin Sharghy

Founder & CEO

ftcash

Empowering micro-merchants and entrepreneurs with the power of mobile payments.

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Vaibhav Lodha

Co-Founder

Phool

Transforming lives through temple flowers

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Ankit Agarwal

Founder & CEO

Shandi

Creating better, more sustainable food options for everyone

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Reena Sharma

Founder & CEO

Speedoc

Bringing healthcare to wherever you are

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Shravan Verma

Co-founder & CEO

Teora

Replacing chemicals with biotechnological solutions to sustainably prevent the spread of disease

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Rishita Changede

Founder & CEO

Ujala Cygnus

Building trust by saving and caring for lives with dignity, affordability, and quality.

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Shuchin Bajaj

Founder Director

Unravel Carbon

Accelerating the world's progress to a zero carbon economy

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Grace Sai

Cofounder & CEO

WearOptimo

Tracking real-time biomarker data using microwearable sensors to detect health conditions

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Mark Kendall

Founder & CEO

Registration is now closed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the costs?

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There is no cost for attendance.

How do I get to Batu Batu?

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The island is accessible via Batu Batu's private speedboat departing from Mersing, Johor, Malaysia, which is approximately a 2.5 - 3.5 hour drive from Singapore. In favorable weather conditions, the speedboat journey from Mersing to Pulau Tengah takes about twenty minutes, though it can last up to forty minutes.

We will be providing ground transportation from a pick-up point in Central Singapore to Mersing to ensure your journey is comfortable and seamless. A logistics email will be sent closer to your program participation date with final details and timing.

Are food and drink provided?

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Light snacks will be provided throughout the day. Lunch on both days, a private drinks reception and seated dinner, as well as breakfast the next day, are included as part of the event.

Can you tell me more about the Unreasonable Impact initiative?

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Please visit the Unreasonable Impact website for full information on our global initiative.

What was the process and criteria you used to select the participating entrepreneurs?

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The cohort of participating growth stage ventures are for-profit businesses based in Asia Pacific with solutions that seek to address pressing environmental and social challenges, aiming to reduce environmental risks, ecological scarcities, and promote sustainable development. The ventures have each been hand picked by our Portfolio Selection Team based on their impact, scalability, tech viability and team.

Who is behind this initiative?

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Our team at Unreasonable is privileged to join forces with Barclays to co-create Unreasonable Impact. After six years of partnership, we are proud to be actively supporting 300+ companies that have mitigated over 111 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions globally and employ over 31,000 people, having raised more than US$14 billion in financing and generated over US$11 billion in revenue..

I still have questions…

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If you have any questions regarding this event beyond what is answered on this page, please email [email protected].

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