Managing Partner, R3i Capital & Planet43 | Founder, Future Intelligence Lab

While others debate the future, Leesa Soulodre builds the systems that decode it.

As Founding Partner of R3i Capital, Planet43, and the R3i Future Intelligence Lab, she architects ventures at the convergence of applied AI, regulatory intelligence, and humanity's greatest challenges—transforming geopolitical volatility and regulatory complexity into systematic alpha.

The Intelligence Edge

R3i Future Intelligence Lab: The Operating System for Regulatory Alpha

When the €130 trillion regulatory repricing began (EU AI Act, climate mandates, ESG frameworks), Soulodre didn't just react—she built the intelligence infrastructure to capture it.

The Future Intelligence Lab deploys the proprietary ES-RAS™ framework, systematically identifying and capturing regulatory alpha validated across 119,535 companies with 12.1% alpha (p<0.01 statistical significance).

The Results: Sovereign partnerships internationally across 4 continents

Over 1000 IP assets with a massive market value —creating an impenetrable moat

250TB proprietary database representing a 40-year analytical lead

6 active spinouts in healthcare, regtech, fintech, and space.

This isn't research—it's commercial intelligence infrastructure with an 18-24 month exit trajectory.

The Track Record Across the R3i Platform:

Millions deployed across deeptech ventures spanning AI governance, water intelligence, quantum computing, and healthcare innovation

400+ corporations guided across 19 sectors globally

350+ startups funded with multiple ventures scaled to billion-dollar valuations

Top tier VC Fund performance —proof that systematic regulatory intelligence generates outsized returns

The Vision in Action

When Silicon Valley questioned climate tech's viability, Soulodre was already building its foundation. Through Planet43, she transforms breakthrough science into scalable impact:

- AI-powered neurodegeneration diagnostics (Viewmind) bringing precision to brain health

- Room-temperature quantum computing democratizing next-gen computational power

- Long-duration solar thermal systems reshaping renewable energy infrastructure

- Water intelligence platforms fortifying urban resilience against climate risk (€15M sovereign contract)

These aren't theoretical bets—they're operational businesses generating returns, powered by Future Intelligence Lab's regulatory insights.

From Finance to Frontier Tech

Soulodre rewired capital allocation at scale. Through advisory roles at RepRisk and GMI Ratings, she embedded ESG principles into 200+ institutional portfolios, fundamentally changing how pension funds, asset managers, and sovereign wealth deploy capital.

That experience became the foundation for the Future Intelligence Lab and its first spinoffs Aquatasker Inc, AIComply, Kloutify and iProofd—transforming decades of regulatory expertise into systematic, defensible alpha.

Embedded in Singapore's venture ecosystem, she pioneered cyber risk governance frameworks that became the backbone of the nation's smart city transformation—partnering with government agencies to build infrastructure for the future workforce.

The Conviction to Go First

While VCs chased quick exits, Soulodre and co-founder Professor Emerita Marianne Winslett (3 PhDs: AI, CS, Math) invested in deep tech's patient revolution.

The portfolio speaks for itself: ventures in diamond quantum computing, solar thermal renewables, breakthrough biotechnology, and AI-powered industrial intelligence—all selected using Future Intelligence Lab's systematic framework. Her experience spans EIR, Venture Partner, GP, and IC roles across five VC firms.

Today, she leads:

R3i Capital (United States) and R3i Global (Luxembourg, Singapore)

Investment Committee, Mandalay Venture Partners (Australia's premier agritech fund)

Investment Committee, Striders Corporation's Omusubi Fund (Singapore)

Shaping Global Standards

Beyond capital deployment, Soulodre architects the future through:

Founder, R3i Future Intelligence Lab—building the intelligence infrastructure for the €130T regulatory repricing

Board Advisor (Former Director), AI Asia Pacific Institute—setting global ethical AI standards

Portfolio Board positions at Viewmind, and StratifiCare —advancing longevity and sustainability

Co-Founder, TRIUM EMBA Angels Network—democratizing frontier tech investment across three continents

Godmother, CEE Masters & Robots Conference—Eastern Europe's premier AI and robotics summit, now in its 10th year

Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University and IE Business School—cultivating the next generation of innovation leaders

Recognition

Finalist, "Responsible AI Leader of the Year" – Women in AI USA 2025

"Five Rising Women Leaders to Watch" – CIO Magazine 2024

"10 Transformational Business Leaders 2023"

TRIUM Global Executive MBA (NYU Stern, HEC Paris, LSE) | Master's in Management

The Bottom Line

A mission for $1 billion deployment target by 2043. A multi-generational venture platform powered by proprietary intelligence infrastructure—proving that breakthrough technology, systematic regulatory insight, and meaningful impact are inseparable.

Because the future belongs to those who build the systems to decode it first.