From smart cities to room-temperature quantum computing, from digital therapeutics to cybersecurity and AI ethics, her portfolio thrives not despite geopolical and regulatory volatility, but because of it.

1. Visionary Leadership in Climate and Deep Tech

While Silicon Valley debated the investability of climate tech, Leesa Soulodre was already building the future. She founded Planet43, a frontier-tech investment platform turning transformative science into scalable global impact. From AI diagnosing neurodegeneration to water-tech redefining urban resilience, these aren't hypotheticals—they're live, thriving businesses.

Her leadership has guided over 400 corporations across 19 sectors, raised hundreds of millions in capital, and accelerated over 350 startups, scaling several to $14 billion valuations while achieving 4X MOIC fund performance.

Through her work with RepRisk and GMI Ratings, she has led ESG integration into 210 institutional portfolios in pension funds, asset management, stock exchanges, indexes, trading platforms, corporate endowments and foundations, embedding impact into the core of global capital markets.

At the heart of VC in Singapore, Leesa residenced in accelerators, partnered with governments and pioneered digital transformation and cyber risk governance at the heart of Singapore´s smart city transformation.

2. A Track Record of Going Where Others Won't

Where others followed trends, Leesa anticipated them. As most VCs pursued quick exits in SaaS, she stepped boldly into the complex world of deep tech—where progress requires patience, precision, and vision. Her portfolio includes Coring Company's digital geomapping sustainability revolution in mining, to StratifiCare's world-first severe dengue prognostic reducing hospitalization by 67%, and ventures in room-temperature diamond quantum computing, solar thermal renewables, and biotechnology.

Her experience spans EIR roles, Venture Partner, IC Member, and GP at five VC firms, Today she leads R3i Capital in the United States, and holds Investment Committee roles at Mandalay Venture Partners, Australia´s leading agritech fund, and Striders Corporation's Omusubi Fund in Singapore — but her differentiator has always been conviction: betting early on what others overlook and building ventures that thrive in regulatory and geopolitical volatility and impact.

3. Driving the Responsible Future of Innovation

Beyond capital, Leesa brings governance, mentorship, and purpose. As Board Director at the AI Asia Pacific Institute, she's shaping global standards for ethical AI. Her board roles at Viewmind, StratifiCare, and Meracle Health place her at the intersection of health and technology, advancing solutions that save lives.

She holds a TRIUM Global Executive MBA (NYU Stern, HEC Paris, LSE) and a Master's in Management, and shapes future leaders as Adjunct Faculty at SMU Cox School of Business, Singapore Management University, and IE Business School.

She also co-founded the TRIUM EMBA Angels Network, expanding access to early-stage investment opportunities across HEC Paris, NYU Stern, and the London School of Economics´ elite leaders, and is the Godmother of the CEE Masters and Robots Conference, now in its 9th year.

Named one of CIO Magazine's "Five Rising Women Leaders to Watch" and "10 Transformational Business Leaders 2023," and a Finalist for Women in AI USA's "Responsible AI Leader of the Year," Leesa is building a multi-generational venture platform that proves you can do well by doing good.

Final Word

With a $1 billion deployment ambition by 2043 and a proven track record, Leesa and her teams are quietly changing the world—one breakthrough at a time. If you want to know where the future is headed, follow the trail they're blazing.

Because tomorrow's headlines often start where Leesa and her team at R3i invests today.