Powerhouse Ventures
12 Kallang Ave #03-07 Aperia Mall, Singapore, Central Region, 339511
Overview
Powerhouse Ventures supports early-stage companies in high-growth sectors, where technology is the driver. Powerhouse Ventures enables its entrepreneurs to execute in dynamic markets, and, more importantly, places a premium on integrity and accountability. PV’s team works to foster entrepreneurial aptitude by supporting peer-to-peer learning, building enduring partnerships, and by encouraging entrepreneurs to use its network of exceptional business managers and domain experts as sounding boards. It also co-invests with marquee Acceleration and Incubation Networks. Powerhouse Ventures was founded in 2011.
- Total investments
- 58
- Lead investments
- 16
- Investments · 12mo
- 7
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Finance
Investment portfolio
- SwishX
Participated · Seed · May 2026
SwishX builds an agentic AI platform composed of four products—Tender IQ, Contract IQ, Marketing IQ, and Channel IQ—that automate tender and RFP management, hospital rate contracts, marketing and doctor engagement, and channel/secondary-sales visibility. The company serves 39 enterprise customers, including 12 clients with annual revenues exceeding ₹1,000 crore, and claims measurable outcomes such as three-fold increases in tender business, 32% increases in brand visibility, 15% reductions in price leakage, and high accuracy in pricing extraction. SwishX maintains ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type II compliance and uses a human-in-the-loop model alongside encryption and GDPR-aligned practices for data governance. It sells via a subscription SaaS model, offers free trials and pilots, and plans geographic expansion into emerging markets including Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The company is targeting $5 million in contracted ARR and over 100 enterprise customers by the end of FY27.
- ThinkLabs
Participated · Series A · Mar 2026
ThinkLabs AI builds a high-performance, physics-informed AI platform that simulates, plans and optimizes electric grid operations far faster than traditional tools. Its technology can run up to 10 million scenarios in 10 minutes while maintaining more than 99.7% accuracy on grid power flow, enabling utilities to identify constraints and solutions rapidly. The company emphasizes transparency, explainability and auditability in its models to meet regulated-utility requirements. ThinkLabs targets use cases including interconnection, system planning and operational studies as electricity demand grows from data centers, AI workloads and electrification. The recent $28 million Series A will fund expanded customer delivery, enhancements to AI-powered digital twins and agents, and scaled deployments with ecosystem partners. The company is based in New York.
- AZX
Participated · Seed · Jan 2026
Founded in October 2024, AZX develops bespoke AI solutions that combine analytics, supervised and unsupervised learning, digital twins, physics models, machine learning and generative AI, embedding them directly into a client’s existing systems. The company describes itself as “client-, problem- and transformation-centric,” aiming to streamline internal processes for utilities and energy firms rather than offering a single off-the-shelf product or pure consulting. Current customers include Puget Sound Energy, CBRE, Trilliant, Franklin Energy and two unnamed investor-owned utilities. AZX has expanded to 20 employees and recorded a ten-fold increase in first-quarter revenue year-over-year. The public benefit corporation is led by CEO Aaron Goldfeder alongside co-founders Rich Evans and Michael Albrecht, all veterans of Meetingflow, EnergySavvy and Microsoft. Management believes massive grid-modernization needs and escalating climate-driven losses create a sizable market for its tailored AI tools. Proceeds from its recent financing will fund hiring and further product development to support additional energy-sector transformations.
- CVector Energy
Led · Seed · Jan 2026
New York–based CVector Energy builds an AI software layer that sits between plant operations and bottom-line economics, continuously analyzing data to flag equipment issues, optimize energy use, and link actions such as opening a valve to their exact financial impact. The platform is already deployed with customers ranging from ATEK Metal Technologies’ aluminum casting facility in Iowa to San Francisco ammonia-production startup Ammobia, as well as public utilities, advanced manufacturing sites, and chemical producers. Founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles describe the offering as "operational economics," giving operators a clear, dollar-based view of every decision in complex facilities. Since its pre-seed round last July, CVector has grown to 12 employees and opened its first office in Manhattan’s financial district, increasingly recruiting data talent from hedge funds and fintech. The team reports that wider industry comfort with AI and strong demand for cost-control tools are accelerating adoption. The newly secured seed capital will fund further product development and expansion into additional heavy-industry verticals. Prior to the seed raise, the company had completed an undisclosed pre-seed round; no revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article.
- Alive
Led · Equity · Nov 2025
Alive operates India’s first proprietary, full-stack experience marketplace that designs, builds, and distributes its own catalog of 125+ original experiences, ranging from sky adventures and glamping escapes to chef-led dinners and pottery workshops. The platform has achieved 90× revenue growth in less than a year and currently facilitates more than a thousand experience bookings each month. Alive’s tech engine handles creator onboarding, design tools, automated content management, and discovery, enabling chefs, artists, and hosts to earn as much as ₹5 lakh per month. Looking ahead, the company plans to expand from its current presence in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to Goa next, and targets operations in 10 major cities and 3-5 tourist destinations by 2026 with a catalog of over 500 experiences and 100,000 paying customers. Management has publicly set a goal of reaching ₹100 crore annualised revenue by March 2027. Strategic partnerships already include The Leela Palace, Embassy International Riding School, Prestige Golfshire, and the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. By blending technology with handcrafted experiences, Alive aims to make “experiencing” as habitual for urban consumers as dining out or streaming content.