Frederik leads the technical due diligence and scientific validation of investment opportunities as the Head of Science. Frederik has over 15 years of research, operational and investment experience in climate technologies across Asia, Europe and the US.

As the founding member at Brawn Capital, a private equity fund manager specialised in renewable energy with over US$400million AUM, Frederik was Director of Investments & Risk Management managing a portfolio of solar assets across Asia.

Frederik obtained a Ph.D. in Physics at the City University of Hong Kong, winning a scholarship to undertake research on new materials for third generation solar cells. He built and improved solar cell developing and testing laboratory facilities, collaborating with major international research facilities in Japan, Singapore, China, Israel and the US.