Eshan Samaranayake

Eshan Samaranayake is an Analyst at Better Bite Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund backing innovation in food, agriculture, and climate tech across Asia Pacific. At Better Bite, he works with founders building scalable solutions to some of the region’s biggest climate challenges, focusing on evaluating early-stage technologies that aim to decarbonise the food system.

He is also the author of Better Bioeconomy, a weekly newsletter for agrifood tech professionals, where he shares insights on how biotechnology is transforming food and agriculture. In addition, Eshan leads Asia Climate Hub, the largest free climate tech startup and investor database in Asia Pacific.

With a background in biotechnology and a passion for commercialisation, Eshan bridges research, entrepreneurship, and venture capital to help scale technologies that deliver both climate impact and business value.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. More capital directed toward early-stage climate tech ventures, with Hong Kong positioned as a leading regional hub for funding scalable solutions to climate challenges.
2. Greater support for local agrifood startups tackling food waste, alternative proteins making Hong Kong a hub for climate-smart food innovation.
3. Wider adoption of food upcycling, composting, and packaging reduction initiatives at both consumer and corporate levels, reducing waste going to landfills.