Aera VC is a globally distributed, early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore, founded in 2017 by Derek Handley and Nick Winstone. The firm specializes in deep technology investments addressing climate change, sustainability, and frontier technology. With two flagship funds demonstrating top-decile returns and a track record of backing three unicorns from seed stage, Aera has established itself as a leading global climate tech investor. The firm's investment thesis allocates approximately 80% of capital to breakthrough climate technologies, including carbon-negative solutions, renewable energy infrastructure, sustainable materials, and climate adaptation technologies. The remaining 20% targets frontier innovations across aerospace, robotics, advanced materials, biotech, and AI applications. Aera operates as a remote-first organization with partners, operations, and scouts distributed around the globe. The scout program leverages this distributed model to source climate and deep tech deals across multiple continents. The firm also operates Aera Force, an investment DAO that offers scouting, pre-screening, and due diligence bounties through a Discord community. This DAO-based scouting model represents an innovative approach to distributed deal sourcing, using crypto-native incentives to engage a broader community in the investment process.