Top 50 Agriculture (agtech) Startup Investors in Asia in December 2024

Investor	Agriculture (agtech) Asia investments
UntroD Capital	13
Real Tech Japan	9
Openspace	9
Real Tech Japan	9
Openspace	9
MDI Ventures	8
Wavemaker Partners	8
Wavemaker Partners	8
MDI Ventures	8
Topsailing Capital	8
Topsailing Capital	8
SOSV	7
Incubate Fund	7
Seeds Capital	6
Seeds Capital	6
AgFunder	6
BRI Ventures	6
Incubate Fund	6
AgFunder	6
BRI Ventures	6
Global Brain Corporation	5
Artesian VC	5
Mirova	5
Lever VC	5
Shunwei Capital	5
Artesian VC	5
Ishara Yusdian	5
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital	5
Edward Ismawan Chamdani	5
Shunwei Capital	5
Global Founders Capital	5
Wavemaker Impact	5
Edward Ismawan Chamdani	5
Lever VC	5
Global Founders Capital	5
Wavemaker Impact	5
Ishara Yusdian	5
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)	4
Triputra Group	4
Kemuri Ventures	4
MTG Ventures	4
ANOBAKA	4
MTG Ventures	4
Gobi Partners	4
BEENEXT	4
Global Brain Corporation	4
SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)	4
ANOBAKA	4
Alpha JWC Ventures	4
Triputra Group	4

UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
Emulsion Flow Technologies — Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion.

Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Japan, Singapore, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.

Openspace Ventures is a leading venture capital firm finding and backing Southeast Asian companies creating a transformative impact where tech meets life.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

CopilotIQ — CopilotIQ is revolutionizing remote health monitoring. Our program collects 1,000 times more readings than traditional methods. Talk to a nurse today.
Broom — Broom ID memberikan pelayanan terbaik untuk pengalaman Jual Beli Mobil Bekas Anda, banyak pilihan Variasi merek dan tipe Mobil Bekas yang berlimpah
Ampd Energy — Ampd Energy is driven by its vision for an emission-free future for construction. Ampd Energy pioneered the use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in urban construction with its flagship product, the "Enertainer". The Enertainer electrifies construction sites and provides clean, quiet and fully automated energy delivery, allowingconstruction to transition away from fossil fuels.Compared to fossil fuel generators, the Enertainer: reduces carbon footprint by up to 85%; is 32x quieter; emits zero diesel fumes; eliminates diesel handling and usage risks; has zero maintenance and refuelling downtime; and is economically justified for operational cost savings. As an IoT enabled device, the Enertainer can be remotely monitored anytime and anywhere, providing a deep level of data-transparency for data-driven decision making.Website: www.ampd.energy LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ampd_energy

Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Japan, Singapore, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.

Openspace Ventures is a leading venture capital firm finding and backing Southeast Asian companies creating a transformative impact where tech meets life.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Broom — Broom ID memberikan pelayanan terbaik untuk pengalaman Jual Beli Mobil Bekas Anda, banyak pilihan Variasi merek dan tipe Mobil Bekas yang berlimpah
Every Half Coffee Roasters — Roasting & Brewing finest quality of specialty coffee bean from Vietnam and the world. We believe that every half bean has its soulmate. Let's find yours
Vanilla Finance — Vanilla Finance could be a trading platform designed to facilitate buying and selling of assets, possibly with a focus on cryptocurrencies or other financial products.

MDI is a corporate venture capital initiative by Telkom Indonesia and is set as an independent entity with its own funding processes. MDI uniquely combines a VC model with service in providing companies with access to operational help after making a financial investment.MDI works closely with global accelerators and venture firms to bringproprietary technology from other mature markets into various businesses of Telkom Indonesia.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
Seed, Series B, Series A
Indonesia, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Genexyz — Coming Soon Get ready for a revolution! Our upcoming website is poised to redefine your online experience. Unleash the future of innovation and stay tuned for an extraordinary journey.
DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
PT Good Doctor Technology Indonesia — Layanan kesehatan dalam satu genggaman. Tanya dokter dengan konsultasi lewat chat, beli obat online, dan baca info kesehatan terbaru.

Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

NoneAway — NoneAway is an AI -powered app that makes property buying, selling, and renting safer, smarter, and simpler.
Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.
Portcast — Our solution improves your supply chain resilience and profitability by accurately predicting arrival times and monitoring valuable container shipments around-the-clock.

Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Tour Amigo — Tour Amigo is a complete streamlined booking system that is specifically designed for multi-day tour agents and operators.
Checkmate — Checkmate is an easy to use online reference checking and background screening tool.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

MDI is a corporate venture capital initiative by Telkom Indonesia and is set as an independent entity with its own funding processes. MDI uniquely combines a VC model with service in providing companies with access to operational help after making a financial investment.MDI works closely with global accelerators and venture firms to bringproprietary technology from other mature markets into various businesses of Telkom Indonesia.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Series B, Seed, Series A
Indonesia, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Deskera — All In One Business Software with Accounting, Inventory, CRM, Payroll and HRMS.
DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
Good Doctor Technology Indonesia — Layanan kesehatan dalam satu genggaman. Tanya dokter dengan konsultasi lewat chat, beli obat online, dan baca info kesehatan terbaru.

Founded in 2013, Topsailing Capital is headquartered in Shenzhen, located in Nanshan High-tech Industrial Park. It is a professional investment management company with team holding and market operation. It has rich strategic alliance partners, listed enterprise resources and strong resource integration capabilities. Currently established funds areVC (A round or early 10 million standard) and PE two stages, mainly focusing on science and technology innovation and consumption upgrading related industries, focusing on cultural entertainment, big data, consumption upgrade, smart manufacturing, agricultural upgrading and Environmental protection medical field. Representative projects include Xinnongbao, Youbao Online, Baode Bio, Shenjie Environmental Protection, Hongding Auto Parts, Xinlixun and Guoyun.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Information Technology, Big Data
Angel, Series A, Seed
China

Portfolio highlights

Mu Qin Zhi Neng — Mu Qin Zhi Neng is an unmanned vehicle product developer, dedicated to the R&D of UAV products mainly for agricultural purposes.
Simple Cultivate — Simple Cultivate is a developer of potato plant health monitoring system designed to monitor for the entire growth cycle of potato.
Mei Xing Zhi Neng — Mei Xing Zhi Neng specializes in the R&D, design, production and sales of aquaculture IoT devices and smart farming data platforms.

Founded in 2013, Topsailing Capital is headquartered in Shenzhen, located in Nanshan High-tech Industrial Park. It is a professional investment management company with team holding and market operation. It has rich strategic alliance partners, listed enterprise resources and strong resource integration capabilities. Currently established funds areVC (A round or early 10 million standard) and PE two stages, mainly focusing on science and technology innovation and consumption upgrading related industries, focusing on cultural entertainment, big data, consumption upgrade, smart manufacturing, agricultural upgrading and Environmental protection medical field. Representative projects include Xinnongbao, Youbao Online, Baode Bio, Shenjie Environmental Protection, Hongding Auto Parts, Xinlixun and Guoyun.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Information Technology, Big Data
Angel, Series A, Seed
China

Portfolio highlights

Mu Qin Zhi Neng — Mu Qin Zhi Neng is an unmanned vehicle product developer, dedicated to the R&D of UAV products mainly for agricultural purposes.
Simple Cultivate — Simple Cultivate is a developer of potato plant health monitoring system designed to monitor for the entire growth cycle of potato.
Mei Xing Zhi Neng — Mei Xing Zhi Neng specializes in the R&D, design, production and sales of aquaculture IoT devices and smart farming data platforms.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Vieu — Learn about us, our team, our backers and the story behind Vieu.
KOMPEITO — Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan.
Phi — Build your web3 cities from your wallet activities

Catalysing smart monies into Singapore-based, early-stage technology startups.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Singapore, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

DiMuto — DiMuto is a platform facilitating collaborative commerce that provides supply chain visibility. They provide global supply chains with a trade technology platform built on 4Ts: Tracking, Tracing, Transparency and Trust – thus demystifying global trade and enabling collaborative commerce. The DiMuto Track & Trace blockchain platform createsend-to-end trade visibility and forms building blocks for further value creation in trade financing, product marketing, and data analytics.DiMuto is founded by executive chairman Mr Gary Loh, who is also the Executive Chairman of First Alverstone Group.
Aevice Health — Meet our AeviceMD, all-in-one sensor to deliver hospital-quality insights, right from home.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

Catalysing smart monies into Singapore-based, early-stage technology startups.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Singapore, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

DiMuto — DiMuto is a platform facilitating collaborative commerce that provides supply chain visibility. They provide global supply chains with a trade technology platform built on 4Ts: Tracking, Tracing, Transparency and Trust – thus demystifying global trade and enabling collaborative commerce. The DiMuto Track & Trace blockchain platform createsend-to-end trade visibility and forms building blocks for further value creation in trade financing, product marketing, and data analytics.DiMuto is founded by executive chairman Mr Gary Loh, who is also the Executive Chairman of First Alverstone Group.
Aevice Health — Meet our AeviceMD, all-in-one sensor to deliver hospital-quality insights, right from home.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers.

Investment focus

Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Klim — Klim enables farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture at scale by providing them financial support, knowledge, documentation tools, and a community via our digital companion for farmers.Klim-verified carbon removal credits, generated by Klim farmers, help companies to transition to net zero by offsetting their carbon emissions locallyand with maximum impact and transparency.
Uviquity — Uviquity is a firm that wants to encourage safety for their clients. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States.
Eion — Eion removes atmospheric CO2, permanently and verifiably, with enhanced rock weathering on soil

Beyond Funding: Building Indonesia's Digital Ecosystem and Fostering Local Champions

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, B2B
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

PrimaKu — Indonesia’s first paediatric health monitoring system for children
DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
Bang Jamin — Bang Jamin offers all-encompassing services and an AI-powered insurance buying and claims process.

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
Mycel — Mycel is a decentralized cross-chain asset management platform with an intent-based token transfer layer.

AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers.

Investment focus

Agriculture, AgTech, Food and Beverage
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

BioDefense — BioDefense presents Bioshield, which is made from food to protect your food, and it maximizes safety, freshness, and self-life for any fresh produce.
Wittaya Aqua — A better approach to aquaculture management
Cargill Hong Kong — Cargill Hong Kong is an agricultural technology service provider dedicated to optimizing food production and supply chain management with sophisticated agricultural technologies, resulting in increased sustainability and efficiency in agricultural production.

Beyond Funding: Building Indonesia's Digital Ecosystem and Fostering Local Champions

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, B2B
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

PrimaKu — Indonesia’s first paediatric health monitoring system for children
DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
Bang Jamin — Bang Jamin offers all-encompassing services and an AI-powered insurance buying and claims process.

Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Tacoms — CAMEL is a service that allows you to easily manage orders from multiple food delivery / takeout services on a single tablet.
Kasanare — Kasanare is a technology company that offers AI-based business specific cloud services.
Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS

Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
Sova Health — Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that guides users towards a healthier lifestyle with personalized nutrition advice based on accurate blood biomarker analysis. Understand what is stopping you from achieving your nutritional goal and get your personalized nutrition plan.

Mirova is an asset managerment company offering investment solutions that combine financial performance with environmental and social impact.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
France, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

GridBeyond — Endeco's Energy ManagementSystem (EMS) provides wirelessenergy management and controlsystems for retail, commercial andindustrial users. Applications includebuilding control, refrigeration control,demand management, priceresponse, energy efficiency, anddemand response. Our automatedwireless systems seamlesslyintegrate intoyour existingoperations and/or BuildingManagement System (BMS) withoutany training of retail staff required.
Neosilver — Neosilver is the platform that connects seniors with providers of collective, sports, and cultural activities.
RP Global — RP Global RP is a developer and investor in hydro, wind power and photovoltaic projects.

Lever VC is a U.S.-Hong Kong venture capital fund founded by Managing Partner Nick Cooney and investing in early stage companies in the alternative protein sector (plant-based and “clean”/cell-based meat, egg and dairy companies). Lever VC operates globally, with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. and staff in the US, Hong Kong, Europe, andIsrael. Entrepreneurs and startups interested in connecting with Lever VC about possible investment can reach the team and submit information about their company at http://www.levervc.com.Managing Partner Nick Cooney is the Co-Founder and former Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust vehicle investing in the alternative protein space, and is Co-Founder of the Good Food Institute, the world’s largest non-governmental organization working to grow the alternative protein space. The General Partners at Lever VC have deployed over $1.5 billion in capital over the past decade across a variety of sectors, including over thirty deals in the alternative protein space.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, China, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

THIS — THIS is a plant-based meat brand that provides alternative meat products for meat lovers. The company's products are made of plant-based ingredients that are fortified with vitamin B12 and iron, enabling meat lovers to get the real feel of having meat-based products and satisfy their tastes without killing animals.
Bond Pet Foods — We make vegan and protein-rich pet food and treats formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists.
Clever Carnivore — Clever Carnivore is a cell-cultured meat startup that uses stem cell biology, recombinant protein, and bioengineering to create cost-effective lab grown meats. With the company's high-efficiency model, cruelty-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive technology it aims to produce sausage, burgers, and chicken nuggets.

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in local internet industry. It specializes in incubation, startups, early to mid-stage, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the technology, media, telecommunications, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural area internetsectors. Their investors include sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowment funds, and family offices.Shunwei Capital is a China-based company that was founded in 2011 by Tuck Lye Koh and Lei Jun.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Internet, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Infinigence — Wuwen Core Dome is dedicated to providing AGI computing power solutions based on its large model energy efficiency optimization tools, with the goal of resolving the challenge of efficient and unified deployment of large model algorithms to large computing power chips.
Mihuo Intelligence — Mihuo Smart is a smart-home and appliance firm.
Xingmai Innovation — Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots.

Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
Sova Health — Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that guides users towards a healthier lifestyle with personalized nutrition advice based on accurate blood biomarker analysis. Understand what is stopping you from achieving your nutritional goal and get your personalized nutrition plan.

Investor | Storyologist | Builder

Investment focus

Agriculture, Waste Management, Lifestyle
Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing
Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Foom — We are an Indonesian-based tech-enabled consumer product startup with mission to aid adult sm*krs move away from combustible sm*kng and encourage people to shift to safer way of consuming nic. No Hassle, No Worries! Switch Now!
PasarMIKRO — PasarMIKRO, aplikasi perdagangan komoditas pertanian dan hasil laut. Solusi inovatif untuk petani, nelayan dan pedagang mikro indonesia!
Gayo Capital — Investing Tomorrow's Winner

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.
NEL — NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts.
Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS

Managing and Founding Partner of Ideosource Venture Capital, an Indonesia focused venture capital firm dedicated on early-stage to later-stage investments.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Lifestyle, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Foom — We are an Indonesian-based tech-enabled consumer product startup with mission to aid adult sm*krs move away from combustible sm*kng and encourage people to shift to safer way of consuming nic. No Hassle, No Worries! Switch Now!
PasarMIKRO — PasarMIKRO, aplikasi perdagangan komoditas pertanian dan hasil laut. Solusi inovatif untuk petani, nelayan dan pedagang mikro indonesia!
Gayo Capital — Investing Tomorrow's Winner

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in local internet industry. It specializes in incubation, startups, early to mid-stage, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the technology, media, telecommunications, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural area internetsectors. Their investors include sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowment funds, and family offices.Shunwei Capital is a China-based company that was founded in 2011 by Tuck Lye Koh and Lei Jun.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Internet, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Hohem — Hohem is a world-leading brand dedicated to AI tracking gimbals for video shooting, providing consumer and professional stabilizers for smartphones and cameras.
Mihuo Intelligence — Mihuo Smart is a smart-home and appliance firm.
Zhuling Technology — Zhuling Technology is a robotics company that specializes in construction robot machines and core hardware and technology solutions.

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Papaya — Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base.
Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
Amica Finance — Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company.

Wavemaker Impact co-founds sustainability-focused businesses in Southeast Asia with proven entrepreneurs

Investment focus

Agriculture, AgTech, Renewable Energy
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Octayne — Octayne provides carbon-neutral fuels for energy generation as well as cost-effective alternatives to coal in thermal power plants.
Rize — Rize is an AgTech startup formed through a joint venture between Temasek, Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero to decarbonize rice cultivation in Asia.
MetroElectro — MetroElectro operates as a climate tech start-up.

Managing and Founding Partner of Ideosource Venture Capital, an Indonesia focused venture capital firm dedicated on early-stage to later-stage investments.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Lifestyle, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Foom — We are an Indonesian-based tech-enabled consumer product startup with mission to aid adult sm*krs move away from combustible sm*kng and encourage people to shift to safer way of consuming nic. No Hassle, No Worries! Switch Now!
PasarMIKRO — PasarMIKRO, aplikasi perdagangan komoditas pertanian dan hasil laut. Solusi inovatif untuk petani, nelayan dan pedagang mikro indonesia!
Gayo Capital — Investing Tomorrow's Winner

Lever VC is a U.S.-Hong Kong venture capital fund founded by Managing Partner Nick Cooney and investing in early stage companies in the alternative protein sector (plant-based and “clean”/cell-based meat, egg and dairy companies). Lever VC operates globally, with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. and staff in the US, Hong Kong, Europe, andIsrael. Entrepreneurs and startups interested in connecting with Lever VC about possible investment can reach the team and submit information about their company at http://www.levervc.com.Managing Partner Nick Cooney is the Co-Founder and former Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust vehicle investing in the alternative protein space, and is Co-Founder of the Good Food Institute, the world’s largest non-governmental organization working to grow the alternative protein space. The General Partners at Lever VC have deployed over $1.5 billion in capital over the past decade across a variety of sectors, including over thirty deals in the alternative protein space.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, China, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

THIS — THIS is a plant-based meat brand that provides alternative meat products for meat lovers. The company's products are made of plant-based ingredients that are fortified with vitamin B12 and iron, enabling meat lovers to get the real feel of having meat-based products and satisfy their tastes without killing animals.
Bond Pet Foods — We make vegan and protein-rich pet food and treats formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists.
Clever Carnivore — Clever Carnivore is a cell-cultured meat startup that uses stem cell biology, recombinant protein, and bioengineering to create cost-effective lab grown meats. With the company's high-efficiency model, cruelty-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive technology it aims to produce sausage, burgers, and chicken nuggets.

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Papaya — Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base.
Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.

Wavemaker Impact co-founds sustainability-focused businesses in Southeast Asia with proven entrepreneurs

Investment focus

Agriculture, AgTech, Renewable Energy
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Octayne — Octayne provides carbon-neutral fuels for energy generation as well as cost-effective alternatives to coal in thermal power plants.
Rize — Rize is an AgTech startup formed through a joint venture between Temasek, Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero to decarbonize rice cultivation in Asia.
MetroElectro — MetroElectro operates as a climate tech start-up.

Investor | Storyologist | Builder

Investment focus

Agriculture, Waste Management, Lifestyle
Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing
Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Foom — We are an Indonesian-based tech-enabled consumer product startup with mission to aid adult sm*krs move away from combustible sm*kng and encourage people to shift to safer way of consuming nic. No Hassle, No Worries! Switch Now!
PasarMIKRO — PasarMIKRO, aplikasi perdagangan komoditas pertanian dan hasil laut. Solusi inovatif untuk petani, nelayan dan pedagang mikro indonesia!
Gayo Capital — Investing Tomorrow's Winner

MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
Creatura — Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.
Drone Show Japan — Drone Show Japan company specializes in drone shows for events, aerial photography, and workshops.

Founded by T.P. Rachmat in 1998, Triputra Group consists of an investment company with actively managed interests in operating companies. The Group has since expanded its expertise to a wide variety of commodities and participated in various diversified businesses, such as agribusiness, manufacturing, mining, and trading & services. To date, itcomprises of 14 subsidiary holding companies and a total of 60,000 employees - making it one of Indonesia's largest Group of companies.

Investment focus

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

FishLog — FishLog is fisheries supply chains ecosystem. Our vision is to transform fragmented fisheries supply chains into an integrated and efficient ecosystem with reliable solutions that create value along fisheries network. Our mission is to be the largest fisheries network in Indonesia. Offer complete fisheries post-harvest management services. Creatinga transparant, fair-trade and sustainable transaction along fisheries ecosystem with all stakeholders in our network.
Gokomodo — Gokomodo adalah perusahaan B2B terkemuka untuk rantai pasok dan layanan agribisnis di Indonesia. Gokomodo menawarkan solusi melalui platform pengadaan digital, perdagangan digital, dan distribusi. Dengan platformnya, Gokomodo bertujuan untuk menyediakan akses yang mudah untuk mendapatkan produk-produk berkualitas tinggi dengan harga yang kompetitif serta mendorong efisiensi dan transparansi bagi para pemangku kepentingan dalam dunia agribisnis.
Coldspace — Comprehensive end-to-end integrated cold chain solution for your business needs. Our services include on-demand cold storage, reefer trucks, fulfillment services, and contract logistics/managed cold chain services. Ensure your products' freshness and integrity throughout the supply chain with our reliable and efficient solutions

Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Agriculture
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Japan

Portfolio highlights

AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins.
HarvestX — HarvestX manufactures fully automatic robots which contributes to the shortage of agricultural human resources and stable food production
Quantum Flowers & Foods — Quantum Flowers & Foods is a technology firm that develops and creates agricultural business models and technologies.

MTG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MTG that invests in beauty and wellness tech, food tech, and sports tech sectors.

Investment focus

Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers. It develops and provides "Newit," a supply chain DX tool for shippers.
Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
Auba — Auba is engaged in open innovation program, consulting specialized in Ol, and media outreach activities.

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.

Investment focus

Software, Content, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
Livetoon — Livetoon creates intellectual property characters to access various content artificial intelligence.
Superworm — Superworm is a producer of environmentally friendly and long-term solutions to societal challenges. The company undertakes genome editing research and sells protein powders, biofuels, and organic fertilizers made from superworms, allowing customers to consume insect-derived proteins and biofuels.

MTG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MTG that invests in beauty and wellness tech, food tech, and sports tech sectors.

Investment focus

Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers. It develops and provides "Newit," a supply chain DX tool for shippers.
Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
Auba — Auba is engaged in open innovation program, consulting specialized in Ol, and media outreach activities.

Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 15 funds to date, invested inover 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 15 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Cairo, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, Malaysia, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Jazro — Robotic Academy. Develop Digital Talents . Fun Ways To Learn Programming, Coding & Robotic. Give Your Child a Memorable School Holiday. Book Now. Courses: Jazro Mbot, Make X Training, Jazro Coding, Raspberry Pi Jazro, Jazro IOT Project, Jrone, Jazro DIY, Jazro Art & Craft & Jazro Autism Robot Class.
Bateriku — Bateriku provides emergency roadside assistance for car breakdowns and car battery delivery in Malaysia with nationwide coverage. Learn more here!
DCAP Digital — Reimagine Consumer Financing With Our Full Stack Financing Platform and Lending-as-a-Service Platform, first-of-its- kind in Malaysia

BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with its operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and the capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT aims to establish aplatform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has invested in over 180 companies globally.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
India, Japan, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

e6data — e6data develops a high-performance lakehouse compute engine designed for enterprise-level data analytics. By boosting the ROI on current platforms and architectures, e6data enables businesses to avoid ecosystem lock-in. Their next-generation SQL engine delivers five times the performance, reduces Total Cost of Ownership by 50%, and ensures smoothadoption. The solution integrates effortlessly with leading data lakehouse formats, data catalogs, governance frameworks, SQL standards, dialects, object stores, and major cloud providers.
Hive Health — Hive Health is a digital platform that provides access to easy-to-use, affordable, and quality HMO plans for SMEs in the Philippines.
First Coffee — First Coffee a specialty coffee brand, combines design, culture and a new customer experience, with premium coffee

Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Symbiobe — Symbiobe develops and promotes a resource-recycling material production platform that effectively utilizes natural biomass resources and photosynthetic organisms, which have not been fully exploited in the past, and to update manufacturing around the world to a form that can be passed on to the next generation, thereby making sustainable society...
DoctorMate — DoctorMate is a service that allows you to consult with your doctor about problems at your nursing home.They will reduce the risks and burdens related to medical care from the field of nursing care, and support the creation of a system that allows nursing care providers to concentrate on daily care with peace of mind.
GC Therapeutics — Discover GC Therapeutics, a pioneer in scalable, cutting-edge cell therapies designed to revolutionize treatment across a broad range of therapeutic areas.

SIG's China venture capital and private equity activities are operated through SIG Asia Investments, LLLP (SAI) and its wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) based in Shanghai with a branch office in Beijing. The SIG China team seeks to commit the firm’s capital to venture capital and private equity investments in China.SAI is a member ofthe Susquehanna International Group of companies (SIG), which has evolved over the past 20+years into a leading financial institution focusing on trading and market making, institutional sales and research, private equity, and venture capital. With more than 1,400 employees across offices worldwide, SIG’s professionals develop ideas in an entrepreneurial environment, taking full advantage of SIG’s cutting edge technology and quantitative research.SIG is committed to expanding its global businesses in China. As part of that effort SAI has been mandated to commit SIG's proprietary capital in VC and PE investments in companies operating in the PRC.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Insgeek — Insgeek is a one-stop service platform for corporate employee welfare insurance and health management. It is committed to providing intelligent employee benefits insurance and health management solutions through technological innovation. It integrates the products of various insurance companies, covering accidents, female births, and criticalillnesses, and provide a variety of cost-effective protection combinations.Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Beijing, China and currently has branches in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, and other places, covering the whole country.
RapidBox — Rapidbox is ecommerce website for footwear and fashion accessories
Enjoy Shop — Enjoy Shop is a franchise chain one-stop collaboration empowerment platform to help brands improve the efficiency of franchise management.

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.

Investment focus

Software, Content, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
Aimytech — Aimytech is a developer of buyer enablement tools that provides business negotiation and sales support cloud services.
AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.

Alpha JWC Ventures is an Indonesia-focused value-adding venture capital firm with expertise in FinTech and the Consumer tech sector. Alpha JWC Ventures is an independent and institutional firm that believes in investing in a disciplined manner combined with an active portfolio management approach. The firm was founded in 2015 and is based inJakarta Pusat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

Peak3 — ZA Tech is an InsurTech company that allows everyone to have the truly digital insurance experience. Providing the technology capability to insurer like NTUC Income, AIA, Zurich and many more to expand their business into the growing digital channels.
KarirLab — Tips Karir, Cari kerja dan magang, buat resume ATS-friendly, evaluasi resume oleh ahli, dan ikuti webinar persiapan kerja.
Mythic Protocol — The Central Hub for Mythic Operatives to conduct their operations

Founded by T.P. Rachmat in 1998, Triputra Group consists of an investment company with actively managed interests in operating companies. The Group has since expanded its expertise to a wide variety of commodities and participated in various diversified businesses, such as agribusiness, manufacturing, mining, and trading & services. To date, itcomprises of 14 subsidiary holding companies and a total of 60,000 employees - making it one of Indonesia's largest Group of companies.

Investment focus

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

FishLog — FishLog is fisheries supply chains ecosystem. Our vision is to transform fragmented fisheries supply chains into an integrated and efficient ecosystem with reliable solutions that create value along fisheries network. Our mission is to be the largest fisheries network in Indonesia. Offer complete fisheries post-harvest management services. Creatinga transparant, fair-trade and sustainable transaction along fisheries ecosystem with all stakeholders in our network.
Gokomodo — Gokomodo adalah perusahaan B2B terkemuka untuk rantai pasok dan layanan agribisnis di Indonesia. Gokomodo menawarkan solusi melalui platform pengadaan digital, perdagangan digital, dan distribusi. Dengan platformnya, Gokomodo bertujuan untuk menyediakan akses yang mudah untuk mendapatkan produk-produk berkualitas tinggi dengan harga yang kompetitif serta mendorong efisiensi dan transparansi bagi para pemangku kepentingan dalam dunia agribisnis.
Coldspace — Comprehensive end-to-end integrated cold chain solution for your business needs. Our services include on-demand cold storage, reefer trucks, fulfillment services, and contract logistics/managed cold chain services. Ensure your products' freshness and integrity throughout the supply chain with our reliable and efficient solutions