Top 40 Agriculture (agtech) Startup Investors in Hong Kong in May 2025

Investor	Agriculture (agtech) Hong Kong investments
PT Medion	2
Whist Subholdings	2
Simmons Foods	2
FHB Ventures	2
Whist Subholdings	2
PT Medion	2
Simmons Foods	2
Arkansas Development Finance Authority	2
Arkansas Development Finance Authority	2
FHB Ventures	2
AAIC Ventures	1
Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund	1
Beyond Ventures	1
AAIC Ventures	1
Radiant Venture Capital	1
XIMERA	1
Bright Success Capital	1
KSK Angel Fund	1
KSK Angel Fund	1
Bright Success Capital	1
Fresco Capital	1
Kato Yorihiko	1
iSGS Investment Works	1
Linear Capital Partners	1
Radiant Venture Capital	1
Mistletoe	1
Kato Yorihiko	1
iSGS Investment Works	1
The Index Project	1
FORTE Insurance	1
The Index Project	1
FORTE Insurance	1
Artesian VC	1
Animoca Brands	1
Animoca Brands	1
Masakuni Matsumura	1
Fresco Capital	1
Artesian VC	1
Mistletoe	1
Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund	1

PT Medion is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

Whist Subholdings is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

Simmons Foods is a leading supplier of poultry, pet and ingredient products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

FHB Ventures is a venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Series B
Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

EarthOptics — EarthOptics is building the cloud-based machine learning platform for soil and ground management.
Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

Whist Subholdings is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

PT Medion is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

Simmons Foods is a leading supplier of poultry, pet and ingredient products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

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Investment focus

Medical, Biotechnology, Fashion
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

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Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions
BlueOak Resources — BlueOak: Sourcing Metals Sustainably™ from End-of-Life Electronics.BlueOak believes in the philosophy of resource and capital efficiency. They are building distributed mini-refineries that use proven, capital-efficient refining processes towards extracting precious metals and rare earth elements from e-waste. Their vision is to revolutionize howwe treat end of life electronics: converting the e-waste of today into a sustainable source of critical metals and rare earths for the technologies of tomorrow.

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Investment focus

Medical, Biotechnology, Fashion
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Ascendant Dx — Choose An Online Slot Game
Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions
BlueOak Resources — BlueOak: Sourcing Metals Sustainably™ from End-of-Life Electronics.BlueOak believes in the philosophy of resource and capital efficiency. They are building distributed mini-refineries that use proven, capital-efficient refining processes towards extracting precious metals and rare earth elements from e-waste. Their vision is to revolutionize howwe treat end of life electronics: converting the e-waste of today into a sustainable source of critical metals and rare earths for the technologies of tomorrow.

FHB Ventures is a venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Series B
Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

EarthOptics — EarthOptics is building the cloud-based machine learning platform for soil and ground management.
Pacific GeneTech — Pacific GeneTech Improving human life through biotech and animal health solutions

AAIC Ventures focuses on companies with management, technology, and production in Asia, addressing a global market. AAIC Ventures believes that it is in the midst of a technological revolution and Asia, where it has its connections and experience, will play a pivotal role.At the heart of its AAIC Ventures' involvement in start-ups is thedrive to support their development, innovation process and growth with both advice and hands-on involvement.Developing good ideas into a marketable product and process requires incredible innovation and creativity. AAIC Ventures likes to challenge the status quo and take an active role in finding alternative ways for our companies to achieve their goals.AAIC Ventures combines its work with its portfolio companies with serious capital commitments, often participate in follow-on rounds, and help in all aspects of further capital raising efforts.

Investment focus

AgTech, Drones, Medical
Seed, Series A
Egypt, Kenya, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Rology — AI-assisted On-demand Teleradiology Platform
Lami — Lami is an end-to-end digital insurance platform and API that enables companies across sectors to offer insurance products. Its API allows underwriters to connect with consumer-facing companies that can provide embedded insurance as a value add for existing customers, many of whom are uninsured.
Insight Robotics — Insight Robotics is a forestry-focused risk management company, empowering forest owners to proactively mitigate threats by making sense of data.

Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund invests in Cambodian-based, digital companies, and startups. Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund (SADIF) is a 5 million USD venture capital fund that aims to spur the digital ecosystem in Cambodia.Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund created by Smart Axiata to invest inCambodian-based, digital service companies and start-ups involved in products, business models, and other digital ecosystem enablers. It will be managed by Mekong Strategic Partners (MSP) who has deep knowledge in the technology sector and unparalleled networks in Cambodia to create and realize the value.

Investment focus

Gaming, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A
Hong Kong, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Goama — We develop games for companies around the globe and provide a whole gamification platform to engage users with rewards and missions
Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

A US$60M startup fund aiming at revitalizing HK’s ecosystem of innovation by connecting local venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to invest in ideas and startups. It is co-founded by Hony Capital, eGarden Ventures & several successful HK entrepreneur

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Hong Kong, China, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Springdel — Move beyond cloud and legacy MDM with an enterprise-grade EdgeOps platform purpose-built for the interactive Edge of Things.
APstem Therapeutics, Inc. — With APstem Therapeutics’ breakthrough discovery of Adult Pluripotent Stem Cells (APSCs™), we are on a mission to eradicate difficult-to-heal diseases and conquer the challenges of aging.
01 Life Science and Technology — Shenzhen is a high-tech firm dedicated to the application of human micro-ecological technology to develop solutions for a healthy life. It also offers solutions for clinical research and diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It was stablished in 2016 and is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

AAIC Ventures focuses on companies with management, technology, and production in Asia, addressing a global market. AAIC Ventures believes that it is in the midst of a technological revolution and Asia, where it has its connections and experience, will play a pivotal role.At the heart of its AAIC Ventures' involvement in start-ups is thedrive to support their development, innovation process and growth with both advice and hands-on involvement.Developing good ideas into a marketable product and process requires incredible innovation and creativity. AAIC Ventures likes to challenge the status quo and take an active role in finding alternative ways for our companies to achieve their goals.AAIC Ventures combines its work with its portfolio companies with serious capital commitments, often participate in follow-on rounds, and help in all aspects of further capital raising efforts.

Investment focus

AgTech, Drones, Medical
Seed, Series A
Egypt, Kenya, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Rology — AI-assisted On-demand Teleradiology Platform
Lami — Lami is an end-to-end digital insurance platform and API that enables companies across sectors to offer insurance products. Its API allows underwriters to connect with consumer-facing companies that can provide embedded insurance as a value add for existing customers, many of whom are uninsured.
Insight Robotics — Insight Robotics is a forestry-focused risk management company, empowering forest owners to proactively mitigate threats by making sense of data.

Radiant Tech Ventures Ltd., based in Hong Kong and licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities. Radiant manages the Radiant Tech Ventures Fund LP which is a co-investment fund of HK Government's ITVF Corporation.

Investment focus

Internet of Things, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Hong Kong, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

TinyTap — TinyTap, the world's largest library of games by teachers, becomes a part of Animoca Brands to build an open education system on blockchain
Springdel — Move beyond cloud and legacy MDM with an enterprise-grade EdgeOps platform purpose-built for the interactive Edge of Things.
Geekbang Technology — Geekbang Technology is a Enterprise services company.

XIMERA provides product planning, development, and operation of internet services and applications.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Real Estate, Construction
Series A, Funding Round
Japan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".
SmartEstate — SmartEstate is a real estate company seeks to simplify this using machine learning to automate the rental transaction, taking people almost entirely out of the process.

Bright Success Capital is a family office fund based in Hong Kong that makes venture capital investments and provides strategic value

Investment focus

Robotics, Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series C, Funding Round
United States, Hong Kong, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Teraki — TERAKI addresses critical challenges in the development of safer and more efficient mobility, via a suite of pre-built software development kits ready for easy integration powered by Edge-AI and ML.
Zipline — Zipline operates the world's largest autonomous on-demand delivery system with the industry's leading instant logistics technology stack.
Area28 Technologies — Area28 is a cloud-based collaboration platform empowering game development teams to work in real-time.

KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm that offers data about the technology for services sectors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

OMTrade — OMTrade is a cryptocurrency copy trading platform that aims to make cryptocurrency copy trading more equitable, sustainable, and creative.
Buyandship — Buyandship provides cross-border eCommerce solution focusing on Marketing and Logistics. At Buyandship, is redefining the experience of E-Commerce without changing the sites, disrupting the underlying infrastructure, we provide consolidate, aggregate and load-balance shipments across the world to the consumer's doorstep. Our technologyfocuses on connecting the fragmented existing logistics infrastructure to create a seamless experience for both merchants and consumers, and the benefit is that they get a solution that is 30-50% less than other carriers. We also work with merchants, marketplaces, and platforms to create a channel to reach an audience across our geographies (9 Countries currently) and reaching over 1.5M+ people per month whilst growing. We envision our members being able to purchase from any site around the world and have it seamlessly be shipped home. No more geographical restrictions, No more price monopolies, No more ambiguous shipping situations. We are building towards a transparent system, where both buyers and sellers just focus on the product.
Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.

KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm that offers data about the technology for services sectors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

OMTrade — OMTrade is a cryptocurrency copy trading platform that aims to make cryptocurrency copy trading more equitable, sustainable, and creative.
Buyandship — Buyandship provides cross-border eCommerce solution focusing on Marketing and Logistics. At Buyandship, is redefining the experience of E-Commerce without changing the sites, disrupting the underlying infrastructure, we provide consolidate, aggregate and load-balance shipments across the world to the consumer's doorstep. Our technologyfocuses on connecting the fragmented existing logistics infrastructure to create a seamless experience for both merchants and consumers, and the benefit is that they get a solution that is 30-50% less than other carriers. We also work with merchants, marketplaces, and platforms to create a channel to reach an audience across our geographies (9 Countries currently) and reaching over 1.5M+ people per month whilst growing. We envision our members being able to purchase from any site around the world and have it seamlessly be shipped home. No more geographical restrictions, No more price monopolies, No more ambiguous shipping situations. We are building towards a transparent system, where both buyers and sellers just focus on the product.
Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.

Bright Success Capital is a family office fund based in Hong Kong that makes venture capital investments and provides strategic value

Investment focus

Robotics, Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series C, Funding Round
United States, Hong Kong, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Teraki — TERAKI addresses critical challenges in the development of safer and more efficient mobility, via a suite of pre-built software development kits ready for easy integration powered by Edge-AI and ML.
Zipline — Zipline operates the world's largest autonomous on-demand delivery system with the industry's leading instant logistics technology stack.
Area28 Technologies — Area28 is a cloud-based collaboration platform empowering game development teams to work in real-time.

Investing at the intersection of people and technology.

Investment focus

Software, Education, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Hong Kong, China

Portfolio highlights

Reap — Reap helps you pay expenses using a credit card, collect payments from around the world, and improve your expense and cash flow management. All in one platform.
Glints — Explore internships, graduate jobs & career development resources on Glints. Do what you love on our career discovery & development platform.
Tangia — Tangia is an all in one platform that allows content creators to supercharge their viewer engagement, boost income, and unleash viewer creativity

Kato Yorihiko is a Founder and Director at Bitbank.

Investment focus

Internet, Education, Agriculture
Seed
Japan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Langrich — Langrich is a start-up that aspires to be the best online ESL school, connecting Filipino teachers with Japanese students.
Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
Inter — VIRUTUOUS CYCLE OF ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY
Gojo & Company — Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world beginning with the developing countries. Gojo encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Its long-term goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services for 100+ million unserved and underserved people in50+ countries by 2030. Five and half years since their establishment, they work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India with 3,400+ employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers.

Linear Capital Partners is a corporate finance firm that specializes in mergers, reverse mergers, and acquiring private capital.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, Hong Kong, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Agile Robots AG — Connecting artificial intelligence and the physical world. Agile Robots AG is a high-tech startup based in Munich. We are a spin-off of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) looking to push the boundaries of robotics.
Sensors Data — Sensors was founded in 2015 by Sang Wenfeng, former technology manager at Baidu Inc's big data department. It currently provides big data analysis services for over 300 companies, including bike sharing company ofo, Chinese workout mobile app Keep, and video sharing and live streaming app Miaopai.
GV20 Therapeutics — GV20 Oncotherapy is a Healthcare Company.

Radiant Tech Ventures Ltd., based in Hong Kong and licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities. Radiant manages the Radiant Tech Ventures Fund LP which is a co-investment fund of HK Government's ITVF Corporation.

Investment focus

Internet of Things, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Hong Kong, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

TinyTap — TinyTap, the world's largest library of games by teachers, becomes a part of Animoca Brands to build an open education system on blockchain
Springdel — Move beyond cloud and legacy MDM with an enterprise-grade EdgeOps platform purpose-built for the interactive Edge of Things.
Geekbang Technology — Geekbang Technology is a Enterprise services company.

Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Education
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

ULUU — ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world.
Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
Craft Health — Craft Health aims to combine all your daily medicines and supplements into a single daily pill, through 3D printing of personalized medicines and supplements. Our technology allows controlled release of each active ingredient as selected by the user.

Kato Yorihiko is a Founder and Director at Bitbank.

Investment focus

Internet, Education, Agriculture
Seed
Japan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Langrich — Langrich is a start-up that aspires to be the best online ESL school, connecting Filipino teachers with Japanese students.
Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
Inter — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.

Design to improve life is about solving real problems, small and large, simple and complex, systemic and emerging and is a life-long pursuit. The Index Project is a call to action. Are you in?

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Chemical, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Denmark, Chile

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".
CanopyLAB — The Future of Learning. Delivered Today.
Destácame — Destacame is the first behavior-based credit score in Latin America.

FORTE Insurance offers tailor-made insurance solutions.

Investment focus

Agriculture
Series A
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

Design to improve life is about solving real problems, small and large, simple and complex, systemic and emerging and is a life-long pursuit. The Index Project is a call to action. Are you in?

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Chemical, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Denmark, Chile

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".
CanopyLAB — The Future of Learning. Delivered Today.
Destácame — Destacame is the first behavior-based credit score in Latin America.

FORTE Insurance offers tailor-made insurance solutions.

Investment focus

Agriculture
Series A
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

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.

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Fanton — The first P2E Fantasy Football game with Telegram integration
Nodepay — Nodepay is a network infrastructure that offers decentralized bandwidth for AI training.
Universal Health Token — Universal Health Token (UHT) is a gamified healthcare platform developed by GOQii's Web3 business unit to promote the gamification of preventive healthcare using blockchain technology.

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Memes Lab — Memes Lab is a multi-level meme infrastructure on TON, integrated with Telegram Stars, which allows users to purchase meme coins without a wallet.
Domin Network — Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology.
Slingshot DAO — Bet on the next billion dollar games! Slingshot is the AI Roblox Game Launcher, powered by the $SLING Token and home to Game Factory.

Masakuni Matsumura

Investment focus

Agriculture
Series A
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".

Investing at the intersection of people and technology.

Investment focus

Software, Education, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Hong Kong, China

Portfolio highlights

Reap — Reap helps you pay expenses using a credit card, collect payments from around the world, and improve your expense and cash flow management. All in one platform.
Glints — Explore internships, graduate jobs & career development resources on Glints. Do what you love on our career discovery & development platform.
Tangia — Tangia is an all in one platform that allows content creators to supercharge their viewer engagement, boost income, and unleash viewer creativity

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

Strong Room AI — Software that enables high-strength care through streamlined workflows, continuous analytics, surfaced insights and safeguarded data.
Modern Synthesis — Combining biology, material science, engineering and human ingenuity, we create textiles that are circular by nature, and customisable by design.
Fleet Space Technologies — Fleet is an agile, next generation connectivity company. Our mission is to Connect Everything using cutting-edge communications and space technologies to maximise the resource efficiency of human civilisation and enable the next industrial revolution with our free, ubiquitous connectivity platform.

Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

ULUU — ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world.
Aquaria — Discover how you can secure access to safe, clean water from air using Aquaria's atmospheric water generators.
Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.

Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund invests in Cambodian-based, digital companies, and startups. Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund (SADIF) is a 5 million USD venture capital fund that aims to spur the digital ecosystem in Cambodia.Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund created by Smart Axiata to invest inCambodian-based, digital service companies and start-ups involved in products, business models, and other digital ecosystem enablers. It will be managed by Mekong Strategic Partners (MSP) who has deep knowledge in the technology sector and unparalleled networks in Cambodia to create and realize the value.

Investment focus

Gaming, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A
Hong Kong, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Goama — Goama is helping companies to optimize their Marketing campaigns by using games and gamification systems into their app or web
Agribuddy — Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY".