Top 50 ESports Startup Investors in Asia in May 2026
Top 50 ESports Startup Investors in Asia in May 2026
| Investor | eSports Asia investments |
|---|---|
| Hustle Fund | 4 |
| Tom Varkey | 3 |
| Shubhrendu Koche | 3 |
| SOSV | 3 |
| David Ng | 3 |
| Loyal VC | 2 |
| JMS Ventures | 2 |
| Tamarace | 2 |
| ZhenFund | 2 |
| Sea of Stars Capital | 2 |
| 1kx | 2 |
| Innoangel Fund | 2 |
| Kevin Lin | 2 |
| BITKRAFT Ventures | 2 |
| Fenghou Capital | 2 |
| Battery Road Digital Holdings | 1 |
| Warner Music Group | 1 |
| Francis Plaza | 1 |
| Gabby Dizon | 1 |
| Hashed | 1 |
| Michael Chow | 1 |
| Luis Sia | 1 |
| Buko Ventures | 1 |
| Z Venture Capital | 1 |
| East Ventures | 1 |
| Patrick Lee | 1 |
| Animoca Brands | 1 |
| Yieldly | 1 |
| Token Bay Capital | 1 |
| P.A.C. Capital | 1 |
| HZL Capital | 1 |
| Hana Digital Transformation Fund | 1 |
| Foxmont Capital Partners | 1 |
| BlackPine | 1 |
| Arete Capital Asia Limited | 1 |
| AK Partners | 1 |
| Insignia Ventures Partners | 1 |
| Blockchain Founders Fund | 1 |
| Artesian VC | 1 |
| Panda Capital | 1 |
| Plum Ventures | 1 |
| Jonathan Shipman | 1 |
| Manit Parikh | 1 |
| Gamerforce Ventures | 1 |
| In Capital | 1 |
| Mayank Parekh | 1 |
| Holly Liu | 1 |
| Poh Kam Wong | 1 |
| AG Capital | 1 |
| Axel Wehr | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
- CompScience — Kinetic Eye's ground-breaking technology allows for detection of risk within hours rather than days. Protecting your bottom-line and more importantly, your employees.
- FutureMoney — Introducing FutureMoney: the only investing app designed for parents. FutureMoney helps you give your kids more by growing your money, effortlessly. Start investing in your kids today with unlimited accounts, contributions and deposits, tax optimization, and fully-managed custom portfolios.
Tom is a veteran in financial markets and is Principal at Stonehill Capital. Prior to this he has held positions with Lazard Asset Management & Fidelity Investments focusing on emerging markets and corporate debt. Tom is an MBA from Harvard Business School & has a MA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University.
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- EdTech, Education, E-Learning
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
- Knocksense — A local news and recommendations platform.
- Clever Harvey — Complete one-stop study abroad solution by Ivy League alumni. Get expert, end-to-end assistance for profile building, admissions & scholarships.
Shubhrendu Koche
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- E-Commerce, Sports, eSports
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
- Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.
- BazaarNXT — BazaarNXT is an e-commerce company that optimizes the packaging procurement for Businesses using technology. It is a modern, futuristic, and extended version of the local bazaar. BazaarNXT was founded by Gaurav Badharkhe and Dhananjaya S. in 2017 and is headquartered in Karnataka, India.
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.
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- 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.
David Ng is the CEO & Founder of goGame.
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- eSports, Media and Entertainment, Sports
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Ampverse — Ampverse is a creator-first gaming marketing and interactive media company connecting brands and publishers across Southeast Asia.
- Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Peerby Classic — Borrow and rent goods from others nearby - affordable, convenient and green. Tools, bikes, party equipment, electronics and more. Try it now.
- Zobi — Zobi’s not just Artificial Intelligence, it’s Home Intelligence. Our smart, brand-agnostic solutions take a holistic view of homes - people, devices, networks, habits. They build an anonymous profile for each home, then use that intel to spot unusual behaviour and stop cybercriminals.
- Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance
Early Stage Investor
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- Sports, eSports, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Singapore
Tamarace is a venture capital private equity firm focusing on investing TMT, mobile Internet, culture, entertainment, O2O, intelligent hardware, smart home, big data, and cloud computing. It was founded in 2011 and grows to over 50 members in 2017.
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- Software, Information Technology, Service Industry
- Angel, Seed, Series A
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Guoyu qianjian — Guoyu Qianjian is a building and operating company that specializes in airbag sports venues. Its operations include sports event organizing, investment, construction, and maintenance of sports venues, as well as fitness and leisure activities. It actively encourages athletic power with its central tenet of "injecting sports genes into everychild". Its airbag sports facilities are more ecologically friendly, low-carbon, energy-efficient, versatile, and adjustable, and they can accommodate various social groups' sporting demands at various times.
- Huachuang Shenting — Huachuang Shenting is a non-invasive brain AI detection company that develops AI detection technology for cranial and brain health.
- Xiling Biotechnology — Xiling Biotechnology is a medical company that specializes in the development of oncology and advanced treatments for malignant tumors.
ZhenFund is a seed fund founded by former entrepreneurs to invest in the most promising innovators. New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang established ZhenFund in 2011 in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. ZhenFund now has a network of over 800 portfolio companies, including over 30 unicorns based in China. Webelieve that great businesses start with exceptional founding teams. We are dedicated to helping our entrepreneurs build successful companies by providing them with mentorship and the best resources available. Some of our services include biannual demo days to top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, as well as fundraising. Our strong and large CEO network also facilitates entrepreneurs helping each other, especially via our WeChat platform. ZhenFund has been ranked as the “#1 Early-Stage Investment Firm” for six years. Bob Xiaoping Xu, Founder of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2016 and ranked #11 in 2019. Anna Fang, Founding Partner and CEO of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2019 and made her 4th appearance as #12, and #1 on Midas Seed List in 2022.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- China, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Teable — Teable is an AI-driven, no-code, enterprise-grade database built on PostgreSQL that uses a spreadsheet-like interface to enable rapid creation of complex applications. It supports AI integration, real-time collaboration, and private deployment, offering a fast, scalable, and secure solution for efficient app development without coding.
- ImageDT — ImageDT is a Enterprise services company.
- Zhaogang.com — Zhaogang.com is a website that is specialized in steel trading information services for buyers and suppliers. Zhaogang.com obtained ten millions of dollars in angel funding at the end of 2011. It was launched in 2012.
Chen Hai Capital, Sea Capital Corporation (S Capital) is a venture capital firm institution that focuses information technology and traditional industries to bring opportunities for industrial change. Founded in August 2015, it was co-founded by three well-known investors from Jinglin Assets, Huaying Capital and Innovation Works, Chen Chen, WangWeijun and Chen Yuetian.
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- Media and Entertainment, Video, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Angel
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Just Free — Just Free operates and manages the wholesale markets of agricultural products. With the improvement of people's living standards, the consumption of healthy and safe imported medium and high-end food will inevitably become the mainstream consumption trend in society. The resources of SF Express Group will be used to focus on globalhigh-quality food, and gradually realize the direct production of global origin and shorten the supply chain Allow users to enjoy truly pollution-free, safe and healthy, high-quality and high-quality global cuisine.
- DHSP GROUP — DHSP GROUP sells clothes and provides street dance training service.
- Castor Studio — Great domain names provide SEO, branding, and a memorable experience for your users. Get a premium domain today.
1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- ARX — ARX smart contracts and HaLo chips enable creators build decentralized, immutable and composable physical crypto assets.
- Impossible Cloud — Experience Impossible Cloud Storage: Secure, scalable, performant. Decentralized architecture, S3 API compatibility, 100% durability. Start free trial now.
- Open Game Protocol — Open Game System is a project that helps web games work better on phones, allowing the games to use tools that phones already have.
Innoangel Fund is an investment firm that invests in early stage companies.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Robotics
- Angel, Seed, Series A
- China, Canada, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- MindOn — MindOn is a robotics company that develops artificial intelligence software and algorithms to create humanoid robots.
- Xinjuwei Technology — Xinjuwei Technology is a high-performance signal chain integrated circuit product developer that focuses on R&D, manufacturing, and sales.
- Cloud Map and Action — CloudMap is an AI technology innovation company dedicated to exploring and breaking through cutting-edge technologies in geographic information and spatial intelligent computing.
Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.
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- Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Catena Labs — Catena is a product studio where we transform complex computing advancements into accessible, practical tools for users and developers. Leveraging AI and web3 technology our aim is to turn innovative ideas into real-world applications that are easy to use.
- Asterix — Asterix offers digital ownership and unlocks new possibilities.
- Cosmology — Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps
We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming and emerging technology.
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- Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Airoclip — Airoclip is a gaming studio that uses AI to create highly personalized casual puzzle game experiences. Enjoy our flagship game, Hexa Dreams.
- Studio 369 — METALCORE is a free-to-play, first-person/third-person multiplayer mechanized combat game powered by towering War Machines fighting for dominance in large-scale battles.
- Yield Guild Games — Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in non fungible tokens (NFTs) used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization’s mission is to create the biggest virtual world economy, optimizing its community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing its profits with its token holders.
Fenghou Capital is early-stage equity investment firm.
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- Information Technology, Automotive, Information Services
- Angel, Series A, Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Benewake — Benewake is the leading provider of solid-state LiDAR sensors and solutions. We won the Championship of Audi Innovation Lab.Completed the Series B2 funding in 2018, Benewake has built a strong connection with our global top-tier investors globally and locally, including IDG Capital, Shunwei Capital, Cathay Capital (Valeo LP), Delta Capital,Keywise Capital, and Ecovacs.Benewake LiDAR products, including basic flash LiDAR and 3D LiDAR, have achieved mass production level with corresponding certificates. Our LiDAR solutions are widely used in autonomous vehicles (collision avoidance), drones (logistics, agricultural plant protection), ITS, robots (smart home), AGV (logistics and warehouse management).Benewake LiDAR products, with the protection of intellectual property rights, have been widely launched to Europe, America, Asia-Pacific market, etc.
- Kuaipan Tech — Kuaipan Tech is a cloud gaming and cloud application technology solution service company based on ARM cloud technology.
- Fengmao Dongtou — Fengmao Enterprise is a bulk raw material logistics operator that transports bulk chemical products corrosive and non-corrosive by road.
Frontier Markets venture capital
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- E-Commerce, Payments, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Egypt, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
- zypl.ai — zypl.ai applies 'no data' AI at scale to advance financial inclusion in emerging and frontier markets. Our SaaS solution enables banks and microfinance organizations to instantly and accurate underwrite loans, both offline and digitally, to consumers with limited or no credit history.zypl's proprietary approach includes training AImodels on synthetically generated data with simulation of 'black swan' conditions, providing stable and adaptable SaaS in spite of macro volatility in developing markets. Apart from analyzing traditional variables such as social, demographic, and professional background of clients, our SaaS reviews device metadata, psychometrics, web trace, and macroeconomic factors to arrive at credit decisions.In the process, we fully customize AI models to risk appetite of each individual enterprise partner with the goal of reflecting their competitive market advantages. Additionally, we offer complete flexibility on mode of integration through either cloud or on-premise deployment based on enterprise preference. We only deploy explainable AI models with embedded 'weight-of-evidence' interpretation of each decision made by the software, complying with emerging regulatory requirements on credit scoring.Having launched our beta last year, we have scaled presence to 10 enterprise clients in 4 markets across Central Asia. In this time, we have underwritten >$9 million in consumer and small business (services, trade, agriculture) loans to over 12 thousand consumers with staggeringly low 0.7% portfolio-at-risk rate. Since booking first revenue earlier this year, we have surpassed 25% compounded monthly growth rate and reached financial break-even this month.As a complement to credit scoring, our product team has ventured into churn prediction in telecom sector through partnerships with 3 leading telcos in Central Asia. Our rapid product iteration and development is a result of an AI Academy that we have launched to nurture talent internally.zypl.ai was ideated at Stanford University's Startup Garage and recently completed the Silkway Accelerator by Google for Startups and Astana Hub. Our startup was launched with a grant from the Islamic Development Bank as part of the Transform Fund. With our pre-seed capital raise, we plan on globalizing our AI SaaS solution by expanding to new markets in MENA, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe.
- AwanTunai — AwanTunai seek to reinforce Indonesian needs and productivity by providing digital loan for a better financial freedom and capability to micro-entrepreneurs
- IMAN — One-stop shop for Halal investing
Warner Music Group is a major music company with interests in recorded music, music publishing and artist services
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- Music, Media and Entertainment, Digital Entertainment
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- OP3N — Founded in 2021 as a subsidiary of EST Media Holdings, OP3N is the global Web3 superapp that serves as a one-stop-shop for all communication, connection and commerce with on-chain interactions in a simple unified interface. With a mission to create a more frictionless, decentralized and democratized creator economy on a global scale, OP3Nconsolidates the tools needed to mint, share and engage with digital goods and digital tokens into one vertical stack. OP3N’s leadership team leverages its cross-industry expertise from the entertainment, gaming and tech ecosystems, to lay the foundations for a new era of community-driven, inclusive entertainment while bringing everyone together on a journey into Web3. OP3N is co-led by media executive, artist, and serial entrepreneur Jaeson Ma, who has a successful track record launching companies including EST Studios, Stampede Ventures, East West Ventures, and 88rising, and who’s raised capital and advised on transactions totaling over $1 billion; and Eric Tu, an award-winning development executive who’s worked with major brands including Nike, Beats by Dre and Google, and as an Executive Producer with Bjork, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar and more. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit: https://op3n.world.OP3N’s portfolio of projects includes a partnership with Tokyo fashion label AMBUSH; an intergalactic children’s book from Grimes; a partnership with entertainment icon Simon Fuller to produce an innovative musical film with the global pop group Now United; and the “Maybe You’re the Problem” music video from the singer-songwriter Ava Max, directed by the celebrated music video director Joseph Kahn.
- DRESSX — Don't shop less, shop digital fashion. First multi brand retailer of digital fashion clothing. Shop digital fashion online at DRESSX.COM. Digital fashion clothes from top designer brands and 3D designers.
- Magneton Music Group — Magneton Music Group is a Hungarian record label.
Francis Plaza currently works as an Advisor to the Boards for PayMongo. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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- Software, Education, Gaming
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Philippines, United States
Portfolio highlights
- AcadArena — AcadArena is the home of campus gaming in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Join tournaments, earn esports scholarships and meet new friends all for free!
- Gretel.co — Gretel is a B2B SaaS connecting people with all the in-company information they need to do their jobs through their favourite applications, which can be found in the Gretel Store.
- NextPay — Receive, manage, and spend your company's finances on a single platform. Save time and costs with a digital financial suite built to empower growing businesses.
Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community.
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- Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- Moku — Worshipping a mischievous Moki with big balls and a small brain. 8887 NFTs, 900+ traits, 3 epic games.
- Clout Kitchen — Clout Kitchen is THE Virality Engine for brands and creators, designing data-driven viral campaigns with distribution marketing.
- Edgen — A multi-chain, modular and open-source protocol providing the tools for developers to create the next generation of social apps.
Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Ad-Shield — Start measuring revenue lost to ad blockers and learn how to get additional revenue through Ad-Shield Recovery today
- Injective — Explore Injective: the high-performance blockchain powering decentralized finance, governance, and next-gen Web3 apps with unmatched speed and scale.
- Decentralised Gaming Ventures — D.G.Pals is a virtual pet, NFT Game Project that focuses on Squad-battler (PvP and Competitive), Siege Defence, Clan System, and various types of genre revolving around the IP as part of the ecosystem in the D.G.Verse.
Michael Chow is the Co-Founder of XRM Media.
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- Gaming, eSports, Education
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Philippines, United States
Portfolio highlights
- AcadArena — AcadArena is the home of campus gaming in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Join tournaments, earn esports scholarships and meet new friends all for free!
- Canvas Media Studios — Innovative Storytelling For Every Canvas
Luis Sia - Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ PayMongo
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- Apps, SaaS, Beauty
- Pre-Seed
- Philippines
Portfolio highlights
- AcadArena — AcadArena is the home of campus gaming in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Join tournaments, earn esports scholarships and meet new friends all for free!
- Peddlr — Peddlr is a free POS mobile app for small businesses. Effortlessly track and manage your sales, expenses, inventory, and transactions. Use it anytime, anywhere, and even offline!
- BeautyBuddy — BeautyBuddy is a SaaS enabled, social-powered marketplace designed to streamline operations and drive discovery for beauty services in SEA.
Value-add angel funding for Philippines startup founders.
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- Software, Gaming, Health Care
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Philippines
Portfolio highlights
- Playdex — Playdex is an NFT gaming rental marketplace that seamlessly connects gamers, guilds, and NFT owners.
- STAT — STAT offers quick, wide range of meds & convenient online medicine delivery. We are revolutionizing the way Filipinos purchase their medicine needs. We have delivered 1300+ orders with $69k revenue since we started in 2021 with a vision of dominating the $16.5B pharma market of PH.
- VAI Analytics — We build the platforms that power Philippine brokerages.
Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry.
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- Information Technology, Software, Content
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Cinch Tech — Cinch Tech is a subscription service that offers technology products like computers, phones, tablets, and gaming equipment. Users can choose from different payment plans. The service includes damage cover for the devices. It is intended to help users access and maintain technology without paying full price upfront. The service provides analternative way to obtain and use tech devices.
- Vently — Discover the best nightlife events in SF.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.
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- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
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- Eko — Turning workplaces into places where all employees can thrive.
- Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
- ReDelta — Redelta provides a technology‑enabled platform and advisory services for cross‑border mergers and acquisitions between Japan and Southeast Asia. The service operates an In‑Out marketplace that connects corporate buyers, business owners, and investors pursuing expansion or divestiture. Engagements include deal sourcing, preliminary screening,valuation viewpoints, and coordination with local professionals throughout the transaction process. Sector and country reports, market briefs, and knowledge articles support planning and investment theses. The platform centralizes mandates and opportunities and facilitates communication between counterparties to accelerate initial discussions. Consulting support also addresses partner introductions and market entry considerations linked to post‑transaction growth.
Patrick Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fanverse. He previously worked at PKO Investments as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner. [NAME] attended the University of California, Berkeley.
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- Blockchain, Media and Entertainment, Comics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Taiwan, Philippines
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- Metagood — Tokenization as a Service for Modern Capital Markets
- Nest Wallet — A Wallet Built for Traders
- Jubilee Media — Media company for positive, purpose-driven millennials.
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.
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Evolv — Evolv is equipping brands with the technology to create immersive experiences for their customers.
- Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
- Ignite Tournaments — Ready to take your mobile games to the next level? Join Ignite Tournaments and compete in real money esports tournaments. Download our app now and win big!
Yieldly is a protocol building the first dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on Algorand, with a lossless lottery as the initial use case.is a protocol building the first dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on Algorand, with a lossless lottery as the initial use case.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Series A
- Hong Kong, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Alchemon — Alchemon is the first monster-collecting NFT staking, crafting, and trading card game on the Algorand blockchain.
- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
Since 2021, Token Bay has invested in digital assets and blockchain companies, providing investors with diversified exposure across the Web3 ecosystem.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- MANTRA DAO — Launched in 2020, MANTRA (previously known as MANTRA DAO) is a first of its kind, vertically-integrated and regulatory compliant blockchain ecosystem.
- Soter Insure — Soter Insure is a provider of insurance products tailored to the digital asset economy. It provides the Web3 ecosystem with institutional-grade insurance for broader adoption against a lack of appropriate products and scarce capacity.
- Zodia Markets — Zodia Markets' mission is to be the most trusted and reliable partner for your institutional crypto trading. Secure your institution's digital assets today.
P.A.C. Capital is a privately owned, independent investment manager offering a service based on independence, transparency, and care.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- Hong Kong
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- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
HZL Capital is a privately held investment company focused on early-stage TMT investments and capital advisory.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- Hong Kong
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- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
Hana Digital Transformation Fund is an investment fund.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
Foxmont Capital Partners invest in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early stage technology startups that have proven that they can scale effectively and lead the Philippine digital evolution. Foxmont Capital Partners believe that if a Filipino startup can succeed in the Philippines, it can succeed anywhere.
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- E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Philippines, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- HelixPay — HelixPay provides world-class event ticketing solutions for large events in the Philippines with online and on-site payment services, digital tickets, and custom event websites.
- Nibertex — Discover the world's most breathable and waterproof PFAS-free membrane by Nibertex. Eco-friendly innovation with top performance. Start your journey today!
- Bravo! Italian PH — Discover authentic Italian cuisineat Bravo! Taste, and Bravo! Price TASTE OUR MENU Who We Are Bravo! Italian PH was founded with a passion for Italian-inspired
BlackPine is a private investment firm. Their firm provides financing solutions to companies and asset owners with presence in Greater China. They target opportunities where they can take an active role in the business and co-operate with management to help develop strategies both domestically and abroad. Their approach to investing enables them toleverage their long term relationships with strategic partners and portfolio companies to source and manage deals. These relationships, together with their strong intermediary network allow them to maintain a close pulse to business activities in the region.
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- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series C
- Hong Kong, United States, China
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- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
- Gusto Collective — First brandtech group using the latest technology to help brands create content and experiences across the physical and virtual worlds.
- Aspen Digital — Aspen Digital is the gateway to Digital Asset allocation, an innovative technology-driven platform that empowers asset and wealth managers to offer / invest into digital asset products with confidence.
Arete Capital Asia is a Multi Family Office and Boutique Financial Advisory Firm. We are licensed by the Hong Kong SFC for Asset Management, Dealing in Securities and Advising on Securities. Our Directors have a combined total of 85 years’ experience working with individual and corporate clients in the financial markets.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- Hong Kong
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- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
AK Partners is an investment firm.
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- eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- Hong Kong
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- Talon — Soar with Talon. Merchandise Shop Now. Embark on this journey with us.
Insignia Ventures Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in startup investment. Insignia Ventures Partners is an investment firm managed by a former Sequoia Asia partner, Yinglan Tan.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam
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- fileAI — Automate and analyze any file with AI. fileAI builds proprietary AI components for complex agentic workflow automation.
- Elevarm — Elevarm provides comprehensive solutions and services that elevate farmers. We are building an ecosystem powered by data and AI-enabled technologies to revolutionize production efficiency in the agriculture industry , ensuring quality, quantity, and consistent supply for business customers.
- SeIndonesia — Se’Indonesia is a fastest growing Indonesian Quick Service Restaurant chain. providing high-quality protein that is flavorful, nutritious, accessible, and affordable. The company specializes in smoked beef bowls, leveraging a proprietary smoking process that delivers distinct taste and aroma rooted in Indonesian culinary tradition.Founded with avision to revolutionize the food industry, Se’Indonesia emphasizes product integrity, operational scalability, and efficient delivery formats. Through its commitment to honest cooking and accessible nutrition, the company is positioned to lead the next generation of quick-service food solutions across Indonesia and beyond.
We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
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- KINO — KINO is a film production company that brings fans behind the scenes of their favorite hollywood films.
- DeepNode AI — DeepNode connects researchers, data scientists, and enterprises into one transparent, verifiable network for building real-world AI. DeepNode AI a technology service provider focusing on decentralized AI infrastructure,
- Renaissance — Renaissance allows artists to amplify their streaming traction and tap into a community of their super fans.
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.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia, United States, Hong Kong
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- CUZIN — Providing a surprisingly human shopping experience. Trusted and secure. Millions of domains to choose from.
- CLIQ — We understand firsthand the impact of social isolation and the longing for genuine human connection. CLIQ was born from a vision to address this issue and to fundamentally transform the way that we meet new people and form connections.
- Infiction labs — SPARC 1.2 is a solar panel robotic cleaning system designed and developed by Infiction Labs Pvt Ltd for commercial solar plants.
Founded in 2015, Panda Capital is a new generation venture capital firm in China focused on early-stage businesses powered by innovative and disruptive technology.Panda Capital is a disciplined early-stage investor focused on companies from Angel to Series B stages and strive to become their first or the second institutional investor.We focus onfast-growing tech startups in areas including Data Driven AI Applications, Enterprise Services, Fintech, Logistics, Mobility & Transportation, and New Generation Consumer Trends.Our family of portfolio companies include: Mobike (Now as Meituan Bike), Atzuche, Mi-Me Financial, 1ziton, Intengine Technology, Xunyi (Antwork), Robot++, Aiwhale, Dr. White and Fulmz AI, etc. Panda Capital have received various awards including "2017 & 2018 China Venture Capital Firms Top 10" by Zero2IPO, “2017 China’s Best Venture Capital Firms Top 10” and “2017 China’s Best Return Venture Capital Firms Top 10” by China Venture, and “2017 China Venture Capital Firms in Sharing Economy Top 10” by 36Kr, etc.
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- Blockchain, Information Technology, Robotics
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- China, United States, Malta
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- Blue Protein — Blue Protein is a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of animal feed or edible insects.
- Five hundred — Five hundred is an e-Commerce platform providing farm fresh fruits and vegetables to customers on a subscription basis.
- Theia Studios — Icons of Theia - a tactical turn based strategy game
Plum Ventures is a venture capital company that aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. It specializes ins providing seed and early-stage investments in the technology, new media, and telecommunications industry. The firm was founded in May 2014 and is based in Changzhou, China.
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- E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Software
- Series A, Angel, Seed
- China, United States, Hong Kong
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- Shala Shike — Shala Shike is a supply chain technology company that focuses on catering, dining, salad carving service, cold chain distribution, and smart machine unmanned sales services.
- HooRii Technology — HooRii Technology is a provider of commercial distribution software systems spawned by the structural Internet of Things concept. It specializes ini end-to-end, edge-to-edge, software, hardware, and other Thread solutions.
- Ruisi Zhilian Technology — Beijing Ruisi Zhilian Technology Co., Ltd. is an innovative technology company specializing in AI computing power management and scheduling. it is committed to building an industry-leading data center-grade AI computing power management platform and solutions.
Jonathan Shipman is a VP, Strategy (Product & Marketing) at Lantronix.
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- eSports, Beauty, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- United States, Nigeria, Singapore
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- NEWNESS — Newness is focused on building differentiated tools and features that work well for the beauty streamer market in particular.
- MAKA — MAKA is a community commerce platform for fashion and beauty, enabling everyone to discover their style, feel represented.
- Riley — Grapevine AI is the first AI powered personal assistant that captures, organizes, and easily retrieves the details that build better relationships. Learn more!
Manit Parikh
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- B2B, Sports, eSports
- Angel
- India, Singapore
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- Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
- GlocalBazaar — We connect thousands of MSME sellers and buyers and farmers, enabling & creating economic opportunity for all. Our range of Seller & Buyers Services and tools help Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises to start, manage and scale their businesses online.Our mission is to re-define Local and Global B2B and F2B commerce in ways that build amore fulfilling and lasting world. We are committed to empowering businesses while strengthening communities and engaging people.
Gamerforce Ventures is one of the first venture capital firms that is set up specifically to create high value companies in the eSports and Gaming scene. Our partners are successful entrepreneurs and high flying executives coming from diverse backgrounds to help our portfolio companies succeed. We typically invest between seed and Series A, but maycome in at later stages should the opportunity arises.We believe that entrepreneurs will be the ones who will revolutionize the scene completely. Because of that, we have brought together the best minds in entrepreneurship to assist entrepreneurs go to the next level, by leveraging on our network of the partners that we have built over the years.We believe in assisting entrepreneurs in every way we can. As such, if you think you need a round of funding, do hit us up at pitch@gamerforce.ventures.
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- Gaming, Sports, eSports
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Convertible Note
- Singapore
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- Goama — We develop games for companies around the globe and provide a whole gamification platform to engage users with rewards and missions
- RSG — RSG is a professional e-sports organization operating across Southeast Asia to engage the gaming audience through e-sports teams and content creators. Its e-sports teams specialize in notable games such as Mobile Legends, PUBG, Call of Duty, and Warcraft, and have participated in over 200 tournaments collectively.
- Bountie Holdings Pte Ltd — Empowering gamers to compete and win from gaming
In Capital is a value-oriented, research-driven, independent-thinking venture capital firm.
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- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Series A, Angel, Seed
- China
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- Across the Stars — Across the Stars is a product guidance solution provider.
- Hygea Medical Technology — Hygea Medical Technology is a oncology-focused biopharma company. Hygea’s solutions cater to cancer therapies targeting diseases in the lung, liver, breast, and kidney. Hygea will continue to develop its micro-invasive and Cryo-HITTM technology.
- BlissBio — Bliss Bio is a biopharmaceutical company focused on development of tumor targeting and immunotherapy drugs.
Prior to launching M Venture Partners (MVP), Mayank was the Founder of Grange Partners, the brand of a proprietary private investment family office that made investments in the mid-cap and small-cap sector across Southeast Asia, USA, and Sri Lanka. With a ~15-year investment track record (and over 40 angel, venture capital, and privateinvestments), his sector experience includes Financial Services, Healthcare, Education, Telecom, F&B / Retail, and Consumer IoT/Tech. Prior to establishing Grange Partners, he was Partner & Managing Director at Southern Capital Group, a pan-Asian mid-cap leveraged buyout fund. Formerly, Mayank spent close to a dozen years at McKinsey & Company, where he departed as Managing Partner of the Singapore office. He also helmed McKinsey’s Corporate Finance group in Southeast Asia. Out of close to 30 years professional experience, Mayank has spent about 24 years in the Asia-Pacific region. During this time, he has built a broad network of industry leaders, business owners, professional executives, advisors, family offices and financial sponsors. Mayank earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and his BA with Distinction from Hamilton College.
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- Health Care, Apps, Wellness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Singapore, India, Malaysia
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- NEXPLAY — Nexplay manages professional esports teams, top gaming personalities and builds large and engaged communities around them to attract commercial brand partners and sell our own merchandise and digital products to fans.
- Visa2Fly — Online visa application- Apply for a tourist visa online to top destinations like Dubai, UK, USA, Dubai, etc. hassle-free with Visa2fly. know more about Apply Visa Online- Visa2fly
- Tictag — Tictag's innovative mobile UI, allows your data science team to label your datasets efficiently and accurately. Let's talk data!
Holly Liu is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of PKO Investments. She attended the University of California Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles.
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, Taiwan
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- Forge — Playtest, market and sell great Steam Games
- Moku — Worshipping a mischievous Moki with big balls and a small brain. 8887 NFTs, 900+ traits, 3 epic games.
- Blaze.tech — Blaze is the smarter no-code platform for teams to build internal tools. Create beautiful client portals, admin panels, inventory management systems, and automated workflows without needing to write any code. Trusted by enterprise companies for security and scale. Loved by startup entrepreneurs for being so easy to use and build applications.
Poh Kam WONG is a Professor at the Business School of National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Director of NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. Through the centre, he oversees the university's entrepreneurship education programs, as well as the university's incubator, seed funding programs and mentoring scheme for nurturing spin-offcompanies by the university's professors and students. He has published extensively in leading academic journals on high tech entrepreneurship and innovation policy in Asia, and has consulted frequently for technology companies in Asia, as well as international organizations such as the World Bank. He is an active angel investor in technology start-ups in Singapore, Asia and Silicon Valley, and is the founding Chairman of Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) and chairman and partner of BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd, a business angel fund based in Singapore. He is the initiator of StartUp@Singapore, the annual national business plan competition in Singapore since 1999.
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- Apps, Gaming, Mobile
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Singapore, United States
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- NodeFlair — NodeFlair aims to help tech talents make better career decisions through jobs, salaries, reviews, company insights, and more
- FundedHere — FundedHere Crowdfunding Platform
- TechStorm — Asia's number one 24/7 Esports, gaming & tech-centric entertainment network available in 26 countries. TechStorm is a brand new 360 international network on Asian Esports and tech-centric entertainment. The network celebrates the region’s trail blazers, the biggest Asian Esports and tech names, bringing them to a truly global audienceand fan base.The 24/7 network’s meteoric rise across Asia now reaches 43 million viewers, 100 platforms across multiple countries and is slated to exceed 20 countries globally. Its original Storm Bytes content is readily distributed to 96 million mobile handset users in 26 countries. This exponential growth was all achieved in less than 22 months.TechStorm is an international Esports and tech entertainment network backed by blue-chip, high profile venture capital groups and founded by prominent industry business leaders in media and technology with more than 30 years of extensive domain expertise and business operations. Its dynamic leadership team is fuelled by a passion to drive change and be the voice for Asia’s Esports and tech entrepreneurship ecosystem.
AG Capital is an investment firm that provides investment and property management solutions for middle-size businesses. The company was founded on December 12, 1985 and its headquarters are located in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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- Finance, Internet, Software
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Japan
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- Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
- KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
- Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
Axel Wehr - Partner @ Firestartr
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- eSports, Media and Entertainment
- Seed
- Singapore
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- Eximpe — EximPe digitises workflows for exporters and importers to do cross border payments, compliances and access finance
- Ampverse — Ampverse is a creator-first gaming marketing and interactive media company connecting brands and publishers across Southeast Asia.
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