# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Asia in June 2026 ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## OKX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Victoria, Beau Vallon, Seychelles - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming OKX Ventures focus on the discoveries and investments in various aspects, including blockchain basic infrastructures, Layer2, DeFi, WEB3.0, NFT and Metaverse. ## AU21 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space ## Golden Gate Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services Golden Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia. Since 2011, the firm has launched four funds, managed US$250M AUM, and invested in 60+ companies in over 7 countries in Asia. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies driven by the rising consumer class in Southeast Asia. ## Kenetic - Type: VC Fund - Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Kenetic is a proprietary trading and VC investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain related companies. They have developed technology to facilitate their quantitative trading strategies and offer various digital asset related structured products to counterparts. ## Saison Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology They invest in Seed to Series A companies across emerging markets. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked. ## East Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari. ## Fenbushi Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Fenbushi Capital is the first and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firm in Asia. Founded in Shanghai in 2015 by veterans across both blockchain and traditional financial industries, it has to date supported over 80 leading projects across 4 continents leveraging blockchain technology to reshape myriad industries such as finance,healthcare, supply chain, and consumer goods. Fenbushi’s mission is to drive healthy and sustainable growth in the global blockchain ecosystem, and actively works as a long-term strategic partner to its portfolio projects. ## Vertex Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Vertex Ventures US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software. ## Wavemaker Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds. ## Hashkey Exchange - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Hashkey they offers investment opportunities and solutions to institutions, family offices, funds, and professional accredited investors across the digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. ## GSR Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on technology companies developing AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology.The firm backs entrepreneurs building disruptive businesses that have the potential to dominate multi-billion dollar markets. GSR Ventures currently manages about $3.7 billion across itsfunds. ## Dragonfly - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services A cross-border cryptoasset investment firm. Global from day one. ## GMO VenturePartners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it. ## Pantera Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital. ## Balaji Srinivasan - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Balaji S. Srinivasan is the Co-Founder and Board Member of Coin Center. He was the CTO of Coinbase and cofounder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and Coin Center. Dr. Srinivasan holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. He also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including anonline MOOC. ## Insignia Ventures Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software 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. ## HashKey Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology HashKey Capital is an investment firm. ## Mechanism Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi. ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## HSG - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software We help founders build enduring companies. ## LuneX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology LuneX Ventures is a spin-out from Singapore based VC firm Golden Gate Ventures. LuneX has a global mandate to invest exclusively in high-growth blockchain companies and cryptocurrency assets. Founded by Golden Gate’s former Head of Growth, Kenrick Drijkoningen. ## SNZ Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology SNZ Holding was founded by a group of engineers, blockchain evangelists. ## Morningstar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming We are a proprietary investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology, primarily focused on the Elrond Ecosystem. ## Alameda Research - Type: VC Fund - Location: Central and Western, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong. ## FBG Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services FBG Capital is a digital asset management firm in blockchain-based capital market. ## ABCDE - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ABCDE | We invest in transformational founders. ## 1982 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Early stage venture capital investor focused on fintech in Southeast Asia ## Global Brain Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## Momentum 6 - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Building momentum for ideas in WEB3. ## Coinbase Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. ## Digital Currency Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system. ## AlphaCoin Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet AlphaCoin Fund is a venture capital focused on investing blockchain technology and tokens. Since 2017, AlphaCoin has invested in over 80 leading blockchain technology projects both home and abroad, with a total investment amount in exceed of 90 million USD. Our investment team consists of professionals from backgrounds covering traditional andcrypto venture capital investing, blockchain technology and crypto exchange operations. AlphaCoin Fund has founded strategic partnerships with both top-tier venture capital institutions such as Zhen Fund, Sequoia Capital, Danhua Capital, etc and service providers . With its connections in the blockchain industry, AlphaCoin Fund has been long dedicated to building an orbicular industry chain with its partners, so as to provide value-added services such as technology assistance, business development advising, marketing, partnership building and exchange listing consulting. ## Mirana - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Mirana Ventures is a leading global investment fund that provides long-term capital and strategic partnerships to visionary founders and fund managers in the Web3 space. ## BAI capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Financial Services BAI Capital is a leading venture capital fund in China. Since 2008, the team of BAI Capital has invested in more than 200 portfolios, including 17+ IPOs and 40+ unicorns. BAI Capital has two main focuses: China-based global companies and China’s structural transformation. BAI Capital seeks to partner with and empower outstanding Chinese companiesand entrepreneurs that can leverage the multiplier effect of China’s technology, talent, and supply chain advantages and to expand globally in consumer retail and services, fintech, media and content innovation, Web3 and metaverse. On the other hand, at the turning point of China’s structural transformation, the fund will also seize major cross-cycle disruption opportunities in frontier and infra tech, electric vehicles and autonomous driving, and industrial upgrade driven by enterprise software development.The investor base for BAI Capital includes institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, large insurance companies, internet giants and fund of funds globally, as well as Bertelsmann. BAI Capital has its background from Bertelsmann Asia Investments, part of the Bertelsmann Group. ## CMS Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services CMS is a principal investment company that focuses on investing in the crypto-asset ecosystem. The firm plans to invest in both liquid and illiquid crypto tokens, as well as equity interests in select businesses. ## Hashed - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services 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. ## BEENEXT - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services 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. ## Blockchain Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications. ## ArkStream Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology Read writing from ArkStream Capital on Medium. Crypto-native web3 venture fund. Accelerate the decentralization on ARK. Every day, ArkStream Capital and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on Medium. ## ZBS CAPITAL - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services ZBS Capital - distinguished crypto venture fund, backed by major media resources including CryptoDiffer. ## Robot Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Robots Never Sleep ## Kosmos Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software Enabling multi-chain future with core infrastructure and innovative dapps ## Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Internet, Software Lightspeed China Partners was founded in 2011 as an independent venture capital group and began operating as Luminous Ventures in November 2025. Luminous Ventures is a leading venture capital firm serving entrepreneurs as a lead investor in early stage and emerging growth companies. It has offices in Shanghai,Beijing and Hong Kong. ## CMT Digital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services An exciting new iteration of our website is coming soon. CMT Digital is a blockchain and digital assets focused subsidiary of the CMT Group, a 24 year-old trading and investments firm. The CMT Group has operated as a valued partner to entrepreneurs, traders, and technologists ## QCP Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech We offer a range of tailored derivatives and spot trading as well as structured solutions to institutional, professional and accredited investors. ## Quona Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Quona Capital invests in fintech innovators that are advancing financial inclusion around the globe. Through our investments, Quona aims to deliver outstanding financial returns while making a lasting and positive impact on the world. ## Signum Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology They are a Singapore-based firm that exclusively consults in Blockchain-enabled companies. Their mission is to realize the future of Blockchain economy by consulting in game changing projects and companies. They participate in Pre-sale stages of Token Generation Events and Equity investments. ## Alpha JWC Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services 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. ## Sandeep Nailwal - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Sandeep Nailwal is the co-founder and COO of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as the Co-Founder and CEO. He attended the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai.