Amra Naidoo
Co-founder & General Partner @ Accelerating Asia
Amra Naidoo is a pre-seed investor at Accelerating Asia focused on Financial Services and Information Technology. Amra is the co-founder of Accelerating Asia, a network of regional startup programs and an early stage venture fund. For close to a decade Amra has spearheaded high-impact partnership strategies across both the commercial and non-profit sectors. Her experience successfully executing local, regional and global programs, straddling both businessand social impact objectives, has fostered a unique perspective and an ability to apply best-practices from both worlds. Amra is the General Partner at Accelerating Asia. Outgoing Curator for the Global Shapers Singapore Hub, an initiative of the World Economic Forum and is the host and creator of the Doing Good Podcast. She has been interviewed and featured as a guest author on industry blogs, including e27, Business Times, Reuters, TechCrunch and PR Week, is a regular guest on 938Now’s national radio show and named as one of Harpers Bazaar’s Women Who Inspire Others. Amra regularly speaks about the intersection of business and impact, including at global events such as Money 20/20 (Singapore), Singularity University Impact Challenge (Poland) and the Asia Corporate Sustainability Summit (Philippines).
- Total investments:
- 57
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 86%
Last updated:
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Industries Amra Naidoo invests in
Stages Amra Naidoo invests in
Countries Amra Naidoo invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 8 (14%)
- Information Technology 8 (14%)
- FinTech 7 (12%)
- Software 7 (12%)
- E-Commerce 7 (12%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 32 (56%)
- Seed 23 (40%)
Country
- Bangladesh 12 (21%)
- Singapore 11 (19%)
- Indonesia 5 (9%)
- India 4 (7%)
- Philippines 4 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Finskor is a financial technology company offering credit decision services to banks and financial institutions. Using machine learning technology, Finskor provides digital solutions for credit assessment to enable accurate and reliable lending decisions. The company's mission is to deliver comprehensive data analysis to minimize risk andmaximize profitability for financial partners. | Seed / Feb 23, 2026 | ||
| Podium Society is a private community platform aimed at women navigating life and career transitions. The platform brings together individuals seeking meaningful connections, shared experiences, and supportive communities during various life and career transitions. It organizes small-group gatherings, workshops, and online circles that help membersmeet peers with similar interests or challenges. The network also offers curated introductions, allowing women to build personal and professional relationships in an intentional way. Through events, retreats, and a structured community environment, Podium Society creates space for reflection, growth, and collaboration. Its approach centers on helping working women find relatable peers, broaden their support systems, and navigate change with a sense of belonging. | $15M / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Wellspring Global is committed to advancing holistic wellbeing by blending physical vitality and inner strength. It is designed to offer clean water, sanitation, and affordable nutrition, especially for low-income families. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Kustodian.life is an AI-powered fintech platform that helps individuals recover unclaimed or dormant financial assets in India. It provides tools to reclaim funds from sources such as employee provident funds, bank deposits, shares, and insurance policies. The platform aims to simplify the process of accessing and retrieving these assets forfamilies. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| InsureCow provides a digital platform for cattle insurance and well-being monitoring, aiding smallholder farmers. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Biniyog.io offers pre-screened companies that are highlighted on the app so you may begin investing. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| InLustro is an edtech startup that pioneers Syntra, an AI-driven learning and workforce augmentation platform designed to integrate with educational institutions and skill-development programs. It emphasizes hands-on learning, AI-driven skill assessment, and training aligned with employer needs to develop workforce-ready talent at scale. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Chamak is building an automated platform for trade payments, trade guarantees, and trade financing—both for local and cross-border trade—serving suppliers, exporters, and importers around the world. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Palki Motors is Bangladesh's first homegrown electric car and pickup manufacturing company, headquartered in Singapore with operations in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We design and produce electric vehicles specifically tailored for ridesharing drivers and last-mile delivery. Our mission is to empower local drivers and businesses by providingaffordable, eco-friendly, and efficient transportation solutions.Palki Motors stands out by offering vehicles that are designed and manufactured in Bangladesh, proudly carrying the "Made in Bangladesh" tag. Our cars and pickups are built to tackle the unique challenges of local roads, with features like robust suspension systems, air-conditioned comfort, and battery-swapping options for convenience in off-grid areas. These innovations ensure that drivers can operate with lower costs, more comfort, and greater efficiency.With over 1.4 million kilometers driven, our electric vehicles have reduced more than 250 tons of CO2 emissions, supporting a cleaner environment. Commercial drivers using Palki’s cars see a 50% increase in earnings compared to fossil fuel vehicles, while corporate clients using our electric pickups save up to 52% on total ownership costs.Headquartered in Singapore, Palki Motors leverages its strategic position to bring global expertise and local innovation together, offering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric vehicles. We are on a mission to lead the transition to electric mobility in Bangladesh and beyond. | $200K / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2024 | ||
| Sova is an evidence based precision supplements platform | $1M / Seed / Jun 11, 2024 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Accelerating Asia
Accelerating Asia is an early-stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups and investors. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Accelerating Asia's early-stage VC fund focuses on pre-Series A startups with untapped potential that are 6-18 months away from institutional funding. Accelerating Asia invests up toUS$250,000 in pre-Series A startups and our current portfolio covers over 10 countries in Southeast and South Asia including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangaldesh and Malaysia. With most angels and startup programs in the region focussed on ideation-MVP stage startups, and venture funds focused on solid product-market fit, startups with a robust product at early stages of customer traction are often overlooked. That's where Accelerating Asia comes in. Our accelerator and venture capital model is designed to support pre-Series A startups to fast track growth and drive success.At the core of the work we do is the guiding belief that entrepreneurs are one of humanity’s greatest catalysts for positive change.
Accelerating Asia Contacts
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Amra Naidoo
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Abhishek Mehta
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Amar Bedi
Venture Partner
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Craig Dixon
Co-founder, Program Director and Entrepreneur in Residence; Co-Founder & General Partner; Co-founder, Program Director and Entrepreneur in Residence
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William Lee
Program & Community Associate
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What does Amra Naidoo invest in?
Amra Naidoo invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 57 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bangladesh. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Amra Naidoo last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Amra Naidoo closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 57 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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