# Ashish Shastry

> Ashish Shastry is a private equity investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. backing Internet. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kkr)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishshastry

Ashish Shastry is a private equity investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in Singapore focused on Internet and Software. Ashish Shastry joined KKR in 2016 as a Member and Head of Southeast Asia. Ashish Shastry started his Asian private equity career with TPG Capital in 1998. By the time he left TPG in 2011, he was a Partner and the Head of Southeast Asia. Ashish Shastry then served for five years as a Managing Partner of Northstar Group, managing over US$2 billion inprivate equity and venture capital funds with a focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia. He began his career at Lehman Brothers in New York and graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. degree in economics (with honors).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 14% |
| Software | 2 | 14% |
| Education | 2 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 14% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 4 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 3 | 21% |
| Singapore | 3 | 21% |
| Philippines | 2 | 14% |
| India | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bluecopa | Bluecopa is an AI-native finance operations platform designed to automate high-volume reconciliations and accelerate the financial close process. It centralizes transaction data from ERPs, payment gateways, banks, and other sources, enabling real-time visibility into financial operations. Bluecopa automates transaction matching, accountreconciliations, journal entries, and variance analysis through its proprietary Samyx AI engine, achieving 95%+ automation rates and processing millions of transactions in seconds. The platform's continuous close architecture shifts finance teams from periodic, manual processes to autonomous operations with built-in governance, audit trails, and real-time reporting. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| EQuest Education Group | EQuest Education Group operates as an educational services provider. EQuest always upholds the human factor, because this is a valuable asset that determines the development of the corporation. We always welcome candidates who have a desire to contribute, desire to work in a professional and dynamic environment. | $120M | Private Equity | May 19, 2023 |  |
| Barghest Building Performance | Barghest Building Performance (BBP), Singapore’s leading energy efficiency company, | $1.8M |  | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Barghest Building Performance | Barghest Building Performance (BBP), Singapore’s leading energy efficiency company, | $1.8M | Private Equity | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| PropertyGuru Group | PropertyGuru Group is an online property company that operates rental and sale listing sites.The company and its group of companies empower property seekers with the option of more than 2 million homes, in-depth insights, and solutions that enables them to make confident property decisions. It helps revolutionize the property market by taking itonline and making property search transparent for the property seeker. The company's online portal provides various properties for rent and sale with other information about the properties, including maps and photos for buyers, sellers, and investors, enabling customers to make property decisions more confidently.PropertyGuru.com.sg was launched in 2007 by Jani Rautiainen and Steve Melhuish in Singapore, Central Region. | $132M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| GrowSari | Growsari is helping to build the future of Sari Sari stores in the Philippines. | $45M | Series C | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| KiotViet | KiotViet is a cloud-based POS system which is developed by Citigo Software.KiotViet is currently Vietnam's leading cloud-based POS/Store Management Software, with more than 150,000 stores that have chosen KiotViet. KiotViet's mission is to continue to be the most popular and trusted name of POS/Store Management Softwaresolution in Vietnam. | $45M | Series B | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| EQuest Education Group | EQuest Education Group operates as an educational services provider. EQuest always upholds the human factor, because this is a valuable asset that determines the development of the corporation. We always welcome candidates who have a desire to contribute, desire to work in a professional and dynamic environment. |  | Private Equity | May 31, 2021 |  |
| PropertyGuru Group | PropertyGuru Group is an online property company that operates rental and sale listing sites.The company and its group of companies empower property seekers with the option of more than 2 million homes, in-depth insights, and solutions that enables them to make confident property decisions. It helps revolutionize the property market by taking itonline and making property search transparent for the property seeker. The company's online portal provides various properties for rent and sale with other information about the properties, including maps and photos for buyers, sellers, and investors, enabling customers to make property decisions more confidently.PropertyGuru.com.sg was launched in 2007 by Jani Rautiainen and Steve Melhuish in Singapore, Central Region. | $220.2M | Private Equity | Sep 02, 2020 |  |
| Vinhomes | Vinhomes develops and trades integrated residential, commercial and industrial real estate, and provides real estate management and related services. | $647.5M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 16, 2020 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TPG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/texas-pacific-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akaris Global Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akaris-global-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baillie Gifford](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baillie-gifford) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dallas Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dallas-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DLF Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dlf-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

VC Fund · New York, United States

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. provides investment and asset management services through private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, and capital markets businesses that deploy capital into companies and projects across multiple industries. The company manages investment funds and strategic accounts that pursue acquisitions, buyouts,growth equity, credit solutions, and real assets on behalf of institutional investors and partners. It engages in financial activities that include underwriting, financing arrangements, and tailored investment strategies designed to support business growth and long-term value creation. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. also collaborates with institutional clients to structure investment vehicles that align with specific capital objectives and portfolio goals.

5 contacts available at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Candade | Director Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-candade |
| Ali Satvat | Co-Head of Americas Private Equity Health Care | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-satvat |
| Ashish Shastry | Co-Head of Private Equity for KKR Asia Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashish-shastry |
| Blaine MacDougald | Director & Co-head of Credit Research, Credit | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blaine-macdougald |
| Brandon Freiman | Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-freiman |

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## FAQ

### What does Ashish Shastry invest in?

Ashish Shastry invests primarily in Internet, Software and Education startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ashish Shastry last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashish Shastry closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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