# Asia Venture Group

> Asia Venture Group is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 18%
- Fund size: $78M
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-venture-group/
- Website: http://asiaventuregroup.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asia-venture-group-369371633190401

Asia Venture Group is a hands-on, private Internet Holding Company and focuses on long-term value creation in South East Asian online markets. Asia Venture Group targets the sweet spots of the Asian internet space by combining: state of the art international know-how and expertise, rigorous execution excellence, outstanding international managementtalent, and the best local partners. Asia Venture Group focuses on digital distribution models and is extremely selective in terms of the companies it supports, which allows strong engagement in day-to-day operations.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$14M |
| Series A | $1M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 35% |
| Internet | 3 | 18% |
| Fashion | 2 | 12% |
| Robotics | 2 | 12% |
| Wellness | 2 | 12% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 9 | 53% |
| Seed | 5 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | 5 | 29% |
| India | 2 | 12% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 6% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kai Kux | Managing Director & Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kai-kux |
| Tim Marbach | CEO & Founder | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-marbach |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bem Robotics | Bem Robotics is developer of indoor industrial robotics technology designed to improve automated material handling and operational control | $3.6M | Series A | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| Flower Chimp | Flower Chimp provides flower and gift delivery for any occasion throughout Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia | $23M | Series A | Apr 29, 2022 |  |
| Multiply Labs | Multiply Labs manufactures personalized pharmaceutical capsules that are tailor-made to the unique needs of each patient. Multiply Labs’ product is enabled by the combination of pharmaceutical science with robotics technology. The company has built and operates a unique robotic pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Multiply Labs is the firstcompany ever to bring to the market 3D printed capsules. | $20M | Series A | Apr 14, 2021 |  |
| Thriva | Thriva offers a personalized at-home finger-prick blood test which enables individuals to easily track and improve health. All tests are analyzed by their partner laboratory and results are reviewed by their in-house Doctor (a qualified GP of 7 years). Thriva also helps users understand what they need to focus on to make improvements.It wasfounded in 2015. | $4.9M | Series A | May 23, 2020 |  |
| ADAY | ADAY is a fast growing direct-to-consumer brand creating consciously designed, technical clothing. We call it clothing of the future. Founded by Nina Faulhaber and Meg He, ADAY is based in New York and London. | $8.5M | Series A | Feb 04, 2020 |  |
| BeatFit | BeatFit is a fitness-tech startup based in Japan. | $14.1M | Seed | Sep 03, 2018 |  |
| iPrice Group | IPrice was set up to offer shoppers the widest selection of products and brands, provided by hundreds of partners in Southeast Asia. The company is driven by a mission to bring a greater level of transparency, convenience, and trust to the e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by making it easy for shoppers to compare prices, discover products, andget the best deals from thousands of online shops.With the help and funding of the Asia Venture Group—investments include iMoney, Trusted Company, and Happy Fresh—iPrice quickly acquired international know-how, expertise, and talent in fields ranging from technology to online marketing to the business side of things. Focused on execution from its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, the company has quickly expanded across seven markets, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines. |  | Corporate Round | Aug 20, 2018 |  |
| Flower Chimp | Flower Chimp provides flower and gift delivery for any occasion throughout Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| CARS24 | CARS24 offers a tech-enabled marketplace used for buying and selling pre-owned cars.The company aims to revolutionize the way used cars are sold by creating an efficient and reliable way for car owners to sell their used cars at a reasonable price. It utilizes an AI-enabled pricing algorithm that displays the accurate market price as well as theappraisal price of a vehicle. The platform also books appointments for vehicle inspection. The services provided by the company helps customers sell their vehicle in a secure and efficient manner. CARS24 is backed by Exor Seeds, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Unbound.Cars24 was founded in Gurgaon, Haryana, India in 2015 by Vikram Chopra, Mehul Agrawal, Ruchit Agrawal, and Gajendra Jangid. | $50M | Series C | Jun 07, 2018 |  |
| Pop Meals | Pop Meals is a food delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence in logistics and cooking automation.The company combines centralized, large-scale production with customer data, machine learning and the chefs in the industry to offer food delivery experience. It applies artificial intelligence to last-mile delivery offering the lowestdelivery costs in the industry.Dahmakan was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | $1.3M | Seed | Feb 20, 2017 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Venturra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturra-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cento Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cento-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gobi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gobi-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Apoletto Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apoletto-asia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ardent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ardent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Asia Venture Group invest in?

Asia Venture Group invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Asia Venture Group's check size?

Asia Venture Group typically joins rounds of $500k–$14M at Seed and $1M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Asia Venture Group participates in.

### How do I contact Asia Venture Group?

Public channels for Asia Venture Group include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Asia Venture Group?

The team at Asia Venture Group includes Kai Kux (Managing Director & Venture Partner) and Tim Marbach (CEO & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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