# Brinc

> Brinc is a VC fund in Central backing Health Care and Food and Beverage. See 357 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 357
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 32%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brinc-io
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brinciot
- Website: http://www.brinc.io
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Brinc.io

Brinc is a VC fund in Central focused on Health Care and Food and Beverage. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Brinc is a leader in global venture acceleration and operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries. Brinc accelerates startups focused on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, and Internet of Things (IoT) witha view to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future. Brinc also supports corporations with distributed innovation strategies, sourcing of new startups and technologies, as well as venture-building Web3-enabled businesses. Global corporations (Manulife, Huawei, Schneider Electric, Puma, Batelco, Merck, Omantel, Linrun Group, Zhihui Park), government organizations (Hong Kong Science Park, NEOM, MBRIF, Guangdong Soft-tech Park), tertiary institutions (HK City University, National University of Singapore), fast-growing companies (Animoca Brands, DayDayCook), and leading venture funds (Artesian, LeverVC, Tamkeen, EDB) have all run programs with Brinc. In 2021, Brinc announced a series of venture funds to invest in high-potential early-stage companies through accelerators and provide LPs with a dedicated innovation platform and access to Series A+ co-investment opportunities.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 21 | 6% |
| Food and Beverage | 21 | 6% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 20 | 6% |
| Internet of Things | 17 | 5% |
| Software | 16 | 4% |

179 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 97 | 27% |
| Seed | 62 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 1% |
| Grant | 2 | 1% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 1% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 31 | 9% |
| India | 14 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 4% |
| Singapore | 13 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 3% |

33 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heriberto Saldivar Massimi | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heriberto-saldivar-massimi |
| Agnieszka Poznańska | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agnieszka-pozna%C5%84ska |
| Bashar Aboudaoud | Co-Founder and CSO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bashar-aboudaoud |
| Bay McLaughlin | Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-mclaughlin |
| Dhinesh Pandian | incubated Team X | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhinesh-pandian |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChimpX AI | ChimpX AI is an AI-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) superapp designed to simplify crypto trading, cross-chain asset management, and blockchain interactions through natural language commands. The platform focuses on making complex DeFi operations accessible to everyday users by combining artificial intelligence, automation, and gaslesstransactions into a single interface. | $2.8M | Seed | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| PathPulse.AI | PathPulse.ai sits at the crossroads of big data, AI, and mobility. It is like the brains of a smarter world city, constantly processing streams of information to create urban environments that are not only more efficient but also cost-effective, safer, and easier to navigate. | $900K | Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Native | Native is a blockchain platform enabling bitcoin programmability, yield generation, and zero-trust decentralized finance infrastructure. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| dKloud | dKloud is an enterprise-level cloud platform that helps customers build better software and more efficiently through our products. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Aspis | Aspis is an AI-powered DeFi platform automating crypto trading strategies and portfolio management through smart contracts. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2025 |  |
| Krako | Krako is a decentralized AI infrastructure platform revolutionizing computing by reducing costs up to 10x through distributed systems. Its innovative three-layer architecture integrates edge devices, computing power contributors, and centralized orchestration to deliver scalable, efficient, and affordable AI solutions.Krako empowers developers,startups, and creators with tools to build AI applications without high infrastructure costs, while fostering sustainability and energy efficiency. With 270K+ tasks processed, 6,000+ active users, and growing traction, Krako is at the forefront of making AI accessible to all |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Eternis | Eternis is an action fighting game that provides recreational entertainment with unique story and historical cyborg characters. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| PopcornCine | PopcornCine is a decentralized video-on-demand platform that gives creators the ability to share, stream, and earn from content. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Polycruz | Polycruz develops web-based software for creating and managing decentralized digital asset applications. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Qoodo.io | Qoodo.io provides a quality management and data tracking platform that uses blockchain and AI technologies. The software helps businesses log, manage, and analyze employee work and operational activities. It focuses on improving transparency, traceability, and accountability across workflows. Qoodo.io supports structured quality processes andcompliant recordkeeping. The platform is available as a mobile app on major app stores for everyday operational use. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 357 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 45 deals together
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 43 deals together
- [Hatcher+](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatcher) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Tamkeen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tamkeen) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Boba Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boba-network) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [XDC Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xinfin) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Brinc invest in?

Brinc invests primarily in Health Care, Food and Beverage and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 357 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Brinc?

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### Who are the partners at Brinc?

The team at Brinc includes Heriberto Saldivar Massimi (Managing Director), Agnieszka Poznańska (Mentor) and Bashar Aboudaoud (Co-Founder and CSO), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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