# Darius Cheung

> Darius Cheung is a seed investor at 99.co (Singapore) backing Software and Apps. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [99.co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/99-co)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/darius-cheung/0/3b7/47
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Rius
- Website: https://x.com/Rius

Darius Cheung is a seed investor at 99.co in Singapore focused on Software and Apps. Darius Cheung is co-founder of BillPin and CEO/co-founder of McAfee-acquired tenCube.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $475k–$800k |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$1.1M |
| Series A | $2M–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 15% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |
| SaaS | 1 | 8% |
| Mobile | 1 | 8% |
| FinTech | 1 | 8% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 5 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 15% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Makini | Makini is One API for All industrial enterprise integrations. Industrial tech companies use Makini to support out-of-box customer-facing integrations with >100 enterprise software systems in EAM, CMMS, ERP, and WMS. All at once, via one integration. Makini handles authentication, data unification, and enables web-hooks, workflow automation, andcustomizations required for complex workflows at scale. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Homebase | Homebase provides revolutionary products made accessible that empower homeowners to buy, sell, and own homes in ways that work best for themselves. Their vision is to actualize each and every individual's dream of homeownership in southeast Asia. Homebase is backed by leading investors and partners around the world. Their investors andpartners include but are not limited to, large global financial institutions, leading venture capital and private equity funds, and successful entrepreneurs and angel investors. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Homebase | Homebase provides revolutionary products made accessible that empower homeowners to buy, sell, and own homes in ways that work best for themselves. Their vision is to actualize each and every individual's dream of homeownership in southeast Asia. Homebase is backed by leading investors and partners around the world. Their investors andpartners include but are not limited to, large global financial institutions, leading venture capital and private equity funds, and successful entrepreneurs and angel investors. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 14, 2021 |  |
| Rocket Academy | Rocket Academy has developed two courses to date: Coding Basics, an introductory course for beginners to learn the basics of coding; and Software Engineering Bootcamp (SEB), which prepares students for a career in software engineering. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Rocket Academy | Rocket Academy has developed two courses to date: Coding Basics, an introductory course for beginners to learn the basics of coding; and Software Engineering Bootcamp (SEB), which prepares students for a career in software engineering. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| Homebase | Homebase provides revolutionary products made accessible that empower homeowners to buy, sell, and own homes in ways that work best for themselves. Their vision is to actualize each and every individual's dream of homeownership in southeast Asia. Homebase is backed by leading investors and partners around the world. Their investors andpartners include but are not limited to, large global financial institutions, leading venture capital and private equity funds, and successful entrepreneurs and angel investors. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Homebase | Homebase provides revolutionary products made accessible that empower homeowners to buy, sell, and own homes in ways that work best for themselves. Their vision is to actualize each and every individual's dream of homeownership in southeast Asia. Homebase is backed by leading investors and partners around the world. Their investors andpartners include but are not limited to, large global financial institutions, leading venture capital and private equity funds, and successful entrepreneurs and angel investors. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| Glints | Glints is Southeast Asia’s largest talent platform for career development and recruitment. Founded in 2013 in Singapore, Glints has empowered more than 1.5 million professionals and 30,000 organizations to realize their human potential. Every day, we are helping organizations build great teams and pairing talent up with great opportunities, onematch at a time. | $2M | Series A | Sep 05, 2016 |  |
| Glints | Glints is Southeast Asia’s largest talent platform for career development and recruitment. Founded in 2013 in Singapore, Glints has empowered more than 1.5 million professionals and 30,000 organizations to realize their human potential. Every day, we are helping organizations build great teams and pairing talent up with great opportunities, onematch at a time. | $475K | Seed | Feb 11, 2015 |  |
| Carousell | Carousell is a classifieds marketplace that allows people to buy and sell preloved items. It is a Singapore-based consumer-to-consumer marketplace app for iOS and Android.The Carousell marketplace has a diverse range of products across a variety of categories, including cars, lifestyle, gadgets, and fashion accessories. It has been ranked as thetop Shopping app in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Australia, and is backed by leading international Venture Capitalists Sequoia Capital, Rakuten Ventures, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, and QuestVC.Launched in Aug 2012, Carousell began in Singapore and has expanded to 19 cities around the world, spanning 7 countries. | $6M | Series A | Nov 26, 2014 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VinaCapital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinacapital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [XA Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xoogler-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Emles Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emles-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Foundamental](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundamental) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Golden Gate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-gate-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About 99.co

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

99.co is a map-based property search engine that utilizes smart algorithms to provide housing renters, buyers, and property agents alike a fast, transparent, and efficient property search experience in Singapore. The company is currently headquartered and operational in Singapore.

5 contacts available at 99.co.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Cheung | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-cheung |
| Anshal Anand | Senior Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anshal-anand |
| Dominic Ee | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominic-ee |
| Erwin Lee | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erwin-lee-51fb |
| Jason Barakat-Brown | Group CFO & Singapore CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-barakat-brown-2e10 |

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## FAQ

### What does Darius Cheung invest in?

Darius Cheung invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Darius Cheung's check size?

Darius Cheung typically joins rounds of $475k–$800k at Seed, $1.1M–$1.1M at Pre-Seed and $2M–$6M 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 Darius Cheung participates in.

### When did Darius Cheung last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darius Cheung closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 13 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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