# DFR Asia

> DFR Asia is a VC fund in Wan Chai backing Video and Digital Media. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/dfra
- Website: http://www.dfra.com

DFR Asia is a VC fund in Wan Chai focused on Video and Digital Media. DFR is a digital media venture studio. DFR conceives, builds, and assumes ownership and execution responsibility for new ventures from inception. DFR is the first company in the world to deploy the emerging studio model in Asia, and the first venture studio dedicated exclusively to digital media.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DFR Asia. Shizune tracks 3 team members at DFR Asia. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dfr-asia?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gonz Ferrero | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gonz-ferrero |
| John Possman | Co-Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-possman |
| Rick Myers | Co-Founder & CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-myers |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breaker | Breaker is Japan's global digital studio. | $2M | Seed | Oct 29, 2013 | http://www.brkr.jp |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dream Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dream-incubator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund
- [Knight Enterprise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knight-enterprise-fund) — VC Fund
- [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Digital Media VC Funds in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/digital-media-vc-funds-asia)
- [Digital Media VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/digital-media-vc-funds-japan)

## FAQ

### What does DFR Asia invest in?

DFR Asia invests primarily in Video, Digital Media and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DFR Asia?

Public channels for DFR Asia include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. 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 DFR Asia?

The team at DFR Asia includes Gonz Ferrero (CFO), John Possman (Co-Founder & CEO) and Rick Myers (Co-Founder & CTO). 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co