East Ventures
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
East Ventures is a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm. Founded in 2009, East Ventures has transformed into a holistic platform that provides multi-stage investments, from Seed to Growth stage investments, for over 300 tech companies across Southeast Asia. As an early believer in the startup ecosystem in Indonesia and the most active investor in Southeast Asia, East Ventures is an early backer of prominent tech companies in the region, such as Tokopedia, Traveloka, Ruangguru, ShopBack, Waresix, Xendit, IDN, Sociolla, Fore Coffee (IDX: FORE), Tech in Asia (acquired by SPH), Kudo (acquired by Grab), Loket (acquired by Gojek), and MokaPOS (acquired by Gojek). East Ventures was named the most consistent top-performing VC fund globally by Preqin and the most active investor in SEA and Indonesia by various media. Moreover, East Ventures is Indonesia's first venture capital firm to sign the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), supported by the United Nations (UN). East Ventures is committed to achieving sustainable development and positively impacting society through its initiatives and ESG-embedded practices.
- Total investments:
- 694
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 41%
- Fund size:
- $150M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries East Ventures invests in
Stages East Ventures invests in
Countries East Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 15 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $250k–$5M
- Series A
- $1.9M–$30M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $366k–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 79 (11%)
- Information Technology 67 (10%)
- E-Commerce 61 (9%)
- Internet 55 (8%)
- Financial Services 40 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 337 (49%)
- Series A 98 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 54 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 43 (6%)
- Series B 25 (4%)
Country
- Japan 229 (33%)
- Indonesia 147 (21%)
- Singapore 56 (8%)
- United States 20 (3%)
- Vietnam 9 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Luthfi Prasetya
Co-Head of Legal
|
Co-Head of Legal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Takanori Oshiba
Fellow
|
Fellow | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Avina Sugiarto
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Batara Eto
Co-founder and Managing Partner
|
Co-founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Italo Gani
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 15 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products. | Seed / Oct 07, 2026 | ||
| Manufacturer of conveyor belt 3D printers intended to facilitate large-scale and continuous production. The company's industrial 3D printers utilize a belt conveyor system and oblique deposition to address limitations in size and automation faced by conventional 3D printers, enabling continuous printing of large objects by removing sizeconstraints in one direction and automating the removal process after each layer, providing companies with a product with increased efficiency and suitability for industrial applications. | Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency. | $316.9K / Seed / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Waresix is a logistics platform for freight-forwarding, warehouse, and land transportation. It is a platform that matches unused warehouse space with users in need of such facility, looks to capitalize on the demand for flexible warehousing given the booming e-commerce market in the country. Waresix provides a solution for dynamic warehousingstrategy that allows customers, retailer, distributor, and manufacturer to quickly adapt to variable demand.Waresix is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. | $27.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| JULO provides affordable unsecured personal loan (KTA) exclusively to smartphone users.They strive to provide low cost loan product to the masses while ensuring that it's economically viable to their lender partners. This is achieved by exercising prudent underwriting assessments to ensure that approved applicants are both able and willing topay back.They also reward positive behavior by giving cashback bonus and allowing good customers to borrow a higher amount at lower interest rate at loan maturity. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| Amity Robotics is focused on redefining customer-facing experiences with AI-powered digital human solutions. Amity Roboticsspecialize in delivering GenAI-powered robotic platforms —that seamlessly combine advanced AI with integrated hardware solutions. From retail and hospitality to healthcare and airports, our goal is to empower businesses toelevate customer engagement through smarter, more efficient, and human-like digital interactions. | $7M / Seed / Jul 01, 2026 | ||
| AVIATE Inc. is a Tokyo-based technology startup that designs and builds AI-driven business automation systems. The company develops TASKBASE, an operational workflow layer that allows enterprise teams to run backend business operations entirely from natural language prompts. | $440.3K / Seed / May 21, 2026 | ||
| Newce is a startup dedicated to creating impactful and world-changing content that inspires audiences, drives innovation, and delivers meaningful social and cultural value across various media platforms. | $81.9K / Pre-Seed / May 15, 2026 | ||
| Platform Focus: A core supply chain system designed to be easy to use for all business sizes, connecting enterprises through integrated data. LEAN PATH, a company providing order optimization services for trading companies and manufacturers. | Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Redelta provides a technology‑enabled platform and advisory services for cross‑border mergers and acquisitions between Japan and Southeast Asia. The service operates an In‑Out marketplace that connects corporate buyers, business owners, and investors pursuing expansion or divestiture. Engagements include deal sourcing, preliminary screening,valuation viewpoints, and coordination with local professionals throughout the transaction process. Sector and country reports, market briefs, and knowledge articles support planning and investment theses. The platform centralizes mandates and opportunities and facilitates communication between counterparties to accelerate initial discussions. Consulting support also addresses partner introductions and market entry considerations linked to post‑transaction growth. | $764.1K / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| See all 694 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does East Ventures invest in?
East Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 694 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does East Ventures invest in?
East Ventures typically joins rounds of $250k–$5M at Seed, $1.9M–$30M at Series A and $366k–$30M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not East Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds East Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at East Ventures?
The team at East Ventures includes Luthfi Prasetya (Co-Head of Legal), Takanori Oshiba (Fellow) and Avina Sugiarto (Partner), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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