# Genesis Alternative Ventures

> Genesis Alternative Ventures is a VC fund backing FinTech and Apps. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Fund size: $80M
- Last fund: Jun 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genesis-alternative-ventures/
- Website: http://www.genesisventures.co

Genesis Alternative Ventures is a VC fund in Singapore focused on FinTech and Apps. Genesis Alternative Ventures (“Genesis”) is Southeast Asia’s leading private lender to venture and growth stage companies funded by tier-one VCs. Genesis is founded by a team of venture lending pioneers who have backed some of Southeast Asia’s best loved companies. Armed with a strong reputation among entrepreneurs and investors, Genesis is yourtrusted partner in empowering your company’s growth while minimising shareholders’ equity dilution.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$55M |
| Series B | $19M–$40M |
| Debt Financing | $1.5M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 12% |
| Apps | 2 | 8% |
| Payments | 2 | 8% |
| Shopping | 2 | 8% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 8% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 10 | 38% |
| Series A | 6 | 23% |
| Series B | 4 | 15% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 11 | 42% |
| Indonesia | 6 | 23% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben J Benjamin | Co-Founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-j-benjamin |
| Eddy Ng | Principal, Investment and Portfolio | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eddy-ng-0d85 |
| Jeremy Loh Ph.D | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-loh |
| Martin Tang | Co-Founder and Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-tang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Triangle | Triangle is a live entertainment platform that enables global artists to manage tour financing, promotion, and operations. | $5M | Debt Financing | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Pinhome | Pinhome is Indonesia's largest property transaction platform. Our vision is to make property more accessible for better livelihood & financial inclusion. Pinhome eliminates frictions in property transactions by building technology platforms that organizes property data & information, digitizes property transactions, and digitizes homefinancing process. | $5M | Debt Financing | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Saturdays | Saturdays are an innovative eyewear manufacturer that combines style and comfort. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2023 |  |
| Transcelestial Technologies | Transcelestial is developing the fastest, long-distance, point-to-point wireless communication network possible. It will be delivered as a space data network for terrestrial and satellite applications, which will use lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster than what is currently available. The network will be difficult to jam and will notneed any spectrum pre-allocation or regulation. | $3M | Debt Financing | Feb 17, 2023 |  |
| Transcelestial Technologies | Transcelestial is developing the fastest, long-distance, point-to-point wireless communication network possible. It will be delivered as a space data network for terrestrial and satellite applications, which will use lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster than what is currently available. The network will be difficult to jam and will notneed any spectrum pre-allocation or regulation. | $10M | Series A | Feb 16, 2023 |  |
| ReturnKey | ReturnKey is a returns management platform that helps to reclaim revenue through exchange and repurchases. | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 29, 2022 |  |
| Trusting Social | Trusting Social provides consumer credit score based on social, web and mobile data. Their solution enables lenders in emerging markets to lend to billions of “financially invisible” consumers who are not covered by credit bureaus. It was tested and proven to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than existing solutions. | $65M | Series C | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Believe | Believe Pte Ltd. is a global, Singapore-based FMCG conglomerate that provides market-ready solutions for customers by listening to their needs and designing products that suit their culture and life choices. From breakthrough personal care essentials to beauty products surpassing global standards, our worldwide team of experts use cutting-edgetechnology, scientifically proven methodologies and ancient knowledge to gift our customers | $55M | Series C | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Believe | Believe Pte Ltd. is a global, Singapore-based FMCG conglomerate that provides market-ready solutions for customers by listening to their needs and designing products that suit their culture and life choices. From breakthrough personal care essentials to beauty products surpassing global standards, our worldwide team of experts use cutting-edgetechnology, scientifically proven methodologies and ancient knowledge to gift our customers | $55M | Series A | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Hangry | Hangry is a multi-brand restaurant company focusing on serving great foods through food delivery channels. We own several food brands ranging from fried-chicken to coffee. We focus in designing foods that are very tasty, consistent, and affordable to the mass market. All our recipes have gone through tons of testing to make sure each bite is reallydelicious. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 18, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vertex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Genesis Alternative Ventures invest in?

Genesis Alternative Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Apps and Payments startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Genesis Alternative Ventures's check size?

Genesis Alternative Ventures typically joins rounds of $5M–$55M at Series A, $19M–$40M at Series B and $1.5M–$5M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Genesis Alternative Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Genesis Alternative Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Genesis Alternative Ventures?

The team at Genesis Alternative Ventures includes Ben J Benjamin (Co-Founder & Partner), Eddy Ng (Principal, Investment and Portfolio) and Jeremy Loh Ph.D (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). 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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