# 144 Ventures

> 144 Ventures is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Sustainability. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://sg.glocalink.com/

144 Ventures is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Food and Beverage and Sustainability. Glocalink Singapore invests in early-stage agrifood startups.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $759k–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 7 | 47% |
| Sustainability | 4 | 27% |
| Waste Management | 4 | 27% |
| AgTech | 3 | 20% |
| Farming | 3 | 20% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 9 | 60% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 20% |
| Thailand | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kengo Suzuki | Co-Founder | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kengo-suzuki |
| Yukihiro Maru | Co-Founder | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yukihiro-maru |
| Ravikrishna Ramanujam | DirectorDirector | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravikrishna-ramanujam |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alternō | Alternō was founded with a vision to create Asia's first low-cost thermal energy storage solution for renewable energy, to be deployed widely across the region by 2050. Alternō received early stage funding from Antler VC in Jan 2023 to kick off the research & development. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| Insectta | Insectta was founded in 2017 and produces materials from insects which can be applied across industries such as agrifood, pharmaceutical and electronics. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2023 |  |
| Vitality Foods | Vitality Foods is a Singapore-based foodtech company that provides healthy, plant-based and geriatric-friendly solutions through everyday foods for the ageing population in Asia Pacific.We see that there is an unmet local and global need in the elderly population to improve muscle maintenance and, at the same time, reduce the risk of chronicillnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension, abnormal cholesterol etc. By prioritising that the silver generation is well-nourished, we also remove a barrier to successfully managing the abovementioned chronic conditions while lowering the financial burden on individuals and the healthcare system at large. Our product offerings will be strongly focused on conferring health attributes, such as increased protein and fibre with little or no compromise on taste, flavour, texture or mouthfeel. At the start, they will also be customised to the Asian palate so as to allow our elderly to enjoy a variety of tasty meals while enhancing their nutrition, health and immunity. |  | Seed | Dec 26, 2022 |  |
| Crown Digital | Crown Digital Harnesses the Power of Robotics and AI for the New Retail. From a traditional café operator to a technology company, Crown Digital innovated when high rental, labour shortage and the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to rethink business models. | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| Life Origin | Life Origin is a biotech company that converts traceable waste into protein, fuel, and fertilizer. |  | Seed | Apr 14, 2022 |  |
| Aquatronik | Aquatronik is an aquaculture company that provides small farmers with low-cost industrial capabilities enabled by technology and network effects. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Latheacond Technologies | Latheacond Technologies delivers innovation in constructing low-weight and low-cost vacuum enclosures. It focuses on reducing food wastage in global cold supply chains by making large-scale vacuum storage and transportation of non-frozen foods economically viable. |  | Seed | Jan 10, 2022 |  |
| Vitality Foods | Vitality Foods is a Singapore-based foodtech company that provides healthy, plant-based and geriatric-friendly solutions through everyday foods for the ageing population in Asia Pacific.We see that there is an unmet local and global need in the elderly population to improve muscle maintenance and, at the same time, reduce the risk of chronicillnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension, abnormal cholesterol etc. By prioritising that the silver generation is well-nourished, we also remove a barrier to successfully managing the abovementioned chronic conditions while lowering the financial burden on individuals and the healthcare system at large. Our product offerings will be strongly focused on conferring health attributes, such as increased protein and fibre with little or no compromise on taste, flavour, texture or mouthfeel. At the start, they will also be customised to the Asian palate so as to allow our elderly to enjoy a variety of tasty meals while enhancing their nutrition, health and immunity. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Qarbotech | Qarbotech is an agritech company that develops a biocompatible solution that increases the photosynthesis rate of leafy plants. The company aims to encourage the adoption of sustainable products, equipment, or technologies among solopreneurs. |  | Seed | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| Flylab | Flylab is a company that creates technology that converts agricultural waste into food for animals and plants. The company's technology uses the bioconversion ability of the black soldier Fly to recycle agricultural waste into food for animals and plants, and it also provides IOT, climate control, vertical farming, and robotics. |  | Seed | Nov 30, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leave a Nest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leave-a-nest-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Seeds Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seeds-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ALES Global Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ales-global-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BP de Silva Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bp-de-silva-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Japan Railway](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-japan-railway) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 144 Ventures invest in?

144 Ventures invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Sustainability and Waste Management startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 144 Ventures's check size?

144 Ventures typically joins rounds of $759k–$3.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 144 Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 144 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 144 Ventures?

The team at 144 Ventures includes Kengo Suzuki (Co-Founder), Yukihiro Maru (Co-Founder) and Ravikrishna Ramanujam (DirectorDirector). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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