# Herston Powers

> Herston Powers is a seed investor at 1982 Ventures backing Financial Services. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [1982 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1982-ventures)
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herston/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HerstonElton
- Website: https://1982.vc/our-team-members/herston-elton-powers/

Herston Powers is a seed investor at 1982 Ventures focused on Financial Services and Information Technology. Herston Elton Powers is based out of Singapore and is the founding managing partner of 1982 Ventures. Herston previously worked at ALAMI as an advisor. Herston Elton Powers attended the INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Mobile | 1 | 11% |
| Travel | 1 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indonesia | 2 | 22% |
| Singapore | 2 | 22% |
| Philippines | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Truely Travel eSIM | Redefining global connectivity one travel eSIM at a time!Truely eSIM aims to be the lightest thing you pack for your travels. Our Travel eSIM gives you access to the best local data rates from wherever you are in the world. No need to SIM switch nor worry about spending on roaming charges ever again. Available in 200+ destinations, we partnerwith the top network providers to ensure smooth and seamless connectivity throughout your trip. Whether you’re a digital nomad in Bali or a honeymooner in Italy—we’ll have a data plan customisable for your type of journey. | $3.5M | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Mobee | Mobee is a company that invests in securities and digital assets. Mobee works with qualified people, family offices, and organizations who want to adopt digital assets and create wealth. |  |  | Mar 30, 2023 |  |
| Mobee | Mobee is a company that invests in securities and digital assets. Mobee works with qualified people, family offices, and organizations who want to adopt digital assets and create wealth. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2023 |  |
| PasarMIKRO | A B2B aggregated marketplace for agriculture with integrated financing facilities. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| Hugosave | Hugosave is a digital companion empowering any generation to spend, save, and invest confidently, effortlessly and sustainably through an inclusive and easy to understand Wealthcare® journey.,Purpose: Hugosave exists to bring financial wellbeing to everybody through Wealthcare®. Mission: Help everyone develop healthy financial habits where theyspend smarter, save more, and grow their wealth faster.Fintech \| WealthTech \| Phone app Vision: Build financially healthy & thriving communities | $4M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Lista | Lista is a fast-growing, venture-backed financial technology company, on a mission to help 110 million Filipinos make financial progress. As the leading credit and financial management application in the Philippines, we have pioneered direct access to credit scores and reports, offering consumers seamless and instantaneous insight into theirfinancial health.With over 2.5 million downloads, Lista is dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive tools to enhance their financial literacy and elevate their credit standing.Lista is one of the promising startups in Southeast Asia, backed by top regional venture capital funds such as Openspace Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, and 1982 Ventures, which have successfully invested in startups such as GoJek, Xendit, Tokopedia, Growsari, Shopback, and Kumu. | $5.1M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| PasarMIKRO | A B2B aggregated marketplace for agriculture with integrated financing facilities. |  | Seed | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Lista | Lista is a fast-growing, venture-backed financial technology company, on a mission to help 110 million Filipinos make financial progress. As the leading credit and financial management application in the Philippines, we have pioneered direct access to credit scores and reports, offering consumers seamless and instantaneous insight into theirfinancial health.With over 2.5 million downloads, Lista is dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive tools to enhance their financial literacy and elevate their credit standing.Lista is one of the promising startups in Southeast Asia, backed by top regional venture capital funds such as Openspace Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, and 1982 Ventures, which have successfully invested in startups such as GoJek, Xendit, Tokopedia, Growsari, Shopback, and Kumu. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Hugosave | Hugosave is a digital companion empowering any generation to spend, save, and invest confidently, effortlessly and sustainably through an inclusive and easy to understand Wealthcare® journey.,Purpose: Hugosave exists to bring financial wellbeing to everybody through Wealthcare®. Mission: Help everyone develop healthy financial habits where theyspend smarter, save more, and grow their wealth faster.Fintech \| WealthTech \| Phone app Vision: Build financially healthy & thriving communities | $2M | Seed | Jun 21, 2021 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Saison Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saison-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Woodside Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/woodside-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alternate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alternate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genting Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genting-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 1982 Ventures

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Early stage venture capital investor focused on fintech in Southeast Asia

3 contacts available at 1982 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Herston Powers | Founding Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/herston-powers |
| James Kim | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-kim-39d8 |
| Scott Krivokopich | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-krivokopich |

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## FAQ

### What does Herston Powers invest in?

Herston Powers invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Indonesia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Herston Powers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Herston Powers closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 9 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?

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