# Kum Hong Siew

> Kum Hong Siew is a seed investor in Singapore backing Travel, Internet and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siewkumhong/?originalSubdomain=sg

Kum Hong Siew is a Chief Operating Officer, Airbnb China.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 40% |
| Internet | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 4 | 80% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SPUN | Our mission at SPUN is to make exploring the world easier by minimizing administrative hassles, so you can focus on the adventure, not the paperwork. Our platform can help you with visa, work permit, housing, and more! Hassle-free, quick help when you need it the most. Save time and don’t worry about your traveling and relocating logistics anylonger. | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 19, 2026 |  |
| Ottodot | Ottodot provides science and math classes with fun interactive activities and teacher-guided discussions. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| HeyMax | Heymax.ai gives you a free trip every year by rewarding you with Max Miles. Heymax.ai doubles your favorite miles! heymax helps you find the best credit card to use anywhere you shop, and double dip to earn your preferred loyalty points and miles at 20+ airlines and hotels by shopping with our partners like Shopee, Lazada, Amazon, Apple,Trip.com, Singapore Airlines and so many more.For businesses, heymax.ai is a simple and efficient way to convert high-spending customers who like rewards on their terms. | $2.6M | Seed | Jul 02, 2024 |  |
| NodeFlair | Career Transparency for the Tech Community (think Glassdoor for Tech Talents)NodeFlair's vision is to be a career recommendation engine for the 25M tech talents globally. We aim to help companies hire the best tech talents with our recruitment products and services.Today, >20% of Tech talents in Singapore make better career decisionsusing our verified career data. We are best known for our payslip-verified salary data. | $2M | Series A | Jul 06, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Iterative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iterative-capital-e970) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Kopital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kopital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1982 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1982-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascend Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascend-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kum Hong Siew invest in?

Kum Hong Siew invests primarily in Travel, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kum Hong Siew's check size?

Kum Hong Siew typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$3.5M 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 Kum Hong Siew participates in.

### When did Kum Hong Siew last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kum Hong Siew closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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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