Kuo-Yi Lim
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Monk’s Hill Ventures
Kuo-Yi Lim is a Series A investor at Monk’s Hill Ventures focused on Software and Information Technology. Kuo-Yi is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. He is based in Singapore and is a board member of Ninja Van, Padlet, KKday, Jio Health, Horangi, Saleswhale, Finaxar and Zipmatch.In the early 2000’s, Kuo-Yi was an early employee of Encentuate, an identity andaccess management software startup (acquired by IBM) and Reputation Technologies, a supplier relationship management software startup (acquired by Security Sources). In 2008, he co-Founded SportsHook, a social networking and event management SaaS startup for the sports community.Prior to Monk’s Hill Ventures, Kuo-Yi was CEO of Infocomm Investments, a $200M venture fund based in Singapore investing in technology startups globally. At Infocomm Investments, Kuo-Yi led investments in Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), Dataxu, Quid, Gengo and other leading startups.Kuo-Yi serves as a board member on several Singapore government statutory boards, including the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Health Promotion Board (HPB), and the Intellectual Property Office (IPOS). He is also a member of the Future Economy Council in Singapore.Kuo-Yi graduated from MIT with the bachelor, master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering. His doctoral thesis is in the area of nanophotonics, specifically in the design, fabrication and characterization of photonic crystal structures.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 65%
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Industries Kuo-Yi Lim invests in
Stages Kuo-Yi Lim invests in
Countries Kuo-Yi Lim invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (24%)
- Information Technology 3 (18%)
- SaaS 2 (12%)
- Security 2 (12%)
- E-Commerce 2 (12%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (41%)
- Seed 5 (29%)
- Series B 2 (12%)
- Series D 1 (6%)
- Series E 1 (6%)
Country
- Singapore 5 (29%)
- Malaysia 2 (12%)
- Indonesia 2 (12%)
- Vietnam 1 (6%)
- Philippines 1 (6%)
Investments
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Cinch Tech
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Cinch Tech is a subscription service that offers technology products like computers, phones, tablets, and gaming equipment. Users can choose from different payment plans. The service includes damage cover for the devices. It is intended to help users access and maintain technology without paying full price upfront. The service provides analternative way to obtain and use tech devices. | Series A / Apr 08, 2025 | |
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Cinch Tech
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Cinch Tech is a subscription service that offers technology products like computers, phones, tablets, and gaming equipment. Users can choose from different payment plans. The service includes damage cover for the devices. It is intended to help users access and maintain technology without paying full price upfront. The service provides analternative way to obtain and use tech devices. | $28.8M / Seed / Apr 08, 2025 | |
DELOS
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DELOS is a science-driven aqua-tech company that designs and operates aquafarms seeking to disrupt the traditional and fragmented aquaculture industry in Indonesia. The Company aims to jumpstart what it calls the “Blue Revolution”. The vision is to help progress Indonesia into an international aquaculture-based seafood production powerhouse withinthe next decade. The revolution will be a radical shift to drive the growth and modernization of the ~US$ 2.5 billion Indonesian aquaculture industry and further its integration into the global seafood supply chain.DELOS has successfully launched its farming-as-a-service product, AquaHero, a full-stack farm productivity system that combines scientific expertise, technology, and operational excellence to boost farm productivity and profitability. AquaHero utilizes top-class data collection methods and a cutting-edge biological model to predict and mitigate harvest risk, a model that will be trained on hundreds of shrimp ponds within the DELOS ecosystem across Indonesia.DELOS has also launched AquaLink, a harvesting and logistics platform that allows it to capture and provide sustainable and traceable seafood supply downstream in the value chain. The company is currently responsible for producing and distributing thousands of tons of shrimp annually, and has taken steps to integrate its supply into the US$ 300 billion global seafood market.DELOS aims to ensure the traceability and sustainability of its supply chain to streamline global integration. The company has, thereby, embedded sustainable practices into its operations, and will allow stakeholders visibility into its supply chain through its AquaHero and AquaLink platforms. | $5.8M / Series A / Sep 06, 2023 | |
Ion Mobility
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ION Mobility is a tech and automotive OEM on a mission to create and deliver aspirational and sustainable mobility and energy solutions for everyone. We are committed to creating great products and seamless user experiences for our customers. Our products combine advanced hardware and software technology with human-centred design to deliver smartelectric motorbikes and energy charging and storage solutions that are for everyone to use. Our vision is to be Southeast Asia’s top technology company leading our region’s transition towards a low-carbon economy across Southeast Asia, starting with the ION M1-S. For more information, please visit www.ionmobility.com and ionmobility.substack.com. | $18.7M / Series A / Feb 02, 2023 | |
URBANMETRY
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URBANMETRY is a property data company that harvests, cleans and analyses large amounts of city data, through its proprietary algorithms to extract trends and patterns in the built environment. It offers this data to the general public, as well as public and private sectors, in hopes of creating a more efficient and transparent property market,improving city planning, and shaping a sustainable urban environment.We offer the aggregated data to various key stakeholders in the property market including developers, bankers and government bodies to enable better and more relevant analysis during business development and policymaking processes. | $2M / Seed / Feb 22, 2022 | |
Upmesh
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Upmesh provides e-commerce functionality for live commerce merchants on social media. | $7.5M / Seed / Dec 09, 2021 | |
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Ion Mobility
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ION Mobility is a tech and automotive OEM on a mission to create and deliver aspirational and sustainable mobility and energy solutions for everyone. We are committed to creating great products and seamless user experiences for our customers. Our products combine advanced hardware and software technology with human-centred design to deliver smartelectric motorbikes and energy charging and storage solutions that are for everyone to use. Our vision is to be Southeast Asia’s top technology company leading our region’s transition towards a low-carbon economy across Southeast Asia, starting with the ION M1-S. For more information, please visit www.ionmobility.com and ionmobility.substack.com. | $3.5M / Seed / Oct 14, 2021 | |
Ninja Van
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Ninja Van is a growing startup in the logistics space, solving the last mile problem via a multitude of strategic tie-ups and a cutting-edge technology stack via our reactive and distributed systems. The service provides innovative technology-based solutions for reliable last-mile delivery, enabling easy package tracking. | $578M / Series E / Sep 26, 2021 | |
VIDA
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VIDA is an IT company that develops customized digital platforms to enhance compliance and security services. | Seed / Sep 13, 2021 | |
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Ion Mobility
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ION Mobility is a tech and automotive OEM on a mission to create and deliver aspirational and sustainable mobility and energy solutions for everyone. We are committed to creating great products and seamless user experiences for our customers. Our products combine advanced hardware and software technology with human-centred design to deliver smartelectric motorbikes and energy charging and storage solutions that are for everyone to use. Our vision is to be Southeast Asia’s top technology company leading our region’s transition towards a low-carbon economy across Southeast Asia, starting with the ION M1-S. For more information, please visit www.ionmobility.com and ionmobility.substack.com. | $3.3M / Seed / Oct 16, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
About Monk’s Hill Ventures
Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, Monk’s Hill Ventures (‘MHV’) is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups in Southeast Asia. Backed by institutional investors and family offices worldwide, MHV works with great entrepreneurs to use technology to improve the lives of millions of people in theregion.We take a first-principles approach in how we operate and make decisions at MHV. We break down ideas and business models to understand the fundamentals. Since our founding in 2014, Monk’s Hill Ventures has invested in more than 20 fast-growing startups spanning multiple business models and industry verticals. We look to work with founders in the early stages of the development of their businesses, and typically invest at the Series A stage. We are entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs. This runs in our DNA. With the utmost respect for the founder, the firm is led by entrepreneurs and operators, CEOs, and CTOs of successful tech companies both in Asia and in Silicon Valley.Our footprint spans across Southeast Asia with on-the-ground teams in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. Our network comprises entrepreneurs, investors, former CEOs, engineers, academics, media and a team of operating advisors with strong domain expertise from cybersecurity, data science, financial services, to healthcare, to provide our founders with the right access and advice as they scale and build.
Monk’s Hill Ventures Contacts
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Peng T. Ong
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Ali Darwish
Head of Corporate Development
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Aswin Andrison
Venture Scout
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Justin Nguyen
Partner
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Kuo-Yi Lim
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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What does Kuo-Yi Lim invest in?
Kuo-Yi Lim invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Kuo-Yi Lim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kuo-Yi Lim closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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