# Neoteny Labs

> Neoteny Labs is a VC fund in Singapore backing TV and Local. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neoteny-labs/about/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/neotenylabs
- Website: http://neotenylabs.com

Neoteny Labs is an early stage fund focused on consumer Internet startups in Asia and the Middle East.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.5M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 13% |
| Local | 1 | 13% |
| Music | 1 | 13% |
| Video | 1 | 13% |
| Gaming | 1 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Singapore | 2 | 25% |
| China | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Huang | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-bunnie-huang |
| James Chan | Co-Founder & Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-chan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Twine Health | Twine Health is a cloud-based collaborative care platform for chronic disease management. It consists of a patient engagement portal, a peer support network, a care management solution, and an outcome analytics tool.The platform enables users to co-create personalized care plans that serve as common ground for collaboration with their care team:their own providers such as physicians and nurse practitioners; their family and friends; and coaches such as nurses, pharmacists, health coaches, and more.Twine Health was developed at the MIT Medical Lab by John Moore and Frank Moss and its operations are based in Massachusetts, United States. | $1.5M | Series A | Nov 03, 2017 |  |
| littleBits Electronics | LittleBits is an open source library of over 60 electronic modules that snap together with magnets allows users to view, download, and share designs and make their own Bits through the use of prototypes. Deluxe kit, Smart home kit, Arduino coding kit, Synth kit, hardware development kit, and workshop set are some of the electronics learning modulesprovided by littleBits.LittleBits was launched by Ayah Bdeir in 2011 and is operated from New York, United States. | $11.1M | Series A | Nov 20, 2013 |  |
| TripVillas | Tripvillas is a website that allows travelers to book Holiday Homes and Homestays instead of Hotels and Resorts. This is a win-win proposition where Owners who use such properties rarely make additional income and Travelers get to stay in large spacious family homes in some of the most beautiful places in the world. The website was founded in late2009 by Roshan D'Silva when looking for ways to generate additional income from Coffee Plantations owned by his family. Inspired by Craigslist, Roshan set out to create a simple website where owners of private homes could create a simple profile for their property and then correspond with like minded families who would be interested in staying in their homes as an alternate to hotels. |  |  | Dec 08, 2011 |  |
| Game Ventures | Game Ventures is a Singapore based developer and publisher of social games aimed at the sports and virtual world niches. The company owns and operates Howzat.com, the world's first browser based true multi-player sports game, based on sport of cricket. In addition, GV also owns and operates XuQa.com, a virtual world for Turkey and the upcomingtitle Homerun Heroes, to be published on a number of social networks worldwide in late 2010.Game Venture's first game, Pokerama, was a poker application on Facebook which was acquired by Ubisoft. | $620K |  | Nov 28, 2011 |  |
| Viki | Viki is an international video website offering TV shows, movies, and other premium content translated into more than 150 languages by a community of avid fans. | $4.3M | Series A | Dec 08, 2010 |  |
| Chalkboard | Chalkboard is a daily marketing solution for EVERY small business enabling businesses to communicate instantly, locally, and socially over mobile and web. Business owners can communicate today’s special, real-time updates and business information to people nearby their location with the simplicity of a real chalkboard. Chalkboard works withthousands of local businesses and reaches millions of consumers thru 3-party mobile apps, websites, and navigation systems. |  | Angel | Oct 01, 2010 |  |
| Twine Health | Twine Health is a cloud-based collaborative care platform for chronic disease management. It consists of a patient engagement portal, a peer support network, a care management solution, and an outcome analytics tool.The platform enables users to co-create personalized care plans that serve as common ground for collaboration with their care team:their own providers such as physicians and nurse practitioners; their family and friends; and coaches such as nurses, pharmacists, health coaches, and more.Twine Health was developed at the MIT Medical Lab by John Moore and Frank Moss and its operations are based in Massachusetts, United States. |  | Series A |  |  |
| littleBits Electronics | LittleBits is an open source library of over 60 electronic modules that snap together with magnets allows users to view, download, and share designs and make their own Bits through the use of prototypes. Deluxe kit, Smart home kit, Arduino coding kit, Synth kit, hardware development kit, and workshop set are some of the electronics learning modulesprovided by littleBits.LittleBits was launched by Ayah Bdeir in 2011 and is operated from New York, United States. |  | Series B |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MVI (MENA Venture Investments)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mena-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Foundry Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundryvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oreilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oreilly-alphatech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Provenance Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/provenance-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Qiming Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qiming-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Neoteny Labs invest in?

Neoteny Labs invests primarily in TV, Local and Music startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Neoteny Labs's check size?

Neoteny Labs typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Neoteny Labs participates in.

### How do I contact Neoteny Labs?

Public channels for Neoteny Labs include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Neoteny Labs?

The team at Neoteny Labs includes Andrew Huang (Venture Partner) and James Chan (Co-Founder & Principal). 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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