# Pieter Kemps

> Pieter Kemps is a Series B investor at Surge (Singapore) backing Software and FinTech. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Surge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/surge-ahead)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pieter-kemps/2/895/704
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Pieter Kemps is a Series B investor at Surge in Singapore focused on Software and FinTech. Pieter Kemps is responsible for establishing and managing Amazon’s relations with the Startup and Venture Capital community in Asia. He engages frequently with the leading Incubators and VC's across the region and helps them to create value in their portfolio companies by leveraging the AWS platform. In doing so, he supports startups that useAWS to better develop, market, and monetize their offerings, and connects them with VC’s where appropriate. He has an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Summa Cum Laude), specialized in Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital.Pieter has been in South East Asia for 8 years and works closely with the startup eco-system in Singapore. He truly enjoys working with startups, and spends lots of time with them in Manila, Bangkok, KL and even Seoul, Taipei and Hong Kong. He is a mentor for GSF Accelerator in India and has been speaking at Echelon, TechVentures, beLaunch, TechSparks, and more.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.7k–$800k |
| Series A | $7.9M–$18M |
| Series B | $11M–$65M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 18% |
| FinTech | 2 | 12% |
| Internet | 2 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 12% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 29% |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Seed | 2 | 12% |
| Series C | 2 | 12% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 6 | 35% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 12% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Semaai | Semaai aims to be the comprehensive end-to-end solution for farmers, Toko Tanis and other stakeholders in the agriculture supply chain. | $4.7K | Seed | Jan 08, 2024 |  |
| Horizon Quantum | Horizon Quantum Computing is pioneering classical to quantum programming: the automatic construction of quantum algorithms from conventional languages such as Matlab, Python or C. Spanning the entire chain from algorithm generation to hardware-specific implementation, its programming tools will allow users to develop quantum-acceleratedapplications whatever their expertise.Horizon Quantum Computing was founded in 2018 by Dr Joe Fitzsimons, a former professor and principal investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore. The leadership team also includes Dr Si-Hui Tan, an active researcher in the field of quantum information science with over 15 years experience. | $18.1M | Series A | Mar 31, 2023 |  |
| Qoala | Qoala is a disruptive InsureTech company that leverages big data, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain aiming to revolutionize the insurance landscape in Indonesia. Qoala partners with big companies, including e-commerce and travel platforms, to enhance their customer experience through unique and innovative insurance products. | $65M | Series B | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Insider One | Insider is a Growth Management Platform (GMP) helps digital marketers drive growth across the funnel, from Acquisition to Activation, Retention, and Revenue. They leveraging real-time predictive segmentation powered by deep Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, GMP empowers marketers to deliver personalized journeys across theweb, mobile web, mobile apps, and ad channels. Built on a unified data layer, GMP is easy to implement and simple to use, avoiding the need for complex integrations and dependency on IT teams. Insider simplifies the life of digital marketers and helps them drive growth for their brands, with zero marketing waste.The company combines personalization, data and decision-making engines into one platform to help you orchestrate consistent brand experiences across channels and bridge the gap between online and offline. The AI and ML-powered engine are tailored to solve marketing problems optimizing Return on Ad Spend (ROAS), driving conversions and improving product discovery and generating insights that can turbocharge your personalization program.Insider is a technology company with offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, Moscow, Warsaw, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Istanbul, Kiev, Sydney, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Insider was listed as one of the 100 Hottest Startups by WIRED Magazine and won Red Herring Top 100 Europe in 2017. Cb has recently ranked Insider’s co-founder and CEO Hande Cilingir as one of the top three women CEOs outside of the US. | $121M | Series D | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Insider One | Insider is a Growth Management Platform (GMP) helps digital marketers drive growth across the funnel, from Acquisition to Activation, Retention, and Revenue. They leveraging real-time predictive segmentation powered by deep Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, GMP empowers marketers to deliver personalized journeys across theweb, mobile web, mobile apps, and ad channels. Built on a unified data layer, GMP is easy to implement and simple to use, avoiding the need for complex integrations and dependency on IT teams. Insider simplifies the life of digital marketers and helps them drive growth for their brands, with zero marketing waste.The company combines personalization, data and decision-making engines into one platform to help you orchestrate consistent brand experiences across channels and bridge the gap between online and offline. The AI and ML-powered engine are tailored to solve marketing problems optimizing Return on Ad Spend (ROAS), driving conversions and improving product discovery and generating insights that can turbocharge your personalization program.Insider is a technology company with offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, Moscow, Warsaw, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Istanbul, Kiev, Sydney, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Insider was listed as one of the 100 Hottest Startups by WIRED Magazine and won Red Herring Top 100 Europe in 2017. Cb has recently ranked Insider’s co-founder and CEO Hande Cilingir as one of the top three women CEOs outside of the US. | $121M | Series D | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Semaai | Semaai aims to be the comprehensive end-to-end solution for farmers, Toko Tanis and other stakeholders in the agriculture supply chain. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Beta Finance | Beta Finance is a permissionless money market protocol for lending, borrowing, and short-selling crypto assets. It aims to offset crypto volatility and bring market stability. Its one-click solution enables traders without technical know-how to manage and update their short positions on any token with all relevant token information directlyavailable on the interface to guide their decision. | $5.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 29, 2021 |  |
| Insider One | Insider is a Growth Management Platform (GMP) helps digital marketers drive growth across the funnel, from Acquisition to Activation, Retention, and Revenue. They leveraging real-time predictive segmentation powered by deep Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, GMP empowers marketers to deliver personalized journeys across theweb, mobile web, mobile apps, and ad channels. Built on a unified data layer, GMP is easy to implement and simple to use, avoiding the need for complex integrations and dependency on IT teams. Insider simplifies the life of digital marketers and helps them drive growth for their brands, with zero marketing waste.The company combines personalization, data and decision-making engines into one platform to help you orchestrate consistent brand experiences across channels and bridge the gap between online and offline. The AI and ML-powered engine are tailored to solve marketing problems optimizing Return on Ad Spend (ROAS), driving conversions and improving product discovery and generating insights that can turbocharge your personalization program.Insider is a technology company with offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, Moscow, Warsaw, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Istanbul, Kiev, Sydney, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Insider was listed as one of the 100 Hottest Startups by WIRED Magazine and won Red Herring Top 100 Europe in 2017. Cb has recently ranked Insider’s co-founder and CEO Hande Cilingir as one of the top three women CEOs outside of the US. | $32M | Series C | Jul 20, 2020 |  |
| Qoala | Qoala is a disruptive InsureTech company that leverages big data, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain aiming to revolutionize the insurance landscape in Indonesia. Qoala partners with big companies, including e-commerce and travel platforms, to enhance their customer experience through unique and innovative insurance products. | $13.5M | Series A | Apr 28, 2020 |  |
| Eko Health | Eko Health is a leading digital health company advancing how healthcare professionals detect and monitor heart and lung disease with its portfolio of digital stethoscopes, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Its FDA-cleared platform is used by hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide, allowing them to detectearlier and with higher accuracy, diagnose with more confidence, manage treatment effectively, and ultimately give their patients the best care possible. Eko Health is headquartered in Emeryville, California, with over $125 million in funding from Highland Capital Partners, Questa Capital, Artis Ventures, DigiTx Partners, NTTVC, Morningside Technology Ventures Limited, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, and others. For more information visit www.ekohealth.com. | $4M |  | Jan 07, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Riverwood Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverwood-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MDI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mdi-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Qatar Investment Authority](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qatar-investment-authority) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Wamda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wamda) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Surge

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Surge is a rapid-scale up program for startups in India and Southeast Asia. Surge combines $1 million to $2 million of seed capital with company-building workshops, global immersion trips and support from a community of exceptional mentors and founders. The goal to supercharge startups and give founders an unfair advantage during the early-stagesof company building. For more information on Surge, visit http://surgeahead.com

2 contacts available at Surge.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payal Banerjee | Director and Head of Communications, India and Southeast Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/payal-banerjee-6727 |
| Pieter Kemps | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pieter-kemps |

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## FAQ

### What does Pieter Kemps invest in?

Pieter Kemps invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Series A 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.

### What is Pieter Kemps's check size?

Pieter Kemps typically joins rounds of $4.7k–$800k at Seed, $7.9M–$18M at Series A and $11M–$65M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pieter Kemps participates in.

### When did Pieter Kemps last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pieter Kemps closed in Jan 2024. 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.

### 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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