# SPH Ventures

> SPH Ventures is a VC fund in Singapore backing Marketing and E-Commerce. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.sphventures.com.sg/

SPH Ventures is a S$100 million venture capital fund set up by Singapore Press Holdings Limited, the leading media company in Southeast Asia.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3.1M |
| Series A | $1.8M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| News | 1 | 11% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Events | 1 | 11% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 5 | 56% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chua Boon Ping | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chua-boon-ping |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partipost | Partipost is a crowd influencer marketing and commerce platform that matches brands to influencers with the highest brand affinity to drive authentic word of mouth marketing. With data insights collected through its in-app polls and user behaviours, Partipost’s data-centric framework crowdsources influencers with follower sizes ranging from a fewhundred to millions followers. | $1.8M | Series A | Jul 22, 2021 | http://www.partipost.com |
| TechNode Global | TechNode Global is a Pan-Asia tech platform offering premium tech news, industry insights, events, and tailor-made marketing solutions for startups, VCs, corporates and other industry pioneers. | $1M | Seed | Feb 08, 2021 | https://technode.global/ |
| Partipost | Partipost is a crowd influencer marketing and commerce platform that matches brands to influencers with the highest brand affinity to drive authentic word of mouth marketing. With data insights collected through its in-app polls and user behaviours, Partipost’s data-centric framework crowdsources influencers with follower sizes ranging from a fewhundred to millions followers. | $2M | Series A | Jul 22, 2020 | http://www.partipost.com |
| influence.co | influence.co empowers the influencer generation. By providing a platform that enables influencers, creators and the businesses who work with them to have a professional presence online, we help everyone in the influencer economy pursue their passion and grow their business through inspiring content, supportive community, and collaborative commerce. | $3.1M | Seed | Mar 11, 2020 | https://influence.co |
| PouchNATION | PouchNATION is a SaaS company for cashless and guest management solutions digitising the venues and events operations using intelligent NFC wearable technology in Southeast Asia. We aim to empower business owners to operate worry-free in the future. | $4M | Series B | Jun 26, 2019 | http://pouchnation.com |
| TheLorry | TheLorry is a lorry booking and reservation online platform that offers its users with price-fixed quotations. The company partners with reputable and experienced vendors to ensure that its user’s goods are transported safely and securely to their final destination. It also offers home and office relocation services. Additional services such aspacking, wrapping, assembly, disassembly, and boxes are available on request. The specialties of the company are extensive vendor network, safety and security, and friendly customer service. Reviews of its users help individuals determine customer experiences and the company’s portfolio.TheLorry is a Malaysia-based company that was founded in 2014 by Nadhir Ashafiq. | $5.9M | Series B | Apr 02, 2019 | http://www.thelorry.com |
| Docquity | A Private & Secure, Continual learning network, exclusively for doctors. | $11M | Series B | Mar 11, 2019 | http://www.docquity.com |
| ViSenze | ViSenze is an artificial intelligence startup that develops advanced visual search and image recognition solutions to help businesses in eCommerce, mCommerce and online advertising.Using R&D in machine learning and computer vision technology, ViSenze can recommend visually similar items to online shoppers, either on e-commerce platforms whenthey browse or search by uploading a picture or on content publishers platforms like social media and video networks.The company is a spin-off from NExT, a leading research center jointly established between National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University of China. ViSenze is invested by Rakuten Ventures, Walden International and UOB Venture Management. | $20M | Series C | Feb 19, 2019 | http://www.visenze.com |
| Trim | Trim is a financial health company that empowers customers across the United States to improve their financial lives. Trim's mission is to make Americans financially healthy at scale. Our customers benefit from automated savings, decreased bills and bank fees negotiated by Trim, canceled subscriptions, and spending analysis andrecommendations. We've saved our users more than $60M and we’re continuing to grow and add features to improve financial health.Our team has previous experience at organizations like Cisco, Eventbrite, Goldman Sachs, Google, LearnVest, Patreon, Rackspace, and Stripe. Trim is backed by venture investors including Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), OCA Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Version One Ventures, and Core Innovation Capital.Come work with us to create the future of personal finance. | $9.5M | Series A | Apr 01, 2018 | http://www.asktrim.com/ |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Quest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/questventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [31Ventures Global Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/31ventures-global-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aafmanagement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Act Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arabangel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SPH Ventures invest in?

SPH Ventures invests primarily in Marketing, E-Commerce and News startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SPH Ventures's check size?

SPH Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.1M at Seed and $1.8M–$2M 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 SPH Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact SPH Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at SPH Ventures?

The team at SPH Ventures includes Chua Boon Ping (CEO). 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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