Top 15 Publishing Angel Investors in Asia (July 2026)

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• HOOKED — HOOKED (formerly Telepathic) is redefining entertainment for the Snapchat generation. We’ve pioneered a new media format called chat fiction, which has become a phenomenon among teens and millennials in the past year. Hooked has reached 50MM readers and has hit the #1 spot in the App Store in 25 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany,Italy, Japan, and S. Korea. We’re building the media company of the future - the next Netflix, the next Disney. Hooked has raised venture funding from top investors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, William Morris Endeavor, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Cowboy Ventures, Greylock and many more.
• Instawork — Instawork connects local businesses with proven hourly workers for temp, temp-to-hire shift work.
• Graphic India — Graphic India Pte. Ltd. is a character entertainment company focused on creating leading characters, comics and stories through mobile and digital platforms. Founded by media entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Gotham Chopra and Suresh Seetharaman, Graphic India is owned by U.S. comic book Company, Liquid Comics and CA Media LP, the Asian investmentarm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG). The company’s partners and investors bring together decades of experience in building businesses in character entertainment, media and India. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the most creative talent in the world, with more than 500 million people under the age of 25 and more than 850 million mobile phone users in the country. The Company’s mission is to create enduring stories and heroes that foster the imaginations and fuel the inspirations of a new globalized generation of youth in both India and around the world. Graphic’s stories include, Ramayan 3392A.D., The Leaves and The Sadhu, in development as Hollywood films; 18 Days, a reimagining of the great eastern epic, the Mahabharata, by acclaimed graphic novel creator, Grant Morrison which was launched as an animated digital series in partnership with YouTube India; Devi, a female superhero from acclaimed filmmaker, Shekhar Kapur; Chakra The Invincible, the first superhero for India from legendary creator Stan Lee; and numerous other heroes and stories.

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• Instrumentl — Discover, research and track grants, all in one place. Instrumentl is designed to save nonprofits time while helping them grow revenue.
• Up All Night — Up All Night wants to radically change how people experience concerts, festivals and events. This is a $100B opportunity filled by archaic companies like Ticketmaster that people hate. The secret sauce is a customer centric approach where users can communicate with personal concierges 7 days a week via Messenger, SMS, and the web.In addition theteam has built some amazing technology including an affinity model that learns about users through their behaviors and can predict events they will want to attend. Chat Bots can deliver those recommendations at scale and are reducing the work loads of concierges. UAN makes money with a combination of a marketplace for event creators and a subscription service that allows members to choose from high profile and exclusive experiences.The team behind Up All Night includes successful entrepreneurs Prem Kumta, Chris Smith, and Ketan Anjaria that possess the winning combination of product, tech and industry knowledge to change the game.
• Conduit Health — Conduit Health simplifies access to Durable Medical Equipment (DME) for home-based patients through telehealth consultations and a seamless ordering process. Serving New York State with a focus on Medicaid we ensure patients receive the necessary supplies such as diapers and wheelchairs covered by insurance.

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• Yun Yue Wenxue — Yun Yue Wenxue is a novel creation platform.

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• Closure — Closure provides a day when everyone automatically completes their inheritance in the private sector, just like in the public sector. In order to achieve this, we strive to develop a platform that removes this pain from relatives.
• Polarsteps — Easily create travel itineraries and watch your route unfold on a beautiful world map. Join 20M+ travelers and download the free Polarsteps app.
• The Next Closet — The Next Closet is an online peer-to-peer marketplace in the Netherlands for secondhand designer clothes and accessories.The Next Closet (TNC) is the sustainable marketplace for second-hand designer clothes. As an enterprising green-tech startup in the middle of Amsterdam, the company wants to make a lasting impact. Via The Next Closet anyone caneasily sell their forgotten masterpieces and shop in someone else's unique "closets".

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• Sugar.fit — Book your FREE webinar today and solve the root cause of metabolic health.
• Antler — Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!
• Hopscotch — Hopscotch is an online store offering insider access to baby and kids brands from around the world, at unbeatable prices. F

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• Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
• WARC — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
• Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.

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• NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
• Vinter — Making smarter indexes for crypto ETF issuers.
• consola.finance — 100% accurate crypto accounting: Import, Categorize, and Sync your crypto and fiat transactions with QuickBooks, Xero, Netsuite, Banana, and more!

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• PoliPoli — PoliPoli is a next-generation politics co-creation platform where you can participate like a game. Politicians from all over Japan post their policies in an easy-to-understand manner, and those who sympathize can enjoy working on the "missions" necessary to realize the policies.
• Astroscale — Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space.
• TECHFUND — TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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• Cytonic — Cytonic is a multi-virtual-machine blockchain. Cytonic is compatible with blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.
• Nillion — The Secure Processing Layer of Web3
• Superform Labs — THE UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FOR YIELD IS FORMING

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• The Parentinc — Suntec Singapore Convention Center 71, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-04/05 Singapore 139951

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• NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
• Atani — Visit ESPN for live scores, highlights and sports news. Stream exclusive games on ESPN and play fantasy sports.
• yoloyolo — In order to match the top NFT IPS with leading brands and uncover growth opportunities and revenue models for both these brands and the NFT IP holders, Yoloyolo is developing new infrastructure.

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• NORI — NORI is a travel products company that provides fashionable solutions for travelers, such as luggage bags and packing cubes.
• Yoho — Yoho manufactures orthopaedic lightweight footwear.
• Temple — A wearable that measures Brain Flow and everything else.

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• Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
• Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
• MoonAI Inc — MoonAI enables businesses to deploy no-code AI agents—referred to as “AI salespersons”—within one day, with no installation cost. These agents automate lead qualification, escalate warm leads to managers, schedule meetings, and integrate with CRMs, messaging platforms.The solution operates 24/7, supports multiple languages (includingRussian, English, and informal Kazakh), and processes customer interactions in just seconds. It has helped companies double the volume of processed inquiries, reduce response times from minutes to seconds, and even autonomously close a portion of leads—all while reducing sales team workload and improving customer satisfaction.

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• Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
• WARC — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
• Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.

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• Juno Clinic — Juno Clinic is an online platform that helps people get online counseling for emotional and psychological problems from our therapists.Inhibition to approach and lack of access to experienced mental health care providers in India is a massive growing problem with most cities in India lacking mental health therapists. The total number of mentalhealth care providers in India is less than the number of cardiologists in Delhi and Mumbai. More than 80% patients with mental health issues don’t ever see a trained therapist; Juno Clinic is there to address this problem.
• Graphic India — Graphic India Pte. Ltd. is a character entertainment company focused on creating leading characters, comics and stories through mobile and digital platforms. Founded by media entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Gotham Chopra and Suresh Seetharaman, Graphic India is owned by U.S. comic book Company, Liquid Comics and CA Media LP, the Asian investmentarm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG). The company’s partners and investors bring together decades of experience in building businesses in character entertainment, media and India. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the most creative talent in the world, with more than 500 million people under the age of 25 and more than 850 million mobile phone users in the country. The Company’s mission is to create enduring stories and heroes that foster the imaginations and fuel the inspirations of a new globalized generation of youth in both India and around the world. Graphic’s stories include, Ramayan 3392A.D., The Leaves and The Sadhu, in development as Hollywood films; 18 Days, a reimagining of the great eastern epic, the Mahabharata, by acclaimed graphic novel creator, Grant Morrison which was launched as an animated digital series in partnership with YouTube India; Devi, a female superhero from acclaimed filmmaker, Shekhar Kapur; Chakra The Invincible, the first superhero for India from legendary creator Stan Lee; and numerous other heroes and stories.
• Kinsane Entertainment — Kinsane Entertainment, Inc., a US corporation, and its India subsidiary, Kinsane Digital LLP, has a simple mission: to create great content for kids, and, in so doing, create brands that are globally recognized. On this page is some of the press/media coverage Kinsane has received.