Top 45 Publishing Startup Investors in Singapore in January 2026
A list of 45 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Publishing startups based in Singapore. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Publishing companies from Singapore. We update this investor list every month.Top 45 Publishing Startup Investors in Singapore in January 2026
| Investor | Publishing Singapore investments |
|---|---|
| IVC | 2 |
| Julian Farrior | 2 |
| Oskar Hartmann | 1 |
| Neil Cunha-Gomes | 1 |
| Nihal Mehta | 1 |
| David Chreng-Messembourg | 1 |
| Start Media | 1 |
| Hindustan Times | 1 |
| Initiate capital | 1 |
| Link VC | 1 |
| India Internet Fund | 1 |
| Vijay Shekhar Sharma | 1 |
| North Base Media | 1 |
| Liquid Comics | 1 |
| K2 Global | 1 |
| Eduardo Saverin | 1 |
| Vertex Ventures | 1 |
| Walden International | 1 |
| SPH Ventures | 1 |
| Animoca Brands | 1 |
| Singapore Angel Network | 1 |
| Hellmut Schutte | 1 |
| FBG Capital | 1 |
| 3one4 Capital | 1 |
| Simile Venture Partners | 1 |
| Line | 1 |
| Circle Ventures | 1 |
| Saison Capital | 1 |
| Kairous Capital | 1 |
| North Island Ventures | 1 |
| Chain Capital | 1 |
| Access Ventures | 1 |
| Arthur Hayes | 1 |
| Vertex Ventures China | 1 |
| Waterdrip Capital | 1 |
| DWF Labs | 1 |
| The Spartan Group | 1 |
| Tigris Capital | 1 |
| Amazon Web Services | 1 |
| Hanwha Investment Bank & Securities | 1 |
| Golden Gate Ventures | 1 |
| Ultiverse | 1 |
| Aipollo Investment | 1 |
| Nutty Capital Venture | 1 |
| Neeraj Bhargava | 1 |
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Metatheory — Metatheory Inc. is an interactive technology and entertainment company building Web3 games, interactive content, social experiences, and other community-driven adventures. Metatheory’s mission is to inspire imagination by connecting people worldwide through immersive worlds built on cross-generational IP.
- SuperGaming — At SuperGaming, we are putting India on the global gaming map.
- Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Film, Comics
- Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore
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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.
Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Russian Federation, India
Portfolio highlights
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- Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
- June Homes — June Homes is a network of fully furnished bedrooms in prime spots available on flexible month-to-month terms in major American cities.
Neil Cunha-Gomes is SoftBank Investment Advisor.
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- Finance, Blockchain, Web3
- Seed, Series C, Series D
- Singapore, Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
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- 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.
Nihal Mehta is a Co-Founder at Eniac Ventures. He was an Angel Investor at Uber. He attended the University of Pennsylvania.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
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- Buildstock — Buildstock is a B2B construction materials marketplace & Fintech software company, focused on connecting buyers of materials directly with materials suppliers for bulk purchasing of base building materials, in the high rise & industrial market. While also offering access to real time lending for procurement & factoring for PurchasingOrders of suppliers; improving, cost of materials, time efficiency, data accuracy & cashflow innovation.
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David Chreng-Messembourg - Co-Founder and General Partner @ LeadBlock Partners
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Austria, Sweden, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
- Vinter — Making smarter indexes for crypto ETF issuers.
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Start Media, LLC is a privately held media company with interests in exhibition, feature film production and financing, content discovery technology and publishing. The company is acquiring and building content-driven companies designed to capitalize on dislocations created by an evolving media ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Film, Comics, Mobile
- Series A
- Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- 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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Investment focus
- News, Content, Publishing
- Seed
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Zuppit — Transforming the after-sales journey for consumers, brands, retailers, and service partners.
- DealStreetAsia — Latest news on private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), inbound & outbound deals, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and startup ecosystem across Asia.
Fire Phoenix Capital focuses on youth subculture content, community economy and consumption, and next-generation social networks.
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Investment focus
- Web3, Gaming, Animation
- Seed, Series A
- Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Matr1x — Matr1x is the first-ever mobile shooting game in the Web3 industry.
- Metale Protocol — Read2N is a Web3 reading application and content copyright platform.
LinkVC committed to serving outstanding companies and developers in the field of blockchain with global commercial resources and professional financial services.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, China, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Metale Protocol — Read2N is a Web3 reading application and content copyright platform.
- JDI Global — JDI Global is a Web3 hardware manufacturer.
- Flappy Moonbird — FlappyMoonbird is a free H5 gamefi.
India Internet Fund is an early stage venture capital focused on technology and consumer startups in India and the US.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Software, Apps
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Ketto — Ketto is a social network or NGO/social enterprises in India, serving as a platform for companies to raise funds, recruit volunteers, and build partnerships domestically and internationally.
- Tala — A money app for the majority. Tala bridges digital and cash ecosystems to help customers seamlessly manage their financial lives, all in one app.
- AppVirality — AppVirality is a plug-and-play growth hacking toolkit for mobile applications that helps app developers in identifying and implementing the right growth techniques, no coding required. Its referral marketing solution helps customize, launch, and automate referral campaigns for mobile apps and SaaS products. Its tools work through a softwaredevelopment kit and dashboard and customizable application referral programs to help boost a brand its app installs and engagement that enable mobile-focused companies to identify and implement the right growth techniques without having to write new code.AppVirality was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Paytm. He previously worked at India Today Group Online as a Tech head. Vijay Shekhar attended Delhi College of Engineering.
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Investment focus
- Internet, News, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Yoho — Yoho manufactures orthopaedic lightweight footwear.
- Naxatra Labs — Light, Efficient, Powerful Made in India motors and controllers for Electric Vehicles
- Presentations.AI — Create stunning PowerPoint presentations in seconds with Presentations.AI - the ultimate AI presentation maker. Just type your idea and watch as we craft a professional PPT for you. Perfect for all: businesses, educators, and hobbyists. Dive in now, start for free!
NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal.
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Investment focus
- Digital Media, Advertising, Publishing
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Spectrm — Streamline your marketing funnel with Spectrm conversational marketing. The leading end-to-end chatbot platform for growth teams and enterprise.
- Vietcetera Media — Vietcetera Media - Understanding Vietnam
- Kaleidoscope — Kaleidoscope Content, bringing vivid stories from around the globe. Listen in color!
Liquid Comics is an Entertainment company located in 594 Broadway, New York, New York, United States.
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Investment focus
- Film, Comics, Mobile
- Series A
- Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
K2 Global is a venture capital firm based in Singapore and Miami that invests in high growth technology companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Mobile Apps
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Singapore, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Oatly — A site filled with everything you could possible think of, and also probably not think of, related to an oat drink company called Oatly.
- TaxBit — TaxBit is the premier end-to-end compliance and reporting solution for the Digital Economy. We offer enterprises and governments an API-powered single system of record for tax and accounting for digital assets and beyond
- Lambda — GPU Workstations, GPU Servers, GPU Laptops, and GPU Cloud for Deep Learning & AI. RTX 3090, RTX 3080, RTX A4000, RTX A5000, RTX A6000, and A100 Options. Ubuntu, TensorFlow, and PyTorch Pre-Installed.
Eduardo Saverin is a Co-founder at Meta. Eduardo attended Harvard University.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Financial Services, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- Singapore, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- 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
Vertex Ventures US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, China, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Own Company — Own from Salesforce provides comprehensive data protection and management solutions to increase data security, compliance, and resilience.
- Vayar Vision — Vayar Vision turns images to knowledge: it's a Google for pictures and images, and a missing link between pixels and text.Transform your images into searchable ones. The visual tags are compatible with environments such as Flickr and Picasa. Vayar exposes hidden, beyond words, connections and associations between images. Vayar visualsearch results can be integrated with various decision support systems, and respond to the user with information, which is attached to the found images. When pixels communicate with words- the possibilities are endless. And you are invited to join the adventure.
- Ace Turtle Omni Pvt Ltd — We help retail businesses in India, Singapore & Malaysia convert multichannel sales & marketing strategies to omnichannel on marketplaces & own websites
Walden International is unique among US venture firms through its focus on cross-border investments that leverage global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies. For more than 30 years, their integrated team has brought extensive added value to help companies through capital, relationships and expertise.They look to partner with thebest of the best – entrepreneurs with a strong appreciation for the benefits of leveraging talent and markets independent of geography to gain unfair advantage.Their team brings both extensive venture expertise together with in-depth operating experience to help you grow your company.They invest in early and expansion stage companies across sectors such as Semiconductors, Clean Tech, Internet & Digital Media and Software.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Software, Semiconductor
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States, China, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- CMind-SEMI — CMind is committed to becoming the new global leader in smartphone communication chips by concentrating on 4G and 5G advanced wireless communication chips and complete solutions.
- Hong Jing Drive — Hong Jing Drive provides a computing platform for autonomous driving vehicles.
- Qingchun Semiconductor — Sichain Semi is a high-tech chip firm focused on the R&D and industrialization of Silicon Carbide semiconductors and its power devices.
SPH Ventures is a S$100 million venture capital fund set up by Singapore Press Holdings Limited, the leading media company in Southeast Asia.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Consumer, Internet
- Series A, Series B
- Malaysia, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Partipost — Partipost influencer marketing platform is a solution for brands and agencies to drive more audience and grow their business.
- TheLorry — We offer a wide range of moving services from house moving to cross-border relocation.
- 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.
Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Memes Lab — Memes Lab is a multi-level meme infrastructure on TON, integrated with Telegram Stars, which allows users to purchase meme coins without a wallet.
- Slingshot DAO — Bet on the next billion dollar games! Slingshot is the AI Roblox Game Launcher, powered by the $SLING Token and home to Game Factory.
- Infinity Ground — Infinity Ground Technology supports developers in using AI with Web3, making these technologies accessible to all.
SGAN is an early stage VC anchored by the multi billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies and has investments across India, Singapore and the USA.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- MyCaptain — MyCaptain is an online learning and teaching platform offering online courses with placements and certification programs. Upskill industry knowledge in the fields of business, marketing, design, content, and more.
- Dawaa Dost — Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India.
- The Ayurveda Experience — The Most Trusted and Recognized Ayurveda Platform in North America and Australia, Your One-Stop Shop for All Things Ayurveda! Customized to your Dosha or Body Type, enabling the most personalized Ayurveda Experience. Free Shipping to most parts in the world for orders over 30 USD!
Prof. Dr. Hellmut Schütte joined INSEAD's faculty in Fontainebleau, France, in 1981 after a successful career in the areas of marketing and investment banking covering a period of 11 years. As Senior Affiliate Professor of International Management, he teaches and does research in the area of international business and international marketingwith a special focus on Asia. His present work is concerned with markets and consumers in Asia, with the emergence of China and India, and with the regionalisation of the strategies and organisational structures of multinational firms. Professor Schütte studied economics and business administration in Germany and obtained his doctorate from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. He was visiting professor at the University of Tokyo, a visiting professor at Boston University, and visiting scholar at Harvard University.Up to the fall of 2006, Professor Schütte was the Dean of INSEAD's fast growing Asia Campus located in Singapore. It comprises of state-of-the-art facilities, a faculty of 40 full-time resident professors, and welcomes 300 MBA participants and 2500 executives per year.Prof. Dr. Schütte has lived and worked in nine different countries, and taught in seminars in about 40 countries all over the world. He is a well-known speaker in conferences and business meetings and is actively involved in various executive programmes, board and advisory roles and consulting assignments. He is a regular contributor to the World Economic Forum in Davos and other places in the world. Professor Schütte is the author of many articles and of five books. The third edition of this bestselling book "Strategies for Asia Pacific" (co-author P. Lasserre) appeared in 2006.Prof. Dr. Schütte is a permanent resident of Singapore and is a devoted offshore yachtsman.
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Investment focus
- Content, Publishing, Advertising
- Series A
- Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- The Parentinc — Suntec Singapore Convention Center 71, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-04/05 Singapore 139951
FBG Capital is a digital asset management firm in blockchain-based capital market.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, China
Portfolio highlights
- HashPower — HashPower is a professional blockchain expert that provides investors seamless access to blockchain mining.
- Inferix Labs — Inferix Labs is a decentralized GPU network that provides GPU visual computing solutions dedicated to 3D/AR/VR rendering and AI inference.
- Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
At 3one4, we are biased towards action and channel the relevant resources to support generational innovation engines out of India. We partner with early-stage companies that are mission-oriented and are setting new standards for inclusive value creation and sustainable growth.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Dozee — Dozee is the pioneer in contactless patient monitoring and early warning system using Artificial Intelligence. Trusted by 150+ hospitals and have saved 500+ lives
- Hypto — We are de-constructing finance into its primitive components so that you can take your unique insight to market without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. We believe this will inspire every developer & business to build their own set of financial products which are at the cutting edge of technology. By unbundling the tech stack thatbridges banks, financial institutions, and customers into elementary components, Hypto is removing critical bottlenecks that exist in legacy systems.
- HexaHealth — HexaHealth is a Patient centric health tech platform to find the right surgeon and hospital for your surgery. With our large network of hospitals and doctors across India, we can help you find the best care possible. We also provide support throughout the surgical process, from admissions to recovery.
Simile Venture Partners is an early-stage investment firm focusing on internet, mobile and technology startups across the world. It was founded by a team with domain expertise in entrepreneurship and venture capital investments. Its priority markets are in Europe, South-East Asia, India, Brazil, Turkey and Russia.For more information, visit:www.simileventure.com (http://www.simileventure.com/)
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, India, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
- slice — slice is a one-stop payment app for all spending needs. Their goal is to make money management simpler & faster for their users. It is backed by leading investors such as Tiger Global, Insight partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.
- Fleksy — The Fleksy Software Keyboard Development Kit (SDK) enables companies to overcome the challenge of building a top-notch typing experience on both iOS and Android. Your company can then focus on its area of expertise & value-add for a simple monthly licensing fee.
LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally. It offers LINE, a smartphone application that allows users to make free calls and messaging with other users regardless of which mobile network provider they are using.The company also offers NAVER, a search communication service; NAVER Matome, auser-participatory curation platform; Livedoor, a portal site; livedoor Blog, a blogging service; and livedoor News that provides information gathered from various news sources, as well as a range of advertising products. In addition, it operates LINE GAME, a platform that lets LINE users to play games.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- LifeAt — Achieve more, feel better. Experience productivity and well-Being. Task management, To-do lists, Pomodoro timer, Virtual spaces, Co-working.
- Toonsquare — Even without sketching skills, an eye for design, or artistic ability, anyone can be a content creator.
- The Parentinc — Suntec Singapore Convention Center 71, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-04/05 Singapore 139951
Circle Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The company prefers to invest in the field of technology.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Singapore, France
Portfolio highlights
- Noble XYZ — Noble's purpose-built stablecoin infrastructure scales legacy financial and payments systems
- Space and Time — Space and Time is the first decentralized data warehouse. Powering low-latency queries and tamperproof Web3 analytics. Web3 analytics at scale. A multichain data platform for dapps needing next-gen Web3 analytics. Connect analytics directly to smart contracts. Join on-chain and off-chain data in a single query.
- Arbelos Markets — Arbelos Markets provides unprecedented access and transparency to counterparties through powerful technology.
They invest in Seed to Series A companies across South East Asia and India. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Singapore, India, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- GoodScore — GoodScore is a credit management app in India designed to help users build and maintain a high credit score, with targeted features and expert support for financial wellbeing.
- XProtocol — XProtocol is a modular entertainment chain that uses base's superchain technology to help developers create games with player-driven economies.
- Mythic Protocol — The Central Hub for Mythic Operatives to conduct their operations
Kairous Capital is a cross-border venture capital firm focusing on China and Southeast Asia with offices in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Hong Kong
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- China, Malaysia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- EurewaX — EurewaX is a digital fintech platform that provides global cross-border payment cloud services.
- Ora — ORA specializes in direct-to-patient healthcare transformation. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Singapore.
- PangoCDP — PangoCDP offers an AI-powered Customer Data Platform (CDP) that enables businesses to move from Data Foundation to AI-Driven Business Results.
North Island Ventures is a cryptocurrency investment company. The company believes that the emergence of new enabling technologies creates the best technology investment opportunities. Enabling technologies are innovation platforms; they provide a set of new capabilities that entrepreneurs can use and combine to create applications and experiencesthat did not previously exist.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Pluno — Pluno builds AI support agents fine-tuned to your business, delivering faster resolutions, higher CSAT & domain expertise beyond generic bots.
- Squid — Use Squid to swap or bridge any token across 100+ blockchains in one click. Fast, secure access to chains like stablecoins, gas tokens, memecoins, and more.
- Limited — Secure your treasury and scale your business globally with a truly self-custodial account that only you control. No banks. No middlemen.
Chain Capital was established in April 2015. The teams covered in Silicon Valley, Toronto, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Moscow, London and Shanghai. The core members are the industry experts from Franklin Templeton Sealand Fund Mangament, Facebook, Qudian, Ogilvy, ShopEx and others. Chain Capital specializes in investing blockchain projects, discoverand help the outstanding teams to better use blockchain technology in order to make the world better.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
- Singapore, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- Metale Protocol — Read2N is a Web3 reading application and content copyright platform.
- AiGO — AiGO Network is dedicated to developing a comprehensive go-to solution for all mobility situations directing urban planning and improving traffic efficiency, automobiles, and navigation in the twenty-first century, ultimately creating a more livable and sustainable planet.
- Marquee — Marquee - Defi2.0 Insurance & DAO Platform.
Access Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage technology companies in Vietnam, Indonesia and Korea. They provide strategic expertise to their founders and access to their unique network of executives and technology professionals. Leveraging their robust network of strategic investors, they also focus their attention on creatingand executing sound exit strategies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Yulift — Yulift is a software company that designs and develops software solutions.
- Plugo — Indonesia's e-commerce platform for all businesses. Start, manage, and grow your business. Build your own online store website.
- PeopleFund — Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFunddelivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.
Arthur Hayes is based out of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island and is the Advisor of Upexi. Arthur previously worked at BitMEX as a CEO. Arthur Hayes attended the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, India
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- Oyl — The happiest place on Bitcoin
- BSX — BSX is a trading company that offers specializes in options and perpetual futures trading.
- JUICE Finance — Juice Finance empowers you to maximize your yield on Blast by using your Blast ETH as collateral to access 300% USDB and ETH leverage to deploy throughout the Blast ecosystem
Vertex Ventures China invests in high-growth internet and technology start-ups across mainland China, and provides funding support and value-add services to portfolio companies in their growth stage. Based in Beijing and Shanghai, Vertex Ventures China collaborates with the Vertex network of ventures funds across US, Israel, Southeast Asia, andIndia, and under auspices of Vertex Holdings providing local knowledge with global perspective.
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- Manufacturing, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- China, United States, Singapore
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- SemiDrive — Semidrive is a car smart driving chip developer specializing in automotive applications, providing users with products such as ADAS and autonomous driving. It is dedicated to helping users solve the problem of smart driving chips. It also provides research and development services for intelligent core processors. The company's main researchand development of car processor chip products, providing smart car core chips and high-performance industrial microprocessors and other semiconductor products and system-level turnkey solutions. Its chip's main application areas include: intelligent cabin and in-car entertainment systems, ADAS and L2.5 and below, and automatic controllers
- Pinnacles Medical — Pinnacles Medical is an AI based developing and researching firm that evaluate needs and integrates diagnosis to provide overall solutions.
- ImageneBio — ImageneBio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics for patients who have immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. IMG-007 is our next-generation investigational anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody.
Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Singapore, United States, Canada
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- HolmesAI — HolmesAI is a decentralised AI agent that offers persona customisation, tool integration, and task-specific agent deployment services.
- Kaia — Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance.
- aZen Protocol — aZen Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous computing that utilizes blockchain technology to create a shared economy of computing power. It connects and manages resources globally to form a stable, distributed network that can support various applications such as DePIN, AI and Edge Computing.
DWF Labs is the leading crypto venture capital company, market maker & liquidity provider. We help build strong web3 companies.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Rice AI — Rice AI is a decentralized AI smart-contract protocol designed to provide autonomous training and incentive mechanisms for robots.
- Depinsim — DepinSim is a blockchain-based eSIM platform that lets users access global mobile data and earn rewards.
- Block Street — Blockstreet is a multichain platform driving USD1 stablecoin adoption, smart contract deployment, and cross-chain DeFi growth tools.
We advise, invest and build with the best entrepreneurs in Web3.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- CLST — Buy & sell Bitcoin and cryptos with our easy and seamless Uncollateralized lending. Tust the world's finest crypto borrowing, trading or exchange platform
- Kaia — Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance.
- Tarta Labs — Tarta Labs is dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem and aims to innovate within the anime gaming space by blending engaging narratives, high-quality visuals, and community-driven gameplay experiences.
Tigris Capital is an investment company. The firm seeks to invest in digital ventures out of Southeast Asia. Tigris Capital was founded by William Klippgen in 2003 and is based in Singapore.
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- Mobile Apps, E-Commerce, Rental Property
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Singapore
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- Careera — Discover how Careera is leading the charge in transforming recruitment with HRtech.
- Greyloft — Singapore Property - Find Condos & apartments for rent / sale in Singapore, Consult Property Agents in Singapore to find your next house.
- The Parentinc — Suntec Singapore Convention Center 71, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-04/05 Singapore 139951
Amazon Web Services provides information technology infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services. Its products and solutions include cloud computing, compute, networking, storage and content delivery, databases, analytics, application services, deployment and management, mobile services, applications, AWS marketplace software,startups, enterprises, partners, government and education, websites and web applications, big data and HPC, gaming, and digital media as well as backup, storage, and archive. The company also provides AWS management console, documentation, SDKs and tools, downloads, platforms, Java, JavaScript, mobile, PHP, Ruby, Python, Windows, .NET, resources, forums, tutorials and articles, whitepapers, training and certification, and AWS user groups for developers. In addition, it offers compute, storage, database, analytics, application, and deployment services; and mobile services, websites, and backup and recovery services. Amazon Web Services serves the government, education, and non-profit sectors in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. Amazon Web Services was founded in 2006 and is based in Seattle, Washington. It has data center locations in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and Australia. It operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Grant, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Lebanon, United Kingdom
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- VeraNet — VeraNet builds AI platforms that automate decision-making, providing businesses with data-driven recommendations.
- EvolutionaryScale — ESM3. Enabling scientists to understand, imagine, and create proteins.
- Bonumbit — Bonumbitt aims to enhance security, transparency, and efficiency in online transactions. The company offers advanced features such as smart contracts, a decentralized review system, and AI-driven analytics to provide personalized shopping experiences. The company's commitment to cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships positions itas a leader in the evolving e-commerce landscape. With its upcoming token launch on major cryptocurrency exchanges, BBT is set to drive significant growth and redefine the future of online commerce.
Hanwha Investment Bank & Securities
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- FinTech, Finance, Software
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- South Korea, Singapore, Thailand
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- AIMMO — AIMMO is the developer of a data annotation platform with custom workflow designs, labeler analytics, and real-time communication functions. The company was founded in 2016 by SeungTaek Oh and is headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
- ArtNGuide — ArtNGuide conducts online auctions and art fairs.
- Armored Fresh — Tasty Cheese Zero Dairy
Golden Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia. Since 2011, the firm has launched four funds, managed US$250M AUM, and invested in 60+ companies in over 7 countries in Asia. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies driven by the rising consumer class in Southeast Asia.
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- FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Singapore, Indonesia, United States
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- FDcare — FDcare provides comprehensive health care services to customers.
- Nurture — Fun, science-backed learning games that build future-proof life skills like critical thinking, money smarts, healthy habits, and more. Free for now!
- BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
Ultiverse builds the social gaming metaverse, connecting the Web3 to an immersive, fully VR compatible virtual world, and finally creates a unique MetaFi.
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- Metale Protocol — Read2N is a Web3 reading application and content copyright platform.
- Yuliverse — Yuliverse is a Web3 metaverse game platform where players can meet other players and connect with like-minded individuals in the same city.
Aipollo is a growing investment management firm that develops and employs a wide range of investment strategies to meet the needs of investors with varying levels of risk aversion and expectations.
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- Blockchain, Publishing, Digital Media
- Seed
- Singapore
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- Metale Protocol — Read2N is a Web3 reading application and content copyright platform.
Nutty Capital Venture is a venture capital firm in Hong Kong.
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- News, Publishing
- Seed
- Singapore
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- 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.
Neeraj Bhargava is the Founder, Chairman, and Group CEO of Rainshine Global Inc. He previously worked at Allygrow as a Director. Neeraj Bhargava attended NYU Stern School of Business.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Mobile, CRM
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- United States, Singapore, India
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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.
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