Venture Capital

The program will provide access to 500 Startups mentors and founders who have significant business experience in the Southeast Asian Region and in the US. Qualified startups will also have access to the firm’s extensive network of investors.

Firms that introduce disruptive technologies in the tailwind industries such as Digital Wallets, Virtual Worlds, and New Retail are poised to thrive, as their solutions will continue to unlock new growth opportunities in existing markets and/or create new markets.

Munich-based investment company Picus Capital is set to increase its investments across Asia. The company plans to invest up to $75 million in Asian startups in the next three to five years. This amount represents a 25 percent share of the total $250 million to $300 million the firm will be investing.

Malaysian private equity firm Creador is reportedly planning to launch its fifth fund by March 2021 and is targeting a fund size of $650 million. Focusing on growth capital investments, Creador primarily targets companies in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines.

Sid Sijbrandij, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GitLab, has reportedly established a $100 million venture fund in 2020 called OpenBook Ventures, which looks to invest in companies and innovations in Asia and other global markets, according to DealStreet Asia.

We are especially looking for unusual profiles and messy CVs — profiles that HR finds hard to place. Our Scouts include YC founders, ex-partners of VC funds, country managers of SEA tech unicorns, etc.

Launched in December 2020, HVF II was created as an “impact investing” venture fund aimed at helping early-stage tech startups. The fund particularly focuses on new but promising companies in the healthcare, food, and education sectors, which are deemed to be capable of delivering financial returns and offering social and environmental benefits at the same…