500 Southeast Asia

Announcing the winners of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021

The ORIGIN Innovation Awards recognizes outstanding startups, corporate innovators, and movers and shakers in the Asia Pacific region poised for growth. The awards celebrate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, and also seek to inspire the dreamer in all of us.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Movers & Shakers – People’s Choice VC winners

We are thrilled to announce the People's Choice VC winners for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Movers & Shakers – People’s Choice VC finalists

We are thrilled to announce the People's Choice VC finalists for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

500 SEA expects more unicorns in Southeast Asia following successful exits like Grab, Bukalapak

The Southeast Asian fund will start expanding its investment mandate and investing more into countries like Vietnam, and the Philippines.

How Carsome became Malaysia’s largest tech unicorn – with a little help from a friend

Gobi Partners’ continued faith and multiple investments into Carsome paved the way for the e-commerce platform to dominate Southeast Asia’s used car scene, en route to becoming Malaysia’s first and largest unicorn.

500 Startups rebrands Southeast Asia fund to 500 Southeast Asia

It remains dedicated to seed-stage investing, cutting checks of up to $500,000, but is now open to larger follow-on checks of up to $5 million, as well as potential investments through special-purpose vehicles, such the $21.2 million vehicle it previously executed for Carousell.