Eight e27 Connect investors participated in the investment rounds of just two startups — Jenfi and ORA — this week.
Below is a brief profile of each VC firm, with the details of their focus verticals, cheque sizes, and more.
TNB Aura
A Singapore-headquartered firm, TNB Aura uses data-driven methodologies to identify and invest in select companies that are primed for the future and ready to change the very face of their categories. An approved co-investment partner of Enterprise Singapore, it invests US$2-10 million in Series A and B startups.
It is sector-agnostic and invests in pre-Series A/bridge, Series A, and Series B startups across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The average cheque size is US$1M to US$10M.
Antler
Antler empowers early-stage founders to find a co-founder or access capital to build and scale startups faster. It partners with people across six continents to launch and scale high-potential startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges. It has offices in 25 cities, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, New York, London, and Berlin.
It invests in all verticals in pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A/bridge, and Series A companies. The cheque size is US$125K to US$5M.
Gobi Partners
Founded in 2002, Gobi is a VC firm with its headquarters and incubation centre in Shanghai, additional offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tianjin, as well as an overseas office in Singapore. A leading investor in early-stage digital media and technology companies in China, Gobi has funded dozens of early to traction-stage companies and continues to invest actively in the region.
The focus verticals are advertising, Big Data, consumer, e-commerce, education, entertainment, finance, healthtech, ICT, media, SaaS, and travel.
It invests across seed, pre-Series A/bridge, Series A, Series B, Series C and above.
Kairous Capital
Kairous Capital is a Malaysia-based regional VC fund specialising in cross-border tech investment between Greater China and Southeast Asia. It focuses mainly on pre-Series A to Series B companies, helping them expand regionally.
The focus verticals are AI, consumer, e-commerce, education, finance, healthtech, insurtech, smart cities, and travel.
The investment locations are Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Hong Kong.
The focus stages are seed, pre-Series A, Series A, and Series B. The cheque size is US$500K to US$5M.
A few days ago, TNB Aura, Antler, Gobi Partners, and Kairous Capital invested in Singapore-headquartered telehealth platform ORA’s US$10 million Series A funding round.
Monk’s Hill Ventures
Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, Singapore-based Monk’s Hill Ventures (MHV) invests in great entrepreneurs who will change millions of lives through technology. The firm invests in early-stage technology startups throughout Southeast Asia, mainly Series A. It takes a first-principles approach and is sector-agnostic, investing across industries and sectors, including healthcare tech, edutech, fintech, and logistics.
The focus stages are pre-Series A/bridge and Series A.
Korea Investment Partners
Korea Investment Partners, a Korea Investment Holdings company, is a private equity company specialising in small- and mid-cap businesses.
The focus verticals are hardware and SaaS, and the stages are Series C and above.
The investment range is US$8M to US$20M.
Golden Equator Capital
Golden Equator Ventures invests in high-growth technology startups in Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Golden Equator Ventures is a subsidiary of Golden Equator Group. It is sector-agnostic, with focus stages being Series A, Series B, Series C and above.
Atlas Ventures
Atlas Ventures is an early-stage VC fund investing in verticals such as cybersecurity, enterprise solution, entertainment, gaming, HR, marketplace, media, productivity & CRM, and SaaS. The investment locations are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
The focus stages are seed, pre-Series A/bridge, Series A, and Series B.
The investment range is US$500K to US$5M.
On Tuesday, Monk’s Hill Ventures, Korea Investment Partners, Golden Equator Capital, and Atlas Ventures joined the US$6.6 million pre-Series B funding round of Jenfi, a fintech startup specialising in revenue-based financing.
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