Highlights from Techsauce Summit 2023 and leading VCs in the spotlight

The atmosphere at Techsauce Global Summit 2023

Techsauce Global Summit 2023, a two-day technology conference in Southeast Asia, concluded in Thailand on August 17. Around 16,000 visitors from 50 countries attended the event, with an international participation rate of over 40 per cent.

Over the course of two days, numerous business deals, amounting to 1,000 deals, were sealed.

According to Techsauce Media CEO and Co-founder Oranuch Lerdsuwankij, the summit is the key platform for leading companies in Thailand and abroad to showcase their products and services and create business deals.

Below is the list of Southeast Asia’s leading VCs/investors who attended the event in Bangkok.

Beacon Venture Capital

Beacon VC is a wholly-owned corporate VC arm of Kasikornbank PLC, one of the leading commercial banks in Thailand.

Based in: Thailand
Investment locations: All/any
Verticals: Blockchain, consumer, e-commerce, enterprise solution, finance, marketplace
Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C and above
Investment range: US$500K to US$3M.

SCB10X

SCB10X is a subsidiary of The Siam Commercial Bank that invests in exponential technologies, championing passionate entrepreneurs

Based in: Thailand
Investment location: Thailand
Verticals: Not specified
Stages: Not specified
Investment range: Not Specified

SparkLabs

SparkLabs is a business incubation company providing investment solutions and mentoring for startups who wish to expand to the global market.

Based in: South Korea
Investment locations: Not specified
Verticals: E-commerce, gaming, healthtech, media, mobile
Stages: Angel, seed, pre-Series A/bridge
Investment range: Not specified.

AC Ventures

AC Ventures is an early-stage technology venture fund focusing on investing in Indonesia’s digital disruptors.

Based in: Indonesia
Investment locations: Indonesia
Verticals: All/any
Stages: Angel, seed, pre-Series A/bridge, Series A
Investment range: Not specified.

Gobi Partners

Gobi is a leading investor in early-stage digital media and technology companies.

Based in: Malaysia
Investment locations: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, the UAE, and Pakistan
Verticals: Advertising, Big Data, consumer, e-commerce, education, entertainment, finance, healthtech, ICT, media, SaaS, and travel.
Stages: Seed, pre-Series A, Series A, Series B, Series C and above
Investment range: Not specified.

Cocoon Capital

Cocoon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on early-stage, B2B enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia
Verticals: Enterprise solution, ICT, media, real estate, agritech, AI, biotech, healthtech, medtech, SaaS, smart cities, robotics, logistics/supply chain, insurtech
Stages: Pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A
Investment range: US$500K to US$750K.

Asia Partners Fund

Asia Partners is a growth equity firm focusing on investments in technology and technology-enabled companies.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: Singapore and Malaysia
Verticals: Agritech, biotech, cleantech, govtech, healthtech, ICT, insurtech, medtech
Stages: Pre-seed and seed
Investment range: US$5M to US$50M

Openspace Ventures

Openspace Ventures makes investments in early-stage technology companies based in Southeast Asia.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
Verticals: Agritech, consumer, education, finance, hardware, healthtech, SaaS
Stages: Series A and Series B
Investment range: Not specified.

EDBI

EDBI invests in shaping the future industries of Singapore for a better world.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: The UK and the US
Verticals: Agency & consulting, Big Data, biotech, cybersecurity, energy, ICT, IoT, medtech, robotics
Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C and above
Investment range: Not specified.

500 Global

500 Global is a multi-stage VC firm that invests in founders building fast-growing tech companies across 30+ sectors.

Based in: The US
Investment locations: All/any
Verticals: Advertising, agritech, architecture & construction, AI, automotive, Big Data, biotech, blockchain, blockchain games, chemical, cleantech, cybersecurity, consumer, DeFi, design, e-commerce, education, energy, enterprise solution, entertainment, finance, F&B, gaming, healthtech, ICT, IoT, insurtech, logistics/supply chain, manufacturing, marketplace, metaverse, medtech, NFT, productivity & CRM, retail, robotics, sharing economy, smart cities, transportation, travel, SaaS, Web3, media, aerospace
Stages: Pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A/bridge, Series A, Series B, Series C and above
Investment range: US$5M.

Headline Asia

Headline Asia is an early and seed-stage venture capital firm with an eye for winners.

Based in: All/any
Investment locations: Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia
Verticals: AI, Big Data, e-commerce, Web3, robotics
Stages: Seed, pre-Series A, and Series A
Investment range: US$1M to US$5M.

Cocoon Capital

Cocoon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on early-stage, B2B enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia.

Infinity Ventures Crypto

Infinity Ventures Crypto is a token-only venture fund that invests in early-stage crypto companies worldwide.
Based in: Taiwan
Investment locations: All/any
Verticals: Cryptocurrency, blockchain, blockchain games
Stages: Seed
Investment range: US$2M.

Animoca Brands

Animoca Brands develops and publishes great mobile games based on globally loved popular brands like Garfield, Doraemon etc.

Based in: Hong Kong
Investment locations: All/any
Verticals: Entertainment, gaming, mobile, agency & consulting
Stages: Not mentioned
Investment range: Not mentioned.

CyberAgent Capital

CyberAgent Capital actively invests in early-stage startups in Japan, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Based in: Japan
Investment locations: Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America, Japan, Singapore
Verticals: Automotive, consumer, e-commerce, education, finance, healthtech, HR, ICT, insurtech, marketplace, platform, social enterprise, SaaS, transportation
Stages: Seed and Series A
Investment range: Not mentioned.

The Radical Fund

The Radical Fund is an early-stage VC firm investing in the climate tech sector.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: Southeast Asia
Verticals: Cleantech and climate-tech
Stages: Pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A
Investment range: US$250K to US$800K.

Insignia Ventures

Insignia Ventures Partners is a Singapore-headquartered early-stage technology venture capital firm primarily focusing on Southeast Asia.

Based in: Singapore
Investment locations: Singapore
Verticals: All/any
Stages: Seed, pre-Series A/bridge
Investment range: US$1M to US$2M.

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