Today marked the first day of NXC International Summit –the event commonly known as Nexticorn– after a short, pandemic-induced hiatus.
Held in Bali, Indonesia, from August 31 to September 2, Nexticorn is an initiative to streamline the investment process by connecting leading investors from around the world to high-performing tech startups from Indonesia –the region’s most promising digital economy. To build the next Indonesian unicorns, it assists tech startups in securing the “missing” middle-stage investment by tapping into locally and internationally available resources.
The event has brought onboard hundreds of notable tech startup investors who are ready to meet its next potential investments. The following is a handy list of 22 out of those hundreds of investors that startups can meet at the event:
1. IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. They help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, providing advisory services to businesses and governments, and mobilizing capital in the international financial markets. Its notable investments in the region included Voyager Innovations, 2C2P, and RedDoorz.
2. MUFG Innovation Partners
The investor’s most recent moves in the SEA startup ecosystem includes an US$850 million investment in regional tech unicorn Grab, which was raised to support its expansion in the fintech sector.
3. GIC
An example of a recent investment that GIC made in the region is a US$80 million round it led for Bibit which was raised to foster greater financial literacy in Indonesia.
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4. Saudi Aramco Enterpreneurship
The organisation aims to promote entrepreneurship and help develop local SMEs by encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs to establish or expand SMEs in their respective fields. The Center provides various programmes that offer non-collateralised loans or equity partnerships, along with the guidance and tools that develop and nurture entrepreneurs and their businesses.
5. HALA Ventures
Hailing from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HALA Ventures recently made an investment into Egypt-based SubsBase, and is looking forward to enter Southeast Asia.
6. SoftBank Ventures Asia
As one of the leading investors in the region, one of SoftBank’s investments this year includes Funding Societies’s US$294 million Series C+ round through its Vision Fund 2.
7. Alpha JWC Ventures
This year, Alpha JWC Ventures led a in Filipino parenting e-commerce startup edamama.
8. Sequoia
The firm’s participation in the event is no surprise as it recently announced a US$850 million fund to double down on Southeast Asia.
9. Merak Capital
Merak Capital is an investment firm focused on technology companies across multiple industries, and licensed by the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia. It has recently participated in a seed funding round for Egypt-based Convertedin.
10. Saison Capital
In a recent interview with e27, Chris Sirise of Saison Capital explains how “absolute decentralisation” will never be a panacea for every issues in the market.
11. Sovereign’s Capital
With presence in major tech hubs such as Silicon Valley and Jakarta, the firm invests in two market segments: profitable, lower middle market companies (with US$10 million to US$100 million in revenue, and US$2.5 million to US$10 million in owner earnings) and promising, early-stage technology companies (with US$500,000 to US$5 million in annual recurring revenue).
12. Jungle Ventures
Jungle Ventures recently announced a US$600 million close for its fourth fund, with targets of up to 18 key investments.
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14. Openspace Ventures
One of the firm’s most recent investments included a US$5 million funding for Indonesian waste treatment startup Octopus.
15. BEENEXT
BEENEXT recently led a US$3 million Pre-Series A funding for RIMM Sustainability.
16. Cornerstone Venture Partners
Based in New York, the firm is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B technology solutions.
17. Insignia Venture Partners
Having raised US$516 million for its fund, Insignia Ventures announced that it will remain bullish about Web3, climate-tech, and healthcare in SEA.
18. 1982 Ventures Partners
A relative newcomer in the space, 1982 Ventures recently closed debut US$20 million seed-stage fintech fund.
19. Vertex Ventures
Only yesterday, the firm announced that it leads Propseller’s US$12 million Series A round.
20. 500 Global
In an interview, Ee Ling Lim, Head of APAC Business Development at 500 Global, explains about the characteristics that the firm looks in a company and how they can help it grow.
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