Venture capital firms in Singapore — a directory

December 10, 2012 by     Email the Author

Here is a list of venture capital firms with a presence in Singapore that are actively investing in startups. While venture capital and private equity firms appear similar in their objectives — to make money through means like a company’s sale or IPO — they possess very different mindsets. This list doesn’t contain private equity firms.
 
 

Extream Ventures

Address: 8 Eu Tong Sen Street, #16-83, The Central, Singapore 059818
Phone:
+65 6323 3080
Email: enquiry (at) extreamventures.com

Investment sectors: Internet (enterprise, consumer, retail), IDM (interactive digital media), mobile & wireless (applications & services), security & biometrics, and semiconductors (fabless design)

Geographical focus: Singapore

Funding range: Seed to Series A

Sample investments:
14 Jun 2012: Co-invested USD1.64M in Sambaash (SG)
6 Apr 2011: Led USD5.6M venture round in JustCommodity (SG)

Gobi Partners

Singapore representatives:

Ku Kay Mok
Partner, Gobi Partners (Singapore)
kaymok (at) gobivc.com

James Tong
Partner, Gobi Partners (Singapore)
james (at) gobivc.com

Investment sectors: digital media, digital technology

Geographical focus: China, Hong Kong, Singapore

Funding range: Series A – Series B

Sample investments:
2 Jul 2012: Invested USD0.79M in Corous360 (SG)
23 Dec 2011: Co-invested USD0.77M in SCOOP (INDO)
1 Aug 2011: Co-invested USD3.3M in Time Voyager (SG)

iGlobe Partners

Address: 11 Biopolis Way, Helios #09-03, Singapore 138667
Phone:
+65 6478 9716
Email: contact (at) iglobepartners.com

Investment sectors: Wireless technology, mobile applications, digital media, cleantech, next generation materials, applications of semi conductor technology and IT/bio convergence

Geographical focus: North America, Europe, Asia

Funding range: Series A – Series E

Sample investments:
21 Jul 2011: Invested USD12M in Unity Technologies (US)
Late 2009: Invested undisclosed amount in Anacle Systems (SG)

Infocomm Investments

Address: 10 Pasir Panjang Road, #10-01 Mapletree Business City, Singapore 117438
Phone:
+65 6211 0888
Email: info (at) infocomminvestments.com

Investment sectors: Consumer web, mobile applications and infrastructure, SaaS and cloud infrastructure , games, enterprise IT

Geographical focus: Global

Funding range: Series A – Series E

Sample investments:
15 Jun 2012: Invested undisclosed amount in Twilio (US)
26 Jul 2011: Co-invested USD10M in Quid (US)
6 Apr 2011: Led USD5.6M venture round in JustCommodity (SG)
16 Apr 2010: Co-invested in DS3 (SG)

Innosight Ventures

Address: 8 Eu Tong Sen Street #15-89, The Central, Singapore 059818
Phone:
+65 6884 9375
Email: info-sg (at) innosight.com

Investment sectors: mobile applications, mobile infrastructure, mobile gaming, IT security, internet marketing, online education

Geographical focus: Singapore

Funding range: Seed – Series A

Sample investments:
15 Jun 2012: Co-invested USD1.18M in YFind (SG)
8 Nov 2011: Co-invested USD868k in Chope (SG)

Intel Capital

Contact person: Deepak Natarajan
Director of SEA, AUS, NZ

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Investment sectors: Mobile, software and services, consumer internet, digital media & entertainment, computing, manufacturing and labs

Geographical focus: Global

Funding range: Seed – Series D

Sample investments:
5 Jun 2012: Reebonz < USD17M (SG)
18 Nov 2011: Double digit millions in Animoca (HK)
28 Apr 2011: Joined USD6M round in Crisp Media (SG)

 

JAFCO Asia

Address: 10 Marina Boulevard #33-05, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore 018983
Phone:
+65 6224 6383
Email: enquiry_singapore (at) jafcoasia.com

Investment sectors: All technology sectors

Geographical focus: Asia-Pacific

Funding range: Series A – Series D

Sample investments:
24 Aug 2012: Invested USD5M round in Bubble Motion (SG)
12 Oct 2011: Invested USD17M in Nubee (SG)
16 Apr 2010: Co-invested in DS3 (SG)
16 Dec 2009: Invested in Mozat (SG)

Jungle Ventures
(NRF-TIS incubator)

Address: 306 Tanglin Road, Phoenix Park Office Campus Singapore 247973
Phone:
+65 6423 9516
Email: amit(at)jungle-ventures.com

Investment sectors: digital media & entertainment, healthcare, ecommerce, digital marketing, search, travel

Geographical focus: Singapore, Southeast Asia, India, others

Funding range: Seed – Series A

Sample investments:
25 Sept 2012: Led USD1M round in Travelmob (SG)
17 Jul 2012: Led USD1.7M round in Mobikon (SG)
14 Oct 2011: Led USD780k round in Cinemacraft (SG)

SingTel Innov8

Address: 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #02-22, Singapore 139951
Phone:
+65 6838 4686
Email: innov8 (at) singtel.com

Investment sectors: network capabilities, next generation devices, digital content services, customer service enhancers

Geographical focus: Asia-Pacific, Europe, USA

Funding range: Seed – Series C

Sample investments:
3 Oct 2012: Joined USD11.2M round in Brandscreen (AUST)
7 Jun 2012: Led USD10M round in Nexage (US)
8 Feb 2011: Co-invested USD0.8M in Stream Media (SG)

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Stream Global

Address: Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #03-11, Singapore 139951
Phone:
+65 6836 4655
Email: kschak (at) stream.com.sg

Investment sectors: ICT, Digital media, and Mobile technologies

Geographical focus: Singapore

Funding range: Seed – Series A

Sample investments:
14 Jun 2012: Co-invested USD1.64M in Sambaash (SG)
8 Feb 2011: Co-invested USD0.8M in Stream Media (SG)

Upstream Ventures

Address: 42 Mactaggart Road, #07-01 Mactaggart Building, Singapore 368086
Phone:
+65 6536 7331
Email: information (at) upstreamventures.com

Investment sectors: Security & biometrics, Internet, IT software & solutions, IDM (interactive digital media) and semiconductors.

Geographical focus: Singapore, India, China

Funding range: Seed – Series A

Sample investments: Tagit (SG), XID Technologies (SG), Singular ID (SG – acquired)

Vickers Venture Partners

Address: 7 Temasek Boulevard #26-01, Suntec Tower One, Singapore 038987
Phone:
+65 6339 0338
Email: contact (at) vickersventure.com

Investment sectors: Technology and media, healthcare, energy, automobile, education to real-estate

Geographical focus: Singapore, China

Funding range: Series A – Series B

Sample investments:
26 Dec 2011: Led USD9.6M Series A round in Lotaris (SG)
26 May 2011: Invested USD3M in Spicy Horse (SG)

Walden International

Address: 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #05-05, Singapore 139951
Phone:
+65 6272-3250

Investment sectors: Clean technology, internet & digital media, semiconductors, software & IT services, emerging technologies

Geographical focus: China, India, Israel, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, USA

Funding range: Series A – Series E

Sample investments:
15 Jun 2012: Co-invested USD1.18M in YFind (SG)
27 Apr 2009: Invested USD1.33M in Brandtology (SG)

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Terence LEE
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Terence writes mainly about technology trends and startups in Asia. He believes in crafting smart content: Not just a regurgitation of text, but well thought-out pieces that serve the reader using a combination of data, design, narratives, analysis, and visual impact. His articles have been published on Venturebeat, Yahoo!, Straits Times, Today, and The Online Citizen. He also co-founded NewNation.sg, a satirical news site covering Singapore affairs. Engage him on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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