East Ventures

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009, with offices in Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and Series A investments, focusing on technology and consumer sectors, including fintech, e-commerce, and education technology, primarily in Southeast Asia. East Ventures has supported over 170 companies across the region, with notable investments in Indonesia's unicorns such as Tokopedia and Traveloka. The firm typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.5 million and has been recognized for its consistent performance, being named the most active investor in Southeast Asia. In 2018, it launched a joint venture called EV Growth, aimed at providing growth capital to startups throughout Southeast Asia. East Ventures continues to play a significant role in nurturing the startup ecosystem in the region.

Gavin Adrian

Investment Professional

David Audy

Operating Partner

Batara Eto

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Devina Halim

Principal

Sang-Uh Han

Partner

Tomoki Hirata

Principal

Wai Kit Koh

Managing Partner

Yinwei Liang

Principal

Taiga Matsuyama

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Jumpei Mouri

Director

Yoshiharu Okubo

Principal

Avina Sugiarto

Partner

Emily Tampi

Managing Director, Finance

Wesley Tay

Principal

Jordy Tenka

Investment Professional

Alda Wardhana

Principal

Zhengyi Zhu

Investment Professional

Past deals in Finance

LINDA PESA

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Linda Pesa is a provider of business management applications tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. The company focuses on helping business owners manage their operations effectively and gather essential credit information. By offering a suite of financial software, Linda Pesa supports SMEs with comprehensive digital tools that consolidate financial management and credit information into a single, accurate, and timely system. This approach enables business owners to access vital data, facilitating informed decision-making and fostering growth within their enterprises.

Fairbanc

Seed Round in 2022
Fairbanc is a scalable, AI-powered mobile loan and payments platform for emerging market small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that requires no collateral or credit history. The company's AI-powered platform can read digital footprints such as transaction history with large suppliers, and data on the mobile phone to grant instant digital credit line that SMEs can use to purchase inventories from our selected suppliers. Fairbanc's proven gender-intelligent ecosystem for loans and payments can be used in many vertical markets, eliminating the shortcomings of cash. Retail shop-owners can boost sales up to 20%, eliminate cash shortages, enjoy an easier payments regimen, and develop a credit history; suppliers receive more consistent order cycles, more instant payments upon delivery, and SKU sales expansion.

Lista

Seed Round in 2022
Lista helps Filipino MSMEs record all of their businesses financial transactions to be more efficient and stress-free.

JiPay

Seed Round in 2022
JiPay is an app that allows anyone, no matter where they are, to manage their home spending. The JiPay app and prepaid Mastercard enable helps and their employers to manage household spending while also fostering trust in the home.

KoinWorks

Series C in 2022
KoinWorks is Indonesia Super Financial App and winner of Asian Banker Financial Innovation Award 2019 for Lending Category. With multiple financial product offers where users can manage both their asset and liabilities under one single platform. A true financial technology evolution, with core DNA in providing accessible and affordable financial solutions for everyone.

Firstcard

Venture Round in 2022
Operator of a financial technology company intended to help students save money on everyday purchases. The company offers debit cards without any annual sign-up or overdraft fees, requires no minimum account balance, and offers cashback at every transaction, enabling college students to easily manage their finances via a mobile application.

Lista

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lista helps Filipino MSMEs record all of their businesses financial transactions to be more efficient and stress-free.

Komunal

Series A in 2021
Komunal is a financial technology company based in Indonesia that offers a peer-to-peer lending platform. This platform connects small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with individual lenders, facilitating direct relationships that support economic growth. By enabling micro and small businesses to access unsecured loans, Komunal provides an alternative funding source with competitive interest rates and minimal risk for lenders. The company's services aim to enhance financial inclusion and empower local businesses by streamlining the lending process.

Fairbanc

Seed Round in 2021
Fairbanc is a scalable, AI-powered mobile loan and payments platform for emerging market small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that requires no collateral or credit history. The company's AI-powered platform can read digital footprints such as transaction history with large suppliers, and data on the mobile phone to grant instant digital credit line that SMEs can use to purchase inventories from our selected suppliers. Fairbanc's proven gender-intelligent ecosystem for loans and payments can be used in many vertical markets, eliminating the shortcomings of cash. Retail shop-owners can boost sales up to 20%, eliminate cash shortages, enjoy an easier payments regimen, and develop a credit history; suppliers receive more consistent order cycles, more instant payments upon delivery, and SKU sales expansion.

Finantier

Seed Round in 2021
Finantier operates an open finance platform that delivers essential infrastructure and data products for businesses in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2020 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, the company enables institutions to access and enrich datasets from various financial sources, including banks and financial companies. Its platform facilitates services such as account integration, income and identity verification, and recurring payment management. By utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs), Finantier allows businesses to build advanced financial services that integrate consumer data from personal bank accounts, card details, loans, and mortgages. The company aims to position itself as a central player in the region's digital economy.

Lecto

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of financial software designed to support operation design, debt collection, and debt management operations. The company's platform digitally manages debt management and collection functions that have been performed in analog and disjointed manners and optimizes the collection contents according to customer attributes and characteristics, enabling operators to make decisions and improve cost efficiency and profitability.

Crezit

Seed Round in 2020
Crezit, Inc., founded in 2019 and based in Minato, Japan, operates in the finance and consumer credit sector. The company provides a variety of financial products and services accessible through a mobile application, allowing users to obtain consumer credit with ease. Crezit emphasizes a modern credit experience designed to enhance transparency in financial transactions, moving away from traditional lending practices. Additionally, the company offers customer advice and product simulators to assist users in making informed financial decisions.

Finantier

Seed Round in 2020
Finantier operates an open finance platform that delivers essential infrastructure and data products for businesses in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2020 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, the company enables institutions to access and enrich datasets from various financial sources, including banks and financial companies. Its platform facilitates services such as account integration, income and identity verification, and recurring payment management. By utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs), Finantier allows businesses to build advanced financial services that integrate consumer data from personal bank accounts, card details, loans, and mortgages. The company aims to position itself as a central player in the region's digital economy.

GarageBank

Seed Round in 2020
GarageBank Corporation specializes in the planning and development of sales and lease bank. It was launched on January 22, 2020.

Kim An

Series A in 2020
Kim An Consulting Investment JSC develops a mobile application and online platform that connects banks and financial companies in Vietnam with local micro, small and medium enterprises. The company’s application provides booking for repayment at daily, weekly, and monthly interval, credit scoring, and loan management services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Paytner

Seed Round in 2020
Paytner is a Tokyo-based company that develops and operates a platform designed to support freelancers and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in securing financing. Founded in 2019, the company addresses the challenges faced by the growing freelance population in Japan, including issues related to funding and workplace harassment. Paytner's platform enables clients to receive rewards on the same day they register invoice information sent to their business partners, streamlining the payment process. By focusing on improving the working environment for freelancers and SMEs, Paytner aims to alleviate various obstacles that hinder their financial and professional growth.

Helicap

Series A in 2020
Fintech Investments Platform that specializes in the alternative lending space in South-east Asia & Oceania. They are agnostic investors promoting industry’s best practices through our strategic expertise. They provide lending capital to platform partners and enable them to transform the way corporates and consumers access credit today.

Siiibo

Venture Round in 2019
Siiibo is a developer of an information platform intended to help private investors and companies to issue and purchase private bonds easily. The company's platform is creating a free, transparent, and fair direct finance that provides opportunities for an advisory to companies, such as support for diversification of funding using small private placement bonds, and for building relationships with investors, enabling the private investors to get familiar with the issuance of corporate bonds.

Komunal

Seed Round in 2019
Komunal is a financial technology company based in Indonesia that offers a peer-to-peer lending platform. This platform connects small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with individual lenders, facilitating direct relationships that support economic growth. By enabling micro and small businesses to access unsecured loans, Komunal provides an alternative funding source with competitive interest rates and minimal risk for lenders. The company's services aim to enhance financial inclusion and empower local businesses by streamlining the lending process.

Siiibo

Venture Round in 2019
Siiibo is a developer of an information platform intended to help private investors and companies to issue and purchase private bonds easily. The company's platform is creating a free, transparent, and fair direct finance that provides opportunities for an advisory to companies, such as support for diversification of funding using small private placement bonds, and for building relationships with investors, enabling the private investors to get familiar with the issuance of corporate bonds.

MobilKamu

Series A in 2019
MobilKamu is an online car financing platform based in South Jakarta, Indonesia, founded in 2015. The company aims to streamline the car buying and selling process by providing an end-to-end solution for consumers. Its platform helps buyers find suitable vehicles by curating the best deals available from various showrooms, along with options for down payments and installment plans. In addition to facilitating vehicle selection, MobilKamu also assists customers with financing processes, making it easier for them to purchase new cars. By combining technology with dedicated customer service, MobilKamu enhances the overall experience for car buyers in Jakarta.

Jojonomic

Venture Round in 2019
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Helicap

Seed Round in 2018
Fintech Investments Platform that specializes in the alternative lending space in South-east Asia & Oceania. They are agnostic investors promoting industry’s best practices through our strategic expertise. They provide lending capital to platform partners and enable them to transform the way corporates and consumers access credit today.

Cicil

Series A in 2018
PT Cicil Solusi Mitra Teknologi is a Jakarta-based company that has developed a financing platform aimed at supporting students in their educational pursuits. The platform facilitates education loans tailored for university students and educational institutions, addressing their specific credit needs. It assists students in completing loan applications and evaluating their credit scores to secure financing. Additionally, Cicil enables students to make installment payments for essential educational items, such as tuition fees and laptops, through various e-commerce platforms, eliminating the need for credit cards. This approach provides accessible financial solutions, helping students manage their educational expenses effectively.

BRD

Series A in 2018
BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich in Switzerland.

MobilKamu

Seed Round in 2017
MobilKamu is an online car financing platform based in South Jakarta, Indonesia, founded in 2015. The company aims to streamline the car buying and selling process by providing an end-to-end solution for consumers. Its platform helps buyers find suitable vehicles by curating the best deals available from various showrooms, along with options for down payments and installment plans. In addition to facilitating vehicle selection, MobilKamu also assists customers with financing processes, making it easier for them to purchase new cars. By combining technology with dedicated customer service, MobilKamu enhances the overall experience for car buyers in Jakarta.

BRD

Seed Round in 2017
BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich in Switzerland.

Cicil

Seed Round in 2016
PT Cicil Solusi Mitra Teknologi is a Jakarta-based company that has developed a financing platform aimed at supporting students in their educational pursuits. The platform facilitates education loans tailored for university students and educational institutions, addressing their specific credit needs. It assists students in completing loan applications and evaluating their credit scores to secure financing. Additionally, Cicil enables students to make installment payments for essential educational items, such as tuition fees and laptops, through various e-commerce platforms, eliminating the need for credit cards. This approach provides accessible financial solutions, helping students manage their educational expenses effectively.

Jojonomic

Seed Round in 2016
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Cermati

Series A in 2016
Their vision is to use technology to make financial information more available and more useful to everyone. Their mission is to enable people to take control of their financial situation and save a lot of money by doing so. Their products allow people to easily make the best financial decision for their situation. Come join our adventure in transforming Indonesian financial landscape through technology.

Seedly

Seed Round in 2016
Seedly Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based FinTech startup established in 2016 that operates a personal finance management platform. It offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution designed to assist young working adults in making informed financial decisions. The platform features a budgeting app that enables users to sync up to five bank accounts, providing automated budget data aggregation and portfolio visualization. Seedly helps users track their expenses, manage cash flow, and categorize financial activities efficiently. Additionally, it offers product reviews across various financial products, including credit cards, savings accounts, loans, and insurance options. With a user base of around 40,000, Seedly also facilitates knowledge sharing among peers to enhance the decision-making process regarding personal finance. The company operates as a subsidiary of CompareAsiaGroup Limited.

Jojonomic

Seed Round in 2015
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Cermati

Seed Round in 2015
Their vision is to use technology to make financial information more available and more useful to everyone. Their mission is to enable people to take control of their financial situation and save a lot of money by doing so. Their products allow people to easily make the best financial decision for their situation. Come join our adventure in transforming Indonesian financial landscape through technology.

MONEY DESIGN

Seed Round in 2014
MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd. offers asset management and investment advice services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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