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 Marketing

Desty

Seed Round in 2021
Desty is a digital platform that serves as a single online destination for creators, influencers, and merchants to promote and sell their products.

Feedloop

Series A in 2021
Feedloop is a software-as-a-service platform that specializes in interactive content marketing services. Founded in 2018 and based in Bandung, Indonesia, the company enables clients to create engaging interactive campaigns, including surveys, quizzes, and storytelling. By focusing on digital brand activation, Feedloop helps businesses enhance their marketing strategies through innovative and interactive content that fosters customer engagement.

Desty

Seed Round in 2021
Desty is a digital platform that serves as a single online destination for creators, influencers, and merchants to promote and sell their products.

Desty

Seed Round in 2020
Desty is a digital platform that serves as a single online destination for creators, influencers, and merchants to promote and sell their products.

Crafter

Series A in 2019
ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.We remove the trouble of spending lots of money on online marketing and make better conversions. If you are using ChatBook, users don’t have to visit the website, it comes to you on your social media advertisements. ChatBook delivers more solid targeting based on social media activity and profiles.

StickEarn

Series A in 2019
StickEarn is an innovative advertising platform based in Cempaka Putih, Indonesia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in on-vehicle advertising, providing a unique solution that connects brands with drivers to facilitate impactful advertising campaigns. By leveraging vehicles as mobile billboards, StickEarn offers brands a dynamic way to reach their target audience while providing drivers with an opportunity to earn income through advertising. The platform focuses on creating memorable advertising experiences that enhance brand visibility and engagement.

LikePay

Seed Round in 2019
LikePay is a marketing company that specializes in broad advertising, reliable reviews, advertisements that definitely work.

Feedloop

Seed Round in 2019
Feedloop is a software-as-a-service platform that specializes in interactive content marketing services. Founded in 2018 and based in Bandung, Indonesia, the company enables clients to create engaging interactive campaigns, including surveys, quizzes, and storytelling. By focusing on digital brand activation, Feedloop helps businesses enhance their marketing strategies through innovative and interactive content that fosters customer engagement.

FIREBUG

Venture Round in 2019
FIREBUG Inc. provides media content, startup produce, artist produce, and other related marketing services. It offers marketing planning in the mass and digital fields, support for public relations and PR activities, TV commercials production, and media buying. Further, the company plans events and distributes videos for smartphones. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Crafter

Seed Round in 2018
ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.We remove the trouble of spending lots of money on online marketing and make better conversions. If you are using ChatBook, users don’t have to visit the website, it comes to you on your social media advertisements. ChatBook delivers more solid targeting based on social media activity and profiles.

Market Drive

Venture Round in 2017
Market Drive Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an application called eevee, which facilitates communication between users and shops. The app operates on a unique concept where men pay for women's meal fees, aiming to enhance user engagement in dining experiences. Additionally, Market Drive is known for EveEve, Japan's largest marriage-hunting app, which has gained significant traction in the market. The company has secured funding from individual investors, including East Ventures, to bolster its management structure, enhance development efforts, and expand its network of affiliated stores.

StickEarn

Seed Round in 2017
StickEarn is an innovative advertising platform based in Cempaka Putih, Indonesia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in on-vehicle advertising, providing a unique solution that connects brands with drivers to facilitate impactful advertising campaigns. By leveraging vehicles as mobile billboards, StickEarn offers brands a dynamic way to reach their target audience while providing drivers with an opportunity to earn income through advertising. The platform focuses on creating memorable advertising experiences that enhance brand visibility and engagement.

Market Drive

Venture Round in 2017
Market Drive Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an application called eevee, which facilitates communication between users and shops. The app operates on a unique concept where men pay for women's meal fees, aiming to enhance user engagement in dining experiences. Additionally, Market Drive is known for EveEve, Japan's largest marriage-hunting app, which has gained significant traction in the market. The company has secured funding from individual investors, including East Ventures, to bolster its management structure, enhance development efforts, and expand its network of affiliated stores.

Market Drive

Venture Round in 2016
Market Drive Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an application called eevee, which facilitates communication between users and shops. The app operates on a unique concept where men pay for women's meal fees, aiming to enhance user engagement in dining experiences. Additionally, Market Drive is known for EveEve, Japan's largest marriage-hunting app, which has gained significant traction in the market. The company has secured funding from individual investors, including East Ventures, to bolster its management structure, enhance development efforts, and expand its network of affiliated stores.

Crafter

Seed Round in 2016
ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.We remove the trouble of spending lots of money on online marketing and make better conversions. If you are using ChatBook, users don’t have to visit the website, it comes to you on your social media advertisements. ChatBook delivers more solid targeting based on social media activity and profiles.

Flock

Seed Round in 2016
A new hybrid of full-service creative agency that lives inside a technology-based environment delivering groundbreaking creative solutions to elevate brands to soaring heights

SENSU

Angel Round in 2016
SENSU is a visual cloud platform that specializes in managing internet content. Established in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the platform facilitates creative visual communication and content management. It provides users with a range of tools for bookmarking, filtering, collaboration, and sharing, allowing for seamless content manipulation directly within the browser. SENSU aims to enhance the way users interact with and manage digital content, promoting efficient and innovative workflows.

Kanmu

Venture Round in 2015
Kanmu, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in sales promotion services linked to credit cards. It operates a credit card-linked coupon platform called Kanmu CLO, which provides personalized offers based on users' purchasing history and preferences. By analyzing credit card transactions, the platform delivers tailored coupons that cater to individual users, enhancing their online shopping experience. Kanmu aims to engage a broad audience, including unbanked individuals, by offering various online discounts and promotions.

Adskom

Series A in 2015
Adskom Pte. Ltd. is an advertising technology company based in Singapore, with additional offices in Jakarta, Indonesia, Palo Alto, California, and Noida, India. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing digital advertising solutions tailored for the ASEAN market. Adskom develops programmatic advertising platforms designed to meet the inventory optimization needs of publishers, enhance campaign performance for advertisers, and optimize budget spending for ad buyers. The company's mission is to empower the digital advertising industry through effective technology and insightful business services.

Leading Mark

Series A in 2015
Leading Mark Inc. is an employment agency based in Tokyo, Japan, that focuses on addressing the needs of job seekers. As a growing human resources startup, it is expanding its services to include mid-career and international hiring. The company has a representative in China who is dedicated to connecting top Japanese-speaking Chinese students with opportunities in Japan. Leading Mark emphasizes the importance of providing relevant information to job seekers, in contrast to larger, traditional agencies that may prioritize the interests of employers and their own commissions. By centering its efforts around the average job seeker, Leading Mark aims to alleviate frustration and support career development.

SENSU

Seed Round in 2014
SENSU is a visual cloud platform that specializes in managing internet content. Established in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the platform facilitates creative visual communication and content management. It provides users with a range of tools for bookmarking, filtering, collaboration, and sharing, allowing for seamless content manipulation directly within the browser. SENSU aims to enhance the way users interact with and manage digital content, promoting efficient and innovative workflows.

Valuklik

Seed Round in 2014
Valuklik, founded in 1996 and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, specializes in performance marketing, focusing on search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web analytics, and digital strategic consulting. As a subsidiary of iProspect Indonesia, the company integrates search, display, mobile, and analytics to enable advertisers to effectively reach their target customers through multi-channel marketing. Its clientele primarily consists of marketing directors, brand managers, business owners, and agencies from various industries. Valuklik's expertise and innovative approach have garnered recognition, including the Silver award for Indonesia Independent Agency of the Year in both 2016 and 2017 by Campaign Asia. Following a merger with iProspect in 2017, Valuklik significantly expanded its operations, establishing itself as a market leader in performance marketing in Indonesia.

Adskom

Seed Round in 2014
Adskom Pte. Ltd. is an advertising technology company based in Singapore, with additional offices in Jakarta, Indonesia, Palo Alto, California, and Noida, India. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing digital advertising solutions tailored for the ASEAN market. Adskom develops programmatic advertising platforms designed to meet the inventory optimization needs of publishers, enhance campaign performance for advertisers, and optimize budget spending for ad buyers. The company's mission is to empower the digital advertising industry through effective technology and insightful business services.

Kanmu

Venture Round in 2013
Kanmu, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in sales promotion services linked to credit cards. It operates a credit card-linked coupon platform called Kanmu CLO, which provides personalized offers based on users' purchasing history and preferences. By analyzing credit card transactions, the platform delivers tailored coupons that cater to individual users, enhancing their online shopping experience. Kanmu aims to engage a broad audience, including unbanked individuals, by offering various online discounts and promotions.
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