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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for Internet startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BEENEXT | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
LetsVenture | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
The Spartan Group | Early Stage Venture | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
LongHash Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
Startup-O | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia |
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We’ve ranked the top Internet Early Stage Venture investors in Singapore. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Internet Investors & Funds (Singapore)
BEENEXT
BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with its operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and the capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT aims to establish a platform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has invested in over 180 companies globally.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, Internet, Venture Capital
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LetsVenture
LetsVenture is an online funding platform that enables startups looking to raise seed capital to create investment ready profiles online, and connect to accredited investors. The platform also allows startups to get their business plans reviewed by its team as well as connect to mentors. It supports startups in the funding closure process through its commitment-to-closure package. Founded in 2013, LetsVenture uses its funding received from angel investors to expand and rope in more global investors.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
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LongHash Ventures
LongHash Ventures is a global blockchain accelerator and venture capital fund. We seek financial returns through venture building and investing in early stage blockchain start ups, with a mission to enable the Web 3.0 blockchain native economy. We source projects globally, leveraging especially on our strong Asia network across key hubs like Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. In addition to providing capital, we support portfolio companies with a rigorous hands-on venture building platform with strategy formulation, go-to market execution, and our comprehensive investor network.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet
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Startup-O
Startup-O is a global venture platform for startup assessments, investments & cross-border scaling. It is well recognized for its ‘Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs’ ethos, data-driven startup assessments, and venture scaling networks for ‘post revenue’ startups. Established in 2016, Startup-O is trusted by 2000+ startups from 40+ countries by mid-2021. A proprietary methodology combining experts-led online evaluations and ranking algorithms determines top-rated tech opportunities. This provides deserving founders access to associated venture funds and global partner networks spread across 15 countries that help build the startup venture collaboratively. 24 companies on the platform have raised seed to pre-series A size funds successfully, while another 20+ companies are engaged with cross-border venture scaling and scores of other startups have benefitted from the community resources. Startup-O has also partnered with Enterprise Singapore to enable 17 first-time founders with SG Founder grant and has helped commercialize the deep tech company incubated as a partner with Deep Tech institution A*Star Accelerate. It has established its presence with AseanLabs in Japan in May 2021. In 2019, its awarded the No.1 slot in Asia for its outstanding contribution to building the startup ecosystem in a contest among 247 participants including leading VCs, incubators, accelerators, and corporate innovation entities.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Internet, Venture Capital
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TNB AURA
At TNB Aura, we are investing in and helping to build the future of Southeast Asia. As a thesis-led, high-conviction venture capital firm, we use data-driven methodologies to identify and invest in select companies that are primed for the future and ready to change the very face of their categories. An approved co-investment partner of Enterprise Singapore, we invest US$2-10 million into Series A and B tech startups – and beyond that, we become true partners in their quest to uplift lives of The Next Billion.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Industries: All. Sector Agnostic
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IncuVest
IncuVest started as an angel investment platform in 2011. We made about 15 investments, and had 3 exits, with others on the way. Notable companies include Chope, Cinarra Systems, Lingo Kids, Cloudaron, Fundnel, HomeGP, CLOP Technologies, etc. IncuVest has recently launched its Tech Fund II (2018), with LPs from the Singapore Government, corporates, family offices and high-net worth individuals. We focus on deep tech startups in IOT, advanced manufacturing, materials, AR/VR, blockchain, AI, and med tech. We partner with corporates, consulting firms, accelerators, R&D entities, and investment firms, globally. We position Singapore as a hub and testbed for funding, pilot, and help our startups scale throughout Asia and beyond.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Advanced Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Financial Services, Internet of Things, Medical Device, Semiconductor, Venture Capital
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Plug and Play Asia Pacific
Plug & Play’s Asia Pacific headquarters is located in Singapore. Their office here was launched in 2010 to invest in high tech startups in the region. Since then they have invested in more than 30 startups and have collaborated with various agencies of the Singapore and Indonesian governments, as well as partnered with multinational and regional corporations to run industry-specific accelerator programs as well as other innovation initiatives.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Automotive, FinTech, Hospitality, InsurTech, Internet of Things, Mobile, Retail Technology, Travel
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Capikris Foundation
This foundation supports causes that provide aid to alleviate suffering. In particular, we focus on action in philanthropy which helps address: 1. Aging in place 2. Allergies – raising awareness, education for service providers and providing solutions for sufferers 3. Aid for those in the path of adversity – providing emergency preparedness and disaster prevention
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Analytics, Angel Investment, Impact Investing, Internet, Medical, Quantum Computing
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EthAum Venture Partners
EthAum Venture Partners is an incubator and accelerator for the deep tech startups. It enables the growth of the deep tech startups by bringing investment, enterprise relationships, and mentors.
Stages: Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Business Development, Consulting, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Robotics
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AIRMESH
Building an ecosystem for connected life; Ecosystem enabled by autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and futuristic Internet Infrastructure. The company incubates and invests in different ideas within its focus domain to build them as successful standalone businesses.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Advertising Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, Communications Infrastructure, Internet, Internet of Things, Location Based Services, Machine Learning
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BEAMSTART
BEAMSTART is a Global Business Social Networking Platform and Digital Accelerator connecting people to Clients, Capital, and Career opportunities.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Business Development, Information Technology, Internet, Messaging, Venture Capital
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R3I Ventures
R3I is an early-stage venture builder with a portfolio of founder investments. We believe in finding and support the best entrepreneurs across the world that are industry disruptors or helping to solve the world’s stickiest social problems.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Big Data, Geospatial, Health Diagnostics, Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, Mobile Apps, Quantum Computing, Space Travel
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DYOR Capital
DYOR Capital is a venture capital firm that specialises in investing in blockchain startups. Our mission is to support the growth of the blockchain industry via investments and strategic partnerships. Our focus includes: AI, blockchain, data analytics, data privacy, digital assets, IOT, and any other transformative projects.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Initial Coin Offering, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Venture Capital
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