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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for FinTech startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wavemaker Partners | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
GIC | Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Venture | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
LetsVenture | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
EDBI | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia | ||
Jungle Ventures | Early Stage Venture | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia |
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We’ve ranked the top FinTech 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 FinTech Investors & Funds (Singapore)
Wavemaker Partners
Wavemaker Group is a multi-faceted cross border venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore and has raised over $580M across multiple funds. We currently have a team of 70 people across both sides of our practice. Wavemaker is one of the most active early-stage investors in Southern California and Southeast Asia and has invested in over 360 companies in the last 17 years.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: AgTech, Business Intelligence, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Marketing Automation, Mobile, Robotics
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GIC
GIC is a global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves. A disciplined long-term value investor, GIC is uniquely positioned for investments across a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. GIC invests through funds and directly in companies, partnering with its fund managers and management teams to help world-class businesses achieve their objectives. In tech investing, GIC seeks to be a lifetime partner to the companies it invests in. GIC has investments in over 40 countries around the world. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC employs over 1,700 people across 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing, Real Estate Investment, Social Impact, 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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EDBI
Investing since 1991, EDBI is a Singapore-based global investor in select high growth technology sectors ranging from Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emerging Technology (ET), Healthcare (HC), and other strategic industries. As a value creating investor, EDBI assists companies achieve their ambitious goals by leveraging their broad network, resources and expertise. With their patient capital, EDBI supports companies seeking to grow in Asia and globally through Singapore.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Venture Capital
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Jungle Ventures
Jungle Ventures is a Singapore based Venture Capital Firm that invests in and helps build tech category leaders from Asia. Jungle has a dedicated team of operating partners and functional experts to support startups as they scale across the region. The firm closed its second fund in 2016 at US$100M, backed by leading institutions and family offices. Jungle is currently raising its third fund targeted to be US$200M.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: FinTech, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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Golden Gate
Golden Gate seeks to invest in sectors of processes and services of businesses, mobile solutions, Software-as-a-Service, e-commerce, financial technology, Internet of things, technology, telecommunications, and media in Southeast Asia. Jeffrey Paine, Paul Bragiel, and Vinnie Lauria founded it on November 1, 2011, with its headquarters in Singapore.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Angel Investment, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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HATCHER+
Hatcher+ is a global data-driven early-stage venture firm and we have analyzed over 600,000 VC transactions and constructed over 4 billion virtual VC portfolios to explore the return profiles of various strategies. The insights have led us to build a smart beta, indexed like approach to venture investing that delivers robust, predictable returns, global deal flows from our massive global network of deal origination partners and co-investment opportunities. The Hatcher+ VAAST (Venture-as-a-Service Technology) platform is the world’s most advanced venture as a service technology platform – VAAST enables investors to analyze deals, build custom portfolios, manage tasks and teams – and accept inbound applications from startups via a branded interface.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, FinTech, Incubators, Machine Learning, Venture Capital
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Quest Ventures
Quest Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Asia. Venture Capital for Startups. Since 2011, Quest Ventures has focused on an overarching ‘digital economy’ strategy across Asia, and is a top venture capital firm in artificial intelligence, e-commerce and marketplaces, entertainment, finance, food, insurance, logistics, media, property, sports, and the Islamic digital economy. Portfolio companies include industry leaders such as 99.co, Carousell, Carro, Glife, Hepmil, Oddle, Shopback, VulcanPost, Xfers, and Yummy Corporation. Innovation for Enterprises. In partnership with Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent Applied Innovation Institute, Quest Ventures’ enterprise innovation initiative drives industry and corporate transformation for at-risk sectors based on world class research, local knowledge, and collaboration with startups. Sectors covered include alternative food, aviation, banking, insurance, logistics & transportation, oil & gas, and smart cities. Clients include Applied Materials, Coca-Cola, HP, Nissan, and Tencent. Impact Capital for Good. Quest Ventures’ multi-dimensional environment, social and governance strategy was the first in Asia for a venture firm, and supports a range of social good initiatives across Asia for financial inclusion, gender, healthcare and education for all. Impact acceleration initiatives include advocacy, investment, world class partner benefits, and collaborations with the venture portfolio. Portfolio organisations include Ethis, Hatch, and Social Collider. Potential of Asia. Asia’s potential is ultimately realized in its people. By the end of 2021, Quest Ventures’ portfolio of 100+ venture-backed companies operate in more than 150 cities across Asia, creating employment and advancement opportunities for more than 4,400 employees, while our Enterprise and ESG efforts directly impact thousands more.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Angel Investment, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India invests in high-growth start-ups seeking their first round of institutional venture capital funding across Asia (excluding China), with a focus on Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and other emerging hubs of innovation in this region. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India collaborates with a network of venture funds across US, China and Israel, under the auspices of Vertex Holdings, providing local knowledge with global perspective.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
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Blockchain Founders Fund
Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) is a Singapore based early-stage Venture Capital Fund which invests in top-tier Blockchain startups globally. Their industry leading go-to-market focused Venture Program aids seasoned and first-time entrepreneurs across key business functions to fast-track growth. BFF has scaled many of the leading Blockchain startups and is always looking to connect with exceptional founders across the industry including Web3, metaverse, gamefi, DeFi, and NFT.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Initial Coin Offering, Seed, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Monk’s Hill Ventures
Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, Monk’s Hill Ventures (‘MHV’) is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups in Southeast Asia.
Backed by institutional investors and family offices worldwide, MHV works with great entrepreneurs to use technology to improve the lives of millions of people in the region.
We take a first-principles approach in how we operate and make decisions at MHV. We break down ideas and business models to understand the fundamentals.
Since our founding in 2014, Monk’s Hill Ventures has invested in more than 40 fast-growing startups spanning multiple business models and industry verticals.
We look to work with founders in the early stages of the development of their businesses, and typically invest at the pre-Series A and Series A stages. We are entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs. This runs in our DNA.
With the utmost respect for the founder, the firm is led by entrepreneurs and operators, CEOs, and CTOs of successful tech companies both in Asia and in Silicon Valley.
Our footprint spans across Southeast Asia with on-the-ground teams in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
Our network comprises entrepreneurs, investors, former CEOs, engineers, academics, media and a team of operating advisors with strong domain expertise from cybersecurity, data science, financial services, to healthcare, to provide our founders with the right access and advice as they scale and build.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Arbor Ventures
Arbor Ventures invests in companies that leverage advanced technologies to facilitate, broaden or fundamentally change the way financial services are served, consumed, and managed. The firm’s partners bring extensive sector and market knowledge, together with vast strategic networks, creating a unique platform to recruit world-class board members, investors, and strategic partners from across the globe. Arbor’s global perspective allows it to accelerate impact and reach globally.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Big Data, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Enspire Capital
Enspire is one of the largest Singapore family office fund that makes fund and direct investment in Greater China and Silicon Valley. Our main office is in Taipei with presence in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Bay Area. We focus our direct investment in early stage technology companies in the area of Telecommunication, Media and Technology (TMT), Internet and Mobile. Through fund investment, we also seek to invest in expansion stage companies from the fund portfolio. We bring deep sector expertise, operational excellence, Asia insight and network to our portfolio companies and funds.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Finance, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Saison Capital
They invest in Seed to Series A companies across South East Asia and India. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech
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1982 Ventures
Early stage venture capital investor focused on fintech in Southeast Asia
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Venture Capital
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Infocomm Investments
Managing more than $200 million, Infocomm Investments builds and invests in start-up companies in Singapore and globally. Through our investments, global reach, and partnerships across private and public sectors, we accelerate the development of start-ups in their formative phase, and invest further as they move forward with growth and expansion. We play a central role in building a vibrant tech start-up ecosystem in Singapore, and we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Analytics, Big Data, E-Commerce, FinTech, Incubators, Venture Capital
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Cocoon Capital
Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage, enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia. We invest at a stage where fine-tuning of the product and business model remains but where some initial traction has taken place. Cocoon Capital’s experienced partners work closely with portfolio companies to accelerate them to the Series A stage.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, InsurTech
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Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore
Startupbootcamp FinTech is the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, providing funding, mentorship, office space in the heart of Singapore and access to a global network of investors and VCs, for up to 10 selected FinTech startups. Over 3 months, the selected startups collaborate with 200+ mentors, partners, and investors to build world class FinTech products, with the ultimate goal of becoming industry leading companies. Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore is offering – Extensive mentorship from 200+ entrepreneurs, investors, and partners – Access to top markets in Europe, US and APAC – 3+1 months free office space – SGD24,500 in cash per team – SGD800,000+ in partner services – Exposure to 200+ Angels & VCs – Invitation to Startupbootcamp global alumni network and growth program In return they ask for 8% equity. All contracts are simple, transparent, and available for all to see.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Social Entrepreneurship
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Life.SREDA
Life.SREDA VC is an international venture capital firm, established in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore. Being one of the first FinTech-only non-corporate VC fund in the world, Life.SREDA has already invested in more than 20 FinTech companies around the world through its 2 funds: Life.SREDA I ($40M) and Life.SREDA II Asia ($100M). Life.SREDA VC is headed by Slava Solodkiy, listed as one of TOP35 most influencial fintech-persons in the world (according Institutional Investor magazine) and one of TOP100 innovative bankers in Asia (NextMoney), and Igor Pesin, who serves as CFO and Investment Director of the fund. Being a fintech ecosystem builder in Asia, Life.SREDA is driving the creation of the first pan-Asian Pan-Asian bank-as-a-service-platform BaaS.is, which will provide a core banking infrastructure for fintech startups and other non-banks in Asia and act as a middleware between traditional banks and fintech ecosystem. BAASIS will strengthen a strategic role of Life.SREDA in boosting Fintech development in Asia and Singapore and taking it to the new level.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Banking, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, 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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Get2Volume
Get2Volume invests in, mentors and helps grow innovative enterprise technology companies that address Midwest US and Southeast Asia’s major industries. We see an untapped market in B2B technology businesses, where with the right operational contribution beyond funding, we see a much higher probability of good outcomes, thereby giving the fund venture style returns without venture style risks. And we are where enterprise/B2B innovation is happening. With focus in Columbus and Singapore, Get2Volume offers global capabilities, capital and connections to enable success. We bring investment, industry connections and deep knowledge to complement a startup’s entrepreneurial team to address focused growth needs. Our experience in successfully growing and exiting enterprise (B2B) companies allows us to help the companies we work with to grow faster.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, 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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Expara Thailand
Expara Thailand is a venture capital providing both investment and services to the enterprise ecosystem. The firm seeks to incubate, mentor, and invest in early-stage companies operating in Southeast Asia. The company works alongside entrepreneurs and leaders in public and private organizations to create entrepreneurial successes through innovative high-tech high-growth ventures. It is also dedicated in delivering web tools, business strategy and technology innovation advisory, experiential training, deep industry expertise, and networks in supporting the growth of the next Silicon Valley in Southeast Asia.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Government, Venture Capital
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Coent Venture Partners
Coent Venture Partners provides seed and venture-stage funding to brilliant entrepreneurs and companies across all sectors in Asia. The company backed these entrepreneurs and companies with unparalleled support in funding, management, overseas business development, and exposure to their network.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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CrossFund
CrossFund is an invitation-only, professional venture collective that empowers founders to raise early-stage capital and connect with accredited investors & mentors experienced in building cross-border, early-stage tech companies in emerging markets.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, FinTech, Funding Platform
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The FinLab
The FinLab Pte Ltd accelerates the development of disruptive FinTech start-ups changing our world today. Through our deep expertise and broad experience in the financial industry and the venture capital ecosystem, we provide start-ups with valuable insights, analytics and a strong infrastructure to propel their businesses to the next level. A joint venture between Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (IIPL) and United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB), our wide connections in ASEAN, Greater China, Europe and the United States provide our start-ups an unparalleled access to the global market for growth and expansion.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: FinTech
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Serendipity Capital
We invest in Financial Services companies that are either focused on disruption or are significantly undervalued due to macroeconomic or company-specific factors. In FinTech our investments will be from seed through to growth stages.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed, Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Sustainability, Venture Capital
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Origin Capital
Headquartered in Singapore, Origin Capital Management Pte Ltd (“Origin Capital”) is the holder of a Capital Markets Service (“CMS”) license, regulated under Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) to conduct the regulated activity of fund management. We are amongst Asia’s first few specialist VC fund managers focused on niche VC strategies and sectors. With the current VC investment landscape, we identified these areas of specialisation: – Trade, Logistics and B2B Fintech – Asia Sustainability and Impact – F&B, Nutrition and Foodtech By adopting a rigorous approach to industry specialisation, we cater to the growing needs of startups who are seeking not just capital, but smart capital. Our capital comes with deep sectoral expertise and the ability to fast-track a firm’s minimum viable product (MVP) to commercialisation. It is our firm belief that a specialised investment fund sharpens an investee firm’s potential for an exit via an M&A or trade sale. This approach also addresses the increasingly sophisticated needs of LPs, family offices, and VC investors. As VC investing becomes more mainstream, the profile of VC investors has evolved. They comprise former successful founders/entrepreneurs, prominent corporate professionals, or family offices led by 2nd/3rd generation wealth. This category of investors are dynamic, enjoy venture building, and are hands-on. They often expect to play an activist role in the VC fund as an investment committee member, or on the boards of the VC-backed firm.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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TWIN CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to late-stage real estate and technology companies, across the consumer, enterprise, bio/healthcare, crypto, and fintech spaces. TWIN CAPITAL defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial company building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Initial Coin Offering, Post Ipo, Secondary Market, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Banking, Biotechnology, Blockchain, E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care, Information Technology, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
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Antalpha
Antalpha is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage blockchain companies. We leverage our strategic partnerships and years of experience in the blockchain space and cryptocurrency investments to help our portfolio companies build disruptive decentralized web 3.0 businesses. Comprised of an international team of financial professionals and technology specialists that are leaders in their respective fields, Antalpha aims to support its portfolio companies by leveraging its insights, network, and access to proprietary resources. Our headquarter is in Singapore, with offices in Hong Kong, Zurich, and San Francisco.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Seed
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Makara Capital
Makara Capital is a global financial services company that specializes in fund management as well as structuring and financing, with a core focus on innovation, infrastructure and energy.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, Asia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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