Southeast Asia Venture Capital News

March 8, 2023

Six Guiding Principles - Gender Diversity at Openspace

In line with IWD 2023, we'd like to share six guiding principles on gender diversity at Openspace.

March 7, 2023

Openspace Mentee Experience: Fernn

Today, our OpenHours alumni Fernn Lim shares more about her experience as Nicha's mentee, as well as a short message for potential applicants.

March 6, 2023

OpenHours Mentee Experience: Valerie

We asked another OpenHours alumni, Valerie Chua, to share more about her experience at OpenHours. She currently works at EDB Singapore and is actively involved in the venture ecosystem. Here's what she had to say:

March 3, 2023

OpenHours Mentee Experience: Shan

Shan is one of our OpenHours alumni, where she was previously Ian’s mentee. We asked her several questions about her experience of the OpenHours program and here’s what she had to say:

March 2, 2023

OpenHours 2023: Further Details

OpenHours is a 4-month mentorship program targeted at female professionals in the early or mid-stages of their careers with an interest in venture capital.

March 1, 2023

Meet The Team: Nicha

In this week’s edition of Meet The Team, Nicha, our Director based out of the Thailand office, shares more about her experience at Openspace.

February 28, 2023

Portfolio Company Feature: Sarisuki

Sarisuki is one of our portfolio companies from the Philippines, where they are disrupting the food supply chain by providing high quality products to consumers at more affordable pricing, serving as an end-to-end e-grocery platform in the country.

February 24, 2023

Recommendation: The 99% Invisible Podcast

If you’re looking for a new podcast to listen to, we propose giving 99% Invisible a listen.

January 16, 2025

MAKA Motors Debuts the MAKA Cavalry: Designed by Indonesians, for Indonesians

MAKA Motors, Indonesia’s electric motorcycle company, has just launched its first locally built model, the MAKA Cavalry last week. Built specifically for Indonesian riders, the MAKA Cavalry redefines the riding experience by combining sustainability, performance, and style.

November 6, 2024

Ampd Energy Raises An Oversubscribed $27.3M Funding Co-Led by Openspace and Kibo Invest

Ampd Energy, an innovator and manufacturer of battery energy storage system (ESS) has closed an oversubscribed $27.3 million in Series B founding round to further expand its decarbonization efforts.

October 28, 2024

Openspace Wins APAC Industry DEI Award 2024 from 100 Women in Finance

Openspace is proud to announce that we have received the APAC Industry DEI Award from 100 Women in Finance, recognizing our effort to promoting diversity and building an inclusive environment.

October 21, 2024

CopilotIQ and Biofourmis Merge to Create the First End-to-End Platform for AI-driven In-Home Care

Merger establishes a category of one company that can deliver in-home care from pre-surgery, to acute, post-acute, and chronic care

October 7, 2024

Broom Raises US$25 in Series A+ Led by Openspace to Accelerate Indonesia’s Automotive Sector

Broom recently secured US$25 million in series A+ funding round led by Openspace to push forward its vision of modernizing the used car market in Indonesia.

September 19, 2024

Lista and TransUnion Partner: Making Credit Scoring More Accessible

Lista has partnered with TransUnion to make credit report more accessible for Filipinos.

August 22, 2024

Openspace Leads Initial Funding for Vietnamese Coffee Brand Every Half

Every Half Coffee Roasters (Every Half), a fast-growing specialty coffee brand, has received initial funding in a round led by regional investor Openspace, with additional participation by DSG Consumer Partners.

March 8, 2024

Openspace participates in US $15M funding round for leading Indonesian leading proptech Rukita

Rukita has secured this significant investment in its mission to continue providing hassle-free, affordable, and long-term rental housing solutions in Indonesia

March 8, 2024

Openspace and IWD 2024 - “Inspiring Inclusion”

Each year on the 8th of March, we see from around the world and within Southeast Asia, how we steadily close the gender gap in traditionally male-dominated fields

November 2, 2023

Meet the Team: Trang Vi

Meet Trang, our investment team member steering the ship through the dynamic waters of the Vietnamese market.

October 18, 2023

The Craft Revisited: Daniel Levin on Negotiation

Today, we are revisiting a previous episode of “The Craft” with Daniel Levin on Negotiation.

July 27, 2023

Recommendation: On Strategy Showcase Podcast (Liquid Death: the water brand that thinks like a beer)

June 29, 2023

Thought Leadership: Freddie at the Maker Lab Marketing Panel (The Art of Storytelling: How to Make Your Brand Stand Out?)

September 9, 2024

Openspace Sustainability Progress Report 2023

Awareness of ESG issues has grown significantly but translating this into real, deliberate action has been slow. To highlight how we are moving from awareness to action, we are pleased to release our 4th annual Sustainability Progress Report

October 3, 2023

Nano: How Earned Wage Access is Improving Employee Financial Wellbeing in Vietnam

The report was conducted in early 2023 by Center for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), a non-profit centre established by Temasek Trust to advance the impact investing ecosystem in Asia

August 30, 2023

Reaping the Regional Dividend: The Southeast Asia Coalesce Index

Openspace and Stripe release Reaping the Regional Dividend: The Southeast Asia Coalesce Index, which studies the extent to which the region is growing closer together, and the upside opportunities that brings.

August 11, 2023

Openspace Releases Sustainability Progress Report 2022

We are pleased to be publishing our 2022 Sustainability Progress Report for the third year! In this report, we do a deep dive on ESG issues material to tech companies in Southeast Asia, focusing particularly on consumer protection principles, responsible AI, and cybersecurity and data governance.

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