TeamPortfolioAbout UsResponsibilityInsights & ReportsContactCareersInvestor Login
ContactInvestor Login
TeamPortfolioAboutResponsibilityInsight & ReportsCareers
All
News
Ideas
Reports
April 22, 2021

Indonesian health tech startup halodoc nets USD 80 million from Astra, Temasek

Health tech platform Halodoc said on Wednesday that it raised USD 80 million in its Series C round led by Indonesian conglomerate Astra.

read more
March 22, 2021

Indonesian savings and investment pp Pluang gets $20m in Pre-Series B funding

Indonesia-based fintech Pluang announced today it has raised $20 million in a pre-Series B round led by Openspace Ventures, with participation from Go Ventures and other returning investors.

read more
March 12, 2021

Openspace Ventures closes third fund at hard cap of US$200m

Openspace Ventures is pleased to announce the final close of Openspace Ventures III, L.P. on 26 Feb 2021, with total subscriptions accepted at US$200 million.

read more
March 9, 2021

Nutrition Technologies raises US$5m, opens insect protein factory in Malaysia

SINGAPORE-BASED agrifoodtech startup Nutrition Technologies has raised US$5 million in a pre-Series B funding led by Hera Capital, with participation from existing investors Openspace Ventures and SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore.

read more
January 5, 2021

Indonesian EdTech Zenius nabs funding from Openspace

Indonesia-based EdTech startup Zenius on Tuesday announced that it closed a pre-Series B funding round for an undisclosed amount. In the round, new investors Alpha JWC Ventures and Openspace Ventures joined existing investors such as Northstar, Kinesys, and BeeNext who had injected money in Zenius’ Series A round in February 2020.

read more
November 10, 2020

Indonesia’s iSeller bags series a round from Openspace Ventures, Mandiri capital

Indonesia-based iSeller, an omnichannel sales software-as-a-service player, announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount in its series A round of funding led by Singapore-based VC firm Openspace Ventures and Mandiri Capital, the VC arm of Bank Mandiri in Indonesia.

read more
October 28, 2020

Reaping the Regional Dividend: 2020 Edition

We are very pleased to introduce Openspace Ventures’ inaugural edition of Reaping the Regional Dividend.

read more
September 8, 2020

Freshket lands $3 million series a led by Openspace to streamline Thailand's food supply chain

Based in Bangkok, Freshket simplifies the process of getting fresh produce from farms to tables. Launched in 2017, the startup has now raised a $3 million Series A, led by Openspace Ventures.

read more
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.

read more
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.

read more
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.

read more
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

read more
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.

read more
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.

read more
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.

read more
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

read more
January 20, 2022

The Flow will Grow: Why We're Excited About Vietnam

Openspace has always had a pure-play regional focus in Southeast Asia and are excited by what we are beginning to see in the start-up ecosystems in Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. To dig deeper, we recently sat down to have a conversation with the team overseeing Openspace’s activity on-the-ground in Vietnam to understand what’s going on.

read more
December 31, 2021

Shane Chesson Reflects on 2021

Our co-founder, Shane Chesson reflects on a few surprises and key developments in the firm over the past twelve months, as well as muses over his 3 expectations for 2022.

read more
December 14, 2021

Kumu's soundtrack with SB19 knocks BTS off Billboard's newest chart

SB19’s “Bazinga” rockets from No. 8 to the peak position, in a very promising shift for P-pop music on the global stage.

read more
December 8, 2021

Openspace Awarded 10th Best Place to Work in Singapore 🏆

Openspace has been recognised by GPTW as the 10th Best Place to Work in Singapore amongst companies with <100 employees.

read more
October 29, 2021

Openspace meets Kumu: The Story

Hian Goh, Founding Partner, reflects on the first time Openspace met Kumu - and the early opportunity we saw in the Philippines.

read more
October 1, 2021

Openspace's Hian Goh on Southeast Asia's Goldilocks Moment

Openspace's Hian Goh on Southeast Asia's Goldilocks Moment

read more
June 1, 2021

Openspace releases first Annual Sustainability Report 2021

There are big problems to solve in Southeast Asia. The region houses 10% of the world’s population and it has the third largest labour force in the world. Its accelerating economic development is increasingly drawing global attention.

read more
October 28, 2020

Reaping the Regional Dividend: 2020 Edition

We are very pleased to introduce Openspace Ventures’ inaugural edition of Reaping the Regional Dividend.

read more
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

read more
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

read more
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.

read more
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.

read more