Southeast Asia Venture Capital News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

October 28, 2020

Reaping the Regional Dividend: 2020 Edition

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

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.

November 16, 2021

Hian Goh and Gervin Yang open #PHSW21, sharing insights on scaling

Yesterday, as Philippine Startup Week 2021 #PHSW21 kicked off, we were thrilled to have Hian Goh and Gervin Yang from Openspace deliver a keynote, addressing a large audience joining the Mainstage

November 8, 2021

Openspace backs JIWA Group to fuel expansion and strengthen tech ☕️

JIWA Group, a leader in Indonesia’s technology-enabled food and beverage industry, has announced new funding from Openspace and Capsquare Asia Partners.

October 28, 2021

Love, Bonito raises Series C funding to fuel international expansion 🚀

Love, Bonito has its eyes set on evolving into a purpose-driven female ecosystem that supports Asian women around the world at every life stage.

October 27, 2021

Kumu raises Series C to build world's largest participatory social network 🤝

The Series C takes Kumu's total amount raised to over $100M

October 22, 2021

kumu holds first USA kumucon 🎉

The first kumu USA mini con was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, with special Kumunity appearances.

October 21, 2021

Openspace Awarded Fundraise of the Year 2021 👏

Openspace has been recognised by SVCA for the successful raise of our third fund

October 14, 2021

Openspace co-leads iSeller's $US8M Pre-Series B

iSeller, a rapidly growing Indonesia-based commerce platform providing leading-edge e-commerce and payment solutions, has announced the completion of a US$8 million Pre-Series B round of financing, co-led by Openspace and AppWorks, with participation from Mandiri Capital Indonesia and Indogen Capital.

October 13, 2021

Openspace Awarded Great Place to Work© Certification 🙌

Openspace has been recognised as a Great Place to Work© - for our focus on diversity and culture.

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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