Southeast Asia Venture Capital News

May 3, 2023

Meet The Team: Dennis

In this week's Meet The Team, Dennis from our investment team shares more about himself as well as his experience at Openspace, from his passion for mathematics to his prior work experience.

April 26, 2023

Portfolio Company Feature: Janji Jiwa

Today we're featuring Janji Jiwa, a coffee chain from Indonesia that has made a name for itself not just for its delicious food and beverages, but also for its exceptional hospitality

April 21, 2023

Recommendation: the Unthinkable podcast

The Unthinkable podcast is a show that explores the unexpected events and circumstances that can turn our lives upside down

April 19, 2023

Meet The Team: Amy Zhao

In this week's edition of Meet The Team, we get to know Amy a little better! Amy Zhao leads Ocular Crypto and Investor Relations here at Openspace, and she has extensive experience investing in crypto, as well as the impressive ability of being trilingual.

April 14, 2023

Recommendation: the Hidden Brain Podcast

We're recommending Hidden Brain as a podcast to listen to this week

April 13, 2023

Capabilities Focus: Nicole on Investor Relations

At Openspace, we like to shine a spotlight on various members of our team to highlight their strengths, as well as showcase various aspects of what we do on a day-to-day basis. This week, we ask Nicole, who handles investor relations, for several pieces of advice when it comes to the subject.

April 11, 2023

Portfolio Company Feature: Love Bonito

We're featuring our portfolio company, Love, Bonito, on the Openspace blog today, being a case study of a highly successful womenswear company from Singapore which has achieved notable global recognition.

April 6, 2023

The Craft Revisited: Tom Wright on Investigation

In this episode of The Craft Revisited, our Ocular fund lead, Amy talks to the investigative journalist Tom Wright, author of Billion Dollar Whale and co-founder of Project Brazen, producer of the captivating Fat Leonard podcast. ‍It's a rich conversation about the art of investigation - and how we might apply some of the techniques to our own diligence processes. Here are some of our key takeaways:‍

October 24, 2023

Openspace Portfolio Companies on Forbes Asia 100 To Watch List

6 of our portfolio companies are spotted on the Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list–Abacus Digital, Belaf, iSeller, Lucence, Nutrition Technologies, and SariSuki

October 13, 2023

Meet the Team: Alessia Soh

Meet Alessia, the driving force behind our Investor Relations team!

August 14, 2023

Halodoc Raises $100 Million Series D Funding Joined by Openspace

Indonesia's leading health-tech platform, Halodoc, recently secured $100 million in Series D funding with participation from Openspace.

August 4, 2023

Beleaf Raises $6.8 Series A Round Joined by Openspace

Beleaf has announced a $6.8 million Series A on Tuesday. This round is led by Alpha JWC Ventures and joined by Openspace.

July 25, 2023

Ignite by Igloo Celebrates One-year Milestone with A New Branding

Celebrating its first anniversary, Ignite by Igloo is unveiling a new branding and introducing new features.

July 21, 2023

Amy Zhao at IVS Crypto 2023 Kyoto

Amy Zhao, our Executive Director, had the privilege of taking part in a panel discussion that sparked inspiration and empowerment–"Rise of Women in Web3."

July 18, 2023

Panel on Credible Carbon: Accounting and Markets

Openspace partnered with KPMG and WISE to bring together heavyweights in the carbon industry through a panel joined by key drivers within the carbon space..

July 13, 2023

Igloo's New Insurance Products: Safeguarding Businesses and Consumers in Southeast Asia

Igloo, a Singapore-based insurtech firm, is on a mission to revolutionize the insurance industry by making it accessible and affordable for everyone. By identifying emerging risks and underserved needs, Igloo has recently launched a range of innovative insurance products tailored to consumers and businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA).

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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