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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

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September 4, 2024

Closing Southeast Asia's Growth Stage Climate Funding Gap

Southeast Asia's climate tech is booming, but a gap still exists. Discover how we navigate the highs, lows, and regulatory twist shaping SEA's climate revolution.

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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.

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August 5, 2024

Envisso: Turning Merchant Risk Into a Growth Strategy

We're excited to spotlight Envisso, one of our recent addition to our portfolio companies. Envisso is making risk rewarding as an innovative provider of credit solutions and risk management for payment companies.

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July 17, 2024

Love, Bonito Opens First Permanent Store in Makati, Philippines

Love, Bonito, one of our portfolio companies has officially opened its first brick-and-mortar store in the Philippines

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June 20, 2024

Accelerating Venture Climate Investments in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia's climate tech is booming, but a gap still exists. Discover how we navigate the highs, lows, and regulatory twist shaping SEA's climate revolution.

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June 3, 2024

Unveiling Southeast Asia's Digital Startup Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

Southeast Asia's tech landscape is evolving rapidly and emerging as an investable region. Discover on how we seize the opportunities and navigate the challenges.

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May 3, 2024

Openspace Leads Fano Labs' Series B Funding, Sets to Expand into APAC Market

Openspace led the Series B round for Fano Labs with participation from HSBC, Greater Good Investment, the family office of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lo, and existing shareholders.

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July 6, 2023

Pareen at PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0

Pareen Chaudhari, our Investments Associate, was recently engaged as a speaker in the PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0 held at SGInnovate. Pareen took the stage to introduce Openspace and shared about the vital role of venture capitals in fostering the growth of startups.

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July 4, 2023

Openspace Ventures Leads USD 5.5M Series B+ Funding Round for Finnomena

We are thrilled to share that Openspace Ventures has taken the lead in a $5.5M Series B+ fundraising round for Finnomena. This funding aims to expand Finnomena’s range of products and develop its investment management platform.

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June 27, 2023

Introducing: BroomHive

Broom, a recent addition to our Indonesia portfolio, has recently launched BroomHive, an offline integrated car showroom located in Bekasi, West Java. BroomHive offers a seamless used car buying experience with a wide selection of cars from 5000+ of Broom’s showroom partners.

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June 21, 2023

Meet The Team: Kelvin

Meet The Team: Kelvin Goh

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June 20, 2023

Pluang+ Inspire: Empowering Financial Literacy through Inspirational Contents

Pluang, the leading all-in-one investment app in Indonesia, has launched a new segment on YouTube called Pluang+ Inspire. Pluang+ Inspire offers simplified and engaging financial and investment content featuring trusted speakers, including Gita Wirjawan, a former Trade Minister during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's era.

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June 13, 2023

GoTo Announces Patrick Sugito Walujo as New CEO, Shaping a Promising Future

GoTo has recently unveiled its plan to appoint Patrick Sugito Walujo as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This exciting turn of event marks a significant transition for GoTo and sets the stage for a promising future gearing toward profitability.

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June 6, 2023

Sarisuki: new brand, super Fiesta

Sarisuki, one of our portfolio companies based in the Philippines, has been dedicated to enriching the lives of communities by providing a platform for self-empowerment through a Community Buying Model.

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June 1, 2023

Thought Leadership: Amy Zhao at the ORIGIN Conference

Amy Zhao, our Executive Director and Ocular Fund Lead, stood out with her participation as a speaker at the prestigious ORIGIN Conference along with the other esteemed panelists

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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

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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.

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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.

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July 27, 2023

Meet the Team: Kelvin Leung

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July 19, 2023

Nicha at Startup Innovation Thailand EXPO 2023

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July 5, 2023

Meet the Team: Pareen

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June 30, 2023

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

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June 29, 2023

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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