Southeast Asia Venture Capital News

May 24, 2023

Meet The Team: Skylla

In this week's Meet The Team, our Office Administrator, Skylla, shares more about herself, from her passion for live-streaming to her goal of making a positive change on others' lives. She handles most of the day-to-day operations at Openspace and makes sure that there's always enough snacks in the pantry.

May 20, 2023

Our Recommendations: Steal Like An Artist

"Steal Like an Artist" is a compelling and thought-provoking book by Austin Kleon that presents a fresh perspective on creativity and encourages readers to embrace their own artistic potential. The book argues that creativity is not about generating entirely original ideas but rather about embracing influence, remixing existing ideas, and transforming them into something new.

May 18, 2023

Capabilities Focus: Dr Yiliang Zhao on Data in Openspace

At Openspace, we are driven by Active Intelligence, where real-time data drives the investing decisions we make. We prioritise the use of data in helping both the Openspace office as well as for our portfolio companies. As such, we'd like to shine a spotlight on the use of data here at Openspace, with help from our Director for Data Science, Dr Yiliang Zhao.

May 17, 2023

Meet The Team: Juancho

In this week's edition of Meet The Team, we learn a little more about Juancho, our Senior Associate who sources for investment opportunities and oversees our portfolio companies in the Philippines. Read on to learn more about his love for food and his experience with the Openspace family.

May 12, 2023

Our Recommendations: The Design Matters Podcast

Design Matters is a podcast that stands out as a captivating and insightful exploration of the world of design.

May 9, 2023

Portco Feature: Kumu

Today, we're sharing more about our portfolio company, Kumu. Kumu is a social entertainment app based in the Philippines, being the largest live-streaming company in the country. We're asking them more about how they support and empower their users, as we think they have valuable learning points that other startups and creators and learn from.

May 6, 2023

Recommendation: The Happiness Project

As we enter May, we'd like to recommend a read of "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin.

May 4, 2023

Founding Partner Shane Chesson is elected Vice-Chairman of SVCA

Openspace is glad to be an active participant in the Singapore Venture & Private Capital Association (“SVCA”), spearheaded by Founding Partner, Shane Chesson, who has been on the Board since 2020 and is now helping to shape the agenda after his recent election as Vice-Chairman. We extend our congrats to Shane, Sunil Mishra as Chairman and the other board members elected

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.

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.

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.

June 21, 2023

Meet The Team: Kelvin

Meet The Team: Kelvin Goh

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.

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.

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.

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

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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