Southeast Asia Venture Capital News

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).

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 5, 2023

Meet the Team: Pareen

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 30, 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?)

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.

May 25, 2023

The Craft: Andy Walshe on Human Performance

In our newest episode of The Craft, Hian speaks to Andy Walsh on the topics of improving human performance, handling pressure and collecting data on human performance.

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.

October 31, 2024

Fano Wins 2024 Emerging Enterprise Award by The Business Times and OCBC

Fano, formerly known as Fano Labs, has been awarded 2024 Emerging Enterprise Award jointly organzied by The Business Times and OCBC.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

April 3, 2024

SariSuki and Super8 Partner to Offer Farm Produce at Cheaper Prices

Agri-tech company SariSuki has partnered with Super8 retail grocery to offer affordable fresh produce to consumers

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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