What East Ventures does

East Ventures is a sector-agnostic venture capital firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in Singapore, with a regional office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The firm invests across Southeast Asia and Japan from Seed through Growth stages, and has supported over 1,000 startups including notable exits such as Moka (acquired by GoTo), PT Fore Kopi Indonesia (IPO April 2025, 200.63x oversubscription), and Waresix (IPO April 2026, 386.86x oversubscription). Its core business model is conventional for a venture capital firm: management fees on committed LP capital plus carried interest on successful exits, with deal sourcing driven by founder network referrals, accelerator partnerships, and direct outreach across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Japan.

The firm's offerings extend beyond direct investment to include ecosystem-building programs and thought-leadership assets: the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC), co-launched with Temasek Foundation with a Rp 15 billion prize pool; the My First $1000 youth entrepreneurship program in Singapore; the ECO VisEA greenhouse gas emissions calculator; the Indonesia Pasti Bisa crisis-response initiative; and recurring publications including the Digital Competitiveness Index, an AI-first white paper on Southeast Asia trends, and annual sustainability reports. Senior leadership comprises co-founders and managing partners Batara Eto, Willson Cuaca, and Taiga Matsuyama, managing partner Roderick Purwana, plus Japan-focused director Jumpei Mouri, supported by 51-100 total employees.

East Ventures' go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven: it deploys capital as lead or co-investor alongside partners such as Forge Ventures, AC Ventures, Go-Ventures, SIG, ANRI, Z Venture Capital, and Temasek Foundation. The firm markets itself primarily through thought leadership content, events (#SelasaStartup, CEO Talks, IPO summits), and community programs. Notable 2025-2026 activity includes a new SEC-registered fund raise (November 2025), multiple Japan-based investments (Dwilar, Kick Space Technologies, Redelta), and a secondary transaction with Coller Capital providing LP liquidity. The firm has received recognition including SVCA VC Deal of The Year (2025), Best Investor on Impact Investment (2024), and 1st Most Active VC in Southeast Asia (2023).

Name

East Ventures

Legal name

East Ventures

Website

https://east.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

East Ventures is a Singapore-headquartered, sector-agnostic venture capital firm founded in 2008 that invests from Seed to Growth stage across Southeast Asia and Japan. The firm has backed over 1,000 startups, supporting founders with capital, mentorship, ecosystem programs, and strategic partnerships.

Ownership category

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Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Sector / Generalist Growth Equity (FSANACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG), Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Seed funding
• Growth capital
• Startup investment
• ESG investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns and Fund Management: East Ventures generates returns through successful portfolio company exits, management fees from fund administration, and carried interest from investment gains. As a VC firm, revenue is derived from capital appreciation and distributions from portfolio companies rather than traditional product/service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

East Ventures is a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that invests in founders from Seed to Growth stage across Southeast Asia and Japan. The firm deploys capital through multiple dedicated funds, supplements investments with mentorship and strategic guidance, and supports portfolio companies with ecosystem programs, ESG frameworks, and proprietary tools such as a greenhouse-gas (GHG) calculator.

Product overview

East Ventures operates as a sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Southeast Asia, backing visionary founders from Seed to Growth stage. The firm's offerings extend beyond investment capital to include impact programs (Climate Impact Innovations Challenge with Rp 15 billion prize pool, My First $1000 youth entrepreneurship program), environmental tools (ECO VisEA GHG calculator), crisis response initiatives (Indonesia Pasti Bisa), and thought leadership publications (Digital Competitiveness Index, AI-first White Paper, Sustainability Report). The company is committed to sustainable development and social impact through ESG-driven initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My First $1000: An 8-week youth entrepreneurship programme for students in Singapore to execute business ideas with integrity, ownership, and accountability.
• Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC)
• Indonesia Pasti Bisa
• EcoVisea

Products and services

• East Ventures Seed Fund Early-stage venture capital fund that deploys seed capital into founders across Southeast Asia and Japan, supporting product-market fit, team building, and initial go-to-market execution.
• East Ventures Growth Fund Growth-stage venture capital fund that provides expansion capital to high-performing portfolio companies and selective new investments scaling across Southeast Asia and Japan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fore Kopi IPO achieved 200.63x oversubscription with 114,873 retail investors participating, demonstrating successful path to liquidity for portfolio companies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KOFIA (Korea Financial Investment Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026KOFIA led a delegation of South Korean asset management chiefs to visit East Ventures as part of a five-day trip to Singapore and Shenzhen to expand international cooperation for the local asset management industry.
• Temasek FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025East Ventures and Temasek Foundation jointly launched the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge, awarding Rp15 billion in funding to climate tech innovations in Indonesia including Aslan Renewables, Arukah Capital, and SXD AI.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SoftBank Vision Fund: Global mega-fund with significant SEA exposure (Tokopedia, Grab, Traveloka); competes with East Ventures in growth-stage rounds in Indonesia and Singapore but operates at a much larger check size and late-stage orientation.
• Sequoia Capital (Southeast Asia / India): Global venture franchise with a dedicated Southeast Asia presence (formerly Sequoia India/SEA); competes with East Ventures for early- and growth-stage deals across Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore, though with much larger average check sizes and a narrower sector lens.

Direct peers

• Wavemaker Partners: SEA- and US-focused early- to growth-stage VC headquartered in Singapore and Los Angeles; operates a similar sector-agnostic, multi-stage fund model targeting SEA founders, making it a close peer in stage and strategy.
• Golden Gate Ventures: Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC focused on Southeast Asia; directly comparable in stage, sector-agnosticism, and geographic focus, and frequently in the same seed and Series A rounds as East Ventures.
• Openspace Ventures: Singapore-based early- to growth-stage VC focused on Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines; comparable as a sector-agnostic SEA venture firm running a Seed-to-Growth strategy in the same geographies as East Ventures.
• AC Ventures: Indonesia-focused early- to growth-stage venture firm that co-led Food Market Hub's Series A alongside East Ventures; both firms are sector-agnostic, Indonesia-anchored, and target seed through growth rounds, making AC Ventures one of the closest like-for-like comparables.
• Gobi Partners: Pan-Asian venture firm headquartered in Kuala Lumpur with deep Southeast Asia exposure and a sector-agnostic early-to-growth thesis; comparable in regional breadth and stage focus, though with greater weight on Malaysia and Greater China cross-border deals.
• Vertex Ventures: Singaporean-headquartered multi-stage VC with a dedicated Southeast Asia and India franchise; competes with East Ventures in early- and growth-stage rounds and operates from a Singapore base with similar cross-border SEA reach.
• Jungle Ventures: Singapore-headquartered multi-stage venture firm investing across Southeast Asia from seed to growth; shares East Ventures' sector-agnostic, region-focused thesis and is frequently a co-investor and competitor in Indonesia and Vietnam.
• 500 Global (500 Startups): Global accelerator-turned-VC with a 500 Southeast Asia arm that co-invested with East Ventures in Imajin and Food Market Hub; directly comparable as a sector-agnostic, seed-led, high-volume investor in early-stage SEA startups.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eastventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-ventures
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@eastventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/eastventures

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments701 records

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