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Cocoon Capital
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Cocoon Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
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https://cocooncap.com/
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2016
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Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage, enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia. We invest at a stage where fine-tuning of the product and business model remains but where some initial traction has taken place. Cocoon Capital's experienced partners work closely with portfolio companies to accelerate them to the Series A stage.

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Cocoon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise tech across Southeast Asia

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early-stage venture capital, seed-stage investing, deep tech investments, enterprise tech funding, pre-seed capital
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Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed)
Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Venture Capital Firms
NAICS code2 codes
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice52394
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
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  • Investment Advice6282
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Venture Capital
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1Venture Capital Fund Management
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Cocoon Capital generates returns through management fees and carried interest from their VC funds. Fund III targets USD 50 million with approximately 55% reserved for follow-on investments up to Series A. They achieve returns by building businesses from Southeast Asia and exiting them globally.

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1Fund III - USD 50M target venture fund
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
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First close secured USD 30 million in April 2025. Limited partners include institutional capital providers, successful founders, and family offices from Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests USD 500K–1.5M checks as lead investor at the pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise tech and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh. The firm supplements capital with a 10-step due diligence framework, board seats, and the in-house Cocoon Academy post-investment program delivering governance, financial fundamentals, mentoring, and follow-on investor access.

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  • Fund II ranks among top three performing VC funds in Southeast Asia by IRR
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Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that operates as a single unified investment offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides investment capital (pre-seed and seed stages, USD 500K – 1.5M per deal) combined with hands-on post-investment support through its Cocoon Academy program. The firm focuses exclusively on deep tech and enterprise tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh, targeting sectors including medtech, advanced manufacturing, logistics, diagnostics, and climate tech. The firm currently manages USD 80M+ across 31 portfolio companies and maintains a disciplined pace of up to five investments per year, always acting as lead investor and taking board seats.

Product and service2 records
1Cocoon Capital Venture Funds
CategoryVenture Capital Fund
Description

Series of early-stage venture capital funds (Fund I: SGD 10M launched 2016; Fund II: USD 21M raised 2019; Fund III: USD 50M target with USD 30M first close in April 2025) that invest USD 500K–1.5M checks as lead investor at pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh. Available for subscription by limited partners (institutional capital providers, successful founders, and family offices from Asia, Europe, and North America) as multi-year commitments.

2Cocoon Academy
CategoryPost-Investment Support Program
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In-house post-investment support program provided to portfolio company founders, delivering governance playbooks, financial fundamentals training, personal coaching, and access to a network of domain experts and follow-on investors. Functions as the firm's value-add platform alongside capital deployment.

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Peers10 records
1Wavemaker Partners
TypeDirect peer
Description

US/SEA early-stage VC investing at pre-seed and seed in enterprise and deep tech across Southeast Asia. Directly comparable by stage, sector, and geographic focus, including a lead-investor posture and similar check sizes.

2Golden Gate Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Singapore-based early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia. Comparable by stage, SEA focus, and preference for B2B/enterprise tech, with a similar founder-support orientation.

3Monk's Hill Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC focused on Southeast Asia enterprise tech. Highly comparable by stage, region, and enterprise/deep tech thesis, with a comparable founder-friendly lead-investor model.

4East Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Indonesia/Singapore-based early-stage VC deploying seed and pre-seed capital across Southeast Asia. Comparable in stage, SEA focus, and enterprise tech mandate, with a similarly disciplined deal cadence.

5Saison Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Singapore-based early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across SEA. Comparable by stage, geography, and enterprise/B2B focus, often acting as a lead investor.

6Antler
TypeDirect peer
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Global early-stage VC and founder platform with strong Southeast Asia presence (including Singapore). Comparable in pre-seed and seed focus, though Antler combines an accelerator model with VC deployment.

7Iterative VC
TypeDirect peer
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Singapore-based early-stage VC investing in pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia, often as lead investor. Directly comparable by stage, region, and operator-led thesis.

8BEENEXT
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Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia and India. Comparable in stage, SEA/India geography, and enterprise tech focus.

9500 Global (formerly 500 Startups)
TypeBroad incumbent
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Large global early-stage VC with active Southeast Asia presence and seed programs. Overlaps in stage and region but operates a broader global portfolio and brand than Cocoon's regionally focused model.

10Wing Vasiksiri / Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia (Surge)
TypeBroad incumbent
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Global tier-1 VC running the Surge program targeting seed-stage startups across Southeast Asia and India. Comparable in seed-stage enterprise tech and SEA focus, but at materially larger fund scale and brand reach than Cocoon.

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Cocoon Capital

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Cocoon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise tech across Southeast Asia

What Cocoon Capital does

Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage, enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia. We invest at a stage where fine-tuning of the product and business model remains but where some initial traction has taken place. Cocoon Capital's experienced partners work closely with portfolio companies to accelerate them to the Series A stage.

Cocoon Capital firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Cocoon Capital
Legal name
Cocoon Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
Website
https://cocooncap.com/
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Cocoon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise tech across Southeast Asia
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Cocoon Capital industry classification

Industry
Product category
Venture Capital
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYFSANAAAA
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed)
Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Venture Capital Firms

Keywords

  • Early-stage venture capital
  • Seed-stage investing
  • Deep tech investments
  • Enterprise tech funding
  • Pre-seed capital

Where Cocoon Capital is headquartered

Location

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Singapore
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Singapore
HQ region
Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

Cocoon Capital business model

Business model
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B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Venture Capital Fund Management: Cocoon Capital generates returns through management fees and carried interest from their VC funds. Fund III targets USD 50 million with approximately 55% reserved for follow-on investments up to Series A. They achieve returns by building businesses from Southeast Asia and exiting them globally.

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ModelBillingPrice
OtherMulti-year contractFund III - USD 50M target venture fund

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Cocoon Capital product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests USD 500K–1.5M checks as lead investor at the pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise tech and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh. The firm supplements capital with a 10-step due diligence framework, board seats, and the in-house Cocoon Academy post-investment program delivering governance, financial fundamentals, mentoring, and follow-on investor access.

Product overview

Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that operates as a single unified investment offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides investment capital (pre-seed and seed stages, USD 500K – 1.5M per deal) combined with hands-on post-investment support through its Cocoon Academy program. The firm focuses exclusively on deep tech and enterprise tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh, targeting sectors including medtech, advanced manufacturing, logistics, diagnostics, and climate tech. The firm currently manages USD 80M+ across 31 portfolio companies and maintains a disciplined pace of up to five investments per year, always acting as lead investor and taking board seats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Cocoon Capital Venture Funds Series of early-stage venture capital funds (Fund I: SGD 10M launched 2016; Fund II: USD 21M raised 2019; Fund III: USD 50M target with USD 30M first close in April 2025) that invest USD 500K–1.5M checks as lead investor at pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh. Available for subscription by limited partners (institutional capital providers, successful founders, and family offices from Asia, Europe, and North America) as multi-year commitments.
  • Cocoon Academy In-house post-investment support program provided to portfolio company founders, delivering governance playbooks, financial fundamentals training, personal coaching, and access to a network of domain experts and follow-on investors. Functions as the firm's value-add platform alongside capital deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Fund II ranks among top three performing VC funds in Southeast Asia by IRR
  • +3 more outcomes

Companies that use Cocoon Capital

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Cocoon Capital technology and API

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Cocoon Capital partnerships and signals

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Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Cocoon Capital competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Wavemaker Partners: US/SEA early-stage VC investing at pre-seed and seed in enterprise and deep tech across Southeast Asia. Directly comparable by stage, sector, and geographic focus, including a lead-investor posture and similar check sizes.
  • Golden Gate Ventures: Singapore-based early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia. Comparable by stage, SEA focus, and preference for B2B/enterprise tech, with a similar founder-support orientation.
  • Monk's Hill Ventures: Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC focused on Southeast Asia enterprise tech. Highly comparable by stage, region, and enterprise/deep tech thesis, with a comparable founder-friendly lead-investor model.
  • East Ventures: Indonesia/Singapore-based early-stage VC deploying seed and pre-seed capital across Southeast Asia. Comparable in stage, SEA focus, and enterprise tech mandate, with a similarly disciplined deal cadence.
  • Saison Capital: Singapore-based early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across SEA. Comparable by stage, geography, and enterprise/B2B focus, often acting as a lead investor.
  • Antler: Global early-stage VC and founder platform with strong Southeast Asia presence (including Singapore). Comparable in pre-seed and seed focus, though Antler combines an accelerator model with VC deployment.
  • Iterative VC: Singapore-based early-stage VC investing in pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia, often as lead investor. Directly comparable by stage, region, and operator-led thesis.
  • BEENEXT: Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC backing pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia and India. Comparable in stage, SEA/India geography, and enterprise tech focus.

Broad incumbents

  • 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups): Large global early-stage VC with active Southeast Asia presence and seed programs. Overlaps in stage and region but operates a broader global portfolio and brand than Cocoon's regionally focused model.
  • Wing Vasiksiri / Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia (Surge): Global tier-1 VC running the Surge program targeting seed-stage startups across Southeast Asia and India. Comparable in seed-stage enterprise tech and SEA focus, but at materially larger fund scale and brand reach than Cocoon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Cocoon Capital social profiles

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Cocoon Capital financial estimates

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Cocoon Capital leadership team

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Profiles5 records

Cocoon Capital funding detail

Funding detail

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Cocoon Capital M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments49 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Cocoon Capital

What does Cocoon Capital do?

Cocoon Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests USD 500K–1.5M checks as lead investor at the pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise tech and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Bangladesh. The firm supplements capital with a 10-step due diligence framework, board seats, and the in-house Cocoon Academy post-investment program delivering governance, financial fundamentals, mentoring, and follow-on investor access.

Is Cocoon Capital a public or private company?

Cocoon Capital is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Cocoon Capital founded?

Cocoon Capital was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Cocoon Capital based?

Cocoon Capital is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore, in the Asia region.

How does Cocoon Capital make money?

One revenue line is on record: venture Capital Fund Management.

Who are Cocoon Capital's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Wavemaker Partners, Golden Gate Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, Antler, Iterative VC and BEENEXT. Broad incumbents are 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) and Wing Vasiksiri / Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia (Surge).

Does Cocoon Capital have an API?

No public API is recorded for Cocoon Capital.

What industry is Cocoon Capital in?

Cocoon Capital's product category is Venture Capital. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAA, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed). Its NAICS code is 52394 and its SIC code is 6282.

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Tech in AsiaCocoon Capital co-leads $3m for SG biotech startup BioactivxBioactivx, a Singapore-based biotech startup, raised $3 million in a pre-series A round co-led by Cocoon Capital and ContInvest. The funding will support its synthetic wound-care technology, Bioactiv® Matrix, with total funding now at $4.9 million. The company plans to target Singapore as a launch market in Q4 2026.TNGlobalSingapore's Qashier raises $6.1M Series A+ to expand merchant operating system across Southeast AsiaSingapore-based Qashier raised $6.125 million in a Series A+ round led by Cocoon Capital. The funding will support regional expansion and product development, following $1 billion in annualized payment volume across 20,000+ merchants. The company is preparing for a Series B round.Tech in AsiaSingapore merchant OS Qashier raises $6.1m in series A+Qashier, a Singapore merchant OS, raised $6.125 million in a series A+ round led by Cocoon Capital, IFP Securities, and BlackSoil Global. The company has been profitable since December 2025 and processes $1 billion in annualized payment volume for over 20,000 merchants. The funds will support regional expansion and product development.FinSMEsQashier Raises US$6.125M in Series A+ FundingQashier, a Singapore-based merchant operating system developer, raised US$6.125M in a Series A+ round led by Cocoon Capital, IFP Securities, and BlackSoil Global. The funds will support regional expansion in Southeast Asia, omnichannel payment architectures, and AI-enabled insights. The company has turned profitable across four countries and processes over $1B in annualized payment volume.AI CERTsDoozy’s Eywa-OS: Humanoid Robot OS Reshapes IndustrySingapore-based Doozy Robotics announced its Eywa-OS humanoid robot operating system alongside a global expansion plan targeting the U.S., GCC, and Asia markets on May 21, claiming a qualified pipeline exceeding $200 million and a $144 million memorandum. The company reported early pilot deployments with marquee manufacturers including Daimler, Carrier, and VitaQuest, with investors at Cocoon Capital praising the firm's execution speed across two continents. Doozy Robotics positions its Robot-as-a-Service model as a cost-reduction tool, claiming up to 75% cost reduction in material handling and 80% lower manual dependency, though these figures remain company-reported without independent verification.Tech in AsiaCocoon Capital backs Singapore robot startup DoozyDoozy Robotics, a Singapore-based humanoid and mobile robot startup, raised seed funding from Cocoon Capital on May 21. The company plans to launch its Industrial Super Humanoid in the third quarter of 2026 and is expanding into the US, Gulf, and Asia.PitchBookHow PitchBook’s global insights help Cocoon Capital close deals across Southeast AsiaCocoon Capital, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital fund, uses PitchBook's data platform to support its pre-seed and seed-stage investments in B2B enterprise tech and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia. The firm leverages PitchBook for due diligence, market mapping, competitor analysis, and sector research, with a typical initial check size of $500,000 to $1.5 million. PitchBook's insights were notably used to identify competitors and validate investment opportunities for deals such as Aprisium, a cleantech company that closed a Series A round in August 2024 co-led with Deep-Tech Venture Partners.Indian Startup TimesFrom Founder to Fund Manager: Will Klippgen on Why Discipline and Patience —not Speed—Defines Venture SuccessWill Klippgen, co-founder and Partner Emeritus at Cocoon Capital, discusses in an interview his transition from entrepreneur to venture capital investor, emphasizing discipline, capital efficiency, and long-term focus over speed in building enduring companies across Southeast Asia and India. He cites his successful investment in Ixigo (which listed in Mumbai in 2024) alongside lessons from failures like GoGoBus to illustrate venture fundamentals. Klippgen critiques India's regulatory stance on convertible instruments as counterproductive, highlights infrastructure gaps in Southeast Asia as entrepreneurial opportunities, and shares advice for early-stage founders on fundraising and exit readiness.TNGlobalSingapore's Bioactivx raises $1.43M in seed round led by Cocoon CapitalSingapore-based biomaterials startup Bioactivx has closed a $1.43 million seed funding round led by Cocoon Capital to advance its synthetic skin substitute, Bioactiv® Matrix. The company plans to use the capital to pursue global regulatory approval, commercialize the product, and expand its development pipeline for other wound care treatments. This investment aims to accelerate the transition from animal-derived materials to synthetic alternatives that offer faster healing and lower infection risks.Pulse 2.0Cocoon Capital: Over Half Of $50 Million Fund III ClosedCocoon Capital closed its first round of Fund III, raising $30 million of its $50 million target. The fund will target 20 pre-seed and seed-stage investments, with about 55% reserved for follow-ons. The firm's hands-on approach includes board seats and a 10-step due diligence framework.