What Origgin Ventures does

Origgin Ventures is a Singapore-headquartered deep-tech venture creation firm that builds companies from scientific breakthroughs originating in universities, research institutes, and corporate R&D labs. Operating across five Asian markets (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, China, and Japan), the firm engages three primary counterparties — academic researchers, corporate R&D divisions, and government innovation agencies — and embeds its team as interim co-founders to construct investable startups around frontier technologies in Sustainability, Medtech, Advanced Engineering, and Agri-Food.

The firm's core offering is the proprietary Venture Co-Creation (VCC) methodology, a three-stage process encompassing Venture Sourcing (due diligence on high-potential IP from a pipeline of 600+ technologies reviewed annually at a 5% acceptance rate), Venture Creation (embedded venture building team, business model definition, milestone setting), and Venture Building (first-cheque capital deployment through Origgin Capital plus hands-on execution support). Origgin's portfolio spans 40+ co-created ventures, including light-based computing (NUSpace), underwater autonomous vehicles (BeeX), breath-based lung cancer diagnostics (Breathonix), indoor urban farming (Archisen), and edge AI (Emass), with three successful exits recorded to date via IPO and M&A.

The business model combines a venture creation services platform with an integrated investment arm (Origgin Capital). Origgin generates returns primarily through equity ownership in the ventures it co-creates, deploying first-cheque seed funding and participating in follow-on rounds alongside international investors and strategic partners. The firm does not sell discrete products with published pricing; instead, it monetizes through equity stakes and eventual exits, while leveraging strategic networks across Asia to accelerate corporate buyer access, government procurement, and follow-on capital for portfolio companies. The firm is privately held, founded in 2017, and operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

Origgin Ventures

Legal name

Origgin Ventures

Website

https://origgin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Origgin Ventures is a Singapore-headquartered deep-tech venture creation firm that builds startups from zero alongside researchers, corporates, and governments across five Asian markets, deploying first-cheque capital via its Origgin Capital arm using a proprietary three-stage Venture Co-Creation (VCC) methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Deep Tech Venture Creation & Investment

NAICS

Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

• Deep tech venture creation
• Venture co-creation
• Technology commercialization
• Deep tech investing
• Startup incubation

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

Revenue model

1. Equity Ownership in Co-Created Ventures: Origgin generates returns through equity ownership in startups they co-create and build from inception. They provide first-cheque capital through Origgin Capital and benefit from follow-on investment rounds and eventual exits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Origgin operates a dual-engine platform that co-creates deep-tech startups from scratch by embedding as interim co-founders alongside researchers and institutions, then backs them with first-cheque capital through Origgin Capital. The firm uses a proprietary Venture Co-Creation (VCC) methodology spanning Venture Sourcing, Venture Creation, and Venture Building to transform frontier scientific research into funded, market-ready companies across Sustainability, Medtech, Advanced Engineering, and Agri-Food.

Product overview

Origgin Ventures operates as a dual-engine platform for deep-tech venture co-creation, combining a Venture Creator & Builder engine with an Origgin Capital investment arm. The platform's core offering is the proprietary Venture Co-Creation (VCC) methodology—a three-stage approach (Venture Sourcing, Venture Creation, Venture Building) that transforms frontier research into investable, scalable deep-tech ventures. Origgin embeds as interim co-founders alongside researchers and institutions, providing hands-on execution support and first-cheque capital. The company focuses on four deep-tech sectors: Sustainability, Medtech, Advanced Engineering, and Agri-Food. Origgin's portfolio includes 40+ co-created ventures spanning areas such as light-based computing (NUSpace), underwater autonomous vehicles (BeeX), medical diagnostics (Breathonix, Brain Health Innovation), indoor urban farming (Archisen), and edge AI (Emass).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Origgin Capital: Investment arm of Origgin that provides first-cheque capital and follow-on investment to support ventures from inception to growth

Products and services

• Venture Creator & Builder Full-stack venture co-creation service that embeds Origgin operators as interim co-founders alongside researchers and institutions to build deep-tech startups from scratch. The offering supports ideating, assembling founding teams, developing go-to-market strategy, and scaling companies across Sustainability, Medtech, Advanced Engineering, and Agri-Food sectors.
• Origgin Capital Investment arm of Origgin that deploys first-cheque capital into Origgin-co-created deep-tech startups and provides follow-on funding across portfolio companies. Targeted at founders and research institutions seeking capital partners within the deep-tech ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 successful exits (IPO and M&A) from the Venture Co-Creation process
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or Integration · 6 April 2026AWS signed agreements with AUMOVIO and NTU to accelerate the NTU Corporate Lab's research and scale innovations. Origgin was mentioned as a partner in this ecosystem, working alongside AWS to support the deep tech venture creation.
• NTU SingaporeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026NTU Singapore and AUMOVIO launched the second phase of their three-year Corporate Laboratory partnership (July 2025–June 2028) to develop AI, cybersecurity, novel materials, and connectivity solutions for future vehicles. Origgin signed agreements alongside AWS to accelerate the lab's research and scale innovations as deep tech venture creator.
• AUMOVIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026Technology company partnering with NTU Singapore in a Corporate Laboratory for AI-defined vehicles. Origgin signed agreements with both AUMOVIO and NTU to accelerate the lab's research and scale innovations as deep tech venture creator.
• Universities & Research Institutes (80+ partners)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriggin maintains active relationships with 80+ universities and research institute partners across Asia who trust them as their venture creation and commercialisation partner. They scout inside labs long before technology transfer processes begin.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Highline Beta: Corporate venture studio that builds new ventures with Fortune 500 partners, focused on creating new businesses rather than just investing. Directly comparable to Origgin's corporate R&D spin-out service with similar structured co-creation and equity ownership model.
• Entrepreneur First: London/Singapore-headquartered venture studio that co-founds companies with technical talent before they have a business idea, with strong deep tech focus. Highly comparable model: assemble founders, ideate, co-create, and provide initial capital — same zero-to-one philosophy as Origgin.
• Founders Factory: Global venture studio and accelerator that builds and scales startups in partnership with corporates (L'Oréal, Aviva, IKEA, etc.). Highly comparable corporate-driven venture creation model with sector-specific studios and founder embedding — directly relevant to Origgin's corporate R&D spin-out service.
• SOSV: Multi-stage venture capital and accelerator operator running vertical-specific programmes (HAX for hardware, IndieBio for biotech, dlab for blockchain). Comparable as a venture studio running deep tech verticals with accelerator-like company-building support, though SOSV is global and far larger than Origgin.
• Xora Innovation: Singapore-headquartered deep tech venture builder spun out of SGInnovate, focused on commercialising frontier science into scalable companies. Highly comparable as a deep tech-native venture builder operating in the same Singapore ecosystem with similar interim co-founder and equity ownership model.
• Antler: Global early-stage venture studio that identifies and builds companies from scratch with founders across multiple geographies including Southeast Asia. Directly comparable as a venture builder that embeds with founders and deploys first-cheque capital, though Antler is sector-agnostic whereas Origgin focuses on deep tech.
• Creative Destruction Lab: University-affiliated venture-building programme that pairs founders with experienced operators to build science-based, scalable ventures. Comparable as a structured venture creation engine targeting science-derived startups, with similar focus on rigorous milestone-driven company building.

Regional players

• Brinc: Hong Kong-headquartered venture studio and accelerator with vertical-specific programmes (IoT, climate, food tech, Web3). Comparable as an Asia-based company builder with structured accelerator programmes and corporate partnerships targeting deep tech founders.
• Wavemaker Partners: Asia-focused venture capital firm with strong presence in Southern California and Southeast Asia, with deep tech and early-stage mandates. Comparable as an Asia-rooted early-stage deep tech investor, though Wavemaker operates as a traditional VC rather than as an embedded venture builder.
• SGInnovate: Singapore government-linked deep tech investor and venture builder focused on AI, biotech, medtech and quantum. Operates in the same Singapore ecosystem and pursues a similar deep tech commercialisation thesis, though SGInnovate is a policy-driven entity rather than a private venture studio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/origgin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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