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Cento Ventures

8 Robinson Road, #16-01, Singapore, 048544

Overview

Cento Ventures is a venture capital firm specialised in under-invested emerging digital markets, primarily Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Since 2011, we have been backing digital companies that blend local insights with proven digital business models. We support entrepreneurs in their ambition to build companies that are regional leaders in Southeast Asia. Cento is a Series A investor, committing on average US$1M initially, and up to US$4M over the lifetime of each investment.

Total investments
8
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
3
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Baskit

    Led · Series A · Apr 2026

    Baskit operates a distribution-focused supply chain business that it has built and tested in Indonesia over the last three years. The company raised US$4.4 million in the first tranche of its Series A led by Cento Ventures with participation from Kaya Founders, Analog Ventures, and Orvel Ventures. Baskit intends to scale its distribution model beyond Indonesia into other countries. The articles do not disclose revenue, user counts, or prior funding details. The company positions its tested model as suited to complex Southeast Asian markets as it pursues regional expansion.

  • Smart Bricks

    Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

    Founded in 2024 by Mohamed Mohamed, Smart Bricks is developing an agentic AI platform that ingests more than one million proprietary and public data feeds to analyze supply, pricing, liquidity, regulation and risk across global real-estate markets. The system ranks the top 0.1% of properties by expected risk-adjusted return and automates up to 99% of the traditional workflow—from valuation and underwriting to negotiation, financing and post-transaction support—compressing a months-long process into minutes. Designed for both retail and institutional investors operating in hubs such as Dubai, London, New York and Miami, the product serves as the AI operating system rather than a broker marketplace. Future plans for the freshly raised capital include further platform development, expansion of AI-driven underwriting and execution workflows, and scaling coverage across additional key markets. The company has been recognized by TechCrunch (Top 200) and Onstage Europe (Top 20) and is an alumnus of Google AI First, Microsoft GrowthX and NVIDIA Inception. Backers also include Techstars, 500 Global and Cornerstone VC, and the leadership team brings experience from BCG, McKinsey, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs. To date, Smart Bricks has secured $5 million in external funding.

  • FeedMe

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    FeedMe offers a unified operating system that combines point-of-sale, delivery integrations, e-invoicing, QR ordering, queue management, payments, accounting, kitchen display, HRM, inventory, AI-driven tools, and CRM in a single stack designed specifically for restaurants. By replacing fragmented legacy solutions, the platform helps F&B operators streamline both front- and back-of-house workflows, improve decision-making, and cut operational costs. The company currently serves 11,000 merchants across Southeast Asia and reports that its revenue has grown more than tenfold since 2021. Key customers include regional chains such as ZUS Coffee, Christine’s Bakery, Salad Atelier, and Hock Kee Kopitiam. FeedMe is now embedding advanced AI capabilities to forecast demand and optimise inventory management. With the new capital, it plans to expand into Thailand, enlarge its engineering team, and roll out embedded payments and lending products. Management positions the company as the “Toast of APAC,” referencing the NYSE-listed U.S. restaurant POS leader Toast.

  • Finfra

    Led · Equity · Oct 2024

    Finfra provides an API-driven loan management platform that includes credit scoring, portfolio analytics, and access to debt capital for non-financial platforms. The company plans to use its new funding to expand onboarding capabilities and to enhance data analytics, scoring, and risk-assessment products. Finfra works closely with an affiliate and the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) to ensure regulatory compliance and sustainable growth. It has expanded regionally with launches in the Philippines and Vietnam and announced a partnership with Tyme Group to support further expansion into the country as part of its Southeast Asia strategy. Since its last fundraise Finfra has doubled its client base and expects to more than double its quarterly gross profit in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023. To date the company has facilitated over $65 million in credit to underserved Indonesian businesses and counts customers including GoCement and Mekari; CEO Markus Prommik leads the business. Finfra builds tech infrastructure, including a loan management system and APIs, that enable online businesses to launch white‑label credit services. It focuses on digital supply chain platforms, agtech companies and merchant e-commerce, primarily serving B2B while also supporting B2C use cases. The most popular implementations are invoice financing and purchase financing. Finfra integrates risk controls and clients' platform data and provides portfolio analytics to help customers monitor lending KPIs and control the customer experience. The company grew out of consumer financial services provider Danabijak, which is profitable and will continue operating as a subsidiary of Finfra. Finfra raised $1 million in new funding to be used for product development and to grow its engineering, data and finance teams. The startup positions other embedded finance platforms that offer credit as potential allies rather than competitors and expects regulatory moves toward financial inclusion to bolster demand.

  • 2C2P

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2019

    Founded in 2003, 2C2P offers a variety of payment solutions tailored to e-commerce merchants, regional airlines, global retailers, banks, and financial institutions. The company is based in Singapore and Bangkok and has built a significant merchant base and market share in Southeast Asia. 2C2P plans to use new funding to enhance its payments platform, hire local talent, and consolidate its position in the region. Management says the firm intends to expand outside Southeast Asia over the next year. Its past investors include Expara IDM Ventures, Digital Media Partners, and GMO Ventures. The company has now disclosed total funding of USD 70 million. 2C2P operates payment processing services and supports major schemes (American Express, China UnionPay, JCB, MasterCard, Visa) across nearly all Southeast Asian markets. The company builds solutions for local needs such as installment payments and is developing virtual and physical debit and prepaid cards to broaden access for unbanked consumers. It processed $2.2 billion in transactions in 2014, representing roughly a 400% annual increase. The business is registered in Singapore and run out of Bangkok, and had 89 staff with plans to grow headcount to 120 by the end of 2015. Management is focused on regional expansion and making senior hires around corporate governance and HR. 2C2P has indicated M&A could be considered after completing a future Series D, though there are no immediate acquisition plans.

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