Participated · Series A · Jun 2022

AMILI is a Singapore precision gut microbiome company founded in 2019 that builds a multi-ethnic repository of microbiome data and samples, including the only existing microbiome bank in Southeast Asia. Its core products include diagnostics, predictive algorithms and microbiome-modifying interventions powered by its proprietary analytics engine, AMILI Prime. The company licenses its database to academic institutions, biotech firms and food manufacturers to identify biomarkers and inform product formulation. AMILI also provides faecal microbiota transplants and has launched a consumer health brand, BIO & ME, offering probiotics and diagnostic tests based on its database, with planned rollouts in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong later this year. It focuses clinical research on health and wellness, oncology, and response to microbiome-based therapeutics, having conducted over 20 research studies valued at over $40 million. The company intends to use new funding to expand in Southeast Asia and the rest of Asia, pursue additional research partnerships, and further develop AMILI Prime.

Participated · Series B · Sep 2020

Waresix is an Indonesian logistics startup. The company has raised an additional $1.9 million as part of its Series B. That amount brings the total raised in its latest round to nearly $74 million, according to Venture Cap Insights. The article characterizes the financing as part of Waresix's Series B round. No investor names, operating metrics, product details, past rounds, or founding year are provided in the article. Waresix is a tech-enabled logistics platform focused on trucking and warehousing that provides managed services beyond passive load matching. Trucking comprises the majority of its business, concentrating on first-mile and mid-mile intercity shipments, and the company offers consolidation, back-haul optimization and hub-and-spoke distribution to increase efficiency. Its ecosystem spans over 40,000 trucks and 375 warehouses across more than 100 cities, and it serves more than 250 corporate clients including Unilever, Indofood, Siam Cement Group, Wings and JD.ID. Waresix has been profitable on a net income basis since June 2019 and has continued to scale during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is developing a unified operating-system-like platform to give partners a single view of consignments and improve daily operations across transport channels and transit warehouses. It plans to invest new capital to develop logistics technology infrastructure and further build out its team to capture opportunities in Indonesia’s large logistics market. Waresix is an Indonesian logistics startup. The article reports the company secured $11 million in a Series A extension. The extension was provided by EV Growth and Jungle Ventures. The report does not describe the company's specific products, services, or customer base. The article also does not disclose additional financial metrics, prior rounds, or future plans. Waresix operates a digital logistics platform that connects shippers with haulage companies and warehouse partners, aiming to remove middlemen and increase transparency and efficiency. The company offers a one-stop solution for land and sea transportation, cold storage and general cargo handling. Waresix claims a fleet of more than 20,000 trucks and over 200 warehouse partners across Indonesia. It targets a large domestic logistics market the company values at about $240 billion and addresses geographic challenges across the archipelago. The startup plans to use new capital to expand land-transport options and add warehouse capacity in tier-two cities and more remote areas. Founders Andree Susanto (CEO) and Edwin Wibowo (CFO) say the expansion aligns with Indonesia's national infrastructure and transport commitments. Waresix is an Indonesia-based on-demand (SaaS) warehouse service provider. The company offers on-demand warehouse services through a software-as-a-service model. The article reports Waresix closed a $1.6 million pre-Series A round. That round was led by East Ventures and Monk's Hill Ventures. The article does not disclose operating metrics, revenue, user numbers, or use of proceeds. No future plans or strategic details were provided in the article.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2015

PropertyGuru Group operates online real-estate marketplaces across Southeast Asia, with presence in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Launched in 2007 and based in Singapore, the company helps users search for property listings and related services. Management says it is building a Southeast Asia property trust platform and plans further investment in a new mortgage marketplace and enhanced data capabilities. The company previously pursued an Australia IPO but cancelled the listing last year due to market volatility. Following the cancelled IPO, existing investors KKR and TPG Capital provided additional funding to support the company’s strategic initiatives. The article does not disclose revenue or user metrics. PropertyGuru Group is a Singapore-based property technology group founded in 2007 and led by CEO Hari V. Krishnan. It operates consumer and agent-facing portals across five Southeast Asian markets: PropertyGuru in Singapore and Malaysia, DDproperty.com in Thailand, Rumah.com in Indonesia and Batdongsan.com.vn in Vietnam. The company's core product is online property marketplaces and related technology solutions for home seekers, real estate agents and property developers. PropertyGuru intends to use its latest funding to accelerate leadership in the region through the full consolidation of Vietnam's No.1 portal Batdongsan.com.vn into the group and further investments in technology and product solutions. Batdongsan.com.vn contributes significant scale, with over 4 million monthly property seekers, roughly 70 million page views and more than 1 million new property listings added every month. The company raised S$200m (approximately US$145m) in Series D financing to support these plans. PropertyGuru is an online property portal group that operates consumer and classifieds sites across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. The platform is used by more than 11 million property buyers and generates over 500,000 enquiries for developer and agent advertisers every month. Founded in 2006 by Steve Melhuish, the company runs local sites including PropertyGuru.com.sg, PropertyGuru.com.my, DDProperty.com and Rumah.com. In 2015 the business received a S$175m investment to support product innovation, marketing and further expansion across the region. The funding round also prompted a strategic exit by previous minority shareholder Scout24. Company leadership and its regional footprint position it to scale services to developers, agents and buyers across Southeast Asia. PropertyGuru is Asia's leading property portal group with a presence in nine countries directly and via partners. Its websites are used by 8.2 million buyers who view over 65 million property pages and generate over 200,000 sales enquiries every month. In Singapore, PropertyGuru and CommercialGuru account for 85% of portal page views and have more than double the user views of competitors. The company employs 240 "Gurus" across six offices in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia and reported double revenue and traffic growth over the previous year. The core product is an online property marketplace and related services to help clients find and advertise properties. The strategic investment from ImmobilienScout24 is intended to strengthen its market position, support continued innovation and regional expansion, and provide access to additional talent and expert resources through close cooperation.