Participated · Series A · May 2020

JobHopin builds Bunny, an automated job-recruitment platform that uses machine learning to standardize language in job descriptions and resumes and match candidates to roles. The company says there are about 60 million knowledge-economy workers in Southeast Asia and roughly 108 million job placements a year, noting many roles still take more than a month to fill. JobHopin maintains a database of more than 1.4 million job candidates and serves about 2,000 enterprise clients in Vietnam. It provides real-time market data analysis on salaries, talent supply, and hiring demand. Those data and matching features can be integrated into online education platforms, testing services, and third-party job portals. Financially, the company has raised a total of more than $3 million to date, including the recently closed Series A.

Led · Seed · Jan 2018

ZmyHome is an online property portal serving users in Thailand. Its core product is a property listings platform. The company plans to use new funding to improve its technology platform. It also intends to expand its user base in the country. ZmyHome raised $400,000 in seed funding from Singapore-based venture capital firm KK Fund, and the funds will support its technology improvements and user growth initiatives.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2017

Kaodim operates an on-demand booking service for a range of local services including cleaning, moving, appliance care and photography. Founded three years ago, the startup is present in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru), the Philippines (Manila), Singapore and Indonesia (Jakarta). The company added a premium service last year and said it will invest new capital in marketing and product development. Kaodim plans to expand into underserved markets across the region. The startup faces a crowded field with rivals such as RecomN, Helpster, ServisHero and international entrant Helpling. Management and investors say the business is scaling well and showing strong marketplace fundamentals. Kaodim operates a services marketplace that matches users with verified service providers such as plumbers, cleaners, electricians and photographers. The platform is available via web app and mobile app and lets users compare prices or access premium providers on demand. Kaodim offers more than 85 services and is active in five cities across Southeast Asia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor, Metro Manila and Singapore. The company plans to use the new funding to launch in other major Southeast Asian cities and to expand its product offering into home, lifestyle, wellness, education and business categories. Founded in November 2014 and led by co‑founders Jeffri Cheong (Managing Director) and Choong Fui Yu (CEO), Kaodim previously raised US$550k in seed funding. Kaodim raised US$4m in Series A financing to support these expansion plans.

Led · Seed · Sep 2017

CapitalBay is a Malaysian supply chain finance platform. The company operates a platform focused on supply chain finance. It raised RM2 million (about $447,000) in a seed funding round. The round was led by KKFund, a Singapore-based venture capital firm. The article does not provide details on product roadmap, customer base, revenue, or planned use of proceeds. No information on prior rounds, valuation, founding year, or additional investors was disclosed in the article.

Led · Seed · Feb 2016

Event Pop is a two-year-old Thailand-based digital ticketing startup that helps event organizers with ticketing and marketing. Its platform offers access control, cashless payments, data collection and management, plus monitoring and analytics. The company's mobile app functions as an event-discovery and booking tool, an entry ticket and—where supported—an NFC-powered cashless payments method. To date it has handled over 3,000 events, including gigs, festivals, live shows, sports and business seminars. Financially, Event Pop has completed a Series A of over $2 million and had previously raised $500,000. The company plans to invest in new service areas and pursue expansion into parts of Southeast Asia and East Asia, potentially targeting markets such as Indonesia, and will compete with players like Peatix, EventNook and Eventbrite. Event Pop is a Bangkok-based event management and ticketing startup that combines ticketing with ongoing event campaigns and user engagement tools. The company helps event promoters run continuous campaigns rather than siloed, one-off activities. Founded in 2015, Event Pop says it has managed more than 100,000 ticket sales for over 300 events, which the CEO describes as roughly two percent market share in six months. The team argues incumbent players in Thailand have gone stale and that new technology can disrupt the market. Event Pop is focused on the Thai market for now but plans regional expansion soon with partners in Southeast Asia and Japan. Its recent $500,000 seed raise and existing backers are intended to accelerate growth amid a projected tenfold increase this year.