Participated · Seed · Oct 2023

Arogga operates an app-based online pharmacy and health platform in Bangladesh, offering delivery of genuine, affordable medicines and healthcare products. The app lists over 32,000 medicines from more than 500 manufacturers and serves over 600,000 users. Features include prescription upload, medicine comparison, family profiles, rewards and discounts, referral credits, a request-medicine function, and chat-based customer support. The company is positioning the app as a comprehensive health solutions platform and aims to become a holistic health super app offering lab testing and doctor consultations. Arogga plans to launch a home lab testing service in November and to increase penetration in Dhaka while opening hubs in two other major cities by Q2 2024. The startup has raised capital to support regional expansion, product development, and operations. Arogga operates a digital health platform focused on door‑to‑door medicine delivery across Bangladesh, aiming to improve access to affordable, genuine pharmaceuticals. The company emphasizes combating counterfeit drugs, which the article notes affect over 20% of medicines in Bangladeshi pharmacies. Arogga was selected for and funded through Hyper’s Season 2022 program, gaining access to a four‑week founder curriculum and Hyper’s partner network. With this raise, the company plans to bolster its technology, product, and operational teams to grow and scale its service. The article highlights a large addressable market: Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector is estimated at $3.5 billion and projected to reach $6 billion by 2025. Co‑founders quoted in the article include CEO Rosina Mazumder and CTO Shamim Hasan, who framed the fundraise as a step toward nationwide impact. Arogga operates a tech-enabled medicine delivery service that offers genuine medication directly from manufacturers and delivers to consumers' doorsteps. Since launching in December 2020, the company has seen strong traction with a reported 60% average month-on-month growth. Operational metrics cited include over 70,000 app downloads, more than 30,000 medicines delivered, and a 4.9 user rating. Arogga won the Tech in Asia Pitch Competition in March, which attracted investment from Singapore-based angel investors. The team says it will use new funds to expand its tech talent and scale operations to build further verticals. Leadership emphasizes using technology to improve healthcare access across Bangladesh.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2022

Shipmates consolidates multiple courier services into a single platform that allows online sellers to compare rates, book standard or on-demand pickups, and automates waybills and address validation. The platform is integrated with nine courier companies and the founders say it is the only aggregator in the Philippines offering both on-demand and standard couriers. Shipmates targets small- to mid-sized online sellers with typical basket sizes of $20–$50 and reduces a day‑long shipping process to under 10 minutes. The startup monetizes by charging $0.30 per order booked through the platform. Shipmates launched its platform last December and reports revenue growing 30% month-over-month since then. Founded in July 2021 by CEO Josh Supan and CTO David Marquez, the team previously ran an e-commerce enabler and pivoted to solve merchants’ shipping problems.

Participated · Series A · Aug 2022

Nano builds an Earned Wage Access and flexible benefits platform aimed at low-income workers, delivered primarily through its Vui app which lets employees access wages instantly. The company is working with pioneering employers and reports over 100,000 workers granted access to earnings via Vui, including employees at FPT Retail, Central Retail, GS25, Family Mart, Kangaroo and Truong Thanh Furniture. Nano’s leadership includes Co‑Founder & CTO Thang Nguyen and Co‑Founder & CEO Dzung Dang. The company focuses on supporting workers through the cost-of-living crisis and improving employer engagement via flexible benefits. Going forward Nano plans to target large enterprises in manufacturing—garment, shoes, electronics and wood—and to expand its solutions into a complete flexible benefits platform for low-income workers. The business is headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nano Technologies provides earned-wage access through its VUI app, allowing employees to withdraw earned wages on demand. VUI launched six months ago and now serves more than 20,000 employees at companies including GS25, LanChi Mart and Annam Gourmet. The startup reports about 50–60% of employees sign up when employers offer the service and that users withdraw wages roughly three times per month. Nano typically fronts wage advances and is repaid by employers through payroll deductions, though employers with higher liquidity can front wages themselves; fee coverage can be employer-paid, worker-paid, or a co-pay model. The company focuses on retail, food & beverage, and manufacturing (notably textiles, garments and shoes). Nano participated in Y Combinator and was founded in early 2020 by Dzung Dang and Thang Nguyen; it recently raised seed funding to continue expanding and building employer-facing tools for staff management and engagement.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2022

Oware provides a network of connected warehouses combined with an online portal that manages inventory, tracks shipments in real time, and supplies digital proof of delivery. The company partners with third-party logistics providers and rents warehouse space so clients can rapidly start operations from locations closest to end customers. Its partners handle picking, packing and shipping while Oware’s portal gives visibility across multiple warehouses and logistics providers. Most customers are B2B market and retail companies seeking backend warehousing and last-mile transportation or dark store fulfillment. Oware currently operates 18 warehouses across five Pakistani cities, totaling 500,000 square feet, and says it can deliver same-day to 75% of the population and next-day to 85%. Part of the new funding will be used to increase its geographic coverage and expand service availability.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2022

Zaapi provides MSMEs with a mobile-first interface to create online stores and digitize selling, buying and financing functions. The app was launched in 2021 by Wilfried Buiron. Six months after launching, Zaapi was powering about 10,000 businesses across 70+ cities in its first market, Thailand. The company raised seed funding to accelerate product development and regional expansion. Management says the latest round will allow Zaapi to triple down on efforts to build and scale a best-in-class product regionally. The company is based in Singapore.