Participated · Series A · Aug 2021

Vietcetera is a Ho Chi Minh City-based digital media network that produces content for younger audiences. The company claims an audience of 20 million users per month and works with advertisers including AIA Life Insurance, Google, Facebook, Nestlé, MasterCard, Vingroup and Tiki. It plans to broaden its target demographic and will launch new vertical brands in 2022 focused on women's content, real estate and personal finance. Vietcetera says it will prioritize original content licensing and development to drive monetization. New funding will be used to expand content — including new shows and podcasts — develop its mobile app, pursue franchise and content licensing, and explore potential acquisitions. Founded in 2016 by Hao Tran and Guy Truong, the company is positioning itself for growth in the regional digital media market.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2020

Kumu is a live streaming platform that integrates live video, video chats and gaming for Filipino audiences. The app has three million registered users, about 25,000 live streams broadcast each day, and average daily usage of roughly one hour. Usage has increased amid COVID-19 lockdowns, and Kumu has rolled out features to enable organizations such as churches and industry groups to hold online events. The company aspires to be a “super app” for Filipinos globally and plans to add online payments and e-commerce functions. An upcoming feature is a live commerce platform that will let users buy items during live streams, creating an additional revenue source for creators. The startup raised funding to develop new features and grow operations.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2018

POPxo is a digital publication and media-tech platform that produces humorous, in-house-written stories and curated content for women aged 18–34 across India. The site combines editorial content with a 'Shop' feature that curates beauty and other products from various e-commerce platforms, and it monetizes via native advertising and events. The platform claims 14.3 million monthly users, of whom more than 80% are women, and is now available in Hindi. Founder Priyanka Gill (with co-founder Namrata Bostrom, who is no longer with the company) runs POPxo under Luxeva Ltd UK, which was founded in 2014. Management says it will consolidate commerce as a strong revenue stream and plans to strengthen vernacular offerings beginning with Hindi, along with continued investment in video and the platform. POPxo is a women-centric digital media startup based in Bengaluru that publishes roughly 500 stories per month. The platform works with brands for monetisation and partnered with over 150 brands in 2016. POPxo is prioritizing product development to feature news items in different formats and to introduce new interactive features for users. The company has increased focus on writers and on staff using data to identify which stories go viral or attract readership. POPxo favors monetisation through brand integration rather than subscriptions and is aiming to break even by the end of 2017. The recent funding is being used to accelerate these product and monetisation efforts. POPxo operates a digital media platform focused on fashion, beauty and lifestyle for women with a social focus. The site leverages a network of "style muses"—editors, artists, designers and entrepreneurs—to create and curate content. Founded in 2014 by Priyanka Gill and Namrata Bostrom, the company is based in New Delhi, India. POPxo plans to use new capital to grow operations in English and Hindi, launch new content verticals and increase its video production efforts. The article does not disclose operating metrics or revenues.