East Ventures

East Ventures is an early-stage, sector-agnostic venture capital firm founded in 2009, with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, and Jakarta. The firm has invested in over 170 companies across Southeast Asia, with a strong emphasis on Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is recognized as a pioneer in the Indonesian startup ecosystem, being the first investor in notable unicorns such as Tokopedia and Traveloka. East Ventures' diverse portfolio includes prominent companies like Mercari, Ruangguru, and Fore Coffee. In 2018, the firm established a growth-stage fund called EV Growth to provide further support to startups in the region. East Ventures has garnered accolades for its consistent performance, being named the most active investor in Southeast Asia and Indonesia, as well as a top-performing VC fund globally by various industry observers. The firm primarily targets investments in technology, consumer web, fintech, and mobile sectors, typically investing between $0.1 million and $0.5 million in early-stage ventures.

Willson Cuaca

Managing Partner

Batara Eto

Managing Partner

Michito Fukkai

Associate

Keisuke Fukumura

Associate

Devina Halim

Principal

Sena Hamilton

Investment Manager

Melisa Irene

Partner

Takeshi Kaneko

Partner

Wai Kit Koh

Managing Partner

Taiga Matsuyama

Managing Partner

Jordy Tenka

Senior Investment Associate

Ryo Umezawa

Principal

Amanda Umezono

Associate

Past deals in Transportation

Shippio

Series A in 2019
Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoice management; and documentation support.

Triplogic

Seed Round in 2019
Triplogic is a logistic company that do a same day delivery service by using traveler to send their items to make it faster and cheaper.

Shippio

Venture Round in 2018
Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoice management; and documentation support.

Shippio

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoice management; and documentation support.