East Ventures

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009, with offices in Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and Series A investments, focusing on technology and consumer sectors, including fintech, e-commerce, and education technology, primarily in Southeast Asia. East Ventures has supported over 170 companies across the region, with notable investments in Indonesia's unicorns such as Tokopedia and Traveloka. The firm typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.5 million and has been recognized for its consistent performance, being named the most active investor in Southeast Asia. In 2018, it launched a joint venture called EV Growth, aimed at providing growth capital to startups throughout Southeast Asia. East Ventures continues to play a significant role in nurturing the startup ecosystem in the region.

Willson Cuaca

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Batara Eto

Co-founder and Managing Partner

Michito Fukkai

Associate

Keisuke Fukumura

Associate

Devina Halim

Investment Associate

Sena Hamilton

Investment Manager

Melisa Irene

Partner

Takeshi Kaneko

Managing Partner

Wai Kit Koh

Managing Partner

Taiga Matsuyama

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jumpei Mouri

Director

Avina Sugiarto

Partner

Wesley Tay

Principal

Jordy Tenka

Senior Investment Associate

Amanda Umezono

Associate

Past deals in Thailand

Inteluck

Series B in 2022
Inteluck provides data-driven logistics platform services to enterprises across the Southeast Asia. Inteluck provides trucking, distribution, freight forwarding, contract logistics and customized supply chain services to shippers. We help shippers utilize resources, minimum logistics cost, improve logistics efficiency and reduce waste. Inteluck also helps truckers get additional deliveries, maximize revenue, schedule backloads, obtain fast payment and instant financial services. Headquarters is based in Singapore and operates in other Southeast Asian countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

FoodMarketHub

Series A in 2021
We use Big Data and AI to improve restaurant procurement and food cost then we consolidate restaurants required ingredients through supply chain service to lower food cost. Our solution cover restaurant outlet, central kitchen, warehouse until supplier. Food cost, recipe, barcode, procurement, sales, wastage, inventory, variance, tracking, sourcing, supply chain, every aspect you need for restaurant chain backend control, we have it. Service currently available for Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore.

ShopBack

Series E in 2021
ShopBack offers a one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions for consumers. Today, ShopBack is the dominant player in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce Cashback market, with an established presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan, powering over 1,000 orders per hour. ShopBack enhances shopping by providing up to 30% Cashback for consumers to boost their purchasing power while providing cost-effective marketing solutions for merchant partners. With over 1,300 merchant partners, including Uber, Expedia, and Lazada, ShopBack constantly strives to bring a smarter shopping experience to the consumers. In October 2015, ShopBack was awarded the winner of the Gold award in the Best Start-up (Growth Stage) category and Silver award in the Best Innovative Infocomm Products (Consumers) category at the 7th Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) Awards. This is the local start-up’s maiden voyage in industry awards, pitting against more than 300 nominations for the esteemed titles. The company was recently awarded the Emerging Enterprise Award in September 2016, jointly organized by The Business Times (Singapore) and OCBC Bank, which recognizes outstanding small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.

ShopBack

Series A in 2017
ShopBack offers a one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions for consumers. Today, ShopBack is the dominant player in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce Cashback market, with an established presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan, powering over 1,000 orders per hour. ShopBack enhances shopping by providing up to 30% Cashback for consumers to boost their purchasing power while providing cost-effective marketing solutions for merchant partners. With over 1,300 merchant partners, including Uber, Expedia, and Lazada, ShopBack constantly strives to bring a smarter shopping experience to the consumers. In October 2015, ShopBack was awarded the winner of the Gold award in the Best Start-up (Growth Stage) category and Silver award in the Best Innovative Infocomm Products (Consumers) category at the 7th Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) Awards. This is the local start-up’s maiden voyage in industry awards, pitting against more than 300 nominations for the esteemed titles. The company was recently awarded the Emerging Enterprise Award in September 2016, jointly organized by The Business Times (Singapore) and OCBC Bank, which recognizes outstanding small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.

Blisby

Seed Round in 2015
Blisby site online marketing Collection of handmade crafts. Product design from artist Thailand Including ideas and inventions. Art and DIY complex.

ShopBack

Seed Round in 2015
ShopBack offers a one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions for consumers. Today, ShopBack is the dominant player in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce Cashback market, with an established presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan, powering over 1,000 orders per hour. ShopBack enhances shopping by providing up to 30% Cashback for consumers to boost their purchasing power while providing cost-effective marketing solutions for merchant partners. With over 1,300 merchant partners, including Uber, Expedia, and Lazada, ShopBack constantly strives to bring a smarter shopping experience to the consumers. In October 2015, ShopBack was awarded the winner of the Gold award in the Best Start-up (Growth Stage) category and Silver award in the Best Innovative Infocomm Products (Consumers) category at the 7th Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) Awards. This is the local start-up’s maiden voyage in industry awards, pitting against more than 300 nominations for the esteemed titles. The company was recently awarded the Emerging Enterprise Award in September 2016, jointly organized by The Business Times (Singapore) and OCBC Bank, which recognizes outstanding small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.

Siamsquared Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
SiamSquared Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is a financial technology company based in Bangkok, Thailand, established in 2009. The company specializes in developing mobile applications that cater to various sectors, including digital magazines, entertainment, music, finance, and branded applications. With a focus on securities markets across the Asia-Pacific region, SiamSquared Technologies aims to enhance user engagement and streamline financial services through innovative mobile solutions.

Monstar Lab

Venture Round in 2014
Monstar Lab, Inc. is a software development firm headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, specializing in creating software solutions for consumers. Founded in 2006, the company offers a range of services including project planning, market analysis, design, mobile application and web service development, website design, business applications, mobile games, and legacy migration. Additionally, Monstar Lab provides technology for wearable applications, web marketing, and product localization. With more than 1,200 engineers and creators, the firm operates in 26 cities across 15 countries, including Japan, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Thailand. Monstar Lab emphasizes access to top talent and specialists worldwide, leveraging its diverse expertise to deliver effective solutions and empower innovators globally.