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 FinTech

Lista

Seed Round in 2022
Lista helps Filipino MSMEs record all of their businesses financial transactions to be more efficient and stress-free.

JiPay

Seed Round in 2022
JiPay is an app that allows anyone, no matter where they are, to manage their home spending. The JiPay app and prepaid Mastercard enable helps and their employers to manage household spending while also fostering trust in the home.

KoinWorks

Series C in 2022
KoinWorks is Indonesia Super Financial App and winner of Asian Banker Financial Innovation Award 2019 for Lending Category. With multiple financial product offers where users can manage both their asset and liabilities under one single platform. A true financial technology evolution, with core DNA in providing accessible and affordable financial solutions for everyone.

Lista

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lista helps Filipino MSMEs record all of their businesses financial transactions to be more efficient and stress-free.

Qapita

Series A in 2021
Qapita Fintech Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in equity and transaction management for private companies and startups. Its primary offering is QapMap, a platform designed to facilitate the management of capitalization tables, equity ownership, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Additionally, Qapita provides QapMatch Solutions, which aid in networking and structuring deals. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including private enterprises, legal counsels, employees, financial advisors, chartered accountants, and investors. Founded in 2019, Qapita also maintains an office in Hyderabad, India.

Komunal

Series A in 2021
Komunal is a financial technology company based in Indonesia that offers a peer-to-peer lending platform. This platform connects small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with individual lenders, facilitating direct relationships that support economic growth. By enabling micro and small businesses to access unsecured loans, Komunal provides an alternative funding source with competitive interest rates and minimal risk for lenders. The company's services aim to enhance financial inclusion and empower local businesses by streamlining the lending process.

Fairbanc

Seed Round in 2021
Fairbanc is a scalable, AI-powered mobile loan and payments platform for emerging market small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that requires no collateral or credit history. The company's AI-powered platform can read digital footprints such as transaction history with large suppliers, and data on the mobile phone to grant instant digital credit line that SMEs can use to purchase inventories from our selected suppliers. Fairbanc's proven gender-intelligent ecosystem for loans and payments can be used in many vertical markets, eliminating the shortcomings of cash. Retail shop-owners can boost sales up to 20%, eliminate cash shortages, enjoy an easier payments regimen, and develop a credit history; suppliers receive more consistent order cycles, more instant payments upon delivery, and SKU sales expansion.

Finantier

Seed Round in 2021
Finantier operates an open finance platform that delivers essential infrastructure and data products for businesses in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2020 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, the company enables institutions to access and enrich datasets from various financial sources, including banks and financial companies. Its platform facilitates services such as account integration, income and identity verification, and recurring payment management. By utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs), Finantier allows businesses to build advanced financial services that integrate consumer data from personal bank accounts, card details, loans, and mortgages. The company aims to position itself as a central player in the region's digital economy.

Transfez

Seed Round in 2021
Transfez is an Indonesian cross-border money transfer service that facilitates money transfers to over 50 countries in 26 currencies. The company offers a fully digital platform designed to make international money transfers as seamless as domestic transactions. By utilizing this platform, users can send and receive money quickly, often within minutes, while benefiting from relatively low fees. Transfez aims to simplify the remittance process, enabling users to create transactions in various currencies with real-time settlement, thereby enhancing the overall experience of cross-region money transfers.

Bibit

Venture Round in 2021
Bibit is a Robo-advisor application aimed at making investing more accessible in Indonesia. It offers a financial platform that assists users with personal investments by intelligently allocating their funds into a diversified mutual fund portfolio. The platform takes into account individual factors such as age, income, and overall risk profile, thereby providing users with a streamlined and hassle-free investment experience. Bibit effectively combines technology with professional financial planning services, enabling a broader audience to engage in investment activities.

Qapita

Seed Round in 2021
Qapita Fintech Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in equity and transaction management for private companies and startups. Its primary offering is QapMap, a platform designed to facilitate the management of capitalization tables, equity ownership, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Additionally, Qapita provides QapMatch Solutions, which aid in networking and structuring deals. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including private enterprises, legal counsels, employees, financial advisors, chartered accountants, and investors. Founded in 2019, Qapita also maintains an office in Hyderabad, India.

Qapita

Venture Round in 2021
Qapita Fintech Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in equity and transaction management for private companies and startups. Its primary offering is QapMap, a platform designed to facilitate the management of capitalization tables, equity ownership, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Additionally, Qapita provides QapMatch Solutions, which aid in networking and structuring deals. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including private enterprises, legal counsels, employees, financial advisors, chartered accountants, and investors. Founded in 2019, Qapita also maintains an office in Hyderabad, India.

Bibit

Series A in 2021
Bibit is a Robo-advisor application aimed at making investing more accessible in Indonesia. It offers a financial platform that assists users with personal investments by intelligently allocating their funds into a diversified mutual fund portfolio. The platform takes into account individual factors such as age, income, and overall risk profile, thereby providing users with a streamlined and hassle-free investment experience. Bibit effectively combines technology with professional financial planning services, enabling a broader audience to engage in investment activities.

Crezit

Seed Round in 2020
Crezit, Inc., founded in 2019 and based in Minato, Japan, operates in the finance and consumer credit sector. The company provides a variety of financial products and services accessible through a mobile application, allowing users to obtain consumer credit with ease. Crezit emphasizes a modern credit experience designed to enhance transparency in financial transactions, moving away from traditional lending practices. Additionally, the company offers customer advice and product simulators to assist users in making informed financial decisions.

Finantier

Seed Round in 2020
Finantier operates an open finance platform that delivers essential infrastructure and data products for businesses in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2020 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, the company enables institutions to access and enrich datasets from various financial sources, including banks and financial companies. Its platform facilitates services such as account integration, income and identity verification, and recurring payment management. By utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs), Finantier allows businesses to build advanced financial services that integrate consumer data from personal bank accounts, card details, loans, and mortgages. The company aims to position itself as a central player in the region's digital economy.

GarageBank

Seed Round in 2020
GarageBank Corporation specializes in the planning and development of sales and lease bank. It was launched on January 22, 2020.

Appify Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Appify Technologies, Inc. is a company that specializes in a no-code application development platform called Appify. Founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the platform allows users to create professional applications without requiring programming expertise. It integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce site creation platforms, such as Base, Shopify, and CAMPFIRE Community, enabling users to develop official applications for their online shops. This service is particularly beneficial for individuals and businesses operating e-commerce websites, as it simplifies the process of app creation, making it accessible to a broader audience.

Kim An Group

Series A in 2020
Kim An Consulting Investment JSC develops a mobile application and online platform that connects banks and financial companies in Vietnam with local micro, small and medium enterprises. The company’s application provides booking for repayment at daily, weekly, and monthly interval, credit scoring, and loan management services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Paytner

Seed Round in 2020
Paytner is a Tokyo-based company that develops and operates a platform designed to support freelancers and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in securing financing. Founded in 2019, the company addresses the challenges faced by the growing freelance population in Japan, including issues related to funding and workplace harassment. Paytner's platform enables clients to receive rewards on the same day they register invoice information sent to their business partners, streamlining the payment process. By focusing on improving the working environment for freelancers and SMEs, Paytner aims to alleviate various obstacles that hinder their financial and professional growth.

Helicap

Series A in 2020
Fintech Investments Platform that specializes in the alternative lending space in South-east Asia & Oceania. They are agnostic investors promoting industry’s best practices through our strategic expertise. They provide lending capital to platform partners and enable them to transform the way corporates and consumers access credit today.

Komunal

Seed Round in 2019
Komunal is a financial technology company based in Indonesia that offers a peer-to-peer lending platform. This platform connects small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with individual lenders, facilitating direct relationships that support economic growth. By enabling micro and small businesses to access unsecured loans, Komunal provides an alternative funding source with competitive interest rates and minimal risk for lenders. The company's services aim to enhance financial inclusion and empower local businesses by streamlining the lending process.

Follop

Venture Round in 2019
Follop, Inc. develops a mobile application for influencer marketing and public relations services. The company offers an application, Follop, which allows the social media influencers to post pictures and videos of hotels, restaurants, beauty products, and leisure facilities for marketing on social media platforms. It also provides a marketing platform for brands and companies through influencers. In addition, the company provides in-application wallet for revenues. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

JULO

Series A in 2019
PT. Julo Teknologi Perdana operates a mobile application designed to offer affordable unsecured personal loans to smartphone users in Indonesia. Founded in 2016 and based in South Jakarta, the platform connects borrowers with lenders, utilizing machine learning technologies to determine interest rates and credit limits based on individual creditworthiness. JULO aims to provide low-cost loan products while ensuring profitability for its lending partners through careful underwriting assessments. The company incentivizes responsible borrowing behavior by offering cashback bonuses and the opportunity for reliable customers to access higher loan amounts at reduced interest rates upon loan maturity.

Jojonomic

Venture Round in 2019
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Helicap

Seed Round in 2018
Fintech Investments Platform that specializes in the alternative lending space in South-east Asia & Oceania. They are agnostic investors promoting industry’s best practices through our strategic expertise. They provide lending capital to platform partners and enable them to transform the way corporates and consumers access credit today.

Cicil

Series A in 2018
PT CICIL SOLUSI MITRA TEKNOLOGI develops a financing platform which enables students to purchase products to support their study. The company is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

BRD

Series A in 2018
BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich in Switzerland.

JULO

Series A in 2018
PT. Julo Teknologi Perdana operates a mobile application designed to offer affordable unsecured personal loans to smartphone users in Indonesia. Founded in 2016 and based in South Jakarta, the platform connects borrowers with lenders, utilizing machine learning technologies to determine interest rates and credit limits based on individual creditworthiness. JULO aims to provide low-cost loan products while ensuring profitability for its lending partners through careful underwriting assessments. The company incentivizes responsible borrowing behavior by offering cashback bonuses and the opportunity for reliable customers to access higher loan amounts at reduced interest rates upon loan maturity.

SmartEstate

Venture Round in 2018
SmartEstate is a real estate company seeks to simplify this using machine learning to automate the rental transaction, taking people almost entirely out of the process.

PasarPolis

Seed Round in 2018
PasarPolis is the leading Insuretech company in Southeast Asia and the only company jointly invested by three Unicorns in Indonesia, Go-Jek, Tokopedia, and Traveloka working to enable consumers to be protected. Offers customised tailor made insurance products via B2B strategic partnerships and direct to consumers. Products extend beyond traditional insurance to address consumer needs across multiple tech ecosystem. Leverages cutting-edge technology to redefine insurance.

Algomerchant

Venture Round in 2017
We are a dedicated team of traders and software engineers working to drive mass adoption of intelligent trading algorithms for both retail investors and financial institutions globally. Our intelligent trading algorithms are created using our novel proprietary Machine Learning framework and big data processing capabilities to generate 'Alpha' returns by exploiting market inefficiencies and trading based on non-random, statistical patterns. We facilitate investors to tap the best 'Alpha' to manage their investment accounts with complete simplicity. The AlgoMerchant platform and the team is now ready to serve every investor's needs in their journey to trade.

BRD

Seed Round in 2017
BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich in Switzerland.

JULO

Seed Round in 2017
PT. Julo Teknologi Perdana operates a mobile application designed to offer affordable unsecured personal loans to smartphone users in Indonesia. Founded in 2016 and based in South Jakarta, the platform connects borrowers with lenders, utilizing machine learning technologies to determine interest rates and credit limits based on individual creditworthiness. JULO aims to provide low-cost loan products while ensuring profitability for its lending partners through careful underwriting assessments. The company incentivizes responsible borrowing behavior by offering cashback bonuses and the opportunity for reliable customers to access higher loan amounts at reduced interest rates upon loan maturity.

Moka

Venture Round in 2017
Moka is a Jakarta-based startup that specializes in providing mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a cloud-based application that allows users to accept debit and credit card payments, generate sales reports, track inventory, and receive customer feedback. Moka's system is designed to cater to various sectors, including coffee shops, barbershops, retail stores, and restaurants, as well as pop-up shops and food trucks. In addition to its software, Moka provides hardware such as Apple iPads, printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, and mobile point-of-sale devices. The company operates on a subscription model, charging users a monthly fee based on the number of outlets they manage, and ensures that transaction data is securely stored in the cloud for real-time access to sales information.

CAMPFIRE

Series A in 2017
CAMPFIRE, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud funding platforms in Japan, offering a range of services designed to support diverse projects and initiatives. Its flagship platform, CAMPFIRE, enables users to confidently launch projects, while additional specialized services include GoodMorning for socially beneficial projects, CLOSS for fashion-related ventures, and FAAVO for regional initiatives. The company also operates polka, a crowdfunding application that facilitates fundraising among friends for personal events, and CAMPFIRE Bank, which focuses on financial services and loans. Gojo, another of its offerings, is a community wallet application that allows users to share funds with family and community members. Catering to individuals, creators, corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, and local governments, CAMPFIRE has successfully facilitated approximately 15,000 projects, raising around $70 million from over 700,000 contributors since its inception in 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Cicil

Seed Round in 2016
PT CICIL SOLUSI MITRA TEKNOLOGI develops a financing platform which enables students to purchase products to support their study. The company is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Jojonomic

Seed Round in 2016
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Cermati

Series A in 2016
Their vision is to use technology to make financial information more available and more useful to everyone. Their mission is to enable people to take control of their financial situation and save a lot of money by doing so. Their products allow people to easily make the best financial decision for their situation. Come join our adventure in transforming Indonesian financial landscape through technology.

FLIGHTS

Venture Round in 2016
FLIGHTS is a multidisciplinary drone services from EC, media, pilot training, consulting, insurance and localization of foreign softwares.

Moka

Series A in 2016
Moka is a Jakarta-based startup that specializes in providing mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a cloud-based application that allows users to accept debit and credit card payments, generate sales reports, track inventory, and receive customer feedback. Moka's system is designed to cater to various sectors, including coffee shops, barbershops, retail stores, and restaurants, as well as pop-up shops and food trucks. In addition to its software, Moka provides hardware such as Apple iPads, printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, and mobile point-of-sale devices. The company operates on a subscription model, charging users a monthly fee based on the number of outlets they manage, and ensures that transaction data is securely stored in the cloud for real-time access to sales information.

Seedly

Seed Round in 2016
Seedly Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based FinTech startup established in 2016 that operates a personal finance management platform. It offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution designed to assist young working adults in making informed financial decisions. The platform features a budgeting app that enables users to sync up to five bank accounts, providing automated budget data aggregation and portfolio visualization. Seedly helps users track their expenses, manage cash flow, and categorize financial activities efficiently. Additionally, it offers product reviews across various financial products, including credit cards, savings accounts, loans, and insurance options. With a user base of around 40,000, Seedly also facilitates knowledge sharing among peers to enhance the decision-making process regarding personal finance. The company operates as a subsidiary of CompareAsiaGroup Limited.

Algomerchant

Seed Round in 2016
We are a dedicated team of traders and software engineers working to drive mass adoption of intelligent trading algorithms for both retail investors and financial institutions globally. Our intelligent trading algorithms are created using our novel proprietary Machine Learning framework and big data processing capabilities to generate 'Alpha' returns by exploiting market inefficiencies and trading based on non-random, statistical patterns. We facilitate investors to tap the best 'Alpha' to manage their investment accounts with complete simplicity. The AlgoMerchant platform and the team is now ready to serve every investor's needs in their journey to trade.

Jojonomic

Seed Round in 2015
Jojonomic Pte. Ltd. develops a personal finance mobile application that enables users to keep track of expenses and income. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Xendit

Seed Round in 2015
Xendit provides payments infrastructure in South East Asia. They have an end to end solution that allows modern businesses to accept payments through cards and bank transfers, manage funds through escrow/custodian accounts and disburse funds through the fastest pipes in the markets they serve. This means they deliver frictionless payments across tech and traditional businesses.

Cermati

Seed Round in 2015
Their vision is to use technology to make financial information more available and more useful to everyone. Their mission is to enable people to take control of their financial situation and save a lot of money by doing so. Their products allow people to easily make the best financial decision for their situation. Come join our adventure in transforming Indonesian financial landscape through technology.

SmartApp.inc

Venture Round in 2015
Smart Apps is a developer of a blockchain services application designed for smartphones. The company's application uses cryptocurrency technology to offer token issuance, initial coin offering and dApps design support, providing a launchpad for start-up blockchain-related businesses.

Moka

Seed Round in 2015
Moka is a Jakarta-based startup that specializes in providing mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a cloud-based application that allows users to accept debit and credit card payments, generate sales reports, track inventory, and receive customer feedback. Moka's system is designed to cater to various sectors, including coffee shops, barbershops, retail stores, and restaurants, as well as pop-up shops and food trucks. In addition to its software, Moka provides hardware such as Apple iPads, printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, and mobile point-of-sale devices. The company operates on a subscription model, charging users a monthly fee based on the number of outlets they manage, and ensures that transaction data is securely stored in the cloud for real-time access to sales information.

Opn

Series A in 2015
SYNQA is a holding company founded in 2015 with expertise in Asia. SYNQA specializes in online payment, blockchain technology for fintech, and digital transformation. SYNQA connects people, businesses and society in innovative ways that spread the wealth of financial opportunity and provide fair and open access to a growing economic ecosystem.

infund

Seed Round in 2015
MoolahSense Private Limited operates a peer-to-peer lending platform based in Singapore, established in 2013. The platform connects businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with investors who provide funding in exchange for interest. It aims to stimulate economic growth by offering digital lending services that cater to the financial needs of SMEs, such as capital expansion and equipment purchases. By fostering a trusted environment for crowd-lending, MoolahSense enhances the ability of lenders to engage confidently with borrowers, thereby promoting entrepreneurship and financial inclusivity.

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.

Moka

Seed Round in 2014
Moka is a Jakarta-based startup that specializes in providing mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a cloud-based application that allows users to accept debit and credit card payments, generate sales reports, track inventory, and receive customer feedback. Moka's system is designed to cater to various sectors, including coffee shops, barbershops, retail stores, and restaurants, as well as pop-up shops and food trucks. In addition to its software, Moka provides hardware such as Apple iPads, printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, and mobile point-of-sale devices. The company operates on a subscription model, charging users a monthly fee based on the number of outlets they manage, and ensures that transaction data is securely stored in the cloud for real-time access to sales information.

Opn

Seed Round in 2014
SYNQA is a holding company founded in 2015 with expertise in Asia. SYNQA specializes in online payment, blockchain technology for fintech, and digital transformation. SYNQA connects people, businesses and society in innovative ways that spread the wealth of financial opportunity and provide fair and open access to a growing economic ecosystem.

Life is Tech

Venture Round in 2014
Life is Tech is a developer of education platform intended for elementary and junior high school students.The company's platform organizes coding and IT camps, collaborating with local governments and running several schemes such as Tech for Local, Be Startup, Code Girls and Tech for Teachers, enabling students to improve their coding skills and creativity

bitFlyer

Seed Round in 2014
bitFlyer, Inc. is a virtual currency exchange based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Bitcoin transactions and blockchain development services. Founded in 2014, the platform enables customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins, alongside a variety of altcoins such as Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. bitFlyer offers a comprehensive suite of services, including trading platforms for both casual and professional users, an Application Programming Interface for account management, and e-commerce payment solutions for businesses. Additionally, the company operates fundFlyer, a crowdfunding site that facilitates fundraising efforts using Bitcoin. With a focus on security, bitFlyer aims to provide a secure and user-friendly environment for digital currency transactions.

CAMPFIRE

Seed Round in 2012
CAMPFIRE, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud funding platforms in Japan, offering a range of services designed to support diverse projects and initiatives. Its flagship platform, CAMPFIRE, enables users to confidently launch projects, while additional specialized services include GoodMorning for socially beneficial projects, CLOSS for fashion-related ventures, and FAAVO for regional initiatives. The company also operates polka, a crowdfunding application that facilitates fundraising among friends for personal events, and CAMPFIRE Bank, which focuses on financial services and loans. Gojo, another of its offerings, is a community wallet application that allows users to share funds with family and community members. Catering to individuals, creators, corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, and local governments, CAMPFIRE has successfully facilitated approximately 15,000 projects, raising around $70 million from over 700,000 contributors since its inception in 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.