Openspace

Openspace Ventures is a Singapore-based investment firm established in 2014, specializing in early-stage investments in technology companies across Southeast Asia. The firm typically targets Series A and B funding rounds, focusing on startups that demonstrate revenue traction and require capital for accelerated growth. Openspace Ventures' portfolio encompasses a diverse range of sectors, including consumer applications, fintech, cloud software, and smart hardware, catering to both B2C and B2B markets. With over $400 million in assets under management, sourced from various global and regional institutional investors, Openspace Ventures is actively deploying capital from its second fund to support innovative technology ventures in the region.

Nichapat Ark

Director

Shane Chesson

Founder, General Partner

Vinod Dontimalla

Director, HR

Lana Duong

Vice President

Hian Goh

Founder, General Partner

Juancho Jimenez

Associate

Dennis Le

Senior Associate

Tania Lestari

Senior Associate

Samuel Loke

Associate

Raunaq Nanwani

Associate

Jessica Huang Pouleur

General Partner

Jaclyn Seow

vice_president

Ian Sikora

Investor

Matthew Windsor

Senior Associate

Gervin Yang

Investor

Yiliang Zhao

Vice President of Data Science

Amy Zhao

Vice President, Investor and GP Relations

Wenbo Zong

Director, Engineering

Past deals in Indonesia

Zenius Education

Series B in 2022
Zenius provides a great learning experience to Indonesian students by emphasizing critical thinking and scientific knowledge as a natural part of their everyday lives. We provide accessible yet elaborate subscription-based self-learning materials for K12 students across Indonesia.

Zenius Education

Series B in 2021
Zenius provides a great learning experience to Indonesian students by emphasizing critical thinking and scientific knowledge as a natural part of their everyday lives. We provide accessible yet elaborate subscription-based self-learning materials for K12 students across Indonesia.

GoPlay

Series A in 2020
GoPlay provides Indonesian consumers access to local movies and shows, with genres ranging from soaps to horror.

SweetEscape

Series A in 2019
SweetEscape Pte Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, operates an online platform that connects travelers with freelance photographers across more than 500 cities in 100 countries. This AI-driven photography service caters to both consumers and businesses, offering professional photoshoots for various occasions such as honeymoons, family trips, and corporate events. With a network of tens of thousands of photographers, SweetEscape provides an end-to-end infrastructure that simplifies the booking process, invoicing, and post-production, allowing photographers to focus on their craft. Customers can conveniently download their edited photos through the platform within three days, ensuring they can capture and preserve life's special moments affordably and efficiently.

Jualo

Series A in 2016
Jualo is a full stack hybrid e-classifieds marketplace with a core focus on trading second hand goods within a short (geographical) distance (geo-search functionality). The business is specifically tailored towards serving the Indonesian consumer in the best way possible, while tackling the country’s main industry issues in the process. Users have the option to buy, trade and/or bid for goods and Jualo facilitates each aspect of the buying process.