Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia

Established in Hong Kong in 2002, SCEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo"), one of the biggest multinational conglomerates in Japan with business and investment covering metal products, transportation & construction systems, infrastructure, chemical & electronics, mineral resources & energy, media, network & lifestyle retail, general products, real estate and financial & logistics services. The entire Sumitomo Corporation Group consists of over 800 subsidiaries and associated companies with more than 65,000 employees all over the world.

Ezra Leung

Vice President

Terence Li

VP

Martin Mai

Assistant Vice President

Daiju Nakahashi

Managing Director

Alan Tang

Vice President

Francis Wong

Executive Director

Nan Zhang

Assistant Vice President

18 past transactions

Ookbee

Debt Financing in 2021
Ookbee is a digital publication platform for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Blackberry, developed by mobile division of IT WORKS. IT WORKS is one of the most eminent software company in Thailand, and specializes in mobile solution and application development in various mobile platforms such Apple iOS, Google Android and RIM Blackberry. IT WORKS has developed and implemented system for more than 10,000 clients worldwide. The company was founded in 1999 and has offices in Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam.

Naluri Life

Series A in 2021
Naluri Life, established in 2017 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, provides professional coaching, guidance, and therapy aimed at enhancing mental resilience and helping individuals achieve their life goals. The company offers in-person counseling and therapy sessions conducted by qualified psychologists, alongside a digital program that integrates behavioral science, data science, and digital design. This innovative approach is designed to support clients in attaining a healthier lifestyle in a convenient and affordable manner.

Minima Technology

Series A in 2020
Minima Technology is a food cold chain logistics platform.

Minima Technology

Series A in 2020
Minima Technology is a food cold chain logistics platform.

Creadits

Series A in 2020
Creadits Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of Allied Architects, Inc. The company specializes in developing advertisements across various formats, including static, video, and HTML5 playable ads. Creadits offers a global marketplace for advertising talent, utilizing a unified currency known as Creadits. This platform allows users to access a wide range of advertising services, including graphic design, video production, writing, campaign management, and training. By providing a transparent trading environment, Creadits enables a global talent pool to set values for their services, removing barriers related to borders and exchange rates. Additionally, the platform enhances campaign effectiveness by offering creative and strategic recommendations, thereby helping advertisers deliver the right content to the right audience and optimize their marketing efforts on a global scale.

YunQuNa

Series C in 2019
YunQuNa is an online portal that offers logistics trading and services on a global scale. It provides logistics price inquiry, cargo space booking, customs clearance, logistics tracking, cargo handling and insurance.

Bordrin

Corporate Round in 2019
Bordrin Motors is a smart electric vehicle developer with a mission to provide multi-dimensional smart travel, mobile energy, and shared economic solutions. It aims to provide customers with safe, reliable, long-range, and high-performing vehicles; an overall intelligent product; and thoroughly satisfying customer experience. The company was established in August 2016, relying on the original Sizhi team in the chassis platform, vehicle performance, three electric technology, lightweight technology, and intelligent driving system solutions.

CXA Group

Series C in 2019
From a modest start in 2013, when they had just three Fortune 500 clients, CXA has grown to become Asia’s leading Insurtech start-up - affirmed by over 600 clients and backed by a group of astute investors who understand the value and transformative potential of CXA’s groundbreaking platform. Employees are now able to proactively manage their health by choosing the best-suited insurance, wellness and disease management offerings while employers are able to view aggregated health and claims analytics of their workforce to prioritise interventions that reduce costs and improve workplace health, productivity and employee engagement.

YunQuNa

Series B in 2018
YunQuNa is an online portal that offers logistics trading and services on a global scale. It provides logistics price inquiry, cargo space booking, customs clearance, logistics tracking, cargo handling and insurance.

Icontek

Series A in 2018
iConTek CORP. develops natural language processing and machine learning systems. The company’s products include tennis text which lets end users have fluid and natural chat-based dialogues with brands and tennis voice which lets end users have fluid and natural conversations with brands. The company’s products allow interacting between users, machines, and systems. iConTek CORP. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

aCommerce

Series A in 2014
aCommerce is an e-commerce enabler based in Bangkok, Thailand, specializing in providing comprehensive solutions for brands, manufacturers, retailers, and startups across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2013, the company offers a wide range of services that include performance marketing, channel management, web store design and operations, and order fulfillment. Additionally, aCommerce facilitates last-mile delivery, payment gateways, and customer service, helping clients effectively establish and manage their online retail presence. The company serves various sectors, such as health and beauty, fashion, electronics, travel, and technology. With a presence in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore, aCommerce aims to optimize and automate business processes for its clients, enhancing their overall e-commerce strategies.

Algoblu

Series A in 2013
Algoblu Co., Ltd., based in Beijing, China, specializes in software-defined networking (SDN) technology, offering comprehensive network operations capabilities to enterprise customers across China and Asia. Founded in 2012, the company has established itself as an early provider of SD-WAN network services and solutions. Algoblu delivers a range of services including virtual private network solutions for group companies and end-to-end virtual link solutions for SaaS providers. Additionally, it offers SDN virtual link acceleration services and vFusion, a cloud management portal designed for Internet Service Providers to manage their cloud servers efficiently. The company's technical team, primarily comprised of professionals with backgrounds from leading IT firms, drives its focus on innovation, evidenced by its possession of over 20 technical patents in both the United States and China.

Alpine Data Labs

Series A in 2011
Alpine Data Labs specializes in providing collaborative, code-free solutions for advanced analytics on Big Data and Hadoop. As the first of its kind, Alpine enables data scientists and business analysts to efficiently work with large data sets and collaboratively develop models at scale without the need for coding or traditional software. This innovative approach allows organizations across various sectors, including financial services and healthcare, to leverage predictive analytics effectively, gaining valuable insights that can significantly influence business strategies and outcomes. By streamlining the analytics process, Alpine Data Labs empowers companies to harness the potential of big data and maintain a competitive edge in their respective industries.

iClick Interactive

Venture Round in 2011
iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK) is China’s largest independent online marketing technology platform that connects worldwide marketers with audiences in China. Built on cutting-edge technologies, its proprietary platform possesses omni-channel marketing capabilities and fulfills various marketing objectives in a data-driven and automated manner, helping both international and domestic marketers reach their target audiences in China through data-driven targeted marketing.

istyle

Series B in 2003
istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platform as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membership services. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and The United States.

Asera

Series B in 1999
Asera is a Kleiner-Perkins company founded to provide innovative e-business solutions that enable companies to improve channel effectiveness, sales volume, and loyalty. Asera addresses the need for fast deployment of complete business-to-business service offered on a pay-as-you-use basis. The Asera eService for demand chain management allows companies to automate and accelerate the process of marketing, selling and distributing products through all their distribution channels. Powered by a modular architecture, the Service can activate your channels faster, deliver value immediately, and adapt your business ahead of the competition.